Ukraine > Zakarpattia Region > Uzhgorod
Uzhgorod
N 48°37.248', E 22°17.273'
2011-05-07, 2016-05-08
http://www.uzhgorod.ws/
Our rating: 7.60
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Uzhgorod is an administrative center of the Zakarpattia Region and the largest city. It stands on the banks of the Uzh river which gave the city its name. There is a state border between Ukraine and Slovakia within the city. We spent the night in the Praha hotel (booking.com ). Uzhgorod is a small, compact and beautiful city. Japanese cherry trees - sakuras - grow on its streets. There are crowds of tourists here in April who come to watch the sakuras blossom. Besides, every year the "Zakarpatske Bozhole" wine fest is held here.
Uzhgorod ©Yuriy Buriak
The most beautiful place is the central part near the pedestrian bridge.
Uzhgorod ©Yuriy Buriak
Uzhgorod ©Yuriy Buriak
Ужгород ©Yuriy Buriak
Uzhgorod ©Yuriy Buriak
Uzhgorod ©Yuriy Buriak
Old town is located on both sides of the bridge. It is small and can be visited in 2-3 hours.
Uzhgorod ©Yuriy Buriak
Uzhgorod ©Yuriy Buriak
Uzhgorod ©Yuriy Buriak
Uzhgorod ©Yuriy Buriak
Uzhgorod ©Yuriy Buriak
Local Apple shop.
Uzhgorod ©Yuriy Buriak
Synagogue (1904).
Uzhgorod ©Yuriy Buriak
Behind the synagogue is an abandoned train. These is the remains of the shortest children's railway in Ukraine.
Uzhgorod ©Yuriy Buriak
In a small street Girchychne zerno (Mustard seed) is the only in the Carpathian region restaurant of Georgian cuisine. Fans of khinkali have to visit this place. By the way, we cannot recommend much-touted restaurant "Detsa u Notara" due to extremely slow service (over two hours!).
Uzhgorod ©Yuriy Buriak
Theatre Square - the heart of the city.
Uzhgorod ©Yuriy Buriak
Uzhgorod ©Yuriy Buriak
Uzh river flows through the whole city. There are paved embankments and green areas which are ideal for walks along its banks.
Uzhgorod ©Yuriy Buriak
Uzhgorod ©Yuriy Buriak
Uzhgorod ©Yuriy Buriak
One of the main attractions of the city is a well-preserved castle and museum.
Uzhgorod Castle walls ©Yuriy Buriak
Museum inside the castle ©Nastya Mironets
Museum inside the castle ©Nastya Mironets
Museum inside the castle. On the right you can see trembitas - national musical instruments of Hutsuls (Ukrainian highlanders). ©Nastya Mironets
Near the castle is a small Skansen with samples of houses and estates of Transcarpathians.
Uzhgorod ©Yuriy Buriak
Uzhgorod ©Yuriy Buriak
Uzhgorod ©Yuriy Buriak
Uzhgorod ©Yuriy Buriak
The Uzhgorod surprised us with a new art project "mini-sculptures". Small figures are placed throughout the city and are popular among tourists. PDF map with the sculptures can be found here (only in russian).
Mini sculptures of Uzhgorod ©Yuriy Buriak
Mini sculptures of Uzhgorod ©Yuriy Buriak
Mini sculptures of Uzhgorod ©Yuriy Buriak
Mini sculptures of Uzhgorod ©Yuriy Buriak
Mini sculptures of Uzhgorod ©Yuriy Buriak
Mini sculptures of Uzhgorod ©Yuriy Buriak
Mini sculptures of Uzhgorod ©Yuriy Buriak
Another new landmark of the city is a confectionery «Valentin & Valentina Shtefanyo» (Dukhnovich str., 16.). Be sure to visit this place and try macarons, they are better here than in Paris, trust us. You can also try an Uzhgorod cake.
Uzhgorod cake ©http://shtefanyo.com
Useful links: - Uzhgorod promo video - PDF maps of Uzhgorod (unfortunately mostly in russian) Getting there: Night train from Kyiv. There are also quite convenient flights of Motor Sich from Kyiv.
