Attractions of Transcarpathian region

Photo museum cafe "OttoFoto" was opened in Uzhhorod in 2023 by the wife of the famous Uzhhorod collector Attila Runyanin Kseniya. The collection was formed and replenished for about 7 years and now includes more than half a thousand different cameras and more.

About three hundred cameras, two motorcycles and about one hundred rarities are presented in the cafe-photo museum "OttoFoto". The exposition of the cafe mainly consists of cameras of Soviet, European and American production since 1920. There are also other old things here: a gramophone, a Soviet radio, a landline telephone that was used in the last century, various antiques.

Photo exhibitions, workshops and creative meetings can be held in the coffee shop.

"OttoFoto" is located in the central part of the city, not far from Koryatovycha Square.

The thermal pool and baths of the "Tepli Vody" (Warm waters) hydromedical center are located next to Khust in the village of Veliatyno.

Medicinal thermal, boron and boron-chloride mineral water (+30-58 degrees), which is used in the hydro-hospital, is extracted from a 100-meter-deep well from the Veliatyno deposit and has a high iodine content.

The thermal pool in Veliatyno is equipped for year-round bathing. It is used to treat organs of the musculoskeletal system, nervous system, cardiovascular diseases, gynecological diseases and others.

The elegant building of the casino "Zolota Pava" in the center of Berehove was built in the 19th century on the initiative of the sub-county Tomash Etvesh.

Local bohemians, well-known and respected residents of the city gathered here, solemn events took place - balls, representatives of the elite and public cultural organizations of Berehove met here. Many famous artists of the world were hosted in the institution, musical evenings were held - the operetta star Anna Bati, the operetta and cinema star Shari Fedak, the pianist Beyla Bortok performed in the Zolota pava Casino, the visitors of the institution were the Hungarian Count Ishtvan Secheni, writers Ferents Mora and Zhyhmond Morits.

In 1912, the institution was rebuilt and updated. It was then that wood-carved peacocks and frescoes on the walls in the style of the Czech-Moravian painter Alfons Mucha appeared.

After the Second World War, the restaurant "Karpaty" was opened in the premises. In the 1980s, the building was restored, and in 2003 the restaurant was renamed the "Zolota pava" hotel-restaurant complex.

Today it is a respectable establishment with luxurious interiors that preserve the aristocratic spirit of pre-war Transcarpathia. The entrance from the ceiling of the hall is illuminated by a fresco with the image of a woman "Morning Star", on the walls in the hall are depicted luxurious nymphs, each of which is associated with a season and time of day.

Restaurant "Zolota Pava" offers the best dishes of Transcarpathian, Hungarian and Ukrainian cuisine.

The legendary 500-year-old oak grows almost in the very center of Mizhhirya, at the crossroads of the main roads passing through this village.

It has long served as a reference point for travelers.

The memorial house-museum of the Transcarpathian artist Adalbert Erdeli was opened in 2022 in the restored house of the artist, located under the Palanok castle in Mukachevo.

Erdeli is considered the founder of the Transcarpathian school of painting, on his initiative the Uzhhorod Art School was opened in 1927.

Erdeli lived in this house for six years with his parents before leaving for Europe.

The creation of the museum was initiated by the famous artist, associate professor of the Transcarpathian Academy of Arts Attila Kopryva.

The interior of the house and the workshop in the yard are reproduced based on photographs and drawings by Erdeli himself. The exposition presents furniture, personal belongings, photographs, documents, early drawings of Erdeli, reproductions of his most famous paintings.

The Adalbert Erdeli Museum functions as a house of creativity. In the attic space on the second floor, there is an open space for exhibitions and guest rooms for artists.

The museum of the Transcarpathian artist Andriy Kotska was opened in the Uzhhorod house where he had lived since 1945.

The exposition is based on materials collected by the artist's sister Anna. In his studio some of Kotska's works are presented - portraits and landscapes of the post-war period.

Other works of the master can be found in the memorial part of the museum, where the living conditions of the house are preserved.

The garden around the house grows fruit trees and shrubs, as well as rare ornamental species of European and local flora.

Andriy Kotska Memorial House-Museum is a branch of the Transcarpathian Regional Art Museum named after Yosyp Bokshay.

The school museum of the artist Hanna Horvat was opened in 2014 in Berehove secondary school No. 6 (now it is the Berehove gymnasium named after Hanna Horvat), where the artist worked as a teacher. This is the oldest school in Berehove, built in 1874.

The exposition presents sculptures, paintings and other works of the famous woman from Berehove. In particular, you can see the artist's drawings in different styles – paints, colored chalk and even a fountain pen.

At the entrance to the museum, there is a memorial plaque dedicated to Anna Horvat.

