Wonders of Ukraine

“ Wonders of Ukraine”

 The Stone village

It is the Ukrainian Stonehenge. You can visit it in Zhytomyr region, not far from Kiev – about 250 km.

Why is this place known as the Stone Village?

There is a legend about this place. A pilgrim once visited this village and asked for some food. The rich men listened, then handed him a package, but when the pilgrim opened his gift, he saw nothing but a stone. He was very angry. When the pilgrim left the village, all the houses turned to stones. Nobody knew the pilgrim was the Lord God Himself. On one of the stones the Lord God left his tracks.

   Dzurinsky waterfall

This is the largest waterfall on the skirts, near the ruins of a castle. It is 16 m high. It is the largest plain waterfalls of Ukraine.

According to the legend, the Turkish – Tatar troops formed the waterfall. In 1620 after the victory of Polish and Cossack troops they destroyed everything in the path. To take the castle, they cut the stone ridge and let the water to the waterfall.

 Oleshky Sands 

It is a semi – desert in the south of Ukraine. It’s the largest sand territory in Ukraine, the only desert in Europe. It is situated 30 km from Kherson at the Black Sea. The height of the sand dunes is 5 – 6 meters. There are two dangers here: steppe spiders and wolves.

 Svityaz

It is one of the seven natural wonders of Ukraine. It is the deepest lake in Ukraine. It is 58.4 meters high.

In the middle of the lake there is an island. The average depth of the lake is 6.9 m. the length of the lake is 9.3 km. the biggest width is 8 km. the lake warms in the summer. The water is very clean due to argent content with a sand bottom. Svityaz is very popular destination for a family tourism. Children are always fond of the lake.

 The Tunnel of love 

This is a beautiful train tunnel of trees. It is about 7 km from the city Klevan in Rivne region. This is a beautiful spot and local people call it the fairytale track. There are beautiful trees which grow like green arches. The trees make a green corridor and there is a railway in the middle of 3 km long.

It is a favourite place for lovers to take walks.

 The Black Sea undersea river

It is a river at the bottom of the Black Sea. It is 60 km long, up to 35 deep and 1 km wide. There are river banks, floodplains, waterfalls and rapids. It is about 350 times greater than the River Thames and 10 times greater than Europe’s biggest river, the Rhine.