The walls
High stone.
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Khotyn Fortress is a fortification complex on the right bank of the Dniester River in the town of Khotyn, in south-western Ukraine. It is one of the best-known castles in the country, close to Kamianets-Podilskyi Castle, and often appears in historical films. It grew from a fort that Prince Vladimir the Great built in the 10th century on the borders of Kyivan Rus, on important trade routes. Work on the present stone fortress began in the late 14th century, when the area had become part of Moldavia. It was greatly enlarged in the 15th century under the princes Alexander the Good and Stephen the Great. You see high stone walls in yellowish grey, and round and square towers with dark conical roofs, above a green slope. The wide Dniester flows below, and grassy hills and dirt paths around it are good for walking round the walls. It is about 18 km from Kamianets-Podilskyi Castle, and about 49 km from Chernivtsi in a straight line. The UK Foreign Office advises against all but essential travel to the Chernivtsi region, and opening can change at short notice, so read the current advice before you plan.
High stone.
Conical roofs.
Below the fortress.
Right bank of the Dniester, Khotyn, Ukraine
Kamianets-Podilskyi Castle, about 18 km away.
Yes, the UK Foreign Office advises against all but essential travel to the Chernivtsi region.