Attractions of Vinnytsia region

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.

The Catholic Church of the Holy Cross was built in Komarhorod in 1770 (according to other sources - in 1746).

The building was thoroughly rebuilt in 1878-1882, after the church was transformed into the Orthodox Church of Saint Nicholas. In this, its facades received an architectural finish, characteristic of brick architecture of the 17th century.

A school was located in the building added to the church in 1874, and in 1897 a school for girls was opened here. In the interior there is an oil wall painting of the 19th century.

The Holy Dormition Church was built in place of the burnt down wooden Cossack church, founded in Ozaryntsi back in 1719.

The parishioners of the Assumption Parish, assigned to the Christmas Church after the fire, could not come to terms with the fact that on major holidays they have to stand outside during the service. In 1882, they sent their representatives to the Metropolitan of Kamyanets-Podilskyi, who allocated part of the funds and sent an architect to the village to build a new church.

The construction dragged on for many years, the parishioners were never able to settle the bill with the architect, and he promised that the church would not stand still for a long time. It was indeed closed in the 1930s, was used for economic purposes for a long time, and still remains in a state of disrepair.

The Church of the Holy Trinity is the tallest building in Brailiv.

It was built on the site of a wooden and earthen castle in the 15th-17th centuries after the old Catholic church of the Trinitarian order was handed over to the Orthodox in 1832.

The Empire-style building has an unusual appearance for a church due to the very high bell tower, which makes it look less like a temple and more like a town hall with a tower.

In Soviet times, the building was converted into a workshop of a juice factory, on the territory of which it is still located. In 1990, the church was handed over to the Orthodox community of the Moscow Patriarchate.

The only monument to the British rock musician John Lennon in Ukraine is located in the center of Mohyliv-Podilskyi, in the square next to the entrance to the city park.

The granite sculpture "Beatle" was created in 1989-1990 by the famous Podillya sculptor Oleksiy Alyoshkin, installed among several other works of the master.

The palace of Podillya marshal Stanislav Komar in Murovani Kurylivtsi was built in 1805 on the basis of fortress buildings of the 16th century.

In the architectural composition of the manor, the architect included parts of the castle buildings: the stone escarpment of the bastion castle on the northern, eastern and southern sides (which includes underground vaulted casemates), and on the western, floor side - the foundations and ruins of the former castle wall. This part of the palace looks very majestic, while on the other side it is an ordinary two-story building in the style of classicism.

A landscape park, the construction of which was managed in 1814 by the famous Irish park builder Dionisiy Mikler (Makkler), who created many wonderful parks in Podillya, is partially preserved.

Among other buildings of the manor that have survived: an arsenal (stable), a wing in the Neo-Gothic style, a stone three-span arched bridge over the Zhvan River.

In the 1960s, the palace underwent a major reconstruction (the lobby was redesigned, the sizes and levels of the windows on the second floor were changed). Now the estate houses a sanatorium-boarding school for children with diseases of the cardiovascular system.

The Cathedral of the Nativity of Christ in Tulchyn is located in the premises of the former church of the Dominican monastery, which was built in 1780 in the style of early classicism.

The first Catholic church appeared on this site back in 1636, but was soon destroyed. Revived at the expense of Polish tycoon Stanislav Shchensny Potocki. Here Count Pototski married the legendary Sofiya, for whom he later built the Sofiyivka park in Uman.

After 1831, the church was rebuilt in the Orthodox style.

The five-domed church in honor of the Nativity of the Most Holy Virgin Church in Ozaryntsi was founded in 1865 at the expense of Count Chatsky, consecrated in 1868.

It is located on the same place where the first wooden Ozaryntsi Orthodox church was built in 1719.

Inside the Nativity Church there is a two-tier carved iconostasis. Especially revered icons: the Mother of God of the Quick Obedience, Saint Onuphrius.

The well-preserved large early Scythian Nemyrivske Hillfort "Big Ramparts" (or "Scythian Ramparts") of the VII-VI centuries BC is located on both banks of the Ustya River, 5 kilometers southeast of Nemyriv.

The area of the Nemyrivske Hillfort is about 150 hectares. It is surrounded by an earthen rampart 5.5 kilometers long, up to 9 meters high, with a deep moat. The castle is located in the northern part. On the territory of the "Scythian ramparts" the remains of a dug-out dwelling were discovered.

In the 10th-11th centuries, there was an ancient Rus settlement of Myriv at this place. According to legends, Myriv was completely destroyed during the Tatar invasion, and the inhabitants who remained alive moved the settlement to the place of the present Nemyriv.

Only separate fragments have survived from the Ozaryntsi castle, built in 1657, which protected Podillya from the frequent raids of the Tatars along the Volochsky route.

The builders of the fortress were the Cossacks of the Mohyliv colonel Ostap Hohol (the ancestor of Mykola Hohol), and his son Prokop in 1674 received a station wagon for the possession of the Ozaryntsi people from the Polish king.

In 1690, the castle was destroyed by the Turks, but after their expulsion from Podillya in 1699, it was restored again. According to legend, underground passages led from the fortress down under the river and up to the current shopping square.

Later, the castle lost its value and was almost completely dismantled. One of the owners converted its remains into granaries. Until now, sections of the eastern wall, one tier of the entrance tower and the casemate have been partially preserved.

The memorial manor-museum of People's Artist of Ukraine, Hero of Ukraine Pavlo Muravsky was opened in 2009 in his native village of Dmytrashkivka in Vinnytsia region, where he was born in 1914 and spent his childhood.

Pavlo Muravsky was an outstanding Ukrainian choral conductor and teacher, a professor at the National Music Academy of Ukraine.

The creation of the museum on the site of Muravsky's native house began during his lifetime as a national toloka. The exhibition presents materials about the life and work of the conductor, his personal belongings and a grand piano.

The "Muravsky Orchard" of traditional Podillya varieties of fruit trees has been planted nearby.

The original building in the neo-Gothic style was built in Mohyliv-Podilskyi at the beginning of the 20th century.

The director of the Mohyliv-Podilskyi post office lived here. The house is now located in the courtyard of the city's communications center.

Needs restoration.

The manor of the representatives of the Potocki count family in Dashiv is located in a picturesque place above the rapids of the Sob River.

In the 1850s, the Dashiv palace was rebuilt in its current form by Vlodzimezh Potocki, the grandson of the owner of Tulchyn and Uman, Stanislav Shchensny Potocki. The river with a bridge and a dam were part of the composition of the palace park, which is partially preserved in the western part of the manor.

The ensemble consists of a palace and stable buildings. The Dashiv Palace is made in the forms of late classicism. On the park facade overlooking the river is an open loggia with cast iron columns. The stables are built of granite and brick and are located across the street from the palace.

Currently, the estate houses a boarding school for children with mental retardation.