Attractions of Uzhhorod district

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 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 Horyanska Rotunda (Church of Saint Anna) in Uzhhorod is the oldest temple in Transcarpathia, a unique monument of Romano-Byzantine architecture, in which experts see features of Great Moravian architecture.

The most probable time of construction is considered to be the 13th century, but there are also earlier datings - up to the 10th century. The rotunda temple in Horyany is made in the shape of a hexagon with powerful walls 2-2.5 meters thick and narrow windows, made of bricks similar to the ancient Rus plinth. Probably, the church of Saint  Anna was the chapel of the fortified castle and performed defensive functions.

According to legend, the Horyanska Rotunda was built by Princess Gragissa, who owned the Horyansky Castle in the 13th century. When the castle was captured by the tycoon Matush Chuck Trenchynsky, escaping from dishonor, Gragissa went forever to the castle dungeons, where her soul still awaits release.

In the 15th century, the nave of the Nicholas Church was attached to the rotunda.

The frescoes created in 1360-1370 by Italian masters of the Giotto school have been preserved inside the Horyanska Rotunda. On the eastern wall of the nave there are paintings of the 15th century, executed in the "sal secco" technique in the manner of the Tyrolean and Czech schools of painting.

The cobbled pedestrian street Korzo in the center of Uzhhorod connects Koryatovycha Square with Avhustyna Voloshyna Street.

Translated from Italian, "corso" means "place for walks". The name given to the street by the Druhets, the former owners of the city, is justified even now. This is a favorite place for walks of the citizens and guests of Uzhhorod - there are many cafes and shops, the facades of the old buildings have been restored, and the city services carefully maintain cleanliness.

The Krutylo waterfall on the small mountain river Turytsya is located in the Kychera tract about 2 kilometers upstream from the village of Lumshory, near the "Vodospad" camping site.

Along the river, you can see many small waterfalls up to 1 meter high. Krutylo is one of the largest, higher than 3 meters. Its powerful jet washed out a deep space in the rocks, which is well suited for swimming.

The Mini-Statue of Freedom in Uzhhorod, which is also the smallest functioning lighthouse in Ukraine, was made by sculptor Mykhailo Kolodko in the style of Fernando Botero and installed in 2011 in honor of the Uzhhorod River Regatta.

The 17-centimeter-tall figure holds a lamp with a flashing LED. Little Freedom Lighthouse (Svobodka lighthouse) is installed on the railing of the bridge over the Uzh River.

The only monument to the postman in the country is installed in the park on the central square of Perechyn.

The monument is dedicated to Fedir Feketa, a resident of the village of Turya Remeta, who in the middle of the 19th century worked as a postman and every day covered 10 kilometers of the mountain road from his native village to Perechyn and back. He worked regardless of the weather, repeatedly met wild animals on the road, but he always delivered the mail on time, for which he received the respectful nickname "Ambassador" from his fellow villagers. After his death in 1839, grateful compatriots installed a memorial plaque on the local church with the inscription: "Fedir Feketa. In memory of the ambassador's kindness, sobriety, honesty, service."

The monument in Perechyn was erected in 2005.

A monument to the Transcarpathian artist Ihnatiy Roshkovych in Uzhhorod is located on the embankment, which used to bear his name, next to the pedestrian bridge.

At the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century, Roshkovych became famous for his sacred paintings of many churches in Europe, in particular. St. Stephen's Basilica in Budapest and the Transfiguration Church in Uzhhorod.

Sculptor Mykhaylo Kolodko depicted the artist at work on the cityscape of Uzhhorod with the embankment and the bridge over the river. Moreover, the bridge in the picture looks as it was during Roshkoviych's time.

A similar monument will be erected in Budapest.

"Mustard Seed" Lane (Mustard Lane) in Uzhhorod is a reconstructed corner of the old town.

The colorful shopping arcade in the center of Uzhhorod was created in 2010 for family recreation. A 70-meter pedestrian lane connects Koryatovych Square and Oleksandra Fedynetsa Street.

The architectural solution of Mustard Seed, designed by Mykhailo Kolodko, is made in the unique old style characteristic of Uzhhorod in the 1930s. Along the passage, there are cafes and pastry shops, small shops, a children's hairdresser, as well as a coffee museum with a coffee map of Uzhhorod. There is a place for the stage.

A particularly romantic atmosphere prevails here in the evenings, when the warm lights of retro-style lanterns are lit.

The Romanesque-Gothic Nevytsky Castle on the top of a hill above the Uzh River valley was built in the 13th century, probably on the site of an earlier wooden fortification.

For the first time Nevytsky Castle is mentioned in 1274 as the royal castle of Unh County. He controlled the trade route to the Uzhotsky Pass. Until 1321, it was a stronghold of Transcarpathian feudal lords who rebelled against the new king Karl I Robert. Later, for three centuries, the Nevytsky Castle was owned by the Drugets Counts, who rebuilt the castle on the Italian model.

The legend tells about one of the mistresses from the Druget family, nicknamed the "Pagan girl" (evil maiden) for her extreme cruelty, who had to be personally punished by the Hungarian king Matthias for her atrocities.

The castle was destroyed by the Transylvanian prince Dyerde (Yuriy) I Rakotsi in 1644 during the religious wars with Austria (Drugets were Catholics, and Rakotsi were Protestant-Calvinists). A square tower-donjon, four corner towers and an overgate tower, fragments of defensive walls, ramparts and a moat have been preserved. There is a siege well with a diameter of 3.5 meters in the castle yard.

