Travels

1. BUS JOURNEY to «VOLOVETS' To DIDOVO»
Departure from hotel «Grand»
Duration of journey 8 hours
Swimming in the lake, rolling on catamarans, sailing-vessels, «bananas».
A lake is formed in diydivskomu sandy kareer a long ago.
About this lake people make a lot of legends, and local people with interest and pride say tourists about it.
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2. BUS JOURNEY «WATERFALL of «SHIPOT» - MINERAL WATER of TYPE – "Kelechunska» Departure from Volovets , hotel «Grand»
Duration of journey 6 hours
Getting to the waterfall of «Shipot»
The Mineral spring of «Kelichin»
Picnic
WATERFALL of SHIPOT.
“Shipot” is thought to be one of the most beautiful waterfalls in Zakarpatye. The water is falling down like numerous picturesque cascades fascinating tourists. It begins in the high Borzhavskiye polonines.

In spring due to melted water the waterfall is especially beautiful. It is 14m high.

The waterfall has one more pacularity: once a year crowds of people from different countries gather here to take part in the festival of hippy which has been held since 1993.

It holds other social events such as the Day of children, the beauty contest “Miss Shipot” and the most grandiose event - the celebration of Ivana Kupala.

MINERAL WATER OF «KELECHINSKA»
Kelechinske deposit is one of the biggest deposits in Ukraine of ferrous mineral waters. Ferrous water is most valuable for the drinkable use as natural sources of iron. Mineral water " KELECHINSKA " appointed foremost on the different stages of treatment (especially antirecurrent) of the iron lack of different origin, chronic diseases of stomach .
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3.BUS JOURNEY «SALT-PANS of SOLOTVINO»
Departure from hotel «Grand»
Duration of journey 12 hours
Bathing in salt-pans and pools
Picnic
On the way to to Solotvino you will visit a city Khust - a heart of Maramaroshu, a center of vinekniting is a village of Izu, river Tisu, Romanian Carpathians, and finally lakes and dirts of Solotvino, which are the prototype of dirts of the Dead sea.
SOLOTVINO. A picturesque settlement is on the right bank of the river of Tisa. Basic riches of this land is an enormous deposit of stone salt, supplies of which make 3,5 milliards tone.
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4.BUS JOURNEY «SINEVIRSKE LAKE»
Departure from hotel «Grand»
Duration of journey 12 h
Excursion to a national natural park «Sinevir»
Picnic
The birth of the national natural park “Sinevir” is connected with the mountain lake of the unique beauty. Sinevir is the largest and one of the most beautiful mountain lakes in the Carpathians.

The water in the lake is so clear that you can see the bottom.

In 1989 the national park Sinevir was created in this place. You will find yourself in the corner of the virgin nature and see the beauty of tall slim beeches which are several hundred years old.

Here you can meet many rare species and about 90 kinds of rare and disappearing plants registered in the Red book. In the park area there is a famous spherical bog Glukhania. Not far from the lake on the River Chernaya there is a unique Museum of the woods and driving.
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5.BUS EXCURSION «MUKACHEVO - «Castle «PALANOK»
Departure from hotel «Grand»
Duration of excursion 6 hours
Castle«Palanok»
Excursion to the rest complex "Myslivets (Hunter)"
The castle “Palanok”, which is threateningly situating on the hill, which height is more than 70 metres, is beauty and pride of carpathians city Mukachevo. It’s not hard to realize, what kind of glory had this castle many years ago. It walls remember many battles, sieges and wars

