Radomysl Castle. The Museum of Ukrainian Icons and a 17th-century paper mill above a waterfall

8 hours (08:00–16:00, approx.) · Meet at 08:00
Kyiv, Zhytomyrska metro station
Radomyshl Castle above the water
A hall of the Museum of Ukrainian Home Icons in Radomyshl
Radomyshl Castle in summer
A small bridge over a pond in the Radomyshl landscape park
Radomyshl Castle in autumn
Radomyshl Castle above the waterA hall of the Museum of Ukrainian Home Icons in RadomyshlRadomyshl Castle in summerA small bridge over a pond in the Radomyshl landscape parkRadomyshl Castle in autumn

Radomysl Castle Museum in the Zhytomyr region is a private historical and cultural complex founded by physician and public figure Olha Bohomolets on the site of an old water mill. It is home to Europe’s only Museum of Ukrainian Home Icons and a restored paper mill that makes paper by hