Attractions of Uzhhorod

A massive administrative building in the style of classicism on a hill in the center of Uzhgorod was built in 1809 to accommodate the local government (county). On the facade you can see the coat of arms of the Ung County. The house is connected with the events of the Hungarian national liberation struggle and the activities of the Ukrainian society "Prosvita". Since 1979, the premises are occupied by the Transcarpathian Regional Art Museum. J. Bokshaya with an exhibition of works by Ukrainian, Hungarian, Russian and Western European artists.

The Chardonnay wine tasting hall was opened in 2007 in the old center of Uzhhorod by a private winemaker from the village of Kontsovo, Oleksandr Kovach. At the entrance there is a wine press of the XIX century. The tasting room is designed to accommodate 60 visitors at a time. At the beginning, visitors are shown a film about Transcarpathian winemaking "The Divine Gift of Bacchus". The tasting presents the best products of the most famous wineries of Transcarpathia: "Skilur", "Kotnar", "Bobovyshchansky", "Leanka", "Transcarpathian Garden". Visitors can taste such famous Transcarpathian wines as "Rose of Transcarpathia" in 1986, "Cahors", "Serednyanske", "Chardonnay", "Temptress", "Ancient Castle", as well as cognac "Transcarpathian". Cheeses of Seliska private cheese factory are offered for a snack.

The museum of the Transcarpathian artist A. Kotska was opened in the Uzhhorod house where he had lived since 1945. The exposition is based on materials collected by the artist's sister Anna. In his studio some of Kotska's works are presented - portraits and landscapes of the post-war period. Other works of the master can be found in the memorial part of the museum, where the living conditions of the house are preserved. The garden around the house grows fruit trees and shrubs, as well as rare ornamental species of European and local flora.

The house-museum of the artist F. Manaylo is dedicated to the life and work of one of the founders of the Transcarpathian school of painting. The museum was opened in 1981 in the house where Manaylo lived in the middle of the XX century in Uzhgorod. Here he taught decorative arts at the Uzhhorod School of Crafts and the Uzhhorod School of Applied Arts, worked as the chief artist of the Transcarpathian Regional House of Folk Art. The museum exposition includes more than 2,000 exhibits, including personal belongings of the artist, documents from his personal archive, as well as works of art that acquaint with the work of F. Manaylo: paintings, graphics, scenery, etc. The interior of the artist's workshop and living room has been preserved.

Transcarpathian Museum of Folk Architecture and Life is a stylized ethnic village in the city center, where samples of wooden architecture are collected, typical for representatives of different peoples of Transcarpathia: Dolynians, Lemkos, Boyks, Hutsuls, Hungarians, Romanians. The pearl of the Uzhhorod open-air museum is considered to be the Lemko wooden St. Michael's Church (1777), brought from the village of Shelestove, Khust district. In the interiors you can see a carved iconostasis and icons of the XVIII century. The Hutsul estate-citizen from the village of Stebny in the Rakhiv region, which combines residential, economic and defense functions, also deserves special attention. An interesting design of a water mill of the XIX century. from the village of Kolochava in the Mizhhirya region, which provides a room for a mill mechanism and a sludge room. Hungarian folk architecture is represented by the house of a wealthy peasant of the XIX century. from the village of Vyshkovo, Khust district.

Uzhhorod Castle is one of the best preserved medieval fortifications in Ukraine. The emergence of a fortified settlement of the Slavic tribe of white Croats on the Castle Hill above the river. Researchers date it to the VII century, but it was first mentioned in Hungarian chronicles in the IX century. In its current form, Uzhhorod Castle was rebuilt after 1322, when the city passed into the possession of the Italian Druget family. The Count's Palace-Citadel was surrounded by strong walls with five bastions and a wide moat. According to legend, during the construction, the daughter of Count Druget was walled up for treason. The fortress was turned into a luxurious residence in the XVII century by Count M. Bercheni. In 1704, Uzhhorod Castle briefly came under the control of the Hungarian rebels Ferenc II Rakoczi, and after the return of Austrian rule, a seminary was opened on the territory. Now there are expositions of the Regional Museum of Local Lore named after Tyvodar Lehotsky: folk art, spiritual culture, ethnography, firearms, etc. In the yard - a 36-meter siege well and two sculptures of the XIX century: "Hercules, who kills the Lerneian Hydra" and "Hermes, who is resting." In the basement there is an exposition "Torture Room", which presents exhibits reproduced from drawings, medieval sketches, engravings and photographs. The Uzhhorod Castle restaurant with a summer playground above the defensive moat has been opened in the castle guard room, and a Transcarpathian wine tasting room is open.