We stopped for one night in the historical city in southwestern Ukraine. Chernivtsi is situated on the upper Prut River in the Carpathian foothills. The first documentary reference to Chernivtsi dates from about 1408 when it was a town in Moldavia and the chief center of the area known as...
Rainy and cloudy weather followed us to the largest ski resort in Eastern Europe. The resort is located almost on the ridge-lines of the Carpathian Mountains at an elevation of 900 m near the village of Polianytsia. The resort was pioneered in the year 2000 and built according to the...
We have parked just in the middle of the village Kolochava in Synevyr National Park in the Transcarpathian region, just next to a little pub (beer 0,5 l / 25 UAH). The village is located in the Tereblyanskaya Valley between the mountain ranges surrounded by the peaks of Strym, Rose...
The Crystal-clear Synevyr Lake is called also the “Pearl of Carpathians”. It has been named one of the Seven Natural Wonders of Ukraine thanks to both its picture-perfect scenery and the mysterious legends around its origin. It originated about 10 thousand years ago as a result of a...
Borzhava Range is regarded as the most picturesque destination in the Ukrainian Carpathians. It is also one of the easiest terrains for hill walking. We were not so lucky with the weather, it was raining the whole night, but in the morning, there was a few hours gap without rain, so we...
On the way to Shipit Waterfall, we have stopped by the church – the oldest building in Pylypets village. The baroque wooden church was built in the second half of the 18th century. Then we slowly drove bumpy road for another 5 kilometers to reach our final parking destination. From there...
Our overnight supposed to be in Mukachevo, but from all sides can enter only vehicles with a maximum height of 3,5 meters. So, we have parked at a friendly Shell station, from where we took local bus 9 to the center (10 minutes / 7 UAH). There, to our surprise, was a “farewell bell...
We have made a shortstop and visit the medieval Palanok Castle with its peaked turrets (entrance 50 UAH). It is a unique sample of fortification architecture recognized as one of the most interesting and well-preserved defensive complexes in Ukraine. It is believed that Mukachevo castle...
Finally, we have arrived at the Slovak-Ukrainian borders. On the Slovak side, it was very friendly and quiet without any other cars, so we left the EU within 10 minutes. On the Ukrainian side it was a nightmare, at the first gate they have controlled COVID-19 PCR tests and mandatory...
This time, during the COVID-19 pandemic, we planned to drive through Slovakia to the Ukrainian border with only one stop in Prešov, otherwise, our 72-hours valid PCR tests would expire. But, as usual, our crazy Dometic fridge broke up, so we made an unexpected stop in Liptovská Štiavnica...