Attractions of Vinnytsia region

The wooden church of Saint Nicholas in Vinnytsia with a bell tower on a huge stone foundation is one of the best examples of the Podillya school of wooden folk architecture.

In 1746, a place was chosen for the construction of the Saint Nicholas Church on the opposite bank of the Pivdeniy Buh from the central part of the city, on the territory of the Old Town, at the foot of the mountain where the old Vinnytsia castle once stood.

The temple is distinguished by archaic architectural elements - hewn walls and vaulted galleries resting on pillars. The belfry, placed on the corner of the granite retaining wall, could serve as a tower from which two walls of the fortification could be shot through in the event of an enemy attack.

In Soviet times, the premises of the Saint Nicholas Church housed a museum of local history. In 1970, restoration was carried out.

Saint Nicholas Sharhorod Men's Monastery was founded in 1718 by the Basilian Fathers, who were invited by magnate Stanislav Lyubomyrsky.

In 1782, the new owner of Sharhorod, Yuzef Sylvestr Sosnovsky, allocated a part of the ruins of the Sharhorod Castle for the construction of a Uniate monastery and a bursa school. In the center of the complex, the Nicolas Myrlikiiskyi Cathedral was built.

After the annexation of the region to the Russian Empire, the monastery was transformed into an Orthodox one, and the school into a seminary. Reconstruction was carried out in 1806-1818.

The monastery is surrounded by defensive walls. The complex includes the Saint Nicolas Cathedral, the over-gate building with the belfry, the fraternal building with the Saint Michael's Church, and the corner tower.

The Catholic Church of Saint Oleksiy in Zhmerynka was founded in 1904 at the expense of the emperor in honor of Tsarevich Oleksiy. Consecrated in 1910.

The church was made in the then fashionable neo-gothic style. It was partially destroyed in 1936.

At the end of the 20th century, the church was handed over to the faithful, the community restored its former appearance: the spire was rebuilt according to old drawings and photographs, and the interior was restored.

The largest floating light and music fountain "Roshen" in Europe was opened in 2011 in Vinnytsia on the embankment opposite the Kemp (Festival) Island, next to the Roshen factory.

The Vinnytsia fountain is considered a unique hydrotechnical structure. The height of its central jet reaches 65-70 meters, the frontal spread is about 140 meters, and the dimensions of the projection screen formed by splashes and water dust are about 16 by 45 meters.

The light and music fountain "Roshen" is mounted on a floating platform 95 meters long. The dance of shaped jets from 277 nozzles and other water effects are provided by 67 pumps that pump water directly from the Pivdennyi Buh River. The lighting effects are created by 560 underwater lights and laser beams.

The night show of water and light accompanied by music takes place in the warm season (from the end of May to the end of September) every evening with three programs. During the day, the Vinnytsia fountain "Roshen" works in the mode of a static show, in the evening - in the mode of a show with light effects.

The Neo-Gothic style palace was built in Cherniatyn in the 20s of the XIX century by the Polish crown eunuch Hnat Vitoslavsky.

The author of the project was probably the Maltese architect Henrik Ittar. Even before the beginning of the construction of the palace, the famous architect Dionysius Mikler (Makler) laid out a park in which more than a hundred species of trees and shrubs were collected.

Much of the external and internal decoration of the palace has been preserved to this day: marble figures of lions at the main entrance, two stone vases with carved images of mythical beasts and archangels, a palace chapel with a Gothic portal, a balcony and a drip tray, a vaulted ceiling in the lobby decorated in relief with plants and geometric compositions, a fireplace and tiled stoves, tiles on the floor, stairs to the second floor with a Gothic pattern, stucco sockets and others.

Currently, the premises of the Vitoslavsky palace houses an agricultural college.

The original brick water tower with a clock, located in the pedestrian zone of Vinnytsia, is considered a hallmark of the city.

The Vinnytsia Tower was built according to the project of the architect Hryhoriy Artynov as the basis of the city's water supply system (it is mistakenly considered a fire hydrant).

