The city of Chernivtsi is located in the south-west of Ukraine, on the right bank of the Prut River, 40 km from the border with Romania. It is the administrative center of the Chernivtsi region and the historical center of Bukovina - it is considered a cultural center of Western Ukraine along with Lviv.

Throughout its history, the city was part of various states: the Moldavian principality, the Ottoman Empire, Poland, Austria-Hungary, Romania. In the documentary sources Chernivtsi was first mentioned in 1408, in the book "Statute of duties" of the Moldovan ruler Alexander Good. According to one of the versions, the name of the city comes from the fortress of the Galicia-Volyn state, built on the Prut River, which was called "Chern".

The unique architecture of Chernivtsi is due to the Austrian masters who adorned the city in the 17-18 centuries. The whole architectural ensemble impresses with its beauty and originality, attracting the attention of more and more tourists.

How to get here

The simplest way to get to Chernivtsi is by a direct train from Moscow. The train departs from Kievsky Station, the journey time is about 28 hours. Place in the compartment will cost a little more than 4 thousand rubles, in a second-class car - 2, 5 thousand. If you do not want to shake in the train for so long, consider the option of a flight to Kiev and a train ride to Chernivtsi. Flight from Moscow to Kiev will take only one and a half hours and will cost from 4 to 7 thousand rubles, the train will reach the destination in no more than 15 hours.

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Climate

Chernivtsi is characterized by a temperate continental climate with warm summers and mild winters. The average air temperature in summer is +19 ° C, in winter - about -5 ° C. The richest months for the precipitation are June and July, although in winter the snow cover is formed, but insignificant, rarely delaying for some time.

Hotels

In Chernivtsi, the hotel system is well established, since tourists do not experience a lack here. A lot of cozy hotels and mini-hotels are always glad to receive guests under their roofs. Prices for accommodation are quite low - for 150 hryvnia (about 550 rubles) you can live in comfort.

"Chernivtsi is a small Paris"

Kitchen and restaurants

There are plenty of cafes and restaurants in Chernivtsi. Most of them offer dishes of Ukrainian and European cuisine, but there are also institutions with more unusual dishes. For example, the restaurant "Bristol" specializes, in addition to Ukrainian, in Georgian and Japanese cuisines, and "Vienna coffee house" - at the Austrian.

Visiting the cafe and restaurants of Chernivtsi, you should definitely try the local specialty - hatsulski banuc: pork brisket in sour cream and cheese.

Entertainment, excursions and attractions Chernivtsi

Any resident of the city will say that if you visited the capital of Bukovina, proceeded along and across it, but did not visit Chernivtsi University, the former residence of metropolitans, then Chernivtsi did not fully know .During the construction of the university, which began in 1863, several quarries were dug in the suburbs and three plants for the production of bricks and ceramics were built .Each brick was checked for quality, the construction approached very thoroughly, and it is thanks to this that the buildings are so well preserved to this day .In this architectural masterpiece we can feel the spirit of Bukovina, the influences of the cultures of many peoples who inhabited its territory .In architecture, there are echoes of Romanesque and Byzantine notes, styles of medieval castles and Bukovinian traditions .

Map of Chernivtsi
The combination of cultures benefited not only the university, but also the whole city .In its streets the baroque theater, the Armenian church and the ancient Synagogue harmoniously coexist - this mixture creates a unique spirit of Chernivtsi .The historical part of the city should start from Sagaidachnogo Street, where the Holy Trinity Church of 1607 is located - the oldest building in the city .Not far from here is the Church of the True Cross, the tower of which was used as a fire detection point .Nearby - the General House, built by the Austrian administration in 1780 .

At the intersection of Main and Zankovetskaya streets there is a beautiful and unusual church of St. Paraskevi. And at the intersection of the same main and Sholom-Aleikhem street is located a building with an interesting decoration - a fountain in the form of a lion's head, popularly called "house-ship."

In the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century a unique construction boom took place in Chernivtsi - the most beautiful buildings in the styles of neo-Renaissance and neo-Baroque began to appear in the city: for example, the railway station.

In the heart of the city, on the Central Square, there are many ancient buildings, the most interesting of which is the town hall. The Theater Square is one of the most beautiful in the city. It was built up for 40 years, and its main building was the Dramatic Theater, executed in the style of the Viennese Modern. Photo by Chernovtsov (13)