Attractions of Mykolaiv region

JSC "Koblevo" is one of the leading winemaking enterprises of the Black Sea region.

"Koblevo" winery was founded in 1982 in the picturesque Tylihul reserve near the shores of the Black Sea.

Now it has all links of the technological chain of natural wine production: vineyards, primary winemaking plant (production of wine materials) and secondary winemaking plant (wine production). The assortment includes more than 30 items. The plant's collection includes 2 gold, 18 silver and 10 bronze medals received at various competitions and festivals ("Crimea. Wine", "Yalta. Golden Griffin", "Vinum" and others).

Excursions are regularly held, during which visitors can see the complete process of wine making: from picking grapes to bottling. Guests are invited to taste some of the best wines of the Koblev winery: Sauvignon, Chardonnay, Aligote, Merlot, Saperavi, Cabernet and others. During the tasting, visitors are taught the culture of wine consumption.

The Kostyantynivska Battery in the Mykolayiv area is an artificial dam on the right bank of the Buzky estuary, which ends with the fortified island of Flagshtok.

It was built in 1855 according to the project of the famous military engineer Eduard Totleben. The dam starts from the former village of Mala Korenykha (now a district of the city) opposite the center of Mykolaiv and runs across the estuary.

During the Crimean War, it became part of the defense system of the city, when there was a threat of its capture by Anglo-French troops. The artillery battery located on the island, together with the Kaufmann battery on the opposite bank of the estuary, blocked the narrow fairway passage for ships with fire.

The Kostyantynivska Battery did not take part in the battles, after the end of the war the battery was abandoned.

Kryve Ozero Museum of History and Local Lore is located in the former house of the merchant Kreymholts, built in 1848 by the Salamander Society.

The museum keeps many things: documents and certificates of different times, photographs of different periods, a collection of ancient coins and banknotes of different times, antique clothes, embroidered towels.

Archaeological finds, ancient household items, weaving and pottery are exhibited.

The former landowner's estate is located on the southwestern outskirts of the village of Domanivka, behind the stadium.

It was built in the 19th century.

Currently, the building houses the Department of Education of the Domanivka administration.

A memorial plaque in honor of the founder of the city of Mykolaiv, field marshal general, Prince Hryhoriy Potomkin-Tavriysky was installed in 1999 on one of the oldest buildings in Mykolaiv.

Sculptor Viktor Makushyn. A granite plaque with a portrait of Potomkin and the words "To General Field Marshal Hryhoriy Oleksandrovych Potomkin, the founder of Mykolaiv and the creator of the Black Sea Fleet" was opened for the 210th anniversary of the city.

It is located at the intersection of Potomkinska Street and the pedestrian Soborna Street.

The Military History Museum after Suvorov was opened in Ochakiv in 1972 in the former building of the Turkish mosque (now the Saint Nicholas Cathedral).

Recently, the museum was moved to the administrative building in the city center.

The exposition introduces the Russian-Turkish wars. Weapons, uniforms and armor, flags, documents and maps are presented. The main exhibit - a unique diorama "Storm of Ochakiv by Russian troops, December 6, 1788" by the famous artist Marat Samsonov - is currently in storage until a new room is prepared. You can familiarize yourself with the reproduction.

In the courtyard of the museum there is a gallery of busts of famous military leaders.

A granite monument to the legendary Odesa robber, the "king" of the bandits Mishka Yaponchyk (Mykhaylo Vinnytskyi) was erected at the place of his death in Voznesensk in 1919.

According to legend, during the Soviet-Ukrainian war, a unit of Yaponchik, who was in the service of the Bolsheviks, rebelled and tried to break through on a train to Odesa. The Chekists organized an ambush at the entrance to the Voznesensk railway station. During the detention, Mishka Yaponchyk was shot by Nikifor Ursulov, the commander of the cavalry of the Voznesensk Separate Cavalry Division, during an attempt to escape.

The monument is installed at the entrance to the park "Mar'yin Grove". On the granite stone there is a plaque with the inscription: "On July 29, 1919, Moysha-Yakiv Volfovych Vinnytskyi was shot and buried at this place. He was also the "king" of the Odesa bandits, but he went down in history as Mishka Yaponchyk. There were many legends about him at that time. restless time".

A monument to Vice-Admiral Stepan Makarov was erected in 1976 in his native city of Mykolaiv, on Flotskyi Boulevard.

Makarov was an outstanding polar explorer, scientist and naval theorist. A hero of the Russian-Turkish war of 1877-1878, during the war he successfully used torpedo weapons for the first time in the world.

