PARKS, CASTLES & MONUMENTS

 

Khotyn Castle

   
a breathtaking castle that is touted as the “Movie Star Fortress” because it had been featured in numerous blockbuster movies like Taras Bulba, a highly promoted Russian movie and in H.C. Andersen’s fairy tale movie as the magical palace.  Khotyn Castle nestles nearby the banks of Dniester River in Chernivtsi Oblast, a province in Western Ukraine that bounds Romania and Moldova.  The fortification has five sky-scraping towers, which is 60 meters high and is decked with attractive red bricks.  Today, this awe-inspiring structure welcomes thousands of tourists whether foreign or locals to explore the enchantment and beauty of Khotyn Castle.
 

Sofyivka Park

   
if you want to enjoy a family getaway, a long & solitary walk or enjoy the pleasant sunny day, then Sofyivka Park is the right place to be.  This wonderful structure is one of the world’s landscape architecture work of art during the ending of 15th century and beginning of 19th centuries. This masterpiece was established in 1976 and was deemed to be the standard of the countryside composition of water, earth, architectural creations and amazing sculptures.
 

Pirogovo Museum

   
an al fresco museum that positions at the southern village of Kiev wherein it covers 150 hectares of land.  In the year 1969, Pirogovo or Pyrogovo Museum was founded wherein it houses different kinds of Ukrainian folk structural design like churches or mills, which were either bought or built as new from various counties of Ukraine.  Aside from these splendid creations, there are also several restaurants and cafes that serve delectable meals and beverages to make your trip convenient.
 

Kamyanets-Podilsky

   
early twentieth century Ukrainian poet Lesya Ukrayinka described Kamyanets-Podilsky as “a stone flower on the rock”.  This most formidable sturdy fortress sits on the podium of the rocky island of the Smotrych River, a left-bank tributary of the popular Dniester River, which flows through the Podolia highland of the western side of Ukraine.  Kamyanets-Podilsky is an architectural marvel that makes every traveler or tourist be mesmerized or enticed.  This impressive fortress was coveted by many invaders during the 14th- 18th century, because of its favorable geographic location wherein they considered it as the city with a fine bastion.
     
  Kamyana Mohyla
   
literally known as the “stone tomb” or otherwise known as Rock Mound, Kamyana Mohyla is an archaeological site that encompasses a group of large rocks and isolated mass of sandstones wherein the height can reach up to 12 meters.  Furthermore, it is one of Ukraine’s most astonishing historical sites that is located in Molochna River Valley.  Within the Kamyana Mohyla, there are diverse stone sculptures that add charm to the place like the Kamyana Baba (the stone grandmother), a stone that is shaped as a woman.