Are you wondering where to go for the weekend, so, as well as no impact on the family budget that it was interesting and informative for adults and children? In Ukraine, a lot of historical sites and old castles, some of which, they say, you can even meet the ghost.
The walls of these locks have seen war, intrigues, the birth and death of many generations of its inhabitants, the rise and fall of dynasties known. And even if you do not believe in mysticism, the existence of ghosts, special energy places, you can feel there is something special. A hardened skeptics simply to touch the history of his native country and learn new and interesting facts.
Westminster Castle in Lutsk
One of the oldest and largest castles in Ukraine was built XIV-XV Lithuanian Prince Lyubartom.
His legend tells of a young woman Oksana, who liked the commandant of the castle, but said he refused. He ordered the soldiers to abuse the girl and then cut her body into pieces and drop into the river. It is said that the ghost of a woman in white is often wanders through the corridors of the castle. There is also historical evidence that when the castle was a military garrison in the morning some soldiers found dead with distorted faces of fear. Rumor has it that the ghost of Oksana revenge on the people in the form of his terrible fate.
Also you can visit the Book Museum and bells, exhibition of ancient weapons, wander through the dungeon with torture instruments and climb the tower, which offers great views of the old part of town.
Podrogetsky Castle in Lviv region
The castle was built in the XVII century in the French style, and is considered one of the most beautiful architectural buildings of that time in the whole of Eastern Europe.
According to legend, the castle owner Vaclav Rzhevutsky, in a fit of jealousy, killed his wife Maria. What happened to her body not known for certain. But Vaclav had sold his land. Perhaps he walled it in the wall, hidden in the basement, or burned in a furnace. The inhabitants of the castle, and in consequence, patients tuberculosis sanatorium, which was rebuilt castle, told they saw a lady in the room without the person in a magnificent white dress, she wandered through the castle, extinguished candles, clapping doors.
And it is in this castle in the 70s of the last century were shooting some scenes from the movie "The Three Musketeers."
Zolochiv Castle in Lviv region
During his tenure as the lock had time to visit a fortress, royal residence, manor, a prison and an educational institution. Now Zolochiv castle - it is a museum-reserve branch of the Lviv Art Gallery.
The Black Knight's ghost appeared in the castle with the accident brought out of the forest with stone, where you can see the picture crown of thorns and incomprehensible inscriptions dating from the XIV-XV century. According to one version, cast member who died a horrible death admirers castle mistress, on the other - is a stone-back, which is actually walled holy grail.
Uzhgorod castle
This is a fortress with high walls, a 10 m thick and the moat. Castle has already celebrated its millennium thus looks its age quite well. At one time there was a military garrison, then there were dungeons, and now museum and tasting room Transcarpathian wines.
It is believed that in the XVII century, during the reign of Drugets, Earl lived in the castle. His daughter fell in love with the governor of the neighboring counties and told him about all the secret passages and traps of the castle, so that he could grab it. On hearing this, the enraged father ordered to wall up into the wall daughter alive. Since then, her ghost is haunting the castle and looking for a loved one.
Mukachevo castle Palanok
This medieval fortress on the hill 68 meters high with a lot of tricky traps from invaders. The castle is one of the five European fortress that was never conquered by storm.
Legend of the lock is associated with two women: and mother-daughter-Sophia Bathory and Ilonoj Zrini that ruled lock and at odds with each other. Ilona went down in history as a brave defender and Sophia Bathory had another bloody glory. It is said to like Vlad Tepes (Count Drakule) addicted to human blood, and it does not Only saw it, but also to rejuvenate took baths, ordering the killing of this young virgins.
And in the 18th century, the castle housed a prison, torture chamber which can be visited today.
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