Kherson Oblast

Kherson region is a truly unique place in the south of Ukraine. There are so many things here: amazing nature, history, warm climate. Here you will find unique corners and attractions that you will not find anywhere else. About 800 km of coastline and TWO seas! 77 salt, pink and mud lakes - they will be discussed separately in the article. In the Kherson region you will find about 50 green tourism bases, the longest sandy spit in Europe and even a desert! I hope my guide to the Kherson region will motivate you to travel around your native country!

Reserves of the Kherson region

Askania-Nova Biosphere Reserve

Black Sea Biosphere Reserve

Azovo-Sivash National Natural Park

Landscape reserve Stanislavsky

National Park "Nizhnedneprovsky"

Askania-Nova Biosphere Reserve

The Askania-Nova Reserve is a truly unique place where the virgin steppe has been preserved. A separate post about it can be found here - Askania-Nova Reserve: how to get there, prices, reviews. Sights of Kherson region

Amazing places of Kherson region

1. Aleshkiv sands - a desert in Ukraine

The fact that there is a desert in Ukraine already sounds exotic, you must agree! And yes, she is. Popularly called the Ukrainian Sahara, but there are several other names - Aleshkovsky sands, Aleshkovsky sands, Oleshkovsky sands, Nizhnedneprovsky sands. They spread 30 km from Kherson on an area of ​​162,000 hectares (1620 km²).The ideal time for a trip is spring and autumn, until the sand has warmed up to summer 50-70 degrees. How to get there and what to do I told in a separate post on the Oleshkovsky Sands blog. How to get there and what to do in the desert

2. Dzharylgach - the largest island in the country

Knowledgeable people claim that Jah Island is heaven on earth. It is here that you have a chance to retire with nature and relax like a savage. The island is located in the Kherson region, directly opposite Skadovsk. From the side of Azure, it is separated from the land by a narrow strait, which is sometimes covered with sand, turning the island of Dzharylgach into a peninsula.

The easiest way to get there is from Skadovsk (boats run regularly), you can come for 1 day, or you can stay for the whole summer with a tent. In addition to the amazing nature, the attraction of the island are 2 lighthouses - old and new.

There are 3 ways to get to Dzharylgach:

1. From Skadovsk on a large boat (it costs less, it takes longer)

2. From Skadovsk on small boats (more expensive, faster)

3. From Lazurny, wade/sail by boat

Where?

1. Pier Glubokaya (cheaper, but a couple of kilometers to the sea side on foot under the scorching sun)

2. Lighthouses (more expensive, but 2 lighthouses, a spring and you can choose where to relax: from the sea side or from the bay)

In 2019, the fare to the lighthouses in both directions 240 UAH.

3. Waterfalls in the steppe of Kherson

Kherson region is a very dry region of the country, there are 275 sunny days a year, can you imagine? It is for this reason that waterfalls in the dry steppe are a unique phenomenon. They are located in the territory of Cossack, Berislavsky district, near the ruins of the castle of Prince Trubetskoy. The complex has more than 1200 small and large sources of various capacities.

4. Lake Sivash and Lemurian Lake

Sivash is a system of shallow bays and lakes in the west of the Sea of ​​Azov. The Sivash is the border between the Kherson region of Ukraine and the Crimea. It has 11 salty and bitter-salty bays. Lake Sivash is an amazing place! especially well dried lakes in the summer - fields of white salt. Sometimes Sivash acquires a pinkish tint.

By the way, Lemurian Lake (Dead Sea of ​​Ukraine) nestled next to Sivash. I have compiled a separate post about Lemurian Lake, as it deserves your attention – Lemurian Pink Lake is an analogue of the Dead Sea in Ukraine

5. Pink Lake in the Kherson region

In fact, there are several such lakes in the Kherson region (for example, the Lemurian Lake mentioned above). But the most epic and large-scale pink lake in the south of Ukraine is located near the city of Genichesk in the village of Priozernoe on the Arabat Spit. This is the pinkest lake I have ever seen!

6. Kinburn Spit and salt mine

Kinburn Spit is the pearl of the Nikolaev and Kherson regions. Everything is perfect here, especially the number of people in comparison with the beaches of Koblev and Odessa.