It is not exactly known when castle was built, but most historians think, that already in IX-X there were some defensive installations. It defended west borders of Kiev Russia against many nomads. The castle firstly reminded in written instruments in 1393, when Hungarian king Sihizmund I presented carpathians city Mukachevo with it castle to Russia prince Fedor Koryatovich. In that time the castle had only one square tower, which called Old Tower. Prince F. Koryatovich fundamentally rebuilt the castle. The old Tower was encircled with very deep ditch and stone wall, which height was nearly 10 metres. There were also built four high towers on the corners, which were nine metres in diameter and 2,5 metres thick. Three towers saved very well and you can see it now. Under the Old Tower prince F. Koryatovich told to dig a shaft, which had to supply citizens with fresh water in case of siege. Because of hard carpathians ground it had been digging during many years. But at last it reached 85 metres deep and water went on. There are many legends about this shaft and most of it connecting with devil

The time went on. There were many owners, most of them were Hungarian nobles. The castle changed also. It was encircled with wood palisade, which called palanok. That’s why the whole castle some times later called Palanok.

The important page in the history of the castle is XVI century. In 1526 the Hungarian army came to grief near Rohach. And the result of it was the beginning the struggle between Austria and Transylvania for Hungary. The main reason of this struggle was Palanok. In the middle of the XVI century the castle was practically completely destroyed. It made Austrian commander Sh. Forhach. But it was rebuilt by king Maksimilian II. He understood it military potential and strategic reliability too well.

In November 1685 began seven-month siege of the castle by Austria army. Attacks were were powerful, but had no success. All Europe was surprised. But in 1687 the new siege began again, but it hadn’t success too. Austrian generals understood all lack of prospects and decided to conquer with help of war ruse.

The management of castle defense was in hands of Olena Zrini, the wife of Imre Tekeli, who was Hungarian political figure. But at the time of siege he was in Turkish captivity. Austrian generals faked a letter, in which Imre Tekeli ordered Olena Zrini to surrender at discretion. Olena Zrini believed this letter and capitulated

In XVII century the castle rebuilt again. Long walls didn’t met the requirements and that’s why it were shortened. Square towers were changed by round. The outside defense zone changed too.

In 1703 the castle was the center of main political incidents - the national liberation war of Hungarian nation. After hard siege rebellions grasped the castle. From this time it became the bulwark and center of all war operations. The leader of rebellion was Franc II Rakoci. And again the castle rebuilt to war standards of XVIII century. There were built star-shape system of redoubts and dug a deep ditch, which was filled by water.

But in 1711 the castle was conquered by Hungarian army. It was the end of glory of Palanok. It lost it past military potential. In 1789 it was transformed in political prison. In 1848 the bourgeois revolution took place in Hungary. All prisoners were freed. In 1922-1926 it was transformed in casern, and in 1960 – in museum Nowadays, the castle Palanok is one of the most unique masterpiece of architecture and history. It experienced many censures, tens of sieges, thousands of battles and tens thousands of deaths. And it especially draws tourists, hikers, travelers and even adventurers in present time. In it walls you can feel it past glory, image exciting pictures of battles and of all history. And there many questions, which have not answers yet …

After an excursion on the Mukachivskij castle, we, displacing after the central voyage a bit in a side, appear in an extraordinarily interesting rest complex " Myslivets (Hunter)"". It is here possible to see the real habitants of Carpathians – wild wild boars - and even to feed them.

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6. BUS EXCURSION «CITY ABOVE UZH»
Departure from hotel «Grand»
Duration of journey of 8 hours
Visit to the Uzhgorod historical museum is the Uzhgorodskiy castle
Museum of architecture and way of life
Picnic
UZHGOROD Castle.

The Uzhgorod castle is one of the most ancient and most interesting builds of modern Uzhgorod. It is pride and beauty not only of city, but of all Zakarpattya. The castle is situating on the volcanic hill at the interfaces between mountains and lowland in the eastern part of city.

The Uzhgorod castle began his history in the VII – IX century, when on the territory of the it was built the first fortification, which belonged to white Croats. The first voucher dated by 903, when, by certificates of historical chronicle, the residence of prince Laborc were destroyed by nomads.

