Chyhyryn is a small town in the Cherkassy Region, famous for the residence of Bogdan Khmelnytsky, a prominent Ukrainian Hetman (military commander). For many years Chyhyryn was the capital of Hetman state, so all main attractions of the town are devoted to this part of history.
In the middle of the town you can find the Zamkova (Castle) Hill, on the top of which stands a monument to Bogdan Khmelnytsky.
Bogdan Khmelnytsky's monument ©Yuriy Buriak
Monument to Bogdan Khmelnytsky ©Yuriy Buriak
Bohdan Khmelnytsky's residence reconstruction plan ©Yuriy Buriak
View from observation deck ©Yuriy Buriak
Monument to the metropolitan bishop Joseph Nelyubovych-Tukalsky ©Yuriy Buriak
Zamkova (Castle) Hill with the monument to Bohdan Khmelnytsky ©Yuriy Buriak
On the top of the hill you can also find a reconstructed bastion of Petro Doroshenko, another Ukrainian political and military leader. This bastion belonged to the Chyhyryn Fortress in the XVII century. There is also a beautiful park on the hill, with huge boulders resembling those in Uman :)
Picturesque rocks on the Zamkova (Castle) Hill ©Yuriy Buriak
During our visit in 2008 there was a reconstruction of the Hetman residence under the hill. Now, as far as we know from Wikipedia, it has already been completed.
Getting there: There are direct buses from the central bus station in Kyiv, but they don't go very often so it's better to clarify and book seats in advance. The second option is to go through Cherkassy. You can get both by bus and by train from Kyiv to Cherkassy. Buses go to Chyhyryn from the central station in Cherkassy. We took a direct bus from Kaniv and returned back by 2 minibuses via Cherkassy.
