Attractions of Rivne district

The wooden church of the Holy Martyr Paraskeva Pyatnitsa in Novyi Korets was built in 1911-1914.

The architectural forms of the temple resemble the structures of the Holy Trinity Monastery.

The best view of the Saint Paraskeva Church opens from the walls of the Korets Monastery.

The Church of Saints Cosmas and Damian in Novyi Korets stands on a coastal rock above the Korchyk River directly opposite the Korets Castle.

The wooden Saints Cosmas and Damian Church was built in 1896-1897 on the site of the 18th century temple.

The Sokolyni Mountains (Falcon Mountains) landscape reserve, which is part of the Nadsluchan regional landscape park, is nicknamed "Nadsluchan Switzerland" for its characteristic, beautiful relief.

The reserve covers the steep banks of the Sluch River from Hubkiv to Bilchaky, centered in the village of Marynyn. In this section, the river flows between steep, forested rocky banks up to 25 meters high, which are composed of granites and gneisses of the Paleoproterozoic age. On an area of 510 hectares, 77 species of rare plants grow here, including those from the Red List of Europe and the Red Book of Ukraine.

The Sokolyni Mountains reserve is the most popular place for camping.

The "Tunnel of Love" in Klevan is a pergola (a natural fence made of trees or bushes) that has grown in an unusual way over the tracks of a 4-kilometer-long railway branch that leads from the Klevan station to one of the local woodworking enterprises in the village of Orzhiv. At one time, the trees around the railway were stopped being cut down, and the thick crowns formed an improvised grotto over the tracks, along which shunting trains sometimes slowly run.

The amazing plant tunnel, which plays with colors at different times of the year, is now considered one of the most romantic places in Ukraine and one of the tourist attractions of Volyn. Thanks to many successful photos, it has become a place of mass tourist pilgrimage, attracting thousands of tourists from Ukraine and abroad. The tunnel in Klevan periodically appears in lists of the most amazing railways on the planet. It appears in many commercials and even in the feature film by Japanese director Akiyoshi Imazaki "Klevan - Tunnel of Love". This green alley also serves as a photo location for local newlyweds - visiting the "Tunnel of Love" is considered a good omen.

Over time, a full-fledged tourist infrastructure has developed around the "Tunnel of Love" with a wide range of additional services. There is an equipped area for festive events, souvenir shops, a cafe-bistro, a car park, a public restroom. There is a hotel and restaurant complex, where there is a mini-museum with railway equipment and local amber, as well as a restaurant with a specialty dish "Tunnel of Love".

The Ulas Samchuk Literary Museum in Rivne was opened in 2007 on the 102nd anniversary of the birth of the writer, who was born in Rivne region.

The writer spent most of his life in exile, always remaining a chronicler of his time and people. Samchuk was called the Ukrainian Homer of the twentieth century.

The Ulas Samchuk Museum is a department of the Rivne Regional Museum of Local Lore.

The museum's exposition highlights the main creative achievements of Ulas Samchuk and focuses on the influence of the writer's personality on the entire Ukrainian literary process of the twentieth century. Visitors are presented with the first editions of the trilogy "Volyn", other works of the writer, letters, photographs, his personal belongings.

In addition, the museum focuses on the Rivne period of life and work of the writer (1941-1943), visually recreating the life of Samchuk's apartment in those years (things from the former Rivne apartment where he lived) and preserving the main achievements of the writer in this period.

The exposition of the museum tells about the life and creative path of the writer, shows the cohort of literary figures of the Ukrainian language, with whom Ulas Samchuk met.

The monument to Ulas Samchuk was erected in Rivne in 2005 in honor of the 100th anniversary of the birth of the outstanding Ukrainian writer and public figure of the national liberation struggle.

The monument is located in front of the drama theater building. Authors of the Ulas Samchuk monument: Mykola Pasichnyk, Viktor Kovalchuk, Tetiana Melnychuk, Volodymyr Sholudko.

"Yanush's Furnace" is the name of the only structure that survived from the palace of Yanush Ostrozki in Mezhyrich near Ostroh.

The palace was located next to the Holy Trinity monastery-fortress. All that remains of it is a huge fireplace-type stove with large arched openings, a pyramidal roof and a tall chimney with Renaissance decoration. The fire was lit in the center, the side passages could be closed during the cold season.

It is assumed that the palace guards warmed themselves near the Yanush Furnace. It could also be used during banquets to roast large animal carcasses on spits.

The Zdolbuniv Museum of Local Lore opened in 2014 in the historical building of the police station with pre-trial detention cells, which was built in 1903. During the century-long history, local law enforcement agencies were located in this building - from the gendarmerie department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Tsarist Russia in 1914 to the district department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine in the Rivne region in 1998-2008.