7. Recreational area Arabat Spit

Many of us in childhood were taken to rest on the Arbat Spit to the warm Sea of ​​\u200b\u200bAzov. A well-warmed shallow sea, healing algae, developed infrastructure - all this is understandable. But besides this, Arabatka will blow its tourists with such wonders of the world as geysers and terminal springs, salt and pink lakes, Sivash, ATV rides and much more! As usual, a separate blog post about our vacation on the Arabat Spit - Arabat Spit: a guide

8. Picking Island

The Biryuchy Island Spit is essentially a part of the Fedotova Spit, which is separated from the land by a small isthmus. It becomes an island during periods of autumn showers. The spit is interesting for its flora and fauna. This is the territory of the reserve, so access there is closed. You can get there with a tour group or by renting accommodation in one of the hotels on the spit. From the curious - the old lighthouse.

9. Geysers and terminal springs of the Kherson region

Geothermal source in Schastlivtsevo (free of charge)

Geyser in the Iron Port (Obloi)

Hot spring in Bekhteri village

Hydropathic "Hot Dzherelo" in Genichesk Hill

source in Strelkovoe (free of charge)

Geyser in the Iron Port (Obloi)

In Soviet times, oil was searched for on the shelf of the Black Sea. We drilled very deep - a powerful stream of thermal water struck. It turned out that they did not find oil, so the well was covered with a metal plug and buried. In the 90s, metal seekers found a large metal cork and opened it - a “geyser” hit from under the ground. Now it is a wonderful relaxation attraction - an open-air thermal pool, the water temperature in which never drops below +42. On the signs they write "healing Spring". Heals everything.

The complex is small and very specific, because it's just a mine, around which they made a wooden flooring and locker booths, without doors. The water is saturated with iodine and some other elements. People come out of there brown. Locals say that people from all over the country go to the "geyser" for healing. In summer, there is nowhere for an apple to fall and a real hell, but in cold weather, the geyser is very pleasant. It's just that the infrastructure is terrible.

10. Tendrovskaya braid

The Tendrovskaya Spit is a protected and hard-to-reach part of the Black Sea Biosphere Reserve. And, they say, the most beautiful part of the coast. Wild horses, ancient May, the longest sandy beach in Ukraine - that's why Tendrovskaya Spit was considered a favorite place of the ancient Greeks and Scythians.

Tendrovskaya Spit is luxurious: deserted clean beaches, lagoon lakes, many rapans - a shore strewn with shells. This is one of the few places in the country where wild horses live. You can see them in the morning when they come to the lighthouse for a drink. This 30-meter lighthouse is the oldest in the Kherson region, built in 1827. The territory of Tendra is part of the Black Sea Biosphere Reserve.

11. Plavni of the Kherson region and kayaks

Kayaking in Kherson Plavni often takes place along narrow reed channels (eriks) with many twists and turns. It's very beautiful and exciting!

12. Kherson mountains

Kherson Mountains is one of the top attractions in the region recently and a popular destination for excursions from Kherson. In fact, these are artsy cliffs on the banks of the Dnieper-Bug estuary.

Beach holidays in the Kherson region

They say that there are 5 seas in the Kherson region: the Black, Azov, Kakhovskoe (after all, the width of the reservoir is 8 km), Rotten (Sivash) and the steppe sea. Let's see what resorts you can visit on the Black and Azov Seas:

Iron Port

Arabat arrow

Chorus

Azure

Skadovsk and Dzharylgach

Primorskoye

Country complexes of Kherson region

Kherson region of luggage with a variety of recreation centers, green estates and tourist complexes.

