What to do for a tourist in Rozluch
I will say right away that tourism is poorly developed here. The whole emphasis is on the local inhabitants of the Lviv region, and stray cruisers from Truskavets, who are regularly delivered by comfortable bus to local evenings taking place in the Boykovsky Dvor. Since skiing was out of the question, we were faced with the problem of leisure. Most of the population of our base decided to just rest, which included sleep, food and vodka. We did not know how to rest so well. We needed some bread and more circuses. We went through the checklist of entertainment in Rozluch in a day.
We drank soda water from a spring next to the Sobin Hotel. Water is not for everyone, although they say it removes scale in the kidneys well. We went into the forest to the age-old firs in search of hares. Found there only snow thawed patches and a handful of mushrooms. We went to the administrative center - the heart of the Boikovsky region - the town of Turka. Loudly said town, but there are five-story buildings. But within the region every 5 years there is a congress of strikers from all over the world. There can be up to 20.000 of them, so I can imagine what could happen there. Locals say that it is very fun and memorable.
The minimum program was carried out, but the leadership of the "Boikovsky Dvor" did not dare to the maximum program. In this connection, an attempt was made to go further and make a forced march on a regular bus with the loud name "Etalon" to another regional center - the town of Sambir. An exhausting road and a short visit to the city itself. After that, we realized that although it is not a hunt to sit still, all these suburbs cost a little less than all the combined efforts spent on the road. Now, if by car, it would be possible to wave to Truskavets, or even to Morshyn - "Galician Karlsbad" to get.
The area is quite eaten away by railway lines, but the regularity of the message leaves all chances for the pace of the trip beyond the limits of the possible. It will be necessary to spend the night in almost every place of stay, since trains can run as many as 2 times a day!
The management of the base on January 2 gave a surprise and decided to organize an excursion to the village of Lavrov. Not a big idea if the village is 30 km away. A huge plus of this trip was the presence of a guide - the director of the local school (with a school bus), who in a clear and interesting language told a lot of useful information about the Boykovsky region. In general, of course, if you dig, you can find your own zest in any region.
Here, even those who are specially trained can find the sources of the Dniester River in the mountains. This is, of course, about 7 km off-road, but for fans of the idea - this is not an obstacle. And you can look into the village of Kulchitsy, 4 km from Sambir, where the hetman of the Zaporizhzhya Sich Peter Konashevich-Sagaydachny was born. Or take a ride to the village of Naguevichi, where Ivan Franko himself was born in 1856. In honor of his 125th birthday, his parents' house was restored, and since 1964 a museum has been operating in the village.
The only disappointment is that you have to do it all yourself. The organization of one's own leisure turns into work more than into the rest itself. At least you don't get tired.
Let's get back to Lavrov. The subject of the visit was the mysterious Lavrovsky Monastery. According to legend, the first monks lived here even before the adoption of Christianity by Prince Vladimir the Great in the 8th-9th century. But the founder of the monastery is considered to be Prince Lev, who attributed this object to his family possessions. On the territory of the monastery, both the bell tower and a hefty oak tree, which was still a witness to the foundation of the monastery, have been preserved. It was in this monastery that Prince Lev was buried. By the way, there are rumors about the underground communication of the monastery with the Spassky Monastery.
The monastery, unfortunately, is in a state far from being restored. Having survived the reign of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, surviving under Polish inspection, the greatest destruction was inflicted on it during the period of economic management of the Soviet regime.
The Lavrovsky Monastery is one of the many objects where there is practically nothing to do without a fascinating guide.
The next day we managed to visit Uzhgorod itself. A trip along the undulating roads of the Carpathians was another test, but there was no desire to sit at the base without snow. The tour was organized by the Sobin Hotel, for which many thanks to them. The road cost 140 hryvnia. Of the stops on the route were - Uzhoksky pass, Transcarpathian castle, the city itself and a very remarkable tavern "Deca at the Notary". But more on that separately.
