Western Ukraine was joined with the USSR only in 1939, so it's not surprising that this part of the country has many preserved castles, palaces and ancient towns. One of these objects is the estate of the Polish playwright Aleksander Fredro, built in 1835. Due to the fact that he is the grandfather of Roman Sheptytsky (Metropolitan Bishop Andriy), the estate became associated with two nations. That's why several years ago Ukraine and Poland joined their forces to restore the palace. Still only in words, as is usually the case :) Some interiors have been preserved in their original form, there's a memorial room of Fredro and his grandson.
There's a park with a pond and valuable species of trees around the palace. You can find even sequoia and tulip tree. The palace hosts an agricultural college, but nobody studies there now as the building hasn't been restored for more than 100 years!
Fredro Palace in the Vyshnia village ©Yuriy Buriak
Fredro Palace in the Vyshnia village ©Yuriy Buriak
Fredro Palace in the Vyshnia village ©Yuriy Buriak
Coat of arms ©Yuriy Buriak
Park with a pond near the Fredro Palace ©Yuriy Buriak
Servants house ©Yuriy Buriak
Fredro Palace in the Vyshnia village ©Yuriy Buriak
Interesting gutters in the outhouses ©Yuriy Buriak
Fredro Palace, the map ©Yuriy Buriak
Getting there: The Fredro palace is located in the Vyshnia village, near the road from Lviv to Sambir. We took a minibus "Lviv - Sambir" (from the bus station #8 near the Lviv railway station) to the Rudky town, and then went on foot (about 30 minutes). The minibuses run frequently, though the road is bad.
