Svitlana Orlynska's User Profile - Atlas Obscura

Svitlana Orlynska

Ukrainian living in Vienna. Traveled to 50+ countries: both "must see" destinations and "off the beaten track".

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Places visited in Kyiv, Ukraine

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Places visited in Innsbruck, Austria

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Places visited in Ein Gedi, Israel

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Places visited in Austria

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Places visited in Vienna, Austria

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Places visited in Tel Aviv-Yafo, Israel

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Places visited in Salzburg, Austria

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Places edited in Dubai, United Arab Emirates

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Places visited in Vinnytsia, Ukraine

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Odessa, Ukraine

Mother-In-Law Bridge

Padlocks cover this rickety footbridge with love.

SamM

Vinnytsia, Ukraine

Roshen Fountain

The spectacular Roshen Fountain show lights up the night sky all summer long, until it "hibernates" under the ice waiting for spring to come.

Added by sychovasvitlana

Kyiv Monastery of the Caves and Microminiature Museum

This 1000 year old relic-filled cave monastery and UNESCO World Heritage Site also hosts an amazing micro-miniature museum.

Dylan

Arsenalna Metro Station

The deepest metro station in the world.

SamM

House with Chimaeras

An Art Nouveau building covered in animal gargoyles and grotesques.

SamM

Peeing Colors in Kyiv

When you've got to go, you've got to go.

Dampo

Museum of the Great Patriotic War

One of the largest museums in Ukraine remembers the story of the German-Soviet War in iconic, brutalist style.

Added by rmcculloch

Rodina-Mat : Mother Motherland

340-foot statue built to honour the Heroes of the Soviet Union.

Dampo

Under the Black Eagle Pharmacy Museum

Ukraine's oldest operating pharmacy now offers guests a fascinating walk through apothecary history.

Added by thestevemc

The Swallow's Nest

A castle perched precariously over the Crimean Sea.

Added by NathanRisinger

Ukrainian National Chornobyl Museum

This unassuming museum's slogan translates to “there is a limit of sadness, anxiety has no limits."

emmastargirl

Added by emmastargirl

Riomaggiore, Italy

Via dell’Amore

A lover's walk between hilltop towns, decorated with graffiti love notes.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

Realmonte, Italy

Scala dei Turchi

"Stairs of the Turks", a chalky white cliff eroded conveniently into stairs, allowing for easy pillaging.

Campanile di Curon

Bell tower juts out from a village buried under a lake.

emanuelemannocci

Added by emanuelemannocci

Vernazza, Italy

Cinque Terre

Five candy-colored villages on the Italian Riviera.

Molly McBride Jacobson

Added by Molly McBride Jacobson

Juliet's Balcony

Pilgrimage site for star-crossed lovers.

HJHausman

Added by HJHausman

The Mad Colored Houses of Burano

This community on a small Venetian island has taken to painting their houses in bright neon hues.

Added by laurajok

Bärnbach, Austria

Church of St. Barbara

Bizarrely-painted church designed by a controversial artist.

serflac

Added by serflac

Vienna, Austria

Wehrmann in Eisen Nail Man

A patriotic medieval knight in driven-nail armor raised money for widows and orphans of WWI.

Annetta Black

Added by Annetta Black

Tarsdorf, Austria

Fucking, Austria

American soldiers discovered Europe's best one-liner at the end of World War II.

atimian

Added by atimian

Vienna, Austria

Vienna Grand Ferris Wheel

Vienna's giant wonder wheel had a starring role in one of the greatest noir movies of all time.

Luke J Spencer

Added by Luke J Spencer

Vienna, Austria

Wotruba Church

This cubist Vienna church building looks like some sort of alien stonehenge.

Added by reptilebetty

Vienna, Austria

Flak Towers

Giant WWII fortresses that fired 8,000 rounds a minute, now home to thousands of pigeons.

stanestane

Added by stanestane

Hallstatt, Austria

Salzwelten: The Hallstatt Salt Mine

The world's oldest known salt mine.

Dylan