Carnival in Bucovina

Dates: 13-14 January.

travel plan:

1 day: Lions (departure 8:00)

- Chernivtsi (University tour, lunch, tour of the city and free time) - Mamaivtsy (settlement to the hotel about 21:00 and dinner).

Day 2:

- Mamaivtsy (breakfast and departure 8:00)
- Puddle (Overview of the Church)
- Chertoroy (excursion to the Museum of I. Mykolaychuka, an overview of the lake with swans and Palace Manesku-Rutkowski)
- Vashkovtsy (Carnival Climb and dinner)
- Lviv (return at 22:30).

No tax: 430 UAH / person.

The price includes: transportation by comfortable bus euroclass, accommodation, maintenance-speaking guide, excursions to museums, travel insurance.
The Tour does not include, and in addition paid: entrance fees to museums and meals.
Admission: Chernivtsi University (general, student - 20 UAH / person, student - 5 UAH / person.), Museum-Estate of I. Mykolaychuka (voluntary donation).

Accommodation: the hotel, the Mamaivtsy, 2-D and 3-bed rooms with private facilities.

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A detailed description of the excursion objects

Vashkovtsy.
Do you want to go immediately to the carnivals in Venice and Rio de Janeiro, without going abroad? Then you need to celebrate Malanka in Vashkovtsy, which has the name "Climb" (dressing). It is the largest and most interesting Ukrainian carnival, which has been held for over 100 years.
The carnival attended by hundreds of men - inhabitants of the village, who are dressed in traditional costumes, "grandfather", "bear", "devil", "Gypsy", "King and Queen", in the historical, which are inherent only in this region, "straw bear" "hairdressers" and modern "terrorists", "honest judges", "police", "politicians and stars of the show."

The action opens the carnival march of the town streets, and then there is a festive Malankovoe representation. Climb you will always be remembered by its brightness, commotion, expressiveness!

Chernivtsi.
On the right is one of the most beautiful cities in Ukraine and Eastern Europe, the so-called "Ukrainian Babylon," which intertwined many nations and cultures.
Pearl of world-class and the pride of the city is an architectural ensemble of the Chernivtsi University, the former residence of the complex of buildings of the Orthodox Metropolitan of Bukovina and Dalmatia (1864-1882rr.) Which is listed in the UNESCO world inheritance. The complex of buildings is a unique blend of Moorish, Byzantine, Romanesque, Hutsul style that manages to combine harmoniously with the brilliant architect J. Glaucus.
Admired City Hall (1848r.), Theater (1905r.), Which is "Avenue of Stars" - masters of art of Bukovina. Breath so-called "Drunk" Church (1939r.), Which has no analogues in Ukraine. Those who love the sea, his journey to inspire home-ship (XIX century.).
But that's not all, because Chernivtsi for each guest have their own unique character!

Luzhany.
The village is the Church of the Assumption, which is the oldest stone church of Bukovina (the official date of construction of 1453r.). In 2006r. during restoration work was made a sensational discovery, renewed fresco fragment with Yuri-zmeebortsa (XIII-XIV cent.), which have no analogues in Western Ukraine.

Chortoriya.
Here on the banks of Cheremosh born the greatest Ukrainian actor, screenwriter, composer, director Ivan Mykolaychuk, who starred in 30 films, the most famous of which is "Dream", "Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors" and "The White Bird Marked with Black," "Babylon XX" . Here, you expect to Memorial Museum-Estate Ivan Mykolaychuka and "Swan Lake" - frost lake with warm underwater springs, on which the swans flew after the death of a prominent actor and winter here every year. For local belief, this is the soul of Ivan returned home.

Also, in the maelstrom of the palace can be visited Manesku-Rutkowski (VIIІ cent.) With a wonderful chestnut avenue.

Music and movies. During the tour, the musical accompaniment will be immortal hits of Bucovina and the world, and on the way back, if desired, can be reviewed one of Ivan Mykolaychuka films.