The figure of the admiral was made of metal by sculptors Anatoliy Koptev and Oleksiy Sopelkin, and the pedestal is made of polished granite. The inscription on the pedestal reads: "Makarov Stepan Yosypovych. 1848-1904. Vice-admiral, outstanding naval commander and scientist. Born in Mykolaiv, died on the battleship "Petropavlivsk".

A memorial to the residents of the Mykolaiv region who became victims of the Holodomor in Ukraine in 1932-1933 was erected in Mykolaiv in 1993 for the 60th anniversary of the Holodomor. Reconstructed in 2003.

The height of the monument is 15 meters. The main structure and the cross are made of metal, the crown of thorns is made of aluminum, the bells are made of bronze.

The monument is located at the intersection of highway Khersonske and Kruhova Streets.

A monument in honor of the city's founder, Prince Hrihory Potemkin-Tavriisky, was erected in 2007 next to the first shipbuilding plant, at the place where, according to historians, the prince made the decision to build Mykolaiv.

The bust was made of black granite by the Mykolaiv artist and architect Viktor Makushyn.

The sculpture of Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker, patron of the city of Mykolaiv, was opened in Kashtanovyi Square in 2005 to celebrate the city's 216th anniversary.

Saint Nicholas the Conciliator has long been considered the patron saint of sailors, protecting their ships on long voyages. The monument to Nicholas the Wonderworker made of gray-blue marble (architect Anatoliy Pavlov and Oleksandr Bondar, sculptor Ivan Bulavytskyi) was created for 1.5 years with public money, so the names of all those who made donations are immortalized on the pedestal.

Kashtanovyi Square is one of the most favorite places of rest for residents of Mykolaiv. Sculptures of lions are installed at the entrance to the square.

The memorial sign at the place of the foundation of the city of Mykolaiv is better known as the "Monument to the Students' Shara" thanks to Mykolaiv students.

At first, it stood in a prominent place before the descent to the lower embankment (on the site of the current monument to Mykhailo Faleev), then it was moved a few hundred meters to the side.

The monument has the form of a cube, on the edges of which are carved images of ships and a long inscription, the first and last words of which make up the phrase "there is a shara".

According to local student tradition, before the session, students who wanted to receive the patronage of the almighty Shara had to come to the monument and beat their heads against the carved corner of the monument, asking for easy grades in the exam.

The bust of Generalissimo Suvorov was unveiled in Mykolaiv in 2010 near the Department of Military Training of Vasyl Sukhomlynsky National University for the 280th anniversary of the birth of the 18th century commander.

The monument to the work of sculptor Dmytro Korinovsky was created at the expense of students and teachers of the military department, activists of the Mykolaiv regional organization of graduates of Suvorov and Nakhimiv schools, and other patrons, instead of the sculpture stolen a few years ago on the Kinburn spit.

On January 5, 2023, during Russia's large-scale military invasion of Ukraine, the monument to Russian General Suvorov in Mykolaiv was dismantled as part of de-Russification. Before that, caring residents of Mykolaiv covered the monument with red paint.

Reference: Oleksandr Suvorov was the organizer of the suppression of national liberation uprisings and deportations, in particular the suppression of the Kolyivshchyna in Right-Bank Ukraine and the Kostyushko Uprising, as well as, in 1778, the deportation of Crimean Christians to the Russian Empire, and in 1782-1783, the deportation of Nogai people from the Kuban. All these measures were marked by brutality and had signs of genocide.

The Ochakiv Museum of Marine Painting is named after the artist Rufin Sudkovsky, who was born in Ochakiv in 1850.

The main direction of his creativity was seascapes, the subjects for which he found on the coasts of Ochakiv and Odesa. The museum exhibits many of Sudkovsky's works.

The artist's grave is located on the territory of the Saint Nicholas Cathedral.

Myhiia Rapids on Pivdenniy Buh are the most famous part of the National Nature Park "Buzhkiy Gard" and the Regional Landscape Park "Granite-Steppe Pobuzhzhia".

The Pivdenniy Buh and its tributaries flow here through a narrow canyon-like valley with majestic granite rocks, a hollow channel, islands and eddies.

Myhiia rapids on Pivdenniy Buh, especially the "Integral" rapid, are popular among water tourists and athletes - this is one of the best water slalom tracks in Ukraine.

A beautiful view of them opens from Mount Vysoka, which is next to the highway at the exit from Migia in the direction of Mykolaiv.

The administration of the national park is also located in Myhiia.