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hunterV Says: Sovietskaya Street is the main street of the village. It is asphalted, but not to the end of the street.The building of the Village Council is located in Sovetskaya Street.It is one of the oldest houses in the village dating back to the second half of the 19th century. It...
St.Alexander of the Neva Cathedral
hunterV Says: The village cathedral is called /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ St.Alexander of the Neva Cathedral /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/ It was called after the great...
hunterV Says: This bar is quite a decent one, with draft beer, lots of other drinks and dishes just like in a city.You can buy food in the store next door and ask the bartender Tatiana to cook some dishes for you or merely have tea like my friend and I. Ukrainian varenyky.
Ludmilla: Young People's Hangout
hunterV Says: Like in many towns and cities, teenagers and young people of Illyria tend to get together outside of the village bar and stand or sit there drinking their beer and talking.There is a table and a beer tent outside the bar to the left of the entrance.On weekends they gather at...
hunterV Says: It was fun to explore the steppe around Illyria.Thank God we have a very good local friend Basil who took us around in his car.There are a lot of earth roads, so if the weather is dry enough, you can drive safely.Thanks to Basil we found the place called Bronze Age...
hunterV Says: The buses to Illyria depart from the bus station for local buses located opposite the railway station.at 7.16 a.m., 12.03, 3.10 p.m., 5.47 p.m. (about one hour drive) and from Illyria to Luhansk: at 5.40 a.m., 8.30 a.m., 1.30 p.m., 4.25 p.m. and 7.00 p.m. You can also get to...
hunterV Says: You can get to Illyria by bus from Luhansk railway station.The bus stop is near the bridge and the cafe located opposite the building of the railway station.The distance to Illyria from Luhansk is about 30 miles. You can also get there by cab.The cab drivers charge more...
hunterV Says: The shops are located in the main street adjoining Sovietskaya Street.To my surprise, they offer lots of goods, just as much as the shops in the neighboring town do. food products 10-50 UAH
Village Shop #1: Like in a City
hunterV Says: This is one of the five shops in the village.You can buy lots of things here, even ice-cream, beer, food, almost anything, like in a town. food, drinks UAH (hryvnia)
hunterV Says: Like in many other villages, there is a common grave of the fallen soldiers who perished for the liberation of the village from the Nazi invaders in 1943. The war memorial is located next to the village club.The memorial commemorates the 286 villagers who fought at the...
hunterV Says: Like in many other villages, attending a liturgy on Sundays is a must here (not for all the villagers, though). I would say there are more passive believers than the active ones.Lots of villagers seem to be too busy with their chores to attend the liturgy.So don't be...
hunterV Says: There are flower-beds in Sovietskaya Street opposite the village council and in front of the store.They look nice in summer.
hunterV Says: Be careful when you leave this village at night.The road to the county center is hardly lit and there are lots of pot-holes here and there... You have to rely on your automobile lights.
hunterV Says: The absence of a hotel is the only tourist trap I can think of.If you happen to come here, no problem.Your new friends will help you, among them Nickolay, the village mayor. He keeps telling me his family has one extra room in their house and would be glad to receive a...
hunterV Says: a good rucksack for your hiking tour of the nearby hills good walking shoes bring your own film if necessary
hunterV Says: The ancient archeological site is officially called The Marl Ridge, although the stones are not exactly marl.It is also called The Stonehenge of Luhansk and The Second Great Wall of China. Its dimensions are impressive: about 1.3 square kilometers, which is not the entire...
hunterV Says: We have discovered this place recently after reading numerous articles about it.Thanks to my friend Basil in Illyria we found it rather fast. He took us there in his car, but had to look for it.Here is an article about it in Guardian:Bronze Age pyramid found in Ukraine Tom...
hunterV Says: Hiking and cycling are very popular here.There are hills around the village, about 5 km away.The hills there are 220-240 m above sea level, so you can have a beautiful panorama of the entire village in fine weather. a good mountain bike
olgatka Says: Dear Victor, thank you for posting information about my hometown Olkhovka! Of course not many tourists are going to come there.... I left home many years ago, and unfortunately never came back, but Donbass steppe is always in my heart! I remember in my school years I spent...
hunterV Says: The village stands on the banks of the River Olkhovka, a tributary of the Luhanka that is a trubitary of the Seversky Donets.This is small river whose waters are full in spring.The majority of the village houses are located on its right bank.
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This is one of the five shops in the village.You can buy lots of things here, even ice-cream, beer, food, almost anything, like in a town. food, drinks UAH...
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Within the past twenty years I have often visited the village of Illyria that is located in Lutuhine County of Luhansk region, 45 km/28 miles to the southwest of Luhansk. This is the place I have...
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