Castles of Volyn - part 2
Castles of Volyn - part 2. Ukraine is among the countries with the largest number of preserved historic forts, castles, dvortsov.Vo tour of the castles we visited the city of Volyn Kremenets which look Zamkova mountain Epiphany Monastery, Nicholas Cathedral, the Museum of the Polish poet Juliusz Slovak, also the city of Dubno, famous castle Ostrozhskih-Lubomirski, the Synagogue, Luck gate, Carmelite, and finally a tour by visiting Fort cockroaches.
This tour:
1 day.
07.00 - Meeting with the guide at the metro station "Palace of Ukraine," the tour.
Arrival in Kremenets.
Dinner, accommodation in a hotel.
Tour. Look: Castle Hill, Nicholas Cathedral, the ensemble Jesuit College, Epiphany Monastery, Juliusz Slovak Museum.
Free time.
Day 2.
Breakfast, the release property.
Excursion to Kremenetskiy museum.
We arrive in Dubno. Look: Castle Ostrozhskih-Lubomirski-Sangushko, Contract House, St. Nicholas Church, the Synagogue, Luck gates, Carmelite Monastery.
Further excursion in Roaches, Roaches looking fort.
Dinner.
23.00 - Arrival in Kiev
Detailed description of visited sites:
Kremenets. Nicholas Temple beautiful baroque pattern. It was built in 1606, and funding for it to have taken the Vishnevetsky. When the temple was opened Brotherhood School and typography, the place where it was printed "Kremenetskaya grammar." To date, the monastery and gathers a large number of tourists.
At the top of the mountain Bona, or Castle Hill, in the 12th century was built a stone castle Kremenetskiy. Polish King Sigismund I gave in 1536 Kremenets his wife, the Neapolitan princess Bona Sforza. This has a positive impact on the future of the castle. That Bona reinforced lock and made of a luxurious palace residence. Unfortunately, in 1648, the castle was completely destroyed by a Cossack detachment M.Krivonosa but preserved defensive walls and a tower with a gate.
In the 17th century, built in Kremenets Orthodox Monastery of the Epiphany, which in 1633 established the first school in the city, a printing house and the hospital. In 1959 the monastery was closed in 1990. was again acting feminine.
Museum was created as part of Krementskogo Lyceum. At the moment he has more than 65 thousand exhibits. In 10 halls of the museum you can get acquainted with numismatic collections, archaeological finds and see ancient weapons, first editions, as well as personal belongings of famous kremenchan, including Polish poet Yu.Slovatskogo.
Dubno. In the 19th century, in the market square of the city was built Contract house in the classical style. Name refers to the fact that while the city is home to the famous "Debenskih contracts", until they were moved to Novgorod-Volyn, and later in Kiev. At the moment, the building is a house of children's creativity.
The city attracts tourists with its castle princes Ostrog, which was founded in the 15th century. It is surrounded by a moat, the executing of defense, which is spanned by a bridge, where you can get to the gate and the gate housing. On the left you will see the Lubomirski Palace, which belonged to the castle in the 18th century, to the left - the palace of Ostrog, the owners of the castle in the 16th century. The actions of the famous novel "Taras Bulba," written by N. Gogol, unfolded it around Dubensky castle in the product detail basements and tunnels, have survived to this day.
According to the researchers, from the castle leads Dubensky wide underground passage that goes to Lubensky gate, which in medieval times played the role of tower defense - the Barbican, and the entrance gate to the west. To date, the gate is an administrative building.
Synagogue in Dubno was built in the 16th century. It was severely damaged during World War II, but survived and today.
Cockroaches fort built by Alexander III in place of Russian-Austrian border in 1890 in order to protect the Lviv railway. Interestingly, according to Fort has never been used. He has a diamond shape with a square two-story barracks inside.