Zolochiv Travel Guide

 om_212 Says:  the Chinese House (Palace), homage to the 17th century fashion, is a hallmark of the castle complex. The exact construction date and the architect of the Chinese Palace are unknown. The over door relief on the rotunda’s second story depict Janina, the Sobieskis’ family coat... 

 om_212 Says:  The first thing that one notices after entering the castle gate is a line of people waiting to get access to this stone, at the same time watching as others are trying to figure out the best way to do it ;) what do they do? They are trying to make their wish come true :)Upon... 

 om_212 Says:  The Zolochiv Castle, an outstanding monument of 17th century defense architecture. Fortunately, it has been preserved almost unchanged and is now Europe’s only structure of the type (the castle is built according to the neo-Dutch bastion system (a square stone-walled... 

 om_212 Says:  getting to Zolochiv from Pidhirtsi castle can be as difficult as from Olesko to Pidhirtsi.so again, the best solution is to ask for a ride at any of the tourist buses that are going from Pidhirtsi (there are plenty of them, with Ukrainian and Polish tourists, coming from... 

 bugulma Says:  I heard that it is possible to get all castles by public transportation but I haven't idea about. In any way, in my opinion the most comfortable way to get castles is to get the excursion from Lviv. There are many tourist companies offer that and the average price is UAH... 

 bugulma Says:  In 1872 the Polish owners of the castle sold the complex to the Austrian government and the prison was open here. It existed in USSR times. During World War II fascists used the castle as the prison too. Only in 1986 there was a decision to organize museum here and step by... 

 bugulma Says:  In 1739 the building works of the monastery were begun. The monastery you can see nowadays. Another interesting place around the castle is the park that was placed here in XVII century. 

 bugulma Says:  Since the second part of XIX century the different accidents happened in the castle such as fires and destructions cause of wars and earthquakes. In World War II the castle was used as a storage building. Since 1965 the restoration works were begun and in 1975 the museum was... 

 bugulma Says:  The first fortification seemed to be in 1700-600 BC. The castle we know in the present times began to build after Tatar invasion and the first mentioned in 1327. Since then the castle was moved from one owner to another, including the reasons related with wars and battles.... 

 bugulma Says:  In front of the castle the beautiful park is laying. On opposite side of the park you can see the church of St Josef. The church was built in 1752-1766 by Romanus architecture as the family church of Zhevusky family. The roof is decorated by sculptures and in front of the... 

 bugulma Says:  The first fortifications date back to XV century. In 1633 the castle was bought by Stanislav Konetspol'sky and in 1635-1640 the castle was completely renovated and improved as a fortress by de Boplan and Del' Aqua architects. Then in the second part of XVII century the... 

 bugulma Says:  To be true, the historians say that Jan III Sobessky didn't like this castle but his wife, Maria-Kazimira enjoyed it very much. She did much for the cultural advance of the castle. Besides she ordered to build the Chinese Palace that is a good decoration of the castle... 

 bugulma Says:  In 1634 the Polish King Jakov Sobessky, the father of the famous Jan III Sobessky King, improved the fortifications and the palace was enlarged. Although in 1672 the Turkish Army took a siege and got the castle. Two years later in the castle Jan III Sobessky gathered the... 

 bugulma Says:  History says that the foundation existed in the place in XI-XII centuries but the first fortifications date back to the beginning of XV century. The fortification placed in the crossing of the trading roads and the historical fact that even the members of the royal family...