The Applied Art of Transcarpathia Museum was created in 2004 at the Mukachevo State University on the initiative of the famous Transcarpathian artist, art critic and teacher Attila Kopryva.

His personal collection of Transcarpathian folk costumes formed the basis of the museum exhibition.

In addition to samples of folk clothing and embroidery, the museum presents household items (wooden products, pottery, weaving and wickerwork) and work tools (looms, spinning wheels, etc.).

The Archaeological Museum named after Professor Eduard Balahuri is located on the first floor of the rectorate building of the Uzhhorod National University.

It was founded in 2004 on the basis of the archaeological laboratory of the History Faculty of UzhNU. It bears the name of historian, archaeologist, professor of Uzhhorod University Eduard Balahuri, on whose initiative the first museum was opened at the university in 1984, which became the predecessor of the current one.

The exhibition presents historical and cultural values from the Paleolithic to the late Middle Ages, which were collected by the archeological expedition of UzhNU during the decades.

The most interesting exhibits come from the excavations of the Dacian hillfort near the village of Mala Kopania, the model of which can be seen in the exposition. Among them are samples of Dacian pottery, tools, weapons, jewelry, coins, as well as cult objects, including a ritual ram vessel and a Dacian burial urn.

The Museum of History of the Uzhhorod National University is located in a separate exhibition hall, which presents the achievements of higher education in Transcarpathia, from the founding of the Jesuit collegium in the 17th century to the modern achievements of UzhNU.

The Arpad Line is a system of defensive structures built by the Hungarians to protect against advancing Soviet Army units shortly before the end of World War II.

Most of these buildings were not used in the battles due to the fact that the Soviet troops bypassed them.

The remains of a blown-up large bunker are located at the entrance to the village of Pidpolozzia, another small reinforced concrete bunker is located near the monument to the liberating soldiers. Another large group of Bunkers is scattered in the forest near the village.

Several long-term firing points of the Arpad Line - a system of defensive structures built by the Hungarians to protect against the advancing units of the Soviet Army in 1943-1944, shortly before the end of World War II.

Most of these buildings were not used in the battles due to the fact that the Soviet troops bypassed them. The section preserved near Synevyr was called the Line of Saint Ishtvan. Bunkers are not connected to each other, each one is like a separate room, but you can look into and enter some of them.

The multi-story command post of the Synevyr District is located on a slope near the Tereblya River. The premises of the hospital, the artillery caponir, and the communication corridors have been preserved.

The Pyiterfolvo Art Gallery is part of the Zatysiansky museum complex. It is located in the restored palace of the Minister of Agriculture of Hungary, Endre György, built in 1864.

The gallery was founded in 1986 on the initiative of the head of the local collective farm Andor Birov. The first exhibits were portraits of collective farm workers, created during the plein air by prominent Transcarpathian artists.

Currently, the exposition presents about 200 paintings by famous Transcarpathian artists, including Anton Kashshay, Vasyl Habda, Volodymyr Prykhodko, Vasyl Skakandiy, Volodymyr Mykyta, etc.

The Ascension Church is the oldest temple of Vynohradiv. It was probably founded in the XIII century, but was first mentioned at the turn of the XV-XVI centuries.

Stone, one-nave, reinforced with buttresses. Initially, the church could perform defensive functions, and the three-tier bell tower served as a watchtower.

Subsequently, the temple was rebuilt several times, and acquired its current form in the 18th century.

During recent restoration works, Romanesque and Gothic portals on the southern and northern facades, Gothic stone carvings in the apse were discovered. Fragments of ornamental fresco painting, carvings and a stucco coat of arms above the main entrance have been preserved.

Currently, the Ascension Church is an active Catholic church of Vynohradiv.

The wooden church of the Ascension of the Lord in Yasinia is called the Strukivska church after the legendary founder of the village, the shepherd Ivan Struk.

According to legend, in the 16th century, a shepherd built a chapel at this place to thank God for the miraculous salvation of his flock.

The current Ascension Church was built in 1824. It is considered one of the most perfect wooden temples of the Hutsul region. A good ratio of the central dome and four gable roofs was found in the Strukivska Church. The two-story bell tower is not inferior to it in its architectural and artistic qualities.

The interior of the temple is particularly cozy and at the same time not devoid of solemnity. Several icons from the 17th century have been preserved in the church.

Included in the UNESCO World Heritage List in the category "Wooden Churches of the Carpathian Region of Ukraine".

The Greek-Catholic Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Tiachiv was built in 1852-1889 on the site of a wooden church.

The modern iconostasis was made in Budapest workshops. Two huge bells are installed on the tower, one of which was originally cast for the cathedral in Sighet (Romania).

In 1948, after the ban of the Greek-Catholic Church, the shrine was handed over to the Orthodox community, and only in 2009 was the Assumption Church finally returned to the Greek-Catholics.