The name sounds like a joke. But when you see the colour of the water for the first time, you understand why no one has …
Ispaski Maldives — a turquoise lake on the Cheremosh where the water stays +41°F (+5°C) even in summer
Chernivtsi Oblast
Shyshkovi Hills — a Coral Reef That Has Stood on the Bank of the Dniester for 10 Million Years
Ten to twelve million years ago, a warm, shallow sea covered this spot. Coral polyps built reefs here. Then the sea receded, and what remained …
Halytsia Monastery — the Only Active Ancient Monastery on the Dniester, Where 9th-Century-BC Pottery Was Found
During renovation, workers found a pit filled with broken pottery beneath the floor of one of the monastery’s cells. The ceramics turned out to belong …
Hirske Oko — a Carpathian lake at 3,300 ft where the depth cannot be measured because of sunken trees
Nobody knows the exact depth of Hirske Oko lake. Researchers tried to measure it — they could not. Divers tried to reach the bottom — …