Attractions of Transcarpathian region

The Cross and Exaltation Greek-Catholic Cathedral has long been the main Christian temple of Uzhhorod.

The initiator of its creation in 1640 was Count Yanosh X Druhet, who invited Jesuit monks for this purpose. Construction was carried out for 6 years. After the liquidation of the Jesuit order in 1773, the Cross and Exaltation Cathedral was transferred to the Greek Catholic diocese. In 1779, Bishop Andriy Bachynsky rebuilt it in the Baroque style according to the Eastern rite. The church acquired its current forms, combining classicism and neo-baroque, after the reconstruction in 1878.

Rococo-style interiors are painted by Transcarpathian artists. Many religious figures are buried in the crypts, including Bishop Teodor Romzha, who was killed by the Soviet special services.

In 1991, the Cross and Exaltation Cathedral was returned to the Greek Catholics.

Nearby is the former episcopal residence, in which the first Transcarpathian higher education institution - the Jesuit college - was opened. Until recently, the library of the Uzhhorod State University was located here, but now the building has been returned to the church. Restoration is in progress, the opening of the diocesan museum is planned.

The ancient building of the "Sovyne Hnizdo" brewery, located in the center of Uzhhorod opposite the city council building, is sometimes called "Rakotsi cellars", "wine cellar", "Boholvar" or simply "ambar".

The brewery building with beer barrel cellars is believed to have been built in the 17th century under Prince Ferents II Rakotsi, although the date "1781" can now be seen on the facade. The construction of the brewery is associated with a surge in industry, trade and winemaking in Transcarpathia. The warehouse was used to store food and beverages until the end of the 20th century.

Until recently, the building was abandoned, but in 2011 the premises were cleared and prepared for the "Transcarpathian Beaujolais" wine festival. After the restoration, the Uzhhorod cultural and historical center "Sovyne Hnizdo" was located here, which quickly became a popular venue for holding various festivals, fairs and wine tastings.

During the Russian-Ukrainian war of 2022, the "Sovyne Hnizdo" housed the Center for Humanitarian Aid for IDPs.

Cyril and Methodius Square Square in Mukachevo (former Myru Square) is a cozy paved boulevard that forms the basis of the pedestrian triangle of the tourist zone in the center of the city.

The dominant feature is the city hall in the Art Nouveau style (1906), on the tower of which a clock with a complex mechanism is installed. At the other end of the square rises the cathedral church of Saint Martin, who is the patron saint of the city. Nearby is the Gothic chapel of Saint Yosyp (XVI century), in which medieval paintings have been preserved.

A monument to Saints Cyril and Methodius was erected on the square.

It is the venue for mass events, including the annual "Chervene Wine" festival.

The first Deer Farm in Ukraine is located near Khust, between Iza and Lypcha.

It was created in 2003 on the basis of the liquidated collective farm named after Michurin, where spotted deer imported from Russia were bred since 1987.

150 heads are kept on the territory of 60 hectares. Medicines are made from young deer horns (antlers). Tourists are offered to feed the animals directly from their hands. The herd regularly approaches the feeder in the morning around 08:00 and in the evening around 19:30.

The Church of the Descent of the Holy Spirit in the Transcarpathian village of Dovhe is a modern construction in the style of constructivism with high-tech elements.

Previously, there was an old Roman Catholic church built in 1920 on this site, but it fell into disrepair during the years of Soviet rule.

In 1999, a new church was built in place of the old building. nearby is the Greek Catholic Church of Saint Illya.

The Dovhe castle-palace was built in the middle of the 18th century on the basis of the destroyed wooden castle of the Dovhay magnates, known since the 15th century.

After the suppression of the liberation movement of the Hungarian people in 1711, Count Laslo Teleki received the estate from the Hungarian king as a sign of gratitude for his active participation in the fight against the rebels. He reconstructed the old castle in Dovhe, turning it into his summer residence.

The one-story palace is surrounded by defensive walls with an entrance tower and four small corner towers under tented roofs, a park is laid out in the yard. Representatives of the European nobility visited here for rest and hunting.

For the past 50 years, a tuberculosis dispensary has been located here. 400-year-old linden trees grow nearby.

The age-old linden, which grows in the village of Dovhe in Transcarpathia, is considered one of the oldest trees in Ukraine.

Its age is estimated to be more than 600 years old (according to other data, it is 450 years old). A linden tree 25 meters high has a girth of 6 meters. Bequeathed in 1969, it is a botanical monument of local importance.

The tree is located on the territory of the park of the tuberculosis sanatorium, located in the premises of the Dovhe Castle. There is no fence or security sign.

Drahobrat is a high-altitude village that arose as a ski resort around the "Drahobrat" refuge at an altitude of 1,400 meters above sea level (the highest ski base of the Ukrainian Carpathians).

The resort area with housing (Drahobrat camp and private cottages) and entertainment is located on the Drahobrat plain at the junction of coniferous forests and alpine meadows at the foot of Mount Stih (1707 meters) in the area of ​​the Blyznytsia mountain range (1883 meters).

The unique topography of the slopes and a long snow period (snow falls from November to March) attracts professionals and fans of extreme skiing, and the difficult road from the nearest large village of Yasinia weeds out random people.

Overcoming 14 kilometers of mountain road in winter is possible only on a utilitarian off-road vehicle, so motorists prefer to leave their own transport in Yasinia and use the "Carpathian taxi".

The Zakarpatsky Regional State Drama Theater in Mukachevo owes its birth to the Drama Theater of Bessarabia.

In 1884, the "Theater Construction Society" appeared in Mukachevo. However, the necessary funds were collected in the city only after 12 years. The foundation of the theater was laid on the site of the trading rows and the salt administration. The theater, built in the Art Nouveau style, opened three years later, in the fall of 1899. And yet, for almost half a century, the city did not have its own permanent theater troupe, although visiting actors sometimes performed here.

The first official theater season in Mukachevo was opened by the play "Commander Suvorov", which was staged by a troupe transferred here in 1947 from Akkerman (now Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi). The organizer and founder of the theater was Hryhoriy Hotarskyi. Over the years of its existence, the theater team staged more than 250 plays.

The Dzhublyk tract in Irshav region is the center of mass pilgrimage of Greek Catholics, who revere it as the place of the apparition of the Mother of God.

According to legend, the phenomenon was witnessed in 2002 by two little girls - 10-year-old Olena and 9-year-old Maryana, who were collecting water from a spring under Mount Dzhublyk. According to the girls, the Holy Mother of God came to help restore the authority of priests, unite the Church and unite the disunited people.

At the place of the apparition, a chapel was built and the monastery of the Cathedral of the Most Holy Theotokos was founded. From Lviv to Dzhublyk, Europe's longest Way of the Cross of Unity "The Last Way of Christ" (300 kilometers) has been laid.

Since that time, thousands of pilgrims from all over Ukraine come to Mount Dzhublyk, where miracles are often observed: the bleeding of wooden crosses, healing of the sick, apparitions of the Holy Family.

The private ethnographic museum in Velyka Uholka was opened in 2009 by the former ranger of the Carpathian Biosphere Reserve Andriy Rehush.

The exposition is located in one of the rooms of his own house. Several hundred exhibits are presented that characterize the ancient Transcarpathian life: tools, dishes, clothes, decorations, etc.

You can take the exhibits in your hands and try on clothes. The hosts also provide green tourism services.

The ethnographic museum of the Lubnia village is located in the premises of the village club.

The museum was created in 2004 by the efforts of local enthusiasts.

The exposition tells about the history and culture of the inhabitants of Uzhanska Verkhovyna. About half a thousand exhibits are presented: embroidered clothes and towels, objects of peasant life, fragments of ancient weapons, old photographs.

All exhibits were donated to the museum by residents of the village of Lubnia.

The People's Ethnographic Museum "Lemko Manor" in the Transcarpathian village of Zarichovo reflects the life and lifestyle of the Lemkos, one of the ethnographic groups of the Ukrainian population of the Carpathians.

This small skansen (open-air museum) was created in 1985 on the basis of an authentic Lemko hut of local carpenter Petro Kovach, built in 1902 from beech logs by Transcarpathian craftsmen. The manor consists of a residential part (a chamber, a outer entrance hall and a storeroom) and utility premises (a barn, a cowshed), which are combined into a single complex.

The house reproduces a typical interior of a Lemko dwelling of the beginning of the 20th century. Traditional clothing, ceramic dishes, carved furniture, household and daily use items, antique carpentry tools are presented.

Upon prior reservation, visitors can enjoy traditional dishes of Lemko cuisine and Carpathian herbal tea made from seven herbs collected on Friday at dawn on the eve of the "Green Holidays" in the local mountains. The performance of the folklore and ethnographic ensemble "Lemkivchanka" with folk dances, songs and jokes will give the guests a special flavor.

The Ethnographic Museum "Lemko Manor" is a branch of the Transcarpathian Museum of Folk Architecture and Life.

The Ethnographic Museum "Svitlytsya" was founded in Uzhhorod in 1991 by Transcarpathian ethnographers, folklorists and teachers as an ethnographic corner of the Transcarpathian Regional Center for Children's and Youth Creativity "PADIUN".

The exhibition "Transcarpathian House" reproduces the interior of a traditional residence of the inhabitants of the region. The tools of peasant work and everyday life, folk costumes of Transcarpathia are exhibited.

The exhibition "Past by hands of the future" presents historical miniatures of the life, everyday life, trades and crafts of the residents of the Eurocarpathian region, models of architectural monuments of Transcarpathia.

The ethnographic museum "Verkhovyna" is located in the premises of the Volosianka secondary school.

The exposition presents a variety of ethnographic materials that characterize the culture and daily life of the inhabitants of the Velykyi Bereznyi region: samples of national clothing, embroidered towels, a loom, ceramic dishes, and other items of peasant life.