10 Castles of Transcarpathia

Tour plan:

Day 1: Departure from Lviv (08:00 a.m.) – Chynadiyovo (excursion to the Saint-Miklosh castle and lunch) - Mukachevo (panoramic view of the castle) - Seredne (excursion to the castle) - Nevytske (castle overview) - Uzhhorod (panoramic view of the castle from the northeastern side) - Beregovo (wine-tasting) - Kvasovo, Berehove district (overnight in rural tourism homesteads, check in at 9:00 p.m, supper).

Day 2: Kvasovo (breakfast, the castle ruins overview and departure (08:40 a.m.) - Vynohradiv (the Kanki Castle overview) - Korolevo (excursion to the Nyalab castle) - Khust (lunch and the castle overview) - Velyatin (swimming in the thermal pool) - Selce (panoramic view of the Boduliv castle mountain) - Lviv (return at 11:00 pm).

Attention! A panoramic overview of the Mukachevo, Uzhgorod, Selce castles provides a scenic viewing from a distance, and does not include an excursion inside the castles.

Accommodation:

Cozy rural tourism farmstead in the village of Kvasovo, Berehove district with amenities, rooms: 2 and 3 beds.
Tour language: Ukrainian. Contact us if you would like to hire a guide who speaks English or another foreign language.

PRICE INCLUDES:

- transportation by comfortable euroclass bus,
- accommodation,
- guided tour,
- excursions to tourist sites,
- insurance for the trip.

The price does not include:

- food,
- tickets to tourist attractions which require admission fees.

Admission costs:

- Castle "Saint-Miklos": voluntary donation;
- visit to a fun restaurant “Dets in notary”: 5 UAH. Children under 120 cm are free of charge;
- wine-tasting: 60 UAH; excursion without wine consumption - 30 UAH .;
- thermal pool in Velyatyn (2 hours): general, students - 200 UAH; pensioners from 60 years old - 160 UAH; children up to 140 cm in height - UAH 100, children under 3 years - free.

Food:

Lunch on the 1st day - takes place in the «Vulyk» cafe in Chinadievo and consists of Lemko-Mukachevo cuisine dishes: Vegetable medley salad, chopped shoulder-blades, soup with asparagus and sour cream, mashed potatoes in Mushroom Sauce, compote, and bread. The cost is 95 UAH per person.
Dinner on the 1st day - takes place in the rural tourism farmsteads and consists of Hungarian cuisine. The offered meal includes: bograch-goulash, a trade with dip and stewed meat, sweets, wine/palinka, a compote. The cost is 75 UAH per person.
Breakfast on the 2nd day - takes place in the farmstead homes. The offered meal includes sausage, cheese, lingos with jam (similar to pancakes), butter, bread, coffee/tea. The cost is 55 UAH.
Lunch on the 2nd day - takes place in Khust in the restaurant «Bokorash». Menu: Vegetable medley salad (with cucumbers, tomatoes, and oil), bograch, baked locks, mashed potatoes, bread, tea. The cost is 80 UAH.

Chynadiyovo

In the middle of the old town of St. Miklosh, there is a gloomy medieval castle of the Baron Pereni (XIV century), with a fascinating interior, a secret passage and the bedroom of courageous Countess Ilona Zrini, where she met the Count Imre Tekeli, so it is also called the "Castle of love". The artist Yosyp Bartosh rescued the deteriorating building when he who took it to the concession to have it transformed back to its former glory.

Flower festival "Love in Saint Miklosh"

The flower festival takes place in the ancient Castle of St. Miklosh, where teams of professional florists come to show their skills and talent. Inside the walls of the Castle, the florists will talk about the eternal search for harmony and happiness through floriography, and how they devote their work to a romantic love story that happened here several centuries ago. You will find the grand floral installations placed inside and outside the castle, the beauty of which will leave no one feeling unmoved.

Serednie

The town of Serednie is located in the midway between Uzhhorod and Mukachevo, where you will find the ruins of Ishtvan Dobo's castle (XV century), which according to legends, belonged to the strongest and the most mysterious Catholic order — the Templars. Serednie was famous throughout Europe for its wines, and is still famous for its wineries to this day. It is no wonder that Petro ‘I’ liked the local wine so much that he bought a part of the vineyards. To protect people from enemy attacks, as well as to store the wine, the captured Turks dug huge cellars (XVI century) totalling a length of4.5 km.

Nevytske

Rising from the middle of the woods above the picturesque valley of the river, are the ruins of a castle that was once the most glorious in all of Transcarpathia (XIV century). It was built originally from wood by a Slavic princess to shelter women and girls. Despite its ruin in 1644, it still impresses with its grandeur and size.

Kvasovo

The ancient settlement over the Borzhava river will interest seekers of antiquity with the remains of fragments of the walls of the feudal Myint Castle (XII-XIII centuries), which is located on a fifteen-meter volcanic mountain and was built to protect the agricultural land salt way.

Vynohradiv

The West Ukrainian wine capital is at the foot of the Chorna mountain. It is home to the castle Kanko (XIII – XVI centuries) and the remains of the Gothic Church and the chapel (XVI century). The romantic ruins of the castle still attract many tourists and filmmakers. In the centre of Vynohradiv, you can see the Church of the Franciscan monastery (XIV-XV century), the Ascension Church of the Bernardine monastery (XV century), and the Palace of the Barons of Pereni (XVII century).

Korolevo

This Royal place is the oldest settlement of people in Central and Eastern Europe, and is well known for the remains of the Royal castle Nialab (XIV-XVIII century). With its unique climate, the village is also famous for its wines and cognacs, which have long been infused in 700-meter cellars under the castle hill. The nobles of many countries of the world have already visited Korolevo, now it is waiting for you.

Khust

The capital of Carpathian Ukraine is located at the crossroads of the rivers Rika and Tysa. Above the city rise the picturesque ruins of the intractable and insurmountable Khust castle (XI-XVI centuries), which once belonged to the family of the Count Draha (Dracula). From the castle hill, you will have a panoramic view of the Carpathian landscape beyond the town. In the town, you will walk through the Czech quarter and see the pearl of Transcarpathian sacred buildings, which was once the Yelyzavetska Church, and is now the Protestant Church (XIII century).

Veliatyn

Here, among the picturesque volcanic mountains, thermal water springs have long been flowing to the surface. To access these waters, a modern and comfortable tourist complex “Tepli vody” operates all year-round. The local water rises from a depth of 1000 meters, has a temperature of over 36 degrees and is 33 times higher salinity than seawater. It is also famous for its high content of iodine and bromine. There are 3 thermal, 2 mineral and 5 freshwater swimming pools, where the benefits are physically and mentally therapeutic and fun.

Siltse

Near the village, on the top of a mountain, there used to be one of the least famous fortifications of Transcarpathia – Boduliv Castle (XIII century), which was built on the site of ancient settlements and was destroyed under mysterious circumstances in the Middle Ages.