Rest in Transcarpathia

Transcarpathia – the abbreviated name of the Transcarpathian region – was located on the edge of Western Ukraine next door to 4 countries: Poland, Slovakia, Hungary and Romania. The main attraction of Transcarpathia is the Carpathian Mountains, which occupy about 80% of the Transcarpathian region. Therefore, Transcarpathia occupies a leading place among other regions of Western Ukraine for rest in the Carpathians.

How many resorts are located in Transcarpathia?

In the Transcarpathian region as of early 2014 there are more than 250 resorts of different directions: mountain-skiing, pedestrian, cycling and excursion tourism and recreation facilities. Also on the territory of Transcarpathia found about 350 mineral springs with different in composition and functions of water.

Facts about mineral water in the village of Soimy, Mezhgorsky district, 17 kilometers from the Grand Hotel Pilipets 4 *:

Popular since the XVIII century;
This is one of the richest sources of mineral water in Transcarpathia (1500 cubic meters of water per day);
1 liter of mineral water contains as much calcium as 2 cups of milk;
1 liter of mineral water contains half the daily requirement of the body in magnesium;
Sojmovskaya mineral water is prescribed for diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, calcium and iron deficiency diseases, chronic intoxications.
Mineral water in the village of Kelechin, Mezhgorsky district, 7 kilometers from the Grand Hotel Pilipets 4 *:

It has been known since 1876 as one of the 234 mineral waters of Transcarpathia;
It is located 500 meters from the road in the village of Kelechin (Zakarpattya region);
It is a glandular mineral water with a high content of carbonate iron, calcium and magnesium;
1 liter of Kelechinskaya mineral water contains half of the daily human need for calcium;
Together with water from Kelechinskogo source erupts carbon dioxide, which creates the impression of boiling;
The mineral water of the village of Kelechin saturates the body with valuable elements, helps release toxins, restores the functions of the digestive system.
Interesting facts about Transcarpathia:

In Zakarpattya in due time were born such famous people as the soloist of the group “Ocean Elzy” Svyatoslav Vakarchuk, singer and actress Lolita Milyavskaya, singer Elka, co-host of the Shuster LIVE program Maga Petr Alekseyevich and others.
The ethnic composition of the population of Transcarpathia: Ukrainians – 75.2%, Hungarians – 14.1%, Romanians – 3.9%, Russians – 3.7%, the rest – 3.1%.
On the territory of Transcarpathia there are more than 8 waterfalls, the most beautiful of which is considered to be the Shipot waterfall in the Mezhgorsky district (Pilipets village).
The Transcarpathian region is an ecologically clean region of Ukraine. The fact of this is that about 13% of its territory is occupied by objects of the nature reserve fund of Ukraine: the national reserve “Shipot”, the landscape reserve “Synevir lake”, the Carpathian biosphere reserve, etc.
In Transcarpathia is the largest mountain lake in the Carpathians in Ukraine – Lake Synevyr.
At the resort of Pilipets, the Transcarpathian region is the longest cable car in the Carpathian Mountains, 1650 meters long.
In Zakarpattia, the resort of Pilipets is located at the foot of the longest in the Carpathian Mountains of the Borzhavsky Range. Its length is about 50 kilometers, the maximum width is up to 4 kilometers.
Weather in Transcarpathia.

Transcarpathia is a highland region (80% of the territory is the Carpathian Mountains), the climate here is moderately continental. The average temperature in July is up to +22 ° C, and in winter in the mountains to -10 ° C. The duration of winter in the mountainous region of Transcarpathia reaches 4,5 – 5 months. The snow cover in the mountains is usually set in early December and reaches a thickness of 2 meters in winter. A webcam in Zakarpattia is online.
Transcarpathian cuisine.

National Transcarpathian cuisine combines the traditions of Slovak, Hungarian and high-mountain cultures. This is a bograch, banush (banosh), a tokan, gombovtsy, kremliki, palachina and others. Transcarpathians respect food based on paprika and hot red pepper, smoked products, corn flour, dairy products of sheep and cattle, potatoes. Very much in demand is the swim (stress on the first syllable) – the so-called chicken broth with homemade noodles, and the vegetables in the broth are cooked entirely (do not cut).
What to do on vacation in Transcarpathia?

If you decide to relax with the whole family, then the high-altitude resort of Pilipets in the Transcarpathian region is suitable. It is located 12 kilometers from the Volovets railway station and 30 kilometers from the international route Kiev-Chop. The resort has everything you need for resting children and parents in the mountains. Children can go in the winter on toboggan, ski, snowboard, adults – take a walk near the waterfall Shipot, go to the sauna or relax in the hot tub of the Grand Hotel Pilipets. In the summer, health resorts will be influenced by foot walks through the forest, climbing the top of the Borzhavsky ridge with a chair lift.

Many tourists come to Transcarpathia precisely to take up their favorite photography. Everyone knows about the fabulous beauty of the Carpathian Mountains. In the summer they bloom with greens, in the autumn they are full of yellow and orange dresses, and in winter evergreen spirits flaunt themselves against the white peaks.