From 1540 to 1726 — nearly 200 years — Medzhybizh belonged to one family: the Sieniawskis. During that time, the Tatars stormed the castle dozens …
Medzhybizh Castle — Held by One Family for 200 Years, Never Taken by Storm by the Tatars
St. Miklós Castle — a Medieval Fortress Saved by Two Painters, and a Skeleton in the Wall
In 1839, during restoration, workers found a human skeleton in one of the castle’s walls. A medieval tradition: wall a living person into a structure …
Nevytske Castle — Destroyed in 1644, Never Rebuilt Since
In 1644, the Transylvanian prince György I Rákóczi captured Nevytske Castle and ordered its walls torn down. Nearly 400 years have passed since. No one …
Palanok Castle — Where a Woman Held Out for Three Years, and Her Son Stormed the Same Castle 15 Years Later
In 1685, Austrian forces surrounded Palanok Castle. The defense was led by a woman — Ilona Zrínyi, widow of Ferenc I Rákóczi. The Austrians waited …
The Pryanishnikov estate in Rogizne — a sugar estate on the banks of the Rogizna River
Sumy region is not about palaces — and that’s true. It’s about forests, sugar factories, and long roads between villages of Sloboda Ukraine. That’s why …
Chornokozyntsi Castle — 350 Years as an Episcopal “Dacha,” Then a Gift to Potemkin’s Niece
From the mid-15th century to the late 18th century — 350 years — Chornokozyntsi Castle served as the summer residence of the Catholic bishops of …
Pysanyi Kamin — a Rock Signed by Kobylianska, Stefanyk, and Bronze Age People
The Carpathians have plenty of beautiful places. But spots where you feel not just nature but the presence of people from thousands of years back …
Yaniv Castle — the Founder Named the Town After Himself, and the Castle Walls Became a Church Fence
Jan Golski founded a town and named it Yaniv — after himself. He then built a castle. The name survived even after Soviet authorities renamed …
The Muravyov-Apostol Estate in Khomutets — a Hetman’s Home, the Decembrists, and Chekhov
Some places look too peaceful for their history. A pond. Old trees. A pale palace in a park. It’s hard to believe that Pestel, Lorer, …
Zalistsi Castle — Where the False Dmitry Prepared His March on Moscow, and Later They Brewed Beer
1604. Within the walls of Zalistsi Castle stayed False Dmitry I — a man claiming to be the son of Ivan the Terrible, pretender to …
Katerynych Palace in Bobrovytsia – brick with a family mark and portraits of Shevchenko
In Bobrovytsia there is a building that looks unexpected for a small town in Chernihiv region. A tower with a cone-shaped dome. Brick ornaments. Metal …