Fishing and recreation complex "Delta of the Dnieper"

Kherson region with. Dneprovskoe, st. Glinische, 5

Winery of Prince Trubetskoy

Historical and entertainment complex "Green Farms of Tavria"

Country complex «Grand Prix»

Kherson region, Oleshki, with. Right Sagas

Manor Trophy

With. Staraya Zburyevka, st. Embankment, 168

Recreation center "Zburievsky Kut"

Kherson region, Golopristansky district, with. Staraya Zburyevka, st. Lenina, 232

Manor Trophy

Recreation center Petrovets

Milk Well Green Tourism Base

Kherson region, Tsyurupinsk, tract "Near Karabay"

Fishing at matchmakers

Kherson region, Golopristansky district, Plavni and ponds

Base of green tourism "Seagull"

Kherson region, Golaya Pristan, st. Dneprovskaya, 78

Base of green tourism White dawns

Kherson region, with. Novotyaginka

Любашин хуторок

With. Velyka Kardashinka, st. Ukrainian, 128

Green estate "Oleshya's Tale"

Kherson region, Tsyurupinsk, Nechaevo village

Grand Prix — country complex in Kherson

Lyubimovka

Location: st. Melitopolskaya 7-A, Lyubimovka.

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Among all the agricultural diversity of the Kherson region, there are several special places. For example, the village of Lyubimovka. There, on the initiative of his wife Larisa and Carl Boden (the founder of the Chumak company), they were the first in Ukraine to grow the most expensive spice in the world - saffron, exotic asparagus at that time, planted a field of tulips, a large plot of lilies, lavender and sage also grow. Organized groups are not taken to Lyubimovka, but tourists will be met and individually allowed to enter the flowering fields. Also, depending on the season, you can buy tulip and saffron bulbs, its stigmas, asparagus and more.

Historical sights of Kherson region

The Kazikermen Way is one of the oldest roads not only in the Kherson region, but also in Ukraine. This road remembers the Scythians, Sarmatians, Goths, Huns, Pechenegs, Polovtsians, Tatars, Lithuanians, Turks and Zaporozhian Cossacks. And there are a lot of ancient monuments here. Little-known now Berislav is one of the oldest cities in Ukraine. At the turn of our era, there was the main city of the late Scythians - Metropolis, and in the 4th century - the capital of the Gothic state Danparstadir, which was sung in the Old Norse epic "Elder Edda".

Tachanka, Kakhovka

Tsar built Oguz

Catherine's Cathedral

Kherson fortress (its remains)

Crypt of Falz-Feins (Novochernomorye)

Oleshkivska Sich

Black Valley

Scythian women

Kamenskaya Sich

Skelka settlement

Monastery Cathedral of the Korsun Mother of God

Vvedenskaya Church, 1726

Catherine's Mile

Burgunsky bridge

Remains of defensive structures in Tyaginka

Tomb of the Black Sea Cossack Danylo Vovk

Palace of Alexander Eduardovich Falz-Fein

Vytautas tower

Tomb of the Black Sea Cossack Danylo Vovk , 1794 Privolye of Kalanchak district, Kherson region Latitude: 46 ° 10'4.03 "N Longitude: 33 ° 20'43.37" E

Falz-Fein crypt

Crypt of the kings of the Taurian steppes - the Falz-Fein family. The crypt stands on a mound and even in such a ruined state it has an incredible view.

The mound overlooks the valley. I did not go into the crypt itself, it is still someone's last refuge, although inside there is nothing but an icon.

Alexander Faltz-Fein (I think there is no need to tell who it is?) Built a crypt for his wife Sophia, who died at the age of 38. At first, everything inside the budo was decorated with white marble, which was brought on ships from Italy. Subsequently, the landowner himself also rested in the crypt.

Watch tower (Vytautas tower)

near the village of Cossack

better to combine with a trip to the Trubetskoy winery

The Vytautas Watchtower is of constant interest to true history buffs. The tower was built at the end of the 14th century, at a time when the southwestern part of modern Ukraine was under the rule of the Grand Duke of Lithuania Vitovt. A border line ran along the right bank of the Dnieper, and customs was located on the already flooded island of Tavan. Nearby, on the right bank, a watch tower rose into the sky, from which they controlled the southern part of the island.

Already in the 80s of the 19th century, a fourth tier with lancet windows in pseudo-Gothic style was added to the tower. Then Prince Pyotr Nikolayevich Trubetskoy converted the tower into a water tower. Now it is not used.