During the Second World War, the Artynov Tower was an observation point for the progress of hostilities on the outskirts of the city. In the post-war years, it was converted into apartments for waterworks employees.

Since 1993, the Museum of the memory of soldiers who died during the hostilities in Afghanistan in 1979-1989 has been located here.

When visiting the Artynov Tower, you can climb to the upper observation deck. Since 2016, the clock on the tower performs melodies five times a day: at 09:00 - the national anthem of Ukraine, at 12:00 "Oh, don't go, Hryts", at 15:00 - "Podolyanochka", at 18:00 - "Shchedryk" by Mykola Leontovych, at 21:00 - Beethoven's "Ode to Joy" (anthem of the European Union).

Zhmerynka Historical Museum is located in the former mansion of Count Dmytro Heyden in the center of Zhmerynka.

Here you can get acquainted with the history of the villages of Velyka and Mala Zhmerynka, from which the modern city originates, with the handicrafts of the region, with the history of laying the Central Railway and construction of Zhmerynka railway station and its station.

The exposition tells about the turbulent events in the history of Ukraine in the first half of the twentieth century: the Ukrainian Revolution, industrialization, collectivization, the Holodomor. A separate hall is dedicated to the events of the Second World War.

The exposition concludes with a story about the modern economic and socio-cultural development of the city and its environs.

The Zhmerynka junction railway station is one of the largest and most beautiful in Ukraine.

Built in 1899-1904 by architects Zynoviy Zhuravsky and Valeriyan Rykov. The architecture of the magnificent building combines modern and renaissance motifs (this style is called Ukrainian modern). The building is often compared to a ship heading from Odesa to Kyiv.

A small but richly decorated Royal Hall with a separate entrance to the platform (now a paid waiting room) was provided.

According to legend, after Emperor Nicholas II saw the station, the architect Zhuravsky shot himself, misinterpreting the tsar's enthusiastic exclamation: "Here you are, son of a bitch!".

In the 1920s, the headquarters of the red commander Hryhoriy Kotovskyi was temporarily located here.

During the Soviet era, the building of the Zhmerynka station lost many decorative elements, but in 2013, the restoration was completed, which returned it to its authentic appearance.

Until 2012, there was a monument to Ostap Bender on the station square, the hero of the satirical novels of Ilf and Petrov, in which Zhmerynka is mentioned as one of the "world centers of culture" (contrary to popular opinion, the more popular catchphrase is about the "last city", about which " the waves of the Atlantic Ocean crash", refers to Shepetivka).

The Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary is located in the center of the city of Bar, next to the church and the city park, where the remains of the Bar castle have been preserved.

Previously, there was a small Trinity Church on this place, which was mentioned in 1738. According to legend, it was founded by the Cossack colonel Semen Paliy, who led the anti-Polish uprising in 1702 and captured Bar.

The current Assumption Cathedral was built in 1757. Initially, the building was single-domed, cruciform in plan. The temple was closed in 1838 due to cracks in the walls and dome. Major repairs were completed in 1851. The dome was rebuilt, the architecture of the building was changed, and a three-tiered brick belfry was added.

An oil painting of the 19th century has been preserved on the walls of the Assumption Cathedral.

The Bratslavsky mill in Nemyriv is considered one of the first power plants in Ukraine. It is located along the highway in the Bratslav direction, which is where the name comes from.

The first water mill near the dam above the pond on the banks of the Ustya River (Zamchyk) has been operating in Nemyriv since 1862. Together with him, Count Hryhoriy Strohanov opened a sugar factory (later a distillery) in 1872. At the beginning of the 20th century, Czech architect Jiri Stibral, who worked in Nemyriv at the invitation of Princess Shcherbatova, Strohanov's daughter, developed a diesel power plant project.

The building is made in the forms of modernized Central European Baroque under the influence of English industrial architecture of the Victorian era. Until recently, the power plant remained operational. Remarkable rubble stone masonry under the seams with bricks, characteristic of Podillya architecture of the end of the 19th - beginning of the 20th century.

