Kamianets-Podilskyi
Ukraine · Khmelnytskyi Oblast · 240 m
Description
Kamianets-Podilskyi has the most improbable site of any town in Ukraine. The Smotrych river has cut a loop almost all the way round a limestone plateau, leaving the old town on a natural island joined to the land by one narrow neck, and the castle guards that neck from a rock spur of its own. Polish, Ottoman and Armenian quarters stand within a few hundred metres, and a Turkish minaret still carries a Marian statue that the Poles put on top when they took the town back in 1699.
Length of stay
Recommended length of stay: 1 to 3 days (optimal 2 days)
Travel season
Best time to visit: May – September
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- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
Highlights
- Kamianets-Podilskyi Castle and its eleven towers
- Smotrych river canyon loop
- Old town island and its Polish market square
- Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral with its Turkish minaret
- Castle Bridge over the gorge
- Hot air balloon flights over the canyon (May - September)
- Armenian quarter and its well
- Khotyn Fortress on the Dniester(Day trip)
- Podilski Tovtry National Park and its limestone ridge
- Bakota and the flooded cave monastery(Day trip)
- Kamianets Terra Heroica knight festival (approx. September)
- Dniester canyon rafting from Stara Ushytsia(Day trip)
Getting there
- Train stations:
- Kamianets-Podilskyi