By the roads of Mykolaivshchyna By the roads of Mykolaivshchyna | Page 11

Thus, the third day is easier in terms
of physical download; however, one
should note that the challenge of this day
is the need to move along the motorway.

(there are plenty of road pits there).
In any case, in order to make a cycling
trip possible, you should get bicycles
delivered to the terminal point. So,
you cannot spare yourself the pain of
organizing an automobile escort.

Day 4

Again, taking paddles in hands,
we start paddling from the village of
Berezyna to the confluence of the Stryj
and the Dniester. Please note that the trip
Berezyna–Rozvadiv-Zalisky has been
repeatedly made within one day – that is
worth considering while planning tours
around this area.
So, all in all, the trip will last from
three to five hours; in fact, there are no
really interesting tourist sites on the
way; nevertheless, beautiful, however
somewhat monotonous landscapes, will
accompany you throughout the whole
trip.
If you feel inclined to make the fourth
day more difficult as well as to add more
dynamics to it, you can take a cycling trip
from Zalisky; in doing so, two routes can
be used – via Zhydachiv and via Rozdil.
The first option (via Zhydachiv) is better
in terms of landscapes (there are lakes
and ponds on the way); whereas the
second one (via Rozdil) is safer since the
traffic on the road is not really heavy

Day 5

In fact, this is the day of excursions,
when either bicycles or automobiles can
be used. The best option is to make a
trip around Mykolaiv. While starting
from Berezyna, one can visit Veryn
nature reserve, Pryjma-1, Veryn itself,
and Mykolaiv. As far as Mykolaiv is
concerned, the trip around the sites,
located in its surroundings, can last
several days. Mykolaiv is a very old town,
and as such it is surrounded with a large
number of caves of not quite clear origin.
The town could become a theatre of
military actions during the World War
I; therefore, some of catacombs are more
than 100 years old. Unfortunately, there
no direction signs in place; so, without
local guides you will be wondering
around in search of the way for rather
long. Of course, the palace and the
chapel of count Skarbek are really worth
your attention. As far as catacombs are
concerned, they are still full of hidden
mysteries.

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