Bizyukov Monastery

Kherson region, Berislav district, with. Chervony Lighthouse, st. Central, 3

GPS coordinates 46.954 689, 33.606 301

St. Grigorievsky Bizyukov Monastery has a long and interesting history. Back in 1782, Prince Grigory Alexandrovich Potemkin, in gratitude to Abbot Theodosius for the help provided during the Russian-Turkish war, allocated land for a monastery for monks. In the first half of the 19th century, the land area of ​​the monastery was already more than 25,000 acres. There were 70 capital structures on its territory.

In 1918, the monastery was closed and partially destroyed, the remains of the valuables were later taken out by the fascist invaders. The walls with towers, the gates, the winter Pokrovsky Cathedral, the refectory, the bishops' chambers, the Spasskaya (now Pokrovskaya) Church, fountains, and a number of outbuildings have survived to this day. The restoration of the monastery began in the early 90s of the last century and continues to this day. This place just breathes history!

Kherson region is a truly unique place in the south of Ukraine. There are so many things here: amazing nature, history, warm climate. Here you will find unique corners and attractions that you will not find anywhere else. About 800 km of coastline and TWO seas! 77 salt, pink and mud lakes - they will be discussed separately in the article. In the Kherson region you will find about 50 green tourism bases, the longest sandy spit in Europe and even a desert! I hope my guide to the Kherson region will motivate you to travel around your native country!

Reserves of the Kherson region

Askania-Nova Biosphere Reserve

Black Sea Biosphere Reserve

Azovo-Sivash National Natural Park

Landscape reserve Stanislavsky

National Park "Nizhnedneprovsky"

Askania-Nova Biosphere Reserve

The Askania-Nova Reserve is a truly unique place where the virgin steppe has been preserved. A separate post about it can be found here - Askania-Nova Reserve: how to get there, prices, reviews. Sights of Kherson region

Amazing places of Kherson region

1. Aleshkiv sands - a desert in Ukraine

The fact that there is a desert in Ukraine already sounds exotic, you must agree! And yes, she is. Popularly called the Ukrainian Sahara, but there are several other names - Aleshkovsky sands, Aleshkovsky sands, Oleshkovsky sands, Nizhnedneprovsky sands. They spread 30 km from Kherson on an area of ​​162,000 hectares (1620 km²).The ideal time for a trip is spring and autumn, until the sand has warmed up to summer 50-70 degrees. How to get there and what to do I told in a separate post on the Oleshkovsky Sands blog. How to get there and what to do in the desert

2. Dzharylgach - the largest island in the country

Knowledgeable people claim that Jah Island is heaven on earth. It is here that you have a chance to retire with nature and relax like a savage. The island is located in the Kherson region, directly opposite Skadovsk. From the side of Azure, it is separated from the land by a narrow strait, which is sometimes covered with sand, turning the island of Dzharylgach into a peninsula.

The easiest way to get there is from Skadovsk (boats run regularly), you can come for 1 day, or you can stay for the whole summer with a tent. In addition to the amazing nature, the attraction of the island are 2 lighthouses - old and new.

There are 3 ways to get to Dzharylgach:

1. From Skadovsk on a large boat (it costs less, it takes longer)

2. From Skadovsk on small boats (more expensive, faster)

3. From Lazurny, wade/sail by boat

Where?

1. Pier Glubokaya (cheaper, but a couple of kilometers to the sea side on foot under the scorching sun)

2. Lighthouses (more expensive, but 2 lighthouses, a spring and you can choose where to relax: from the sea side or from the bay)

In 2019, the fare to the lighthouses in both directions 240 UAH.

3. Waterfalls in the steppe of Kherson

Kherson region is a very dry region of the country, there are 275 sunny days a year, can you imagine? It is for this reason that waterfalls in the dry steppe are a unique phenomenon. They are located in the territory of Cossack, Berislavsky district, near the ruins of the castle of Prince Trubetskoy. The complex has more than 1200 small and large sources of various capacities.

4. Lake Sivash and Lemurian Lake

Sivash is a system of shallow bays and lakes in the west of the Sea of ​​Azov. The Sivash is the border between the Kherson region of Ukraine and the Crimea. It has 11 salty and bitter-salty bays. Lake Sivash is an amazing place! especially well dried lakes in the summer - fields of white salt. Sometimes Sivash acquires a pinkish tint.