Currently, the Bratslavsky mill is part of the Nemyriv distillery complex, and is not used for its intended purpose. Reconstruction and creation of a hotel and restaurant complex is planned.

The gloomy palace-chalet surrounded by old Christmas trees on the park side resembles a haunted house.

Built in Komarhorod in the 1830s by Chetvertynsky princes. In the second half of the 19th century, the building underwent a major reconstruction, the facades were decorated with carved wood and half-timbering like Swiss hunting castles. The greenhouse, which used to be adjacent to the main facade, has not been preserved.

The park surrounding the palace was laid out at the end of the 19th century by Count Balashov. Its area is about 2.5 hectares. There are more than 100 species and forms of trees and shrubs here. In addition to valuable conifers, black and walnut, Amur velvet and a number of local breeds grow.

Currently, the Chetvertynsky Palace is one of the buildings of the Komarhorod Agrarian Lyceum, most of the premises are in poor condition.

The "Podillya Hut" Ethnography Museum is housed in an ancient 130-year-old house in the center of the village of Busha, next to Castle Hill. The museum was opened in 2004.

Tools, dishes, clothes, towels, a chest, a baby cradle, paintings, icons and other items of rural life, collected in the surrounding villages, are presented.

A model of a medieval castle and city fortifications is displayed in the yard.

To visit, you need to contact the administration of the State Historical and Cultural Reserve "Busha".

The palace and park complex in Brailiv on the banks of the Riv River was built in 1868 by the wealthy railway magnate Karl fon Mekk , who bought the Brailiv estate from Felitsian Yukovsky.

The two-story palace in the style of classicism is located in the middle of a picturesque park with ponds and bridges, which was arranged by the owner's wife, Nadiya fon Mekk.

The estate entered history thanks to its friendship with the composer Petro Chaykovsky. Their acquaintance was in absentia - for many years, by mutual agreement, they communicated only by correspondence. 5 times from 1778 to 1780, Chaykovsky visited the fon Mekk estate in the absence of his mistress. Here he wrote the opera "The Maid of Orleans" and several romances.

The palace was restored after the Second World War. Currently, the building houses the Brailiv Vocational Lyceum.

In the left wing there is a museum of Petro Chaykovsky and Nadiya fon Mekk. Visitors are introduced to the history of their relationship and the work of the composer. All exhibits (furniture, musical instruments, writing utensils) were given to the museum by the descendants of fon Mekk.

The forest massif in the canyon of the Bushanka River on the north-western outskirts of Busha has long been called the "Haydamatsky Yar".

Here, sandstone rocks form picturesque landscapes in the middle of a hornbeam forest. The most impressive are the "Mushroom", "Baran", and "Vysiachka" rocks.

After crossing the wooden bridge to the right bank of the Bushanka and climbing a steep path, you can reach the Haydamac rock with a cave, in which, according to legend, in 1768 there was one of the camps of the rebels who fought here.

Entrance to the territory of the "Haydamatsky Yar" nature reserve is paid.

The Mohyliv-Podilskyi Museum of Local History houses its exposition in the former house of the merchant Halperin, built in 1905 in the Art Nouveau style.

The basis of the collection consists of paintings from the collection of Hryhoriy Bronshteyn (Ukrainian, Russian and Georgian authors), as well as the collection of minerals of Volodymyr Afanasyev, collected on the territory of the USSR (1267 samples), samples of furniture from the beginning of the 20th century.

Of great interest are the collections of archaeological finds, numismatics, phalerology and weapons of the 17th-19th centuries. In particular, a Sarmatian cauldron of the 6th century BC, unique household tools of the Trypillya culture, a collection of weapons from the 16th-18th centuries, Cossack arrows and a Turkish rifle, weapons and equipment from the Second World War period.

The ethnographic department presents rural household utensils, Podillya clothes, a collection of works of decorative and applied art by local authors, in particular Podillya embroidery and vytinanka.