The medieval route. Three-castle trip

The medieval route. Three-castle trip

Where to go: Lutsk-Dubno-Ostrog

You should take with you:

  • - knightly armor
  • - bow (or at least arrows)
  • - shoes without heels
  • - coins (which are not a pity to throw into a deep well)
  • - ten hryvnias

High walls of impregnable fortresses, a beautiful princess, imprisoned in a tower, deep dungeons and even dragons guarding treasures… This is not a fantasy-style fiction, but a small portrait of medieval Volhynia. To see it, you can go on a trip to the three most famous castles of the region - Lutsk, Dubno and Ostroh.

The first of them saw almost all the monarchs of Europe in the fifteenth century. After all, this is where a kind of medieval summit took place. The second is known for its absence. Throughout the history of its existence, the fortress has never been besieged. In addition, it was here that the greatest princely treasury was kept. The third castle was the ancestral home of the richest and most powerful princely dynasty in these lands.

So if you want to know why Lutsk Castle was depicted on the back of a 200-hryvnia banknote, where the jewels of princes were kept, what the armor of knights and ornaments of medieval beauties looked like, and you want to shoot a bow, climb the medieval tower to see the whole city. palms, throw coins into the deepest well and hear their clang in just a minute, then travel to the three most famous and beautiful castles of the region just for you.