Tags, Ukraine: bridge , castle , church , city Tags, all countries: bridge , castle , church , city
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Location : ------------ 1 - Far beyond the settlements, you must spend minimum a day 2 - Near the small town, you need to walk long distance 3 - Can be reached only by car 4 - A small town with a poor public transport 5 - Outside the settlements, but with excellent transport links 6 - A small town with excellent transport links 7 - Medium-size city 8 - Suburb of the capital or major city, the ability to reach by public transport 9 - Big city 10 - Capital
Impressions : ------------ 1 - No point in visiting 2 - Boring, wasted time 3 - You can visit, if you have a lot of free time and nothing better to do 4 - A lot of things, but not so interesting 5 - It seems to be interesting, but hard way to spoil the impression 6 - There is something interesting, but the rest is not worth the attention 7 - Probably interesting, but for everybody 8 - Very cool, but difficult to see everything and long-distance trails 9 - Very cool, but there are similar facilities in other locations 10 - Very cool, this is not anywhere else
Number of tourists (weekend afternoon) : ------------ 1 - Crowds, impossible to see everything normally 2 - A lot of tourists, a long wait 3 - A lot of tourists, the organization is lame 4 - A lot of tourists, but good organization 5 - There are many tourists, but they are concentrated in one place and you can walk freely 6 - Many tourists everywhere, but the large space is compensated 7 - The average number of tourists. To photograph, you must wait 8 - Tourists are, but they do not interfere 9 - There are few tourists 10 - You are alone
State : ------------ 1 - Only title left 2 - Dull ruins 3 - On restoration 4 - The picturesque ruins 5 - Have not been restored, the state is poor 6 - Partially destroyed, but the rest of the normal state 7 - Have not been restored, good condition 8 - OK, but it is possible to make better 9 - Looks good from the outside, partial repair inside or without repair 10 - In excellent condition, well-groomed area
Picturesque (for the photographer) : ------------ 1 - - 2 - - 3 - Horrible background, normal pictures only from the top 4 - wires and cars do not allow make normal photo 5 - Interfere with foreign objects 6 - In the city, but more or less normal photo can be made 7 - Beautiful, but you can take pictures with just one point 8 - Very nice, but you can only shoot at a certain time 9 - Very nice, but hard to get to the good weather or permanently interfere with tourists 10 - Very nice, but occasionally interferes with the weather or tourists
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Our rating - 7.60
Location : ------------ 1 - Far beyond the settlements, you must spend minimum a day 2 - Near the small town, you need to walk long distance 3 - Can be reached only by car 4 - A small town with a poor public transport 5 - Outside the settlements, but with excellent transport links 6 - A small town with excellent transport links 7 - Medium-size city 8 - Suburb of the capital or major city, the ability to reach by public transport 9 - Big city 10 - Capital
Impressions : ------------ 1 - No point in visiting 2 - Boring, wasted time 3 - You can visit, if you have a lot of free time and nothing better to do 4 - A lot of things, but not so interesting 5 - It seems to be interesting, but hard way to spoil the impression 6 - There is something interesting, but the rest is not worth the attention 7 - Probably interesting, but for everybody 8 - Very cool, but difficult to see everything and long-distance trails 9 - Very cool, but there are similar facilities in other locations 10 - Very cool, this is not anywhere else
Number of tourists (weekend afternoon) : ------------ 1 - Crowds, impossible to see everything normally 2 - A lot of tourists, a long wait 3 - A lot of tourists, the organization is lame 4 - A lot of tourists, but good organization 5 - There are many tourists, but they are concentrated in one place and you can walk freely 6 - Many tourists everywhere, but the large space is compensated 7 - The average number of tourists. To photograph, you must wait 8 - Tourists are, but they do not interfere 9 - There are few tourists 10 - You are alone
State : ------------ 1 - Only title left 2 - Dull ruins 3 - On restoration 4 - The picturesque ruins 5 - Have not been restored, the state is poor 6 - Partially destroyed, but the rest of the normal state 7 - Have not been restored, good condition 8 - OK, but it is possible to make better 9 - Looks good from the outside, partial repair inside or without repair 10 - In excellent condition, well-groomed area
Picturesque (for the photographer) : ------------ 1 - - 2 - - 3 - Horrible background, normal pictures only from the top 4 - wires and cars do not allow make normal photo 5 - Interfere with foreign objects 6 - In the city, but more or less normal photo can be made 7 - Beautiful, but you can take pictures with just one point 8 - Very nice, but you can only shoot at a certain time 9 - Very nice, but hard to get to the good weather or permanently interfere with tourists 10 - Very nice, but occasionally interferes with the weather or tourists
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Visitor's rating - 0.00
Location : ------------ 1 - Far beyond the settlements, you must spend minimum a day 2 - Near the small town, you need to walk long distance 3 - Can be reached only by car 4 - A small town with a poor public transport 5 - Outside the settlements, but with excellent transport links 6 - A small town with excellent transport links 7 - Medium-size city 8 - Suburb of the capital or major city, the ability to reach by public transport 9 - Big city 10 - Capital
Impressions : ------------ 1 - No point in visiting 2 - Boring, wasted time 3 - You can visit, if you have a lot of free time and nothing better to do 4 - A lot of things, but not so interesting 5 - It seems to be interesting, but hard way to spoil the impression 6 - There is something interesting, but the rest is not worth the attention 7 - Probably interesting, but for everybody 8 - Very cool, but difficult to see everything and long-distance trails 9 - Very cool, but there are similar facilities in other locations 10 - Very cool, this is not anywhere else
Number of tourists (weekend afternoon) : ------------ 1 - Crowds, impossible to see everything normally 2 - A lot of tourists, a long wait 3 - A lot of tourists, the organization is lame 4 - A lot of tourists, but good organization 5 - There are many tourists, but they are concentrated in one place and you can walk freely 6 - Many tourists everywhere, but the large space is compensated 7 - The average number of tourists. To photograph, you must wait 8 - Tourists are, but they do not interfere 9 - There are few tourists 10 - You are alone
State : ------------ 1 - Only title left 2 - Dull ruins 3 - On restoration 4 - The picturesque ruins 5 - Have not been restored, the state is poor 6 - Partially destroyed, but the rest of the normal state 7 - Have not been restored, good condition 8 - OK, but it is possible to make better 9 - Looks good from the outside, partial repair inside or without repair 10 - In excellent condition, well-groomed area
Picturesque (for the photographer) : ------------ 1 - - 2 - - 3 - Horrible background, normal pictures only from the top 4 - wires and cars do not allow make normal photo 5 - Interfere with foreign objects 6 - In the city, but more or less normal photo can be made 7 - Beautiful, but you can take pictures with just one point 8 - Very nice, but you can only shoot at a certain time 9 - Very nice, but hard to get to the good weather or permanently interfere with tourists 10 - Very nice, but occasionally interferes with the weather or tourists
* - Note: Description of the evaluation is not always appropriate for a particular object, it's just a little help