Amber Museum • Rivne (180 km.)
Amber Museum
Amber Museum • Rivne (180 km.)
There are two amber deposits on Ukraine’s territory. As long as one of them is located in Rivne region, there is no wonder that the country’s first – and for now the only – museum devoted to this amazing stone, was opened there. In addition to being one of the most unusual and interesting museums in the city, it is reckoned among the youngest museum facilities. The museum was opened in 2010, using

Zbarazh Castle • Ternopil (127 km.)
Zbarazh Castle
Zbarazh Castle • Ternopil (127 km.)
Zbarazh Castle is a recognized masterpiece of the fortification art and is reckoned among the most interesting monuments of the defensive architecture in the Western Ukraine. Located in the small town Zbarazh near Ternopil, it is one of the major tourist attractions of the region. Castle's history started in the 1620s, when the Lithuanian Princes Zbarazsky brothers set off to build a massive fortr

Palanok Castle • Mukachevo (185 km.)
Palanok Castle
Palanok Castle • Mukachevo (185 km.)
Standing on the town hill, the medieval Palanok Castle with its peaked turrets is the key sight of the ancient Mukachevo. Yearly over hundred thousands travelers from all over the world come here in order to see this unique sample of fortification architecture, recognized as one of the most interesting and well preserved defensive complexes in Ukraine. It is believed that Mukachevo castle was buil

The Church of Virgin Mary (Art Museum) • Ivano-Frankivsk (113 km.)
The Church of Virgin Mary (Art Museum)
The Church of Virgin Mary (Art Museum) • Ivano-Frankivsk (113 km.)
Having absorbed baroque and renaissance traits, the building of the parish Church of Virgin Mary is among the most beautiful and most valuable architectural monuments in Ivano-Frankivsk. Built in the late 17th century on the main square, the temple is town's oldest building and inevitably attracts curious travelers' glances with its original forms. The Church of Virgin Mary was built as a burial v

Market Square and Town Hall • Ivano-Frankivsk (113 km.)
Market Square and Town Hall
Market Square and Town Hall • Ivano-Frankivsk (113 km.)
Customary for most European towns Market (Rynok) Square is definitely the most popular tourist place in Ivano-Frankivsk. This is not only due to its being town's historical heart, where business and cultural life is in full swing, but also due to the whole constellation of the most interesting historical and architectural monuments that are concentrated at the town's main square. Being originally
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