tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-75513850013733512062024-09-09T19:42:21.211-07:00Have you ever been to Ukraine? I guess, no. Well, then I can say that you haven't been to the very heart of Europe. Still not sure, if there is anything worth seeing in Ukraine? This blog will leave you no doubt.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7551385001373351206.post-90971792251617572010-04-29T07:01:00.000-07:002010-04-29T07:09:01.180-07:00

Small town Soledar in Donetsk region is situated on the place of shallow bay of ancient Permian sea which existed there 250 millions years ago. After the sea dried out, here appeared one of the purest salt deposit in the world and the biggest one in Europe. In spite of more than 100 years of underground working, resulted in more than 125 miles of mines, these salt field resources are enough for 2

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Hoverla is the highest peak of Ukrainian Carpathians and the highest point in the whole Ukraine, its height is 2061 meters above the sea level. The mountain is cone-shaped, the top of it is a small flat area, that allows admiring the landscape within a radius of 360 degrees. It belongs to Chernohora mountain range and lies near town Rakhiv, the geographical center of Europe. Some time ago Hoverla

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Potemkin Stairs stand sixth on the list of 10 most beautiful stairs in Europe, though citizens call it "the 8th wonder of the world" in joke. It has 142 meters in length and includes 192 steps (originally 200 steps). The architectural solution of Potemkin Stairs is very interesting as it is based on optical illusion: when you look down the stairs you see only the entries, while when you look up

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Easter (in Ukrainian: 'Velykden' or 'Paskha') is preceded by seven weeks of Lent and celebrated on each first week after vernal equinox and full moon. It is the most busy and cheerful holiday for orthodox believers. Saturday evening they gather in the church for the Easter vigil till the very morning when priests bless the food believers brought. After that people go home to celebrate Easter with

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Olesko castle is oldest preserved castle on the territory of Western Ukraine (Galicia) and the only fortress of Kiev Rus period. It raises above a wonderful park on a 50 meters natural hill near the town Olesko, Lviv region. This monument of architecture has oval form, its walls are 10 meters high and 2.5 meters wide. The castle was built in XIII century on the crossroads of old trade routes from

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Vilkovo, or so-called "Ukrainian Venice", is the last settlement on the bank of Danube, where the river flows into the Black Sea. It is called so, because narrow canals along the streets cross through the length and breadth of the town. Vilkovo is also an administrative center of Ukrainian Danube biosphere reserve which is included to the UNESCO World Heritage List. The town was founded in 1746

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Uman State Dendrology park 'Sophievka' is a world masterpiece of landscape architecture of XVIII - XIX centuries side by side with such treasures of European art as Versailles (France), Balbi Garden in Florence (Italy) and San-Susi Park in Potsdam (Germany). It is a fine piece of harmonious space composition of water, land, constructions and sculptures. The park lies on the territory of 15470000

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This amazing historical, architecture and religious complex is one of the most outstanding sacred places in Orthodox world. Its churches' golden domes shine brightly in the sunlight, its ancient temples compel admiration, its unique underground caves strike with awe. The complex includes 144 buildings on the territory of 233600 square meters. The history of the Holy Dormition Kiev-Pechersk Lavra

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Belgorod-dnestrovski was founded in 502 BC (in 1998 it celebrated its 2500 birthday) by ancient Greeks on the cross of trade routes from the West to the East. Since that time the city had about 20 names: one of the first names was Tira, one of the last – Akkerman. According to UNESCO, it is one of the 10 ancient cities of the world that had permanent existence. During its long history

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The fortress on the high rocky bank of Dnestrovski liman is an outstanding monument of Middle Age architecture. It has a form of irregular polygon with the size of 90000 square meters. The length of its walls is about 2500 meters, average height is 5 meters and average width is 2 meters. Tree sides of the fortress are surrounded by the ditch of 14 meters depth. The main entrance is closed by a

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Catacombs in Odessa are much younger than catacombs in Rome or Paris, though much longer than both together: the size of Odessa 'underground' is more than 2500 km. At present only 1700 km are studied. The average height is 1.5 - 3.5 m, width 2 - 4.5 m. The depth can reach 50 m below sea level. About 95% of catacombs in Odessa are quarries. Since XIX century more than 100 quarries with more than

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If you are still not sure where Ukraine is, it means that you don't know where the very heart of Europe is, as the geographical center of Europe is on the territory of Ukraine, not far from town Rakhov near Carpathian Mountains. Ukraine is the biggest country in Europe (603 628 square km), bigger than France. Our neighbors are Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Moldova, Russia and Belarus.

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