We were driving through Ukraine when we came upon an interesting sight…. High atop a hill we saw what appeared to be an old castle. We had to investigate. After asking directions a few times, we finally found ourselves in the small town of Halych (Halicz in Polish) along the Dniester River. There, high above the river, we saw the castle.
So, Wojtek and I climbed up quite a hill and series of stairs to see this amazing place. There is not a lot of it left, but it was built and used between the 13th and 17th centuries. There is a fair amount of it left, as you can see in the photos, and the view from “up there” is spectacular. It is currently some sort of historic site and had an armed guard of some sort looking over the area, but he kept his distance and allowed us tourists to look around.
It was right near Ukrainian Independence Day, so we saw some of the festivities that were going on while we were there as well. You can read more about this amazing place here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halych . And, if you can read and understand Ukrainian (and/or, hint, use google translate, here: http://www.galych-rada.gov.ua/varto-vidvidaty/halytskyj-zamok/ ).
To see my pictures, visit my Poland album here: http://poland.leonkonieczny.com/Poland%202011/Halicz%20Zamek/index.html
