Interesting Ukraine: Shenborn Castle in Transcarpathia
In 1890 – 1895, Count Bucheim Schönborn built a castle on the site of a wooden house. The castle of Shenborn is interesting also because it has a so-called astronomical structure. In it, the number of windows – 365 – corresponds to the number of days per year; 52 rooms correspond to the number of weeks, and 12 entrances – to the number of months.
The castle is built of brick and covered with original tiles. The architectural style of the castle is similar to many French castles in the Renaissance style of the “Musketeers”. Continue reading
Dragobrat – Spartan resort
This resort is covered with a layer of legends and Hutsul tales. Dragobrat is a favorite place of foreigners from Eastern Europe and Russia and the most desperate Ukrainian skiers and snowboarders.
Avid fans of extreme skiing do not represent life without virgin snow Dragobrat. And tour operators are not eager to work with this direction yet. To find out why this is happening, the editorial board decided simply – she sent her correspondent for reconnaissance to Dragobrat.
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The best water parks of Ukraine.
In the summer, in addition to relaxing on the sea, people want entertainment and extreme sports, and you can get full enjoyment from the rest in water parks. We offer you a tour of the best water parks of the country, tell you about their features, infrastructure.
1. Waterpark “Treasure Island”
It is among the five largest water parks in Eastern Europe and is the largest in Ukraine!
“Treasure Island” is located in the resort town of Kirillovka. In the most ecologically clean corner of the Azov Sea – Utlyuk and Molochny estuaries at the intersection of two spit – Peresyp and Fedotov. Continue reading
What’s new at TC Bukovel in the winter season
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This year we have increased the ski area to 55 km and created more opportunities for recreation and training for beginners.
– The system of disembarking passengers from lifts No. 1R and No. 2R was changed, which made it possible to significantly facilitate the exit congress and exit onto the tracks.
– From the upper station of the 1R lift, especially for beginners, a new route 1E was laid, which runs between the routes 1B, 2A and 1A and makes it possible to easily reach the lower station of the 1R lift. The length of the track is 2380m. The slope of the track does not exceed 15%. Continue reading
Cheap ski resorts in Ukraine
This is a relatively new ski resort, many skiers have already managed to love it, for well-groomed pistes, the availability of new lifts, a convenient location, good infrastructure and sufficient snow. In the ski resort of Playa there are 6 tracks of different difficulty levels.
The advantages of the resort also include the museum complex, with an old smithy, weaving workshop, windmill. The resort is positioning itself in the Ukrainian folk style, Ukrainian music is playing everywhere, and in restaurants mostly Ukrainian folk cuisine. Continue reading
