CASTLES OF UKRAINE

07:00 Gathering of the group, Peremogy Avenue (more details in the tourist information sheet two days before departure).
07:15 Departure. The first technical stop, the city of Zhytomyr (09:00, 139 km). Moving to the city of Novohrad-Volynskyi, where our excursion into medieval history begins.
09:00 arrival in the central part of the city of Novohrad-Volynskyi, Zhytomyr region (according to the chronicles it is mentioned as Vozviagel). History, legends about the Zvyagel fortress and Prince Konstantin Ostrozky. A wonderful view of the Sluch River from the observation deck. Leave your photo on the background of the defensive wall, ruins from the Middle Ages as a memory. The Mezentsev Palace is still preserved in this city, and we offer to hear this story ...
10:30 a.m. We will continue our journey, on our way, to the Rivne region, the city of Korets.
11:00 Take a closer look at the main attractions. An ancient settlement where Volyn once began. Let's continue our research and offer to go to the mysterious fragments of Koretsky Castle. What do these walls hide? What is the role of Fyodor Ostrozky? The castle is almost destroyed, time runs and the stone turns to dust, erasing the history of the past. But not everything was so erased, surprisingly, two-level decorated dungeons have been preserved under the castle. According to the stories of the locals, people used to travel through these tunnels to the Duben fortress itself. While walking, look around, it seems that the castle is surrounded by Korets shrines everywhere you look, light from the dome.
11:45 - 13:00 After enjoying the beauty, we go to another city that attracts the attention of tourists, the city of Ostrog, Rivne region. These places are also called Volyn Athens. The family of the princes of Ostroh lived and ruled here. In those days, there was a crazy contribution to the development of the culture of the city, the richest cultural center.
Let's go on a sightseeing tour of the main attractions of the city of Ostrog: the oldest building of the fortress, the "Mason Tower", the Ostrog Dormition Church, the Ostrog Academy, the Tatar Tower, the monument to the princes of Ostrog and other monuments.
15:30 There is a lot of information and the day is approaching evening. We go to the hotel. Time to have dinner. Accommodation in a hotel. Overnight stay

Hearty breakfast.
Optional day (surcharge for excursion).
And on the road again...
Excursion of the day: magnificent castles of the Golden Horseshoe of Lviv region.
On this day, we have to visit places where secrets and mystics, thousands of legends and living mysterious history are still carefully studied. What unusual things are explored nowadays in labyrinthine castles? Do you believe in induction? The best castles of Western Ukraine: Zolochivskyi, Pidhorodetskyi and Oleskyi.
19:30 Return to the hotel, dinner. Free time. Sleep.

Group breakfast. Another dizzying day awaits us!!! We begin our exciting day and try to discover the unique town of Kremenets. We are sure that its architecture and numerous sights of Kremenets will transport you to the era of great events of the Lithuanian principality. The city has been attracting attention for a long time, thanks to the legacy of various peoples. The magic of Kremenets is the strength of Ukraine, so they say in this city. We suggest you take a look: the Women's Epiphany Monastery, God's Mountain, the footprint of the Most Holy Mother of God, a small wooden church, a cave with healing clay, as well as a holy spring in the form of a well. Castle Hill and the ruins of Kremenets Castle on Mount Bona. Fascinating stories of the tour guide will take us to the distant past, the times of palaces and princes. And dizzying landscapes only confirm the charm of Castle Hill. We invite you to see another unique building, the Voronin Castle. Today, this unique complex is under the care of students, inside is a small museum with a story that I would like to tell about it ...
12:30 group lunch.
And on the road again. On the way home, another one of the beautiful reconstructed monuments of Western Ukraine is waiting for us, of course, the Duben Castle. Let's continue our research into the history of the princes of Ostroh. What was hidden in the dungeons behind the walls of the mighty, impregnable castle wall? And how did Prince Lyubomyrsky manage after inheriting the castle? What are Duben contracts? Who else was the heir to the castle? And there is much more to learn about the history of the mysterious fortress-castle. The territory of the castle is rich and beautiful, you want to walk again and again, wrapping yourself in medieval art. Gathering of the group, leaving for Kyiv
21:00 Approximate arrival in Kyiv