State Historical and Cultural Reserve Tustan

An impregnable fortress Tustan, which grew up among the rocks, towered over forty-meter sandstone stones. For four centuries, it fought borders from the invaders, until it was destroyed by the Tatar-Mongols. Now the remnants of the medieval fortress can be found in the reserve, bearing its name.

Impossible fortress Tustan, which grew up among the rocks, towered over forty-meter sandstone stones. For four centuries, it fought borders from the invaders, until it was destroyed by the Tatar-Mongols. Now the remnants of the medieval fortress can be found in the reserve that bears her name.

Specialists have developed a graphic model of the fortress. As it turned out, this ancient Russian building included 5 floors, and the ground defensive walls reached 15 meters!The scientists were amazed at the high level of development our ancestors had in the construction, that they created such a complex water supply system for the city.

In our times on the territory of the city-fortress found fighting axes, men's rings, tips for bows and crossbows, ancient products made of bronze. And stairs, caves, crypts and promenading corridors arouse considerable interest among visitors.

Now Tustan is a popular tourist route. Every year near the village of Urych a knightly festival with medieval duels, thematic music, dishes cooked according to old recipes is held.

Excursion trips to the famous fortress are carried out from such cities as Morshin, Truskavets, Bukovel, Skhodnitsa. The car can be reached independently along the highway Kiev-Chop or from the resort of Skhidnytsia.

By the way, relatively few objects from Tustany are of interest to tourists. For example, the cave monastery in Rozgirche, lifts to the mountains of Trostyan and Vysoky Verkh, ski centers (Tysovets, Slavske).