By the way, Lemurian Lake (Dead Sea of ​​Ukraine) nestled next to Sivash. I have compiled a separate post about Lemurian Lake, as it deserves your attention – Lemurian Pink Lake is an analogue of the Dead Sea in Ukraine

5. Pink Lake in the Kherson region

In fact, there are several such lakes in the Kherson region (for example, the Lemurian Lake mentioned above). But the most epic and large-scale pink lake in the south of Ukraine is located near the city of Genichesk in the village of Priozernoe on the Arabat Spit. This is the pinkest lake I have ever seen!

6. Kinburn Spit and salt mine

Kinburn Spit is the pearl of the Nikolaev and Kherson regions. Everything is perfect here, especially the number of people in comparison with the beaches of Koblev and Odessa.

7. Recreational area Arabat Spit

Many of us in childhood were taken to rest on the Arbat Spit to the warm Sea of ​​\u200b\u200bAzov. A well-warmed shallow sea, healing algae, developed infrastructure - all this is understandable. But besides this, Arabatka will blow its tourists with such wonders of the world as geysers and terminal springs, salt and pink lakes, Sivash, ATV rides and much more! As usual, a separate blog post about our vacation on the Arabat Spit - Arabat Spit: a guide

8. Picking Island

The Biryuchy Island Spit is essentially a part of the Fedotova Spit, which is separated from the land by a small isthmus. It becomes an island during periods of autumn showers. The spit is interesting for its flora and fauna. This is the territory of the reserve, so access there is closed. You can get there with a tour group or by renting accommodation in one of the hotels on the spit. From the curious - the old lighthouse.

9. Geysers and terminal springs of the Kherson region

Geothermal source in Schastlivtsevo (free of charge)

Geyser in the Iron Port (Obloi)

Hot spring in Bekhteri village

Hydropathic "Hot Dzherelo" in Genichesk Hill

source in Strelkovoe (free of charge)

Geyser in the Iron Port (Obloi)

In Soviet times, oil was searched for on the shelf of the Black Sea. We drilled very deep - a powerful stream of thermal water struck. It turned out that they did not find oil, so the well was covered with a metal plug and buried. In the 90s, metal seekers found a large metal cork and opened it - a “geyser” hit from under the ground. Now it is a wonderful relaxation attraction - an open-air thermal pool, the water temperature in which never drops below +42. On the signs they write "healing Spring". Heals everything.

The complex is small and very specific, because it's just a mine, around which they made a wooden flooring and locker booths, without doors. The water is saturated with iodine and some other elements. People come out of there brown. Locals say that people from all over the country go to the "geyser" for healing. In summer, there is nowhere for an apple to fall and a real hell, but in cold weather, the geyser is very pleasant. It's just that the infrastructure is terrible.

10. Tendrovskaya braid

The Tendrovskaya Spit is a protected and hard-to-reach part of the Black Sea Biosphere Reserve. And, they say, the most beautiful part of the coast. Wild horses, ancient May, the longest sandy beach in Ukraine - that's why Tendrovskaya Spit was considered a favorite place of the ancient Greeks and Scythians.

Tendrovskaya Spit is luxurious: deserted clean beaches, lagoon lakes, many rapans - a shore strewn with shells. This is one of the few places in the country where wild horses live. You can see them in the morning when they come to the lighthouse for a drink. This 30-meter lighthouse is the oldest in the Kherson region, built in 1827. The territory of Tendra is part of the Black Sea Biosphere Reserve.

11. Plavni of the Kherson region and kayaks

Kayaking in Kherson Plavni often takes place along narrow reed channels (eriks) with many twists and turns. It's very beautiful and exciting!

12. Kherson mountains

Kherson Mountains is one of the top attractions in the region recently and a popular destination for excursions from Kherson. In fact, these are artsy cliffs on the banks of the Dnieper-Bug estuary.

Beach holidays in the Kherson region

They say that there are 5 seas in the Kherson region: the Black, Azov, Kakhovskoe (after all, the width of the reservoir is 8 km), Rotten (Sivash) and the steppe sea. Let's see what resorts you can visit on the Black and Azov Seas:

Iron Port

Arabat arrow

Chorus

Azure

Skadovsk and Dzharylgach

Primorskoye

Country complexes of Kherson region

Kherson region of luggage with a variety of recreation centers, green estates and tourist complexes.

Fishing and recreation complex "Delta of the Dnieper"

Kherson region with. Dneprovskoe, st. Glinische, 5

Winery of Prince Trubetskoy

Historical and entertainment complex "Green Farms of Tavria"

Country complex «Grand Prix»

Kherson region, Oleshki, with. Right Sagas

Manor Trophy

With. Staraya Zburyevka, st. Embankment, 168

Recreation center "Zburievsky Kut"

Kherson region, Golopristansky district, with. Staraya Zburyevka, st. Lenina, 232

Manor Trophy

Recreation center Petrovets

Milk Well Green Tourism Base

Kherson region, Tsyurupinsk, tract "Near Karabay"

Fishing at matchmakers

Kherson region, Golopristansky district, Plavni and ponds

Base of green tourism "Seagull"

Kherson region, Golaya Pristan, st. Dneprovskaya, 78

Base of green tourism White dawns

Kherson region, with. Novotyaginka

Любашин хуторок

With. Velyka Kardashinka, st. Ukrainian, 128

Green estate "Oleshya's Tale"

Kherson region, Tsyurupinsk, Nechaevo village

Grand Prix — country complex in Kherson

Lyubimovka

Location: st. Melitopolskaya 7-A, Lyubimovka.

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Among all the agricultural diversity of the Kherson region, there are several special places. For example, the village of Lyubimovka. There, on the initiative of his wife Larisa and Carl Boden (the founder of the Chumak company), they were the first in Ukraine to grow the most expensive spice in the world - saffron, exotic asparagus at that time, planted a field of tulips, a large plot of lilies, lavender and sage also grow. Organized groups are not taken to Lyubimovka, but tourists will be met and individually allowed to enter the flowering fields. Also, depending on the season, you can buy tulip and saffron bulbs, its stigmas, asparagus and more.

Historical sights of Kherson region

The Kazikermen Way is one of the oldest roads not only in the Kherson region, but also in Ukraine. This road remembers the Scythians, Sarmatians, Goths, Huns, Pechenegs, Polovtsians, Tatars, Lithuanians, Turks and Zaporozhian Cossacks. And there are a lot of ancient monuments here. Little-known now Berislav is one of the oldest cities in Ukraine. At the turn of our era, there was the main city of the late Scythians - Metropolis, and in the 4th century - the capital of the Gothic state Danparstadir, which was sung in the Old Norse epic "Elder Edda".

Tachanka, Kakhovka

Tsar built Oguz

Catherine's Cathedral

Kherson fortress (its remains)

Crypt of Falz-Feins (Novochernomorye)

Oleshkivska Sich

Black Valley

Scythian women

Kamenskaya Sich

Skelka settlement

Monastery Cathedral of the Korsun Mother of God

Vvedenskaya Church, 1726

Catherine's Mile

Burgunsky bridge

Remains of defensive structures in Tyaginka

Tomb of the Black Sea Cossack Danylo Vovk

Palace of Alexander Eduardovich Falz-Fein

Vytautas tower

Tomb of the Black Sea Cossack Danylo Vovk , 1794 Privolye of Kalanchak district, Kherson region Latitude: 46 ° 10'4.03 "N Longitude: 33 ° 20'43.37" E

Falz-Fein crypt

Crypt of the kings of the Taurian steppes - the Falz-Fein family. The crypt stands on a mound and even in such a ruined state it has an incredible view.

The mound overlooks the valley. I did not go into the crypt itself, it is still someone's last refuge, although inside there is nothing but an icon.

Alexander Faltz-Fein (I think there is no need to tell who it is?) Built a crypt for his wife Sophia, who died at the age of 38. At first, everything inside the budo was decorated with white marble, which was brought on ships from Italy. Subsequently, the landowner himself also rested in the crypt.

