Attractions of Uzhhorod

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.

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 house-museum of the artist Fedir Manaylo is dedicated to the life and work of one of the founders of the Transcarpathian school of painting.

The museum was opened in 1981 in the house where Manaylo lived in the middle of the XX century in Uzhhorod. Here he taught decorative arts at the Uzhhorod School of Crafts and the Uzhhorod School of Applied Arts, worked as the chief artist of the Transcarpathian Regional House of Folk Art.

The museum exposition includes more than 2,000 exhibits, including personal belongings of the artist, documents from his personal archive, as well as works of art that acquaint with the work of Fedir Manaylo: paintings, graphics, scenery, etc.

The interior of the artist's workshop and living room has been preserved.

Fedir Manaylo Memorial House-Museum is a branch of the Transcarpathian Regional Art Museum named after Yosyp Bokshay.

The longest linden alley in Europe stretched for 2.2 kilometers along the Uzh River in the city of Uzhhorod. The alley starts from Teatralna Square and stretches along Nezalezhnosti and Studentska embankments to the Avangard stadium.

The park-monument of horticultural art of local importance "Linden Alley" (Lypova Aleya) with an area of 1 hectare was laid out in 1928 by Czech botanists during the construction of the Uzh embankment. Currently, the alley has 191 linden trees, as well as 4 western thuja and 2 oaks. Due to the fact that lindens of various varieties are collected here, the alley blooms throughout the summer from the beginning of June, filling the air with honey aromas.

A separate botanical monument of nature of local importance is Masaryk's Ash, which grows at the beginning of the Independence embankment. The 120-year-old common ash tree, 30 meters high, wrapped in vines, is named in honor of Tomasz Masaryk, the first president of the Czechoslovak Republic, who defended the rights of Ukrainians.

The Roman Catholic Church of Saint Yuriу (George) was built in the 17th century by the ruler of Uzhhorod Yuriy Druhet, who converted to Catholicism, on the site of the Lutheran church that he destroyed.

The construction was continued by his heir Miklosh Bercheni. In the 18th century, the temple was rebuilt in the neo-baroque style, the famous master Yanosh Lukach worked on the design. A clock has been installed on the bell tower, which has been running for more than 150 years.

In the interior, the unusual neo-baroque altar of 1895 by master Lukash Yozhef Krakker deserves special attention.

Transcarpathian Regional Art Museum named after Yosyp Bokshay is located in the former county building in Uzhhorod.

A massive classicist office building on a hill in the center of the city was built in 1809 to house local authorities. On the facade you can see the coat of arms of the Ung County. The house is connected with the events of the Hungarian national liberation struggle and the activities of the Ukrainian society "Prosvita".

Since 1979, the premises have been occupied by the Transcarpathian Regional Art Museum named after Yosyp Bokshay with an exhibition of works by Ukrainian, Hungarian and Western European artists.

The basis of the museum collection are the works of the former Zemsky Art Gallery. The artistic work of Transcarpathian artists is represented by the works of recognized luminaries of fine arts Yosyp Bokshay, Adalbert Erdely, Andriy Kotska, Vasyl Svyda, Zoltan Sholtes and many others.

The Zoological Museum of Uzhhorod National University was founded in 1946 at the Biological Faculty of UzhNU on the initiative of the first dean of the faculty, Ivan Rohal.

The museum is located in the Neo-Gothic building of the former Basilian monastery from 1912, which also houses the Physical Faculty of UzhNU.

The exposition presents more than 5,000 specimens of insects, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals from all continents and oceans of the world (total of 150,000 exhibits). In particular, a giant kangaroo from Australia, an African ostrich, an American caiman, an Indian elephant, a Bengal tiger, a Tibetan monkeys, an Antarctic penguin, etc. are presented.

Of considerable interest are the collection of diurnal birds of prey and owls from Transcarpathia and Eastern Slovakia of the Uzhhorod naturalist Oleksandr Grabar and the collection of tropical insects collected at the end of the 19th century by Professor Ishtvan Laudon.

Excursions must be ordered three days in advance.