Currently, the ruins of Nevytsky Castle are located on the territory of the "Verkhovyna" camp. The castle has been partially restored and conserved, access is free.

The Church of the Cathedral of the Holy Archangel Michael in the village of Uzhok is one of the most outstanding monuments of wooden architecture in Ukraine.

This is one of the most interesting buildings of the Boyko style. Included in the UNESCO World Heritage List in the category "Wooden Churches of the Carpathian Region of Ukraine".

Saint Michael's Church was built in 1754 by masters Pavlo Toniv and Ivan Tsyhanyn. It is located on the slope of a hill near the Uzhok pass, it offers wonderful views of the mountains. The forms of the church seem to repeat the natural surroundings: the powerful hump is dominated by the central tent top, it is complemented by a small tent above the altar part, and a small tower above the nave acts as a complement to the overall composition.

Fragments of ancient carvings and a carved iconostasis of the 18th century have been preserved in the interior. The interior is partially damaged by modern alterations.

In 1927, a classic Verkhovyna wooden belfry, square in plan, two-story, covered with a four-slope tent, was erected near the Church of Saint Michael.

The oldest sakura alley in Uzhhorod stretches along Brashchaykiv Street from Pushkina Square on Nezalezhnosti Embankment to the intersection with Ferentsa Rakotsi Street. This is the most popular tourist location in the city during the cherry blossoms in the second half of April.

Sakura is recognized as a tourist card of Uzhhorod. The ornamental Japanese cherry was brought here in 1923 from Vienna, and now it grows all over the city. But the first sakura alley was planted along Braschaykiv Street and on the adjacent streets - in the so-called Czech quarters, which were built in the 1920s in the style of interwar modernism. In the spring, hundreds of sakura trees bloom here in an incredibly lush pink and white color. This fascinating sight attracts thousands of tourists to Uzhhorod every year.

New sakura alleys in Uzhhorod were planted in 2009-2011 on the opposite bank of the Uzh River, on the Slovyanska, Kyivska and Pravoslavna embankments.

Almost at the same time as cherry blossoms, magnolias bloom, flowers of Japanese quince and Nedzvetskyi, Florida and Chinese apple trees bloom.

Wine cellars in Serednie are the oldest and largest wine-making center in Transcarpathia.

The cellars were laid in 1557 by the magnates Frantsysk Stefan and Dominik Dobo from Ruska, who owned the Serednyansky castle at the time, as evidenced by a stone tablet near the old entrance to the dungeon.

The construction of the cellars was carried out by the forces of the captured Turks. Their total length was 4.5 kilometers. Initially, the cellars played the role of an underground shelter in the event of an enemy attack, but gradually turned into a wine cellar.

The tunnels are cut in tuff, a porous rock of volcanic origin. Inside, the temperature is constantly maintained at +12 degrees, which are ideal conditions for aging wine.

Serednyansky wines were known to many monarchs of Europe, they were supplied to the court of the Russian Tsar Peter I. In Soviet times, the cellars were nationalized, and on their basis, the Serednyansky state farm factory was created, which became famous for the famous vintage wines "Serednyanske", "Pearl of the Carpathians", "Rose of Transcarpathia". Currently, the plant belongs to APF "Leanka".

Excursions are conducted to the cellars, where the wine is aged in huge oak barrels, and visitors are offered to taste the best Serednyansky wines. The factory's products can be purchased in the company store.

Shenborn Park in the Voyevodyno tract next to Turya Pasika was created in 2013 by philanthropist Serhiy Moshak for the 285th anniversary of the gift of the Transcarpathian lands by the Emperor of Austria to Archbishop Lotar Frants Shenborn.

The entrance gate of the park, built on the ancient foundations of the 18th century building, symbolizes the portal between the Austro-Hungarian era of Transcarpathia and modern Ukraine.

Shenborn Park is set among the mountains of the Turya Valley around the dammed Lake Tur with an island in the shape of the 1867 Austro-Hungarian borders, accessible by raft. Each element of park architecture has a certain symbolic meaning. For example, 7 lanterns of different shapes correspond to the days of the week, 12 bridges symbolize the signs of the zodiac. In the Celtic Grove, you can see the Druid calendar in the runic circle and various trees corresponding to people's birth dates. Above the lake stands the water mill of Saint John with ancient millstones. The Baroque Bridge of the Four Evangelists is decorated with sculptures of Saints Luke, John, Mark and Matthew. You can also find several mini-sculptures of Celts by sculptor Mykhaylo Kolodka in the park.

Entrance to the park is free for guests of the Voevodyno resort.

Transcarpathian Museum of Folk Architecture and Life is a stylized ethnic village in the center of Uzhhorod, where samples of wooden architecture are collected, typical for representatives of different peoples of Transcarpathia: Dolynyans, Lemkis, Boykis, Hutsuls, Hungarians, Romanians.

The pearl of the Uzhhorod open-air museum is considered to be the Lemko wooden Saint Michael's Church (1777), brought from the village of Shelestove, Khust district. In the interiors you can see a carved iconostasis and icons of the XVIII century.

The Hutsul estate-citizen from the village of Stebny in the Rakhiv region, which combines residential, economic and defense functions, also deserves special attention.

An interesting design of a water mill of the XIX century. from the village of Kolochava in the Mizhhirya region, which provides a room for a mill mechanism and a sludge room.

Hungarian folk architecture is represented by the house of a wealthy peasant of the XIX century. from the village of Vyshkovo, Khust district.