In 1241, during attacks of Mongols and Tatars, the castle was completely destroyed. But already in 1254 the Hungarian king Beyl IV invited foreign colonizers on the deserted lands. On the beginning of the XII century the castle was fundamentally rebuilt. In that times it was big civic centre and very important strategic and defensive competition. The Uzhgorod castle was property of Hungarian king, but in 1322 king Karl Robert presented it to baron Drugert. The castle was property of the family of this baron to 1691. During this time was built new stone fortification.

After disintegration of Hungary in 1526, the Uzhgorod castle like others castles of Zakarpat’ya, placed in the zone of political interests of Habsburgs and Transylvania principality.

In the end of the XVI century the castle was absolutely reconstruction, in cause of what it began look like modern one. There was dug a big ditch, which round up the castle from three sides. From the fourth one, it was defending by a great rock, which was so steep, that none of many enemies not even determine to attack castle from this side. Here wasn’t any wall, it was changed by many bastions. In the castle, by the project of Italian engineers, were carrying out works for strengthening defensive capacity of the castle. There were built much more strong and higher walls and new massive bastions on the corners. On this towers were placed artillery.

In 1684 the last representative of family of baron Drugert was killed, after what the castle belonged to the husband of Christina Druget – count Micklosh Berneche, which completed the construction.

The great rebellion against Austrians took place in 1707. The leader of rebellion was Franc II Rakoci. This rebellion some times later began the national liberation war of Hungarian nation, but the local rebellion in Uzhgorod was strangled.

The beginning of XVIII century became the end of glory time of Uzhgorod castle. In spring 1711, after short assault, it was occupied by Austrians army. After national liberation war (1703-1711) the castle didn’t play important rule. In 1728 it was almost absolutely destroyed by fire, after which the third floor wasn’t rebuilt. In 1735 the castle became the property of baron Ference D’layi. In 1775 queen Maria-Teresa presented it to Greco- Catholic episcopacy. In fact the castle was transformed in theological seminary. In December 1778, the Uzhgorod castle like others medieval castles was completely and fundamental change in theological seminary. It lost it past military potential. From 1946 on the territory of the castle situated Zakarpat’skiy regional geography museum. There are many interesting things, most of all closely concerned with history of the castle. There is also located one of the most ancient collection of bronze things, which very famous not only in Ukraine.

The castle saved very well and it can be called one of the masterpiece of medieval Romanesque. But there are also many indications of pointed style. There are more than 40 room in the palace There are many legends, which tell us about mysterious history of the castle. One of it tell a history about Polish gentleman, which decided to conquer the castle. In that times the castle was the property of family of baron Drugert. The governor of province decided to make a reconnaissance firstly. He redressed in another closes and arrived to the castle. There he met the daughter of the baron, who immediately falls in love with him. She told him all secrets of the castle. But baron knew about it and told to immuring his daughter in the wall alive. The order was executed. From that time, as the legend tell, in the full moon the spirit of the daughter walks on the walls looking for her darling.

Today, Uzhgorod castle – one the most amazing castles of Carpathian Mountains. The history of it counting more than one thousand years. It powerful walls, it originality history can tell many interesting things: about tens of sieges and hundreds of battles, about life, love and death, about fate of famous people and whole nations…


