Castles: Kamenetz-Podolsk - Hotyn
Castles: Kamenetz-Podolsk - Hotyn. Ukraine is among the countries with the largest number of preserved historic forts, castles and palaces. During the tour, in addition to locking in Kamenetz-Podolsk and Hotine, we look at other attractions of these wonderful old towns. We will see Zhvanetsky fortress Trojans shaft, Crystal Cave and more. Tour of the castles of Kamenetz-Podolsk and Khotin an unforgettable experience!
This tour:
Day 1.
6.30 - The meeting in Kiev in the South Railway Station. Checkout.
14.00 - We arrive in Kamenetz-Podolsk, lunch at a restaurant near the castle.
15.00 - A walking tour of the city. Take a look: The new city, a complex of old Kamenetz 11-19 cc., Turkish and Armenian bastions, churches and cathedrals of the city, Kushnirskuyu, Reznitskii, Kravetskuyu, pottery tower.
18.30 - Check in at the hotel "Cleopatra 4 *. Next - free time to walk around the castle, take photos.
Dinner at the hotel.
FREE gift! Free pool, billiards, bowling!
Day2.
Breakfast.
09.00 - Departure.
Look: Kamenetz-Podolsk, g.Skala Podolsky, construction Prizbruchya, s.Kryvche, Mr. Mill-Podolsky, Trajanov shaft Fortress Trenches Trinity Mountains, Zhvanetsky fortress Khotyn fortress.
13.50 - Lunch in Khotyn fortress.
14.30 - Ekskersiya in Khotyn fortress.
15.30 - We leave.
20.00 - Arrival in Kiev.
Detailed description of visited sites:
Kamenetz-Podolsk attracts tourists with its fortress podhemnymi moves and defenses. The city has its own flag and coat of arms, which depicts the sun - a symbol of fertility, happiness and rebirth. In 2010, opened in the town of Love Stone, which aims - to present people faith in the eternal, beautiful, fair, good ... Veruv deeply and truly a wonderful feeling - love.
"Rock of Love" - a stone from the town in Galilee, where individuals not go were blessed by Jesus. If we believe the tradition, this is a happy place for lovers.
As with. Kryvche is Ukraine's largest karst cave, Crystal. It is unique in the Ternopil region, which is designed for tourists. Crystal length of the passages of the cave is 23 km. It is special in that there is almost no bacteria, the air temperature 11 degrees, increased air ionization. Tourists are attracted by stone figures of the cave.
The village has preserved 17th century castle, which restored the tower defense.
The village Germakovka we look at the Trojans shaft height is 8.6 meters, and the base width is 20 meters. Some historians believe that the shafts were naspany in 1 tbsp. BC and ordered it to make the Emperor Trajan Marcus Ulpius (hence the name). Others argue that the title rolls received from the word "triple", and built walls Ants in the 1st millennium BC
Trenches. Often, this place is described as "the place where the rooster sings on three sides." This is due to the fact that the trenches are located at the intersection of three areas: Khmelnytsky, Ternopil and Chernivtsi. Here is the great archaeological monument in Ukraine. Fortress called "The trenches of the Holy Trinity, or the blockade of Kamenetz," It is based on a rectangle kotorіy has bastionnіh zemlyanіh shafts on kotorіh razmeschenі gate. The distance between them is equal to 480 meters, and they are dependent on nazyvayutyas napavleny where conducted. Zapalnye gates are called "Lviv", and east - "Kamenetsky." With a beautiful view of the fortress to the merger of the Dniester, with its tributaries - Zbruch.
Zhvanetsky fortress served to protect the frontiers of the Tatar troops. Its ruins are located on the site of the descent into the river Dniester Zhvanchik, hence the name. The fortress was founded in the 15th century, the Lithuanians, and rebuilt in the 17th century by General Polish lands. To date, the best-preserved north tower, which still stands on the precipice of a mountain ..
Khotyn. The appearance of the settlement referred to Article 10.11., When Vladimir the Great annexed a large area of the Carpathian Mountains to the Dniester to the Kievan principality. Why such a name - "Khotyn"? Some historians claim that it was the name of the founder of the settlement, others believe that the name comes from the Slavic "Hawtin", which means "welcome."
Hotynskaya castle appeared in the same century, 11.10, and at first was part of the Duchy of Terebovlya later - belonged to prince, and at 1199g. Included in the Galicia-Volyn principality. Has survived Red (Nicolaescu) church, built with Danilo Galitsky. Fortress continues to pass from hand to hand. In the 14-15 st., Sweets under Moldovan Ruler Stephen III the Great, in a fortress built new walls, three towers, two of the palace with underground tunnels, and a well with a depth of 70 meters.
Hotynskaya fortress has survived many battles, saw a large number of persons of history of our country - Bogdan Khmelnitsky, Peter Graves, Dmitry Vishnevetsky, who captured the castle in 1563, Daniil Galitsky, Petra Sagaidachnogo and others.
Complete freedom and liberation of the city received 3rd April 1944. Fortress, with its long and complicated history, still stands and looks at the people who live normal peaceful life ... Of course, this is a place that deserves to see it ...