6 Unforgettable Places in Chernivtsi, Ukraine

Delia Tugui | January 4, 2016

2. Chernivtsi National University

Founded in 1875 by Franz Josepfs, Chernivtsi National University will make your heart sing as soon as you set your eyes on it. Just picture it: a red brick building with gravel walkways and lots of green spots all around will immediately take you to an imaginary trip to an old English campus.

About 15000 students are intellectually enlightened in this beautiful complex. The university’s yard is crossed by a chic pebble path, guarded by a vigilant bodyguard, who won’t allow anyone to walk on it. The passage’s pebbles have played a special role for the past five hundred years: they help keep a proper level of moisture in the complex area, which helps preserve the red bricks. That’s why the high, imposing buildings still look as if they were built days ago.

Chernivtsi National University was recognized in 2005 by UNESCO as a world cultural heritage site and inside you will find one of the largest libraries in the country and the first library in Bukovina. It’s called Krayova Library and carefully hosts numerous books and manuscripts written in Greek, Hebrew, Latin, Russian, Ukrainian, Austrian, Yiddish and several other languages. The Scientific Library includes many fascinating departments.

This place is so captivating and delightful that it took me over an hour to explore its splendor. And guess what? I can’t wait to visit it again!

Vladimir Kud

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