The exposition of the museum tells about the original history of the region, the period of Tsarist and Polish rule, the events of the First and Second World Wars, the Ukrainian resistance movement, as well as the heroes of the Maidan and the Russian-Ukrainian war. Among the exhibits is a set of surgical instruments from the rebel kryivka-hospital, which was found in the Hurby tract.

The museum has its own church. And in the basements of the building, where the pre-trial detention cells were located, the exhibition "Former Prison" has been opened, which is dedicated to the tragic events of Russian terror and repression in Zdolbuniv region in the first half of the 20th century.

Ostvytsya Historical Reconstruction Park was founded in 2020 on the shores of Lake Basiv Kut in Rivne, near the Basivkutsk settlement of the 11th-12th centuries.

The park bears the ancient name of the Ustya River and recreates the atmosphere of an ancient Rus settlement. Two piers, two large canopies, an entrance gate and a bridge were built on the territory of almost 2 hectares, paths were arranged, benches were installed and a model of an ancient Rus log house was built. Here you can walk on ancient boats, shoot from a traditional bow, try different crafts, touch the life, life and entertainment of the period of Ancient Rus.

An important area of ​​work of Ostvytsya is the revival and development of ancient shipbuilding. In the warm season we offer water rides on drakes, boats, boats.

The location regularly hosts a number of cultural and artistic events, mainly in the warm season, including festivals, meadow tournaments, concerts on the lake, workshops in various crafts, boat competitions and more.

The Church of the Annunciation in the early Baroque style was founded in Klevan by Yuriy Chartoriyskyi, and served as the burial place of the Chartoriyskyi princes.

During the Soviet period, the temple was closed, the building fell into serious disrepair.

Currently, the Church of the Annunciation has been returned to the Catholic community, and restoration is underway.

Reserve "Basalt Pillars" is a geological reserve in the center of the Rivne region, a unique "architectural" work of nature.

Dense rows of polyhedron columns impress with their monumentality and geometric perfection.

Basalt pillars are an igneous rock, broken by cracks into characteristic basalt columns separately. In section, the pillars have the shape of tetrahedra or polyhedra, which makes this material convenient for the construction of paving stones. The thickness of the pillars reaches 1.2 meters, the height is up to 30 meters.

Large deposits of basalt were discovered near the village of Berestovets in the 18th century. Industrial extraction is carried out in an open manner. Some quarries are flooded, and in combination with the calm surface of the water, the basalt walls look especially beautiful.

An even more impressive quarry with basalt pillars is located in the Yanova Dolyna tract near the Bazaltove village, 15 kilometers from Berestovets. A small island, called the "Island of Love", was formed in the midst of a flooded quarry.

The road from Berestovets to Bazaltove is broken, a detour through Kostopil is recommended.

Since 1972, the reserve "Basalt Pillars" has the status of a natural monument of local importance, which is used as a recreation area.

Reserve "Basalt Pillars" is a geological reserve in the center of the Rivne region, a unique "architectural" work of nature. Dense rows of polyhedron columns impress with their monumentality and geometric perfection.

Basalt Pillars are an igneous rock broken by cracks into basalt-like columnar individualities. In section, the pillars have the shape of tetrahedra or polyhedra, which makes this material convenient for the construction of paving stones. The thickness of the pillars reaches 1.2 meters, the height - up to 30 meters.

The development of large deposits of basalt in the Yanova Dolyna tract near the current village of Bazaltove has been carried out by the open method since the 18th century. One of the quarries is completely flooded, a small island called the "Island of Love" has formed in the middle of it. In combination with the calm surface of the water, the basalt walls look especially beautiful.

Since 1972, the "Basalt Pillars" reserve has the status of a natural monument of local importance, which is used as a recreation area.

Another flooded quarry is located in the village of Berestovets, 15 kilometers from Bazaltove. The road from Bazaltove to Berestovets is broken, a detour through Kostopil is recommended.

Built in Ostroh in the 16th century, the defensive Great Synagogue was at one time one of the largest centers of Jewish culture in Europe, with a higher school of rabbis.

It was destroyed during the War of Liberation.

After the Second World War, the Jewish community of the city was never restored, the synagogue building was used as a warehouse.

Until 2016, it was in a state of disrepair, gradually collapsing. In 2016, the restoration of the synagogue began at the expense of patrons.

The Holy Resurrection Cathedral was built in the 19th century on the donation of Emperor Oleksandr III on the site of the church that burned down in 1881. The most notable architectural landmark of the Rivne.

During the Soviet rule, the museum of atheism was located here. With the beginning of democratic transformations, the religious building was returned to the Orthodox community of the city. Currently, the Orthodox Church of Ukraine conducts services in the upper church of the Holy Resurrection Cathedral, and the community of the Russian Orthodox Church operates in the lower church.

The Holy Resurrection Church in Ostroh was built in 1910 on Zarichchya.

The history of the church dates back to the 16th century, until 1903 it was made of wood. The new stone church was built in the Rus-Byzantine style. A 17th century burial was discovered under the altar part.