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7. BUS EXCURSION IS «VALLEY OF NARCISSUSES»
Departure from a hotel «Grand»
Duration of journey of 8 hours
Visit of village Iza
Kereshi Village «Valley of narcissuses»
Picnic
Hust city
The city is situated in the Marmursk hollow, where river Rika (the name of the river in Ukrainian means “river”) falls into river Tysa. The city was founded in XI century. In 1329 the city got the rights of a crowned city. In 1511 it was rented to the family of Pereny. In XVI–XVII centuries the city and its castle were often fought for by the Gagsburgs and the Semigorodsk princes, as well as Turks and Tatars often to devastate the area. During January 1919 there was held the Transcarpathian meeting, where it was established to unite Ukraine. From 1938 it became the capital of the Carpathian Ukraine. In March of 1939 here used to work the government of Voloshin, and this is the place where the independence of Carpathian Ukraine was proclaimed.
The Legend about the name of the city
"… Long ago deuces used to carry mountains from one place to another. So one of them took up the mountain, on which the remains of the Hust castle stand now,and wanted to carry it to another place. As the mountain was too heavy, soon the devil decided to take a rest and put the mountain down. In the meantime another deuce was passing by, and the mountain, being put down, has accidentally squished his tail. So he started shouting : "Oh, oh, my tail, my tail!" (in old-Ukrainian the word “tail” sounded like “huist”). The other deuces heard that and ran up to help him get his tail away from the mountain. The poor deuce got very happy after getting his tail free and went away. The other one, who carried the mountain, picked it up and brought to the place, where it stands till nowadays. Since then the name of the place remained “Hust”.
Valley of Narcissi
If it is true, that long ago there was a very beautiful, but self-enamoured young man named Narcissus, than this is the only place, where he could have lived together with his gypsies. This fabulous valley is situated in 5 km from the city. At the beginning of May the valley dresses up in lace linen, making an impression of being covered with ice-isles. A beauty like this in nowhere else to be found. Thousands of “green pilgrims” and those, looking for wonders, come to Hust to visit this beautiful valley.
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8. BUS EXCURSION «VERETSKIY MOUNTAIN PASS IS GATE TO EUROPE»
Departure from a hotel «Grand»
Duration of excursion of 6 hours
Nyzhni Vorota – Veretskiy mountain pass
Picnic
Veretskiy mountain pass is situated on the border of Transcarpathian and Lviv regions. There are a large number of tourists from both regions coming to look on this place. This mountain pass has very interesting history. At the time of war, here was defensive line of Arpad. This mountain pass unite history not only Transcarpathian region, but also Hungary and Western Ukraine. Almost every day you can meet here buses with tourists from Hungary. Most of them try necessarily to get to the monument which is set on Veretskomu mountain pass – for them it is character of beginning of their nation. This monument represents a bottle-neck between rocks. On a black square a cross is knocked out. People talk, here stood big Turul is a mystic bird, eagle which allegedly conducted troops overcame by fumes on all way to the new motherland. One of such birds now is in a court Uzhgorod castle. Also here is inscription: “Friends, Hungary begins here!”.
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9. BUS EXCURSION of «WOODEN ARCHITECTURE OF VOLOVECHCHINA"
Departure from a hotel «Grand»
Duration of excursion - 2 hours
Ghuklive Street – Svyatodukhivska church of ХVІІІ century
Wooden churches of Zakarpattya are the most valuable payment of edge in a world artistic treasury. Their swinging majority is built without the unique ferrous nail! The real pride of Zakarpattya is triverkhi lemkivski and boykivski churches which saved the oldest method of Ukrainian church building for descendants. Interior of church was well saved. Here we see the iconostasis of handwork, made masters in 1784 years. In a church a wall painting is not exist. Long years the keeper of this church was teacher of biology Guklivsky school - Michael Tyushka. Only due to his efforts this church architecture in the days of soviet power was not destroyed fully. A church was closed, and somewhere in 80th of the last century she was robbed. Now church in the good condition . It was restored in 2002 year. Divine service here perfume only on annual holidays – Christmas and Easter. In a mud flow there are a few churches in which divine services are conducted constantly.
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10.BUS EXCURSION IS «THE SCHENBORN COUNTS’ PALACE»
Departure from the hotel "Grand"
journey of 4 hours
THE SCHENBORN COUNTS’ PALACE
THE SCHENBORN COUNTS’ PALACE is situated on the territory of Karpaty sanatorium, near Chynadievo urban village. It is romantic shooting palace of 19th century, built in accordance with solar calendar: there are 365 windows, 52 rooms, 12 entrances here. The pond beside the palace looks like frontier outline of the then Austro-Hungary. There is the spring ‘of youth and beauty’ with salubrious water in the forest not far from the palace.
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11.BUS EXCURSION «Volovets - Beregovo»
Departure from the hotel "Grand"
Duration of the journey 12 hours
Excursion in the city of Beregovo
Thermal mineral springs
Picnic
Beregovo city
The city of Beregovo is situated on the banks of a small river of Verke. At the foot of mountains which slopes are planted with vineyards, it is known with its old traditions of grapes cultivation and wine manufacturing.

Well-known reformat writer Papai Pariz Ferenc (1649-1716) in his book “Dictionarium latino-hungarium” claims, that there had been a Roman settlement before arrival of Hungarians, called Perigium. However there had been no success in scientific confirmation of such assumption.

It is authentically known that after death of brother Bejla of Hungarian king Endre I, his landed properties by the right of succession became a property of his sons- Heiza, Laszlo and Lampert. This district had passed in possession of Lampert. In folklore it is spoken that a founder of a settlement on the banks of Verke which had been later called after him “Villa Lamperti “, that means –The House of Lampert, was exactly him.
During many centuries the Hungarian kings had been the owners of the settlement.
In 1141 after numerous invadings of Polovci, king Geiza II had moved the Saxons into city, since that the city had been called Szasz, Lampertszasz, Lumprehtszasz, Lamperthaz. A widely known legend says that the city had been founded much earlier. Due to this a famous researcher-ethnographer Tivadar Legocki wrote “As to a legend according to which a young shepherd Szasz on the place of present roman-catholic church, in a hole dug by the hoofs of fighting bulls, had found a treasure and had constructed on that place church, and had built a city around it, which had been called later as Beregszasz, has no historical confirmation.”

Since 1504 the city in documents mentioned as Beregszasz.

Since 1946, the official name of the city is Beregovo. It is the only city of Transkarpathia where the prevailing majority of population are Hungarians. Beregovo is the city of regional submission, is the center of Beregovskij area, it is located on the distance of 72 kms. from the state center Uzhgorod. The territory of Beregovskij area is 802 sq. kms. population is 83,3 thousand people, 32 thousand from this number live in Beregovo. Across the city flows a small channel of Verke, connecting the river Borzhava with Latorica.

Until 1944 the city with some breaks had been the heart of Beregovskaja Zhupa. As it’s been already marked, the founder of Beregovo had been duke Lampert, the king brother’s son Endre I Bejla. Later adjoining landed properties became the properties of Arpad dynasty kings and their sons. In 1247 king Bejla IV had given to the city status of the royal city. Its prosperity had coincided with the period of reign of the king Liudvig the Great and the queen Erzhebet. Later the adjoining lands had come in possession of Transilvania Prince Gabor Betlen, who had the palace built in the city. Beregovo had an important role in the emancipating anti-gabsburg war of Prince Ferenc Rakoci. The 22nd of May of 1703, on the central square of Beregovo Tomas Esze had developed a banner of revolt. Ference Rakoci in the city had given out in December 20 1705, the appeal to people to revolt.

The city had taken an active part in the emancipating war of 1848-1849. After the Sen-Zhermen peace treaty, it became a part of Czechoslovak republic.
In June 1945 Transkarpathia became a part of Ukraine.

In Beregovo there are one Russian, two Ukrainian and three Hungarian high schools, one Ukrainian and one Hungarian grammar schools, one professional and one medical schools. The Hungarian pedagogical institute had recently been open. The D. Iljes professional Hungarian national theater is also available, an amateur folk theater at the regional center of culture and rest. An active participation in the cultural life of the city is taken by the school of arts.

In the city there are such kinds of industry as: wooden, furniture, instrument-making, sewing and others, however in conditions of present difficult economical situation they are working far from being their capacities fully loaded. Beregovo is known with its winemaking industry, Transkarpathian branded wines are bottled in Beregovskaja wine factory.

Among the population are very popular such public organizations like The regional organizations of the Societies of Hungarians culture of Transkarpathia, Societies of Hungarians culture of Beregovo, “Prosvita” and others.
In Beregovo are constructed monuments of S.Petefi, L.Kosuth, G.Betlen and D.Iljes, are open memorial boards of more than 42 public, historic men and men of art.
Thermal mineral springs
One of the wonders of Beregovo region is thermal mineral springs which have curative properties and can cure 86 known diseases.

Thermal springs in Beregovo are a big pool in the open air. The water is +34C. Who will refuse bathing in a warm water of the thermal springs in the open air especially in winter!
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WALKING TOURS in the mountains
Evergreen Carpathians are a reign of unique landscape, edge which is named pearl of Ukrainian earth. On either side of roads are beautiful villages and always hospitable people. Unique nature, sights of history and culture, consuetude and ceremonies of highlanders, always draw an eye. These mountains are identically beautiful both a summer and the winter. Specially for people, which search adventures, always want to know about something new, we organize hikes in mountains.

ONE-DAY COMBINED BUS- PEDESTRIAN ROUTES:
«OLD CZECH-POLISH BORDER»
Route: pedestrian - Volovets- mountain pass of «Minchil» - natural boundary of Marintsevo - Veretskiy mountain pass – by bus – Verbjazh Village – Zavadka Village - Nuzhni Vorota – Volovets'.

«FOR VOLOVECHCHINI»
Route: pedestrian - Volovets – Play mountain - Velykyj Verh - Ghyklyve Village – by the bus of –Ghyklive Village – Volovets'.

«A MOUNTAIN IS (Vysokij Kamin) "HIGH STONE"
Route: by a bus to Pidpolozzya Village it is the pedestrian getting up on a mountain the « Vysokij Kamin » - by the bus of Pidpolozzya Village – Volovets'.

«MINERAL SPRINGS OF VOLOVECHCHINI"
Route: by a bus – Volovets – a natural boundary of Zan'ka is the pedestrian getting up to the mineral spring – by the bus of –Zan’ka – Volovets' – Lazy Village

ONE-DAY ROUTES OF MOUNTAIN-SKIERS
Mountain-skier lift of Podobovets Village, Mizhgirskiy district.
Mountain-skier lift of Roztoka Street, Mizhgirskiy district.
Mountain-skier lift of Verhniy Studeniy Village, Mizhgirskiy district.
Mountain-skier lift of Pylypets Village. Mizhgirskiy district.

ONE-DAY PEDESTRIAN ROUTES (SUMMER):
«Volovetskimi Beskidami»
“On m. Play”(1334 m).
“On m. Temnatik”.
“By fences surrounding village of Volovets”.
“On the mountain pass of Minchil in Volovets”.

FEW DAYS PEDESTRIAN TOURIST ROUTES, DEVELOPED with ASSOCIATION of «SHIPOT»
“To the waterfall of “Shipot””: route: Volovets' – m. Play – m. Velykyi Verh – waterfall of “Shipot” –Volovets', duration 3 days, length - 30 km, seasonality April to October.

“On Volovetskiy Verkhovini”: route: Volovets' - Veretskiy mountain pass – m. Pikuy –Zhdenievo – Pidpolozzya Village – m. Bozevo –Volovets', duration 5 days, length - 80 km, seasonality April -October.

«On a Vododilniy spine”: route: Volovets' - Veretskiy mountain pass – m. Pikuy – a mountain pass “Ruskiy Way” –Roztoka Village – Polonuna Rivna –Zhdenievo – m. Bozevo – Volovets', duration 9 days, length - 140 km, seasonality May - September.

“On Verkhovini”: route: Volovets' - mountain pass Beskid - mountain pass of Novoselits' cue – m. The black River – mountain pass of Torunskiy - lake of Synevir – m. Lake –Mizhgir’ya – m. Menchul – a mountain valley of Kuk - mountain pass of Prislop - waterfall of “Shipot” – m. Velykiy Verh – Volovets', duration 12 days, length - 170 km, seasonality May - September.