Watch tower (Vytautas tower)

near the village of Cossack

better to combine with a trip to the Trubetskoy winery

The Vytautas Watchtower is of constant interest to true history buffs. The tower was built at the end of the 14th century, at a time when the southwestern part of modern Ukraine was under the rule of the Grand Duke of Lithuania Vitovt. A border line ran along the right bank of the Dnieper, and customs was located on the already flooded island of Tavan. Nearby, on the right bank, a watch tower rose into the sky, from which they controlled the southern part of the island.

Already in the 80s of the 19th century, a fourth tier with lancet windows in pseudo-Gothic style was added to the tower. Then Prince Pyotr Nikolayevich Trubetskoy converted the tower into a water tower. Now it is not used.

Bizyukov Monastery

Kherson region, Berislav district, with. Chervony Lighthouse, st. Central, 3

GPS coordinates 46.954 689, 33.606 301

St. Grigorievsky Bizyukov Monastery has a long and interesting history. Back in 1782, Prince Grigory Alexandrovich Potemkin, in gratitude to Abbot Theodosius for the help provided during the Russian-Turkish war, allocated land for a monastery for monks. In the first half of the 19th century, the land area of ​​the monastery was already more than 25,000 acres. There were 70 capital structures on its territory.

In 1918, the monastery was closed and partially destroyed, the remains of the valuables were later taken out by the fascist invaders. The walls with towers, the gates, the winter Pokrovsky Cathedral, the refectory, the bishops' chambers, the Spasskaya (now Pokrovskaya) Church, fountains, and a number of outbuildings have survived to this day. The restoration of the monastery began in the early 90s of the last century and continues to this day. This place just breathes history!

Physical and geographical characteristics

Geographic location

The territory of the Kherson region is 28,461 km², the length from north to south is 180 km, from west to east - 258 km.

The region is located in the steppe zone, on the lower reaches of the Dnieper River . 19 rivers flow on the territory of the region, of which the largest are: the Dnieper - 178 km, Ingulets - 180 km. The Dnieper River divides the region into two parts - the right bank and the left bank, which is also called Northern Tavria.

In the south, the Kherson region is washed by the Black and Azov Seas, the Sivash Bay and the Kakhovka Reservoir .

The main feature of the geographical location is access to the Azov-Black Sea basin and the Dnieper waterway. This opens up wide opportunities for the further development of sea and river transportation, the recreation industry.

Climate

The climate of the Kherson region is temperate continental, arid. Average monthly temperatures: in July +25.4 °C, in January -2.1 °C. On some days in summer the temperature can reach 40 °C, and in winter -20 °C. The duration of the frost-free period is 179 days a year. The average annual rainfall is between 320 mm and 400 mm.

Agriculture

Fields sown with wheat . A typical landscape in the Kherson Region.

Kherson region has a significant potential for the development of agricultural production, large areas of agricultural land with fertile lands (1968.4 thousand hectares, including 1770 thousand hectares of arable land) and a significant amount of effective temperatures. This creates the necessary natural prerequisites for the production of significant volumes of crop and livestock products. Kherson region is an important region for growing high-quality food grains of winter wheat, corn, rice, and sunflower.

The region has significant areas of irrigated land, which allows growing vegetables and gourds. Kherson watermelons, tomatoes, grapes enjoy well-deserved fame throughout Ukraine. The best commodity producers of agricultural products in the Kherson region receive high and stable yields of winter wheat at 50-60 centners per hectare, commercial sunflower seeds at 25-30 centners per hectare, tomatoes at 800-1000 centners per hectare, watermelons at 250-300 centners per hectare. Scientific support for effective farming on irrigated and non-irrigated lands of the Kherson region is provided by the Institute of Irrigated Agriculture of the National Academy of Sciences .

The presence of a developed processing industry makes it possible to process manufactured products directly in the region, thereby reducing the cost of its transportation and preventing the outflow of income to other regions.

Favorable geographical position, relative proximity to important markets of the CIS countries and the Middle East allows the Kherson region to export significant volumes of agricultural products. Potentially, the region has the ability to grow annually at least 2 million tons of food grains, 1 million tons of vegetables and gourds, 35 thousand tons of rice, 100 thousand tons of fruits, 50 thousand tons of grapes and many other products.

Touristic Kherson

Kherson region is washed by the waters of the Black and Azov Seas. More than 200 km of beautiful sandy beaches - the "golden coast of the Kherson region" - annually attracts millions of vacationers. According to its climatic conditions, the Kherson region belongs to the temperate continental climate zone. The climate in the resorts of the region is mild. Winters here have little snow, with changeable weather, and summers are dry and hot. Sea breezes refresh and give coolness, and the proximity of the sea and estuaries make the humidity of the air optimal for relaxation and healing of the body. The swimming season in the resorts of Kherson region begins at the end of May and lasts until mid-September. The water temperature in the Black Sea off the coast of the Kherson region throughout the summer is not lower than 25 degrees Celsius.

Kherson land is the edge of protected areas, where about 80 objects of the natural reserve fund are located, two of the 4 biosphere reserves of Ukraine - Chernomorsky and Askania-Nova , which are included in the UNESCO World Network of Natural Protected Areas, the only desert in Europe - Oleshkovsky Sands - a unique natural object that has no analogues not only in Ukraine, but throughout Europe, an ecologically clean Dnieper delta , healing mud , therapeutic thermal and mineral waters, unique salt lakes .

Modern Kherson region has unique health-improving and resort-recreational opportunities - it is the only region of Ukraine that is washed by the waters of the Black and Azov Seas, the man-made Kakhovka Sea and the salt lake Sivash - the Rotten Sea, which is famous for its healing mud, thermal springs. The Sea of ​​\u200b\u200bAzov and Lake Sivash are washed on both sides by a relatively young creation of nature - the Arabat Spit Spit . Unforgettable impressions are given to tourists by traveling around the islands of Dzharylgach and Biryuchiy , along the banks of the Tendrovsky, Dzharylgatsky, Yagorlytsky bays.

Kherson land carefully preserves the pages of its history - here you can go "from the Varangians to the Greeks", go in search of the southernmost port city of Kievan Rus, travel back to the reign of the Tatar-Mongols and the Principality of Lithuania, visit the places of fateful battles. Only here you can see the world-class heritage - royal mounds : ritual sacred places in which the leaders of nomadic tribes found their last rest. The secrets of the Kherson mounds are no less interesting than the secrets of the Egyptian pyramids. The wind of the Kherson steppes still carries the clatter of the hooves of the nomads and the whistle of the sabers of the glorious Ukrainian Cossacks. Here you can visit the places of the legendary Cossack freemen - Oleshkovskaya , Kamenskaya Sich.

Starting from the 19th century, representatives of almost all European countries came to develop Kherson lands, bringing their culture and way of doing business, developing the territory. And today, in the region with a population of more than a million people, representatives of more than 115 nationalities and nationalities live in mutual understanding and respect, numerous Orthodox, Catholic, Muslim, Lutheran, Jewish churches , historical and cultural monuments are being revived.

The founder of the city is Prince Grigory Aleksandrovich Potemkin. Kherson was destined to become the cradle and first base of the Black Sea Fleet, the first ships were built at its shipyards. Alexander Vasilyevich Suvorov, Fedor Fedorovich Ushakov, Iosif Mikhailovich Deribas, Nikolai Ivanovich Korsakov - this is not a complete list of prominent figures of the 18th century involved in the formation of the city.

Modern Kherson is a cozy city on the slopes of the gray Dnieper. Old quarters are buried in the greenery of trees, new districts are being built, and the Dnieper floodplains, like a precious necklace, frame the southern gates of Ukraine - eternally young Kherson.

The culture and history of Kherson are unique and multifaceted. The city is fraught with many temptations for tourists. It has many cozy corners, ancient buildings, temples and parks. The streets, lanes and quiet courtyards of Kherson will become the most eloquent guide to the history of architecture for tourists. Having devoted a day or two to walking around the city, you will look at the rich expositions of Kherson museums in a completely different way. Kherson Music and Drama Theatre. M. Kulish will convince you that professional productions and acting discoveries are made not only on the stages of the capital. And lovers of more active recreation will find in Kherson more than one entertainment complex or club where they can have a great time.