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Kamyanets-Podilskyy is a charming old historic city in western Ukraine not far from Chernivtsi. It is beginning to develop as a tourist site and is an idea place to spend a day-trip at. The primary attractions are a well-preserved castle above a bend of the Smotrych River, and a large and sleepy historic center. The newer part of town is, well... nothing particularly unique. Just a typical small Ukrainian town with all the typical features.

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Photos of Kamianets-Podilskyi in Summer

Cliffs surround the river, old town, and castle	Old homes with gardens next to the river	Old building in the historic center. Now everyone lives in high-rise buildings on the other side of the bridge	Church courtyard
Old gate into the church courtyard	Behind the church	Interior of church. Catholic churches typically have plain light interiors and pews for worshipers (as opposed to most Orthodox churches)	Beggars at the church gate
Church exterior	Marketplaces have always been the center of city life. Now this one is deserted	Looking over ruins of the fortress wall towards a church on a bright autumn day	View of castle through fortress walls. Very medieval.
Castle. Tourists here are surprisingly few — this place has real potential. In fact, the city just received an international grant to attract investors, restore the old town, and develop tourism.	Ivy and autumn leaves. Stone wall and cobblestone road	View of cliffs. I can guess where they got stones for their stonemasonry...	This meandering stream (Smotrych river) created the horseshoe-shaped canyon that surrounds the old town
Fortress tower rises from cliffs	Arches at the castle walls	Old unrestored building in the historic center	Hilly farmland surrounds Kamyanets-Podilskyy. There are several cave systems in the vicinity

Photos of Kamianets-Podilskyi in Winter

			View from the old town towards the fortress.
Close-up of fortress.	Behind the church	Interior of church. Catholic churches typically have plain light interiors and pews for worshipers (as opposed to most Orthodox churches)	View from the old town towards the fortress.
Inside the fortress walls.	Inside the fortress.	looking down towards the Smotrych River, which carves an impressive valley around the old town.	Fortifications surround the old town.
Backsides of old buildings.	Another view of the fortress.	Another church.	New York Street Pizza in the old town serves some pretty awesome lasagna.
Souvenir village on the market square.	Colorful old buildings reminiscent of Lviv.	This fancy new hotel is planned to open soon.
Ancient city gate.	According to the inscription, the gate dates from 1585.	"College of Culture and the Arts."	Nighttime view of old center. "Armenian Market" Street.
	Nighttime view of the castle.
	London Steakhouse seems to be the most happening place in modern Kamianets-Podilskyi.

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