Introducing Kamyanets-Podilsky
Kamyanets-Podilsky is the sort of place that has writers lunging for their thesauruses in search of superlatives. Even words like ‘dramatic’, ‘stunning’, and ‘breathtaking’ just will not do. Like the Swiss capital of Bern, or Český Krumlov in the Czech Republic, the town is located where a sharp loop in a river has formed a natural moat. However, Kamyanets-Podilsky is much wilder and more arresting than these other places.
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The wide tree-lined Smotrych River canyon is 40m to 50m deep, leaving the 11th-century old town standing clearly apart on a tall, sheer-walled rock ‘island’. According to an oft-told legend, when the Turkish Sultan Osman arrived to attack the town in 1621, he asked one of his generals, ‘Who has built such a mighty town?’ ‘Allah’, came the reply, to which the Sultan responded, ‘Then let Allah himself conquer it’, and bid a hasty retreat.
Last updated: Feb 17, 2009
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RE: Wheren to go in Eatern Europe in Oct/Nov
by james2020 07 September 2011
Could do something like: Kiev (4-5 days) Kamyanets-Podilsky (you only really need a day here to see the castle) Lviv (3-4 days) Chisin…
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RE: travel to ukraine
by james2020 24 August 2011
Not cold war related but Kamianets-Podilskyi is a really nice little place you might want to visit on your way to Lviv from Kiev. …
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Re: Lviv to Kamianets-Podilskyi?
by activeukraine 06 August 2011
Hey, guys, I agree with the previous comments about the train. Chernivtsi sounds like a feasible base. I would also suggest taking direc…
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