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Kharkiv-Nizhyn-Kachanivka-Trostyanets-Sokyrentsi-Gustinya-Pryluky-Nizhyn-Chernihiv-Novgorod-Siversky-Putivl - Sumy - Kharkiv.

Impression.

I will say at once - the most beautiful. Nature, parks, rivers, architecture, the spirit of small provincial towns, peace and tranquility of monasteries, nice people. The disappointment is that such a wonderful antiquity and beauty is not maintained at the level it deserves. I even created tours of Ukraine here, now I can say that I received answers to many of my questions.

And yet. If such or similar tour was organized - I would gladly go to it, sometimes we did not have enough tour service. And time could be saved a little.

Day 1. Nizhyn-Kachanivka-Trostyanets.

We got to Nizhyn by train.

Went out at 7-30 to the station, asked for directions.

We moved to the bus station, crossed the bridge and went down, at 8-20 already stormed the bus going to Kachanivka.


We barely got in. Part of the people remained overboard. Whether the day was Saturday, or there is always such an influx of people… On the way people came out, and we even managed to leave the way to sit. We got to Kachanivka at 10-40. They left the bags with the security guard and bought a ticket at the box office. (6 UAH entrance and 10 UAH to the Tarnowski estate). It was possible to join the tour, but it started 40 minutes later (the company sat down to eat), and we had little time, because at 13-20 the bus left for Parafiyivka, from which we had to move to Trostyanets. . No accompanying transport was found from Kachanivka in that direction. I thought - not enough time, another hour, but then it turned out that everything turned out almost perfectly. Although you can spend the whole day there, beautiful nature, two lakes, park, forest.

This is the only palace and park complex in Ukraine that has survived almost completely.

The name of the reserve comes from the name of the court singer Fedor Ivanovich Kachanovsky, who owned these lands in the 40s of the XVIII century.

Kachanivka flourished in 1824, when it was owned by three generations of Tarnowskis. In the XIX century. Kachanivtsi were many celebrities, including Taras Shevchenko, Mykola Gogol, Marko Vovchok, Vasyl Sternberg, Ilya Repin, Mykola Kostomarov.

We inspected the estate inside, interesting, but better, of course, with a guide.

The bus took us to Parafiivka, we found an obscure schedule on the tree and after studying it, we waited for the right bus. As it turned out, not all drivers can imagine where to drop off passengers who want to get to Trostyanets. While they were finding out, they lost 40 minutes, but still got on the bus that was going to Berezhivka at 14-35.

We landed on the track and went on foot, it is good that there were people on the bus who told us the way (but the driver did not know where to get out or did not want to tell).

The route is about 4 km, but we have things with us, although on wheels, but you know what a road there! We hoped that someone would drive us, but there were almost no cars, and the 3-4 pieces that passed by were not going to stop, although they were empty. Instead, the old Gazelle stopped, as we later saw - onboard. We were upset, but the guy quickly threw our bags in the body, made room next to him and we ran to Trostyanets. We were already at the box office at 15-30. Next according to the scheme: they bought a ticket (UAH 5), left the bags with the security guard and took the hotel phone. Called, agreed to come after 19-00. And went for a walk.

Galagan's great-grandson Pavel Hryhorovych The project of buildings was developed by architect P. Dubrovsky and gardener E. Bisterfeld.


Empire-style palace with 60 enfilade rooms. The central building is connected with two two-storey outbuildings. But you can't go there, there is now an agricultural lyceum, and in front of the palace - a football field. Maybe during school hours you can look, but I think there is nothing.

The famous Sokyryn Park is located around the palace, which is now recognized as a monument of Ukrainian landscape art. The park has a rotunda, a Gothic bridge, an antique gazebo.

We walk for 2.5 hours alone, have breakfast on the river bank, and at 10 am we go out on the road to go on the track in the hope that we will be able to get to Pryluky. And from there to Gustina, this monastery is far from the road.

From Pryluky you can take a taxi to the monastery. But we still have to walk the track.

We walk 10 meters, I mechanically wave my hand, the car stops and takes us with it. Lucky. On the way, the young man tells us that we are passing by, gives advice on travel agencies, and finally decides to take us to Gustina, because for a car the distance of 7 km is not an issue. We were very surprised when we saw that the car that picked us up, with Russian license plates, and the driver, it turned out, lives in Astrakhan.

Again we leave the bags in the iconic shop and go to the monastery, it is very elegant, beautiful, a lot of people. As it turned out, all subsequent monasteries were magnificent, not worse, but desert. And this one is so "popular".

We visit two cathedrals: Trinity and Resurrection, Peter and Paul and St. Nicholas Churches. In the iconic shop we will buy beautiful handmade gingerbread, as it turned out, very tasty.

We walk until 12, we ask everyone who stands in the parking lot if they will agree to take a ride.

Only the driver promises to drop us off at the track.

On the road, all passing drivers show that they are driving on the left. And do not take. And how did we know what we needed there? !!

