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Kamianets-Podilskyi

Country:
Ukraine
State:
Khmelnytskyi Oblast
City:
Kamianets-Podilskyi
Type of Location:
Multiple
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Places to Visit
How to Reach

By Air

Airports nearest to Kamianets-Podilskyi are sorted by the distance to the airport from the city centre.

Sumy Airport (distanced approximately 54 km)
Poltava Airport (distanced approximately 99 km)
Kharkov Airport (distanced approximately 100 km)
Belgorod Airport (distanced approximately 110 km)
Mirgorod Airport (distanced approximately 110 km)

By Bus

There is a bus station and railway station (Station "Kamenets").Intercity and suburban passenger traffic is mainly bus, operates several service taxi.Periodically (from 1975 year) rises the question of implementation in trolleybus traffic - despite the start of the project at present is minimized.

Key places to visit
Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul, Kamenetz-Podolsk Fortress, Kamenets State Historical Museum and Park, National Historical and Architectural Reserve, Kamenets festival, Smotrytsky Canyon, Podolski Tovtry National Park

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Places to Visit

Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul

the current Catholic church, cathedral in Kamenets-Podolsky ( Khmelnitsky oblast ), landmarks of cultural history and architecture of the state One of the main tourist attractions of the city.The building has great historical and cultural significance, is Seven Wonders of Kamenetz-Podolsk.The architectural ensemble of the Church of Saints Peter and Paul include: a church, bell tower, a triumphal arch and minaret.Includes features of architectural renaissance, baroque, neo-Gothic.Date of establishment of the church is not known exactly.A well-known is the fact that Kamenets Podilske bishopric and diocese, at the request of the Polish King Ludwig of Hungary, founded in Pope Gregory XI in 1375 year.Possibly, but then founded the first cathedral.From the description it is known that he was wooden, and set his first Kamenet Dominican bishop William.

Kamenetz-Podolsk Fortress

is a Fortress in Kamenetz-Podolsk (now Khmelnitsky region Ukraine ).Kamenetz, the former capital of Podolsk province XIV -XVIII c., and then the capital of Podolia province ( 1793 -1924 pp.), was once a strong fortress nezdobutoyu in connection with his natural position and fortification structure.This consisted of a castle fortress and fortifications of the town.To understand, through which Kamyanytsa was once impregnable fortress, we must imagine a natural position Kamenets castle and town.The river canyon that her circle is Kamenetz, flowing deep channel that his side often look like upright wall.River flow is knotted with unscrew or as sometimes said with meanders.In the area where is Kamenets, canyon its current form strange stick almost ring: wraps around and around a high mountain, not reaching its rivers for a few yards turns and flows on to uvillyaty its waters to the Dniester.

Kamenets State Historical Museum and Park

is a Museum in Kamenets Khmelnytsky Oblast (the number of historical and architectural monuments of the city is second only to Kyiv and Lviv).The total area of the museum the museum-reserve is 2000 m2.Submitted to the International Registry of prominent museums.Founded in 1890 as the year "davnoshovysche" Antiquities.On objects the museum guided tours, seminars, celebrated a solemn event, organized theatrical performances (most famous is the theatrical show "Night tour in the Old Fortress" - a project presented to visitors in 2006 year on the basis of theatrical action taken historical events and characters XVI-XVII centuries.

National Historical and Architectural Reserve

Located in Kamenetz-Podolsk Khmelnitsky region.Another 23 March 1928 in Kharkov Council of People's Commissars of the USSR issued a decree "On the announcement of the castle-fortress in the town of Kamenetz-Podolsk state historical and cultural reserve".In accordance with this Regulation castle within its ancient walls and earthen ramparts with all old fortress buildings, Ruthenian and Polish Gate, Tower Stefan Batory was proclaimed a historical and cultural reserve and sent to all property that had historical and cultural significance, the jurisdiction of the Commissariat Education of the USSR.

Kamenets festival

Kamenets known as a distinguished Ukrainian festival center - there are various cultural events, ethnographic, historical and other festivals.For traditional city was noisy celebration every spring opening of tourist season.Thanks to many historical and cultural monuments and, above all, Kamenetsky fortress, popular in the city are various historical reconstruction - protect the city from Turkish invasion, medieval battles and tournaments, especially during special festival Terra Heroica, and on City Day "Kamenets old - heart skirts."

Smotrytsky Canyon

a deep narrow valley of the river canyon with steep slopes that reach a height of 50 m i a unique output for full-surface Silurian limestones.The resulting river through the thick Tovtry, the remains of ancient coral reefs in the form of sharp protruding hills.Permanent and seasonal waterfalls.Through the gorge a bridge swift deer, which, apart from use - connect to pedestrian crossing the coast cliffs, used also for extreme jumping from a bridge.

Podolski Tovtry National Park

is a National Park, located in Ukraine on region.National parks established by the President of Ukraine dated 27 June 1996, for the conservation, restoration and rational use of natural landscapes skirts with unique historical and cultural complexes that have high environmental, aesthetic, scientific, recreational and sanitary importance.NNP "Podolski Tovtry" is the environmental, recreational, cultural, educational, scientific and research institution of national importance.Park subject to the Ministry of Environment of Ukraine.

Right Time to Visit

May - October

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