Cycle tour “Fort, castls, Pochayiv Lavra”
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Route: Brody-Podkamen-Pochaev-Kremenets-Dubno-Tarakanov Fort
Duration: 2 days
Level of training: medium*
Kilometerage: 100 km per 2 days
Format: comfort
Sightseeing on the route: Podkamen-Kamen cliff, Roman Catholic Dominican monastery, Pochaev- Pochayiv Lavra, Kremenets-Kremenets Castle, St. Nicola temple, Dubno-Dubno Castle, Tarakanov Fort
* the tour is good for the cyclers who feel confident in saddle and cycle up to 50 km per day without problems, can cope with small hills.
Our trip goes through three regions in the West of Ukraine – Lviv, Ternopil and Rivno.
1-st day
Route: Brody-Podkamen-Pochaev
Kilometerage: 40 km
Podkamen
The first sight on our route is Podkamen village. There are lots of legends, one is more interesting than the following, about the rock which lies on the hill top. Who, why and how had brought it on the top?... Everyone can fantasize about that and create theirs own version, when staying at the foot of this mammock.
And here we go. Our way to Pochaev doesn’t lie through boring asphalt roads, we will go in vivid fields and villages.
Pochaev
At the very beginning of our trip on one of the hills one can see the domes of Pochayiv Lavra. Once we approach Pochaev, we will see them the second time. The guided tour around Lavra and delicious lunch/dinner finish this day.
2-nd day
Route: Pochaev-Kremenets-Dubno-Tarakanov Fort
Kilometerage: 60 km
Kremenets
After a light breakfast (it is bad to load up for the journey!), following the minor roads, we will get to Kremenets.
On the very top of the city, according to all rules of castle construction, there is the Kremenets Castle, to be more precise, its remains.
Taking a rest on the “top of the world” in Kremenets, we proceed to Dubno, stopping at a cozy road diner. Lunch is a must!
Dubno
After several kilometers Dubno and the icing on the cake – Dubno Castle, meet us.
Tarakanov Fort
And the last but not least- Tarakanov Fort. It is a mystic and terrifying building.
"For the defense of its western borders, the tzar government decides to build a system of fortifications. Near the Dubno town in order to protect the railway line Lviv-Kyiv, the Dubno fort is being built, nowadays is better known under the name of Tarakanov Fort". "The fort is of a shape of a rhombus with the sides up to 240 meters. It is surrounded outside by a deep moat with earthen ramparts, fortified by strong walls. In the central part of the fort the two-storey barracks were built, to which four underground tunnels lead, laid under the second earthen wall. There were located residential, storage and utility rooms for the artillery and the headquarters of the fort commandant. The fort perimeter is composed of 105 so-called safe casemates, in order to get there, one had to overcome a double line of defensive limits. Fort possessed a large garrison (800 people could be placed in the fort casemate) and was well-armed (equipped with long-range guns of large caliber) ".
We will come to the Fort in the evening, after the tour around Dubno Castle. At night time the Fort is even more mysterious
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Tour price: UAH1200 *.
What is included:
first day lunch and dinner, second day lunch,
entry tickets to the castles,
hotel accommodation,
medical insurance,
guide/bicycle mechanic services, first-aid kit.
What is not included:
bicycround trip train tickets,
le and its accessories (helmet, case,bad and rack) rent. Please let us know in advance if you need to rent something,
second day breakfast and dinner,
other expenses (tea-coffee on the road, souvenirs etc.),
sauna in Dubno.
* Please pay attention! The price can slightly change depending on the hotel room cost.
This price is for the minimum of 5-persons group. For the minor quantity of participants the price is different.
Here you can rent bicycle, helmet, rack and bicycle case.
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