Eventually a taxi appears, happily stops by us and drives straight to the hotel!

So, at 13-30 we are already unpacking at the Pryluky Hotel. And in advance - to see the city.

A wonderful provincial town, with old houses, with preserved color.


The center of Pryluky is a large square where the main attractions of the city are concentrated: the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Virgin, a model of mature classicism (1806), opposite the Street Cathedral. Street Cathedral now belongs to the Gustin Monastery, and was built in 1889 in memory of the late Tsar Alexander 11. It was funded by its mayor Ivan Denin - obviously a rich man. Cathedral-three-headed brick basilica with three baths above the entrance.

In the depths of the historical zone - a unique St. Nicholas Church - Ukrainian Baroque.

Here is another example of the Ukrainian Baroque-five-domed Transfiguration Cathedral. We go down a narrow street, looking for a former treasury and a women's gymnasium. The house is very interesting, but it is collapsing, and it's a pity. The treasury has been destroyed almost once again.

They also found the Panteleimon Church, very original, so to speak, yellow-green with brickwork.

Late in the evening we go to find out about the bus schedule and look at the train station, suddenly what's interesting? I was unlucky, but we found out the schedule, tomorrow the start is at 6-20.

The hotel is quite decent, but funny that when we asked to stay cheaper, offered instead of a double room triple, but for two.

Day 3. Pryluky-Nizhyn-Chernihiv.

The route is already expected: by regular buses.

To Nizhyn 1 hour 20 minutes on the road.

At the bus station we will find out that it is best to go to Chernihiv at 15-20, there should be enough time for a leisurely tour of the city.

We put things in the storage room.

Nizhyn is a little more energetic than Pryluky, but also painfully neglected or something. The locals are not very friendly and know "almost nothing" about the sights of their hometown. But we met a young priest who told us about churches and temples and a little orientation.

In general, as we later realized, a very indispensable thing in such small towns for the traveler - a museum of local lore. Yes, it helps a lot. First, the exposition is small, the price is ridiculous, and you can learn about the main attractions, and museum staff will be happy to tell you to get to interesting places as soon as possible.

In Nizhyn I went to the historical museum, there was a break, but the employee advised us to go to the Post Office Museum, even came out with us and showed us how to get there faster. We went to the museum, although time was running out, and we did not regret it!


Very interesting, the guide told us everything (and in Russian, although it was clear that her language is not native), and at the end of the tour arranged for us a photo shoot in the old interiors. It was very wonderful. The price of the tour is UAH 20. for two.

We saw the complex of the Nizhyn Annunciation Monastery, the Greek Church of St. Michael (an ancient type of single-domed churches), walked through the Greek Quarter (two churches nearby: All Saints and St. Michael, a kind of old buildings). We reached the Church of the Transfiguration, where a memorial service was held by T. Shevchenko.

They found a gymnasium of higher sciences, where Gogol studied, around the park, a well-groomed place.

Well, we looked at the monument to the non-female cucumber - it stands near the cannery.

We leave at 15-20. As soon as the door of the minibus closes behind us, a hailstorm hits the city. And this waterfall lasts about an hour.

That was enough for our minibus to break down. We change to the next, as a result we arrive in Chernihiv an hour later. But dry.

To the hotel "Bryansk" we go by public bus for 20 minutes. The place is beautiful, the park area, and mosquitoes! Naive… We don't know yet how many mosquitoes are waiting for us tomorrow in Baby!

In the evening we decided not to go anywhere, to rest. It was possible to go down to the river (as originally planned), but they were afraid of mosquitoes.

Day 4. Chernihiv!

Early in the morning we leave for Dytynets. On the way we go to the regional bureau of travel and excursions, and suddenly we are lucky, and we adjust to the organized excursion. Disappointment awaits us.

To all the questions "We don't have it, we don't have it, we don't know…" organized groups. That's about what we expected.


We get to the Baby at 8-30. Perfectly! People - no souls, mosquitoes-clouds. We took a walk, respected the stands. Then we decided to look at the historical museum, where it turned out that for 50 UAH per hour you can take a guide who will tell us and lead us around. We agree and do not regret it. A very glorious young man tells us everything in detail, tells us what else to visit and in what order. By the end of the tour (10-00) the park is full of children who were brought to the teacher's tour. Let's go to the stories. The museum is visiting a couple of exhibitions.

Then we move to St. Catherine's Church.

There is no public transport either on foot or by taxi. But go through its center. part can be several times. Which we do, because of course there are no maps, and it is not always possible to ask the local population, because a) it (the population) rarely happens on the way for some reason, b) local aborigines do not always understand what attractions that's what we ask.

We left Chernihiv at 7.37 (40 UAH ticket).

Arrival 10.58

Immediately go to the hotel Caravan near the bus station, a private small, downstairs dining room. 150 грн. for two. Very strange room, there is a TV and a shower, from which you have to climb straight to the floor, and a neighbor lying opposite on the bed, sees in detail this "erotic show". But the sink and toilet are in the corridor. But for one night a hotel near the bus station is exactly what you need, we save a lot of time and get some sleep in front of a new road.

