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 Vinnytsia, Ukraine

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'Tuttomondo'

A local student's chance encounter with Keith Haring led to the creation of one of Europe's largest murals.

Curioussquirrel

Added by Curioussquirrel

Kachalka

Kyiv's answer to Muscle Beach is a Soviet-era gym made from scrap metal.

SamM

Red Canyon

Squeezing inside this deep, narrow canyon reveals a festival of desert colors.

ErezSpeiser

Added by ErezSpeiser

Sopron, Hungary

Taródi Vár

"Medieval" castle built in the mid-20th century by one family.

serflac

Added by serflac

Metten, Germany

Baroque Library of Metten Abbey

This 8th-century Bavarian monastery is home to an exquisite Baroque-era library.

Added by Rachel Gould

Bangkok, Thailand

Wat Arun

This dazzling Buddhist temple was constructed from over one million ceramic tiles salvaged from a British shipwreck.

Amber C Snider

Added by Amber C Snider

Barcelona, Spain

Park Güell

Gaudí's famously flamboyant architectural style is on full display in this sprawling park and garden.

leiris

Added by leiris

Barcelona, Spain

Casa Vicens

Step inside the first house designed by Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí, considered to be one of the first Art Nouveau buildings.

Michael Inscoe

Added by Michael Inscoe

Barcelona, Spain

FC Barcelona Coat of Arms

Barça football fans might see the insignia hidden in a church window as a divine sign.

hrnick

Added by hrnick

Vienna, Austria

Otto Wagner Villa I (Ernst Fuchs Museum)

This grand manse has been transformed into a museum devoted to one of the founders of Fantastic Realism.

Mariana Vargas

Added by Mariana Vargas

Rue du Chat-qui-Pêche

The narrowest street in Paris.

SEANETTA

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Execution Site of Jacques de Molay

The approximate spot where the last Grand Master of the Knights Templar was put to death.

SEANETTA

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Paris Space Invaders

The video game-themed street art first popped up in the French city.

Added by maarten

Pep's Maison

One of the last umbrella repair shops in Paris upholds the nostalgic art of umbrella making.

Nikki Vargas

Added by Nikki Vargas

Ronda, Spain

Three bridges and one giant canyon make up this fantastic Spanish settlement.

SkareMedia

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Puente Nuevo

One of the most spectacular bridges in Spain spans a narrow chasm that divides the city of Ronda.

Tony Dunnell

Added by Tony Dunnell

Museum of Unnecessary Things

A Kyiv-based repository for all manners of discarded curiosities.

Added by Rachel Gould

Vilnius, Lithuania

Margutis Easter Egg

A 300-kilogram egg sculpture that embodied a neighborhood revival.

Renate

Added by Renate

Trakošćan, Croatia

Trakošćan Castle

This Croatian fairytale castle is slowly falling apart thanks to years of neglect.

figleafniki

Added by figleafniki

Plitvička Jezera, Croatia

Plitvice Lakes

A chain of 16 wondrous lakes formed as a result of the gradual dissolution of soluble layers of bedrock.

Added by nsmrekar

Vienna, Austria

Steinhof Church

The first modernist church in Europe.

Added by lrt228

Budapest, Hungary

Vajdahunyad Castle

This Hungarian castle was built out of cardboard and wood until it proved so popular that it got upgraded to stone.

Added by DoctorMoog42

London, England

London's Rose-Ringed Parakeets

Legend says these colorful, invasive residents are the descendants of birds released by Jimi Hendrix.

Monsieur Mictlan

Added by Monsieur Mictlan

Prague, Czechia

'Il Commendatore' ('Cloak of Conscience')

This spooky statue sits outside a famous Prague theater.

carriehudson

Added by carriehudson