The dining room turned out to be very good.

The drivers of the bus station have lunch there, surprisingly clean, even almost cozy, two cute cooks, very edible food for ridiculous money. I decide to refresh myself in the morning before leaving.

Novgorod_Siversky is a grand antiquity and a grand history.

From 1097 Novgorod-Siversky was the capital of the Seversky principality. The campaign of the Novgorod-Siversky prince Igor Svyatoslavovich against the Polovtsians in 1185 became the subject of the world-famous masterpiece "A Word about the Campaign of Igor"

We go to the Savior Transfiguration Monastery, today it is active, recently restored. The classical majestic cathedral was built on the houses of an ancient Russian temple. The Peter and Paul (XVII century) and Elijah (1787) churches and the bursa building (1657-67) are also located on the territory of the monastery. We even climbed into the monastery dungeon: bought tickets for 2 UAH, the ticket agent opened the door for us with a key when we left, just closed the castle - and that's it!


The monastery was founded in 1033, but suffered greatly during the war.

We also saw the oldest, preserved in its original form, the construction of Novogorod-Siversky-five-domed Assumption Cathedral-1671.

We went up to the Castle Hill, where the monument to Boyan stands, found a wooden church of St. Nicholas, restored in 1720, and the first church in honor of Nicholas was built here in 1086. Well, Yaroslavna, of course, saw.

But neither this one nor Yaroslavna Shlyakhivska impressed us at all.

There is also a unique attraction here: the Arc de Triomphe. Amazing building!

It turns out that Novgorod-Siversky is one of the six cities in the world that are proud of a magnificent architectural structure - its triumphal arch. There are similar monuments in Paris, Rome, Moscow, St. Petersburg and Berlin.

The Arc de Triomphe in Novgorod-Siversky was built in 1786-1787, on the eve of the arrival of Empress Catherine II in the city.

This is a striking example of the style of provincial classicism of the late XVIII century. The author of the project is Giacomo Quarenghi.

Between the columns of the building there are stucco oval shields, which vertically decorated the coats of arms of Mglin, Konotop, Glukhov, Krolevets, Surazh, Pogar, Starodub, Sosnytsia and Korop. These 10 counties were part of the Novgorod-Siversky governorate. The Empress liked the Arc de Triomphe, she even forked out and donated 100.000 rubles in gold to the city - for the construction of a new cathedral. Impressive story?

And here is such a unique thing in the terrible desolation! After all, Novgorod-Siversky, by the way, is Kuchma's homeland. He built a train station here (for 2 trains per day) and a luxury hotel. It would be better to arrange the old shopping malls in the center. But such a unique monument is not that it has been restored, or even painted! Maybe because this is not the history of Ukraine, but of Kievan Rus?

I had the best opinion of Kuchma, a word of honor. In my opinion, this characterizes him well.

However, I'm sorry for Novgorod-Siversky!

Day6. Putivl.


In the morning we have time to have breakfast in the dining room. On the way we call the hotel (the only one in town) and agree on a settlement. The hotel is again near the bus station in an old mansion, very good, European-style, the best on the route. 170 грн. for two. Very nice hostess and staff.

The town is just wonderful! Since it arose in us spontaneously, we did not have time to prepare.

Ticket 35 hryvnias. Travel time at 4 o'clock. We pass Shostka. We also pass Kozelets, but this is the next time

In Sumy, we wanted to visit the Art Museum and visit the main attractions. We were going to leave by train at 17-00, there was not much time left, and the city was still considerable.

Here in Sumy it would be good to go with a guide for a day, so that with feeling, not really in a hurry ...But alas!

The first bummer: the museum was closed on Friday. It was unfortunate, and surprisingly, such establishments are usually closed on Mondays / Tuesdays. My more determined friend saw that the door to the museum was open and went to ask, and suddenly? It turned out that the students were brought on a tour. Several groups. We started to persuade at the same time and let us pass, because we really came to see the pictures. But the cashier was adamant: where do I put the money? (Ticket price UAH 7). Although she took money from group leaders. Everyone persuaded her: we, the security guard, the guide of the museum that came out for the children ...

But the granite rock did not crack, since the museum has no caretakers, it is dangerous to let visitors. That is, 50 children from 12 to 14 can be released, and two women "closer to retirement" - can not - suddenly break something.

In contrast, wonderful women from the Putivl Museum and the guide of the Post Office were mentioned. People love their business and hometown, welcome every visitor… You might think that the Sumy Art Museum

people take turns at night. Okay, let's get there someday.

We visit the main attractions: the Resurrection and Trinity Cathedrals, go to Asmolov Park, walk under. fountain… The city is still big, the distances are no longer provincial. Well, we had time.

Sumy turned out to be a very interesting city, the center is beautiful, unique, you should come here for a full tour.


By 9 pm our train arrived at our home station.

We part, happy with the trip and ourselves.

Next year we decide to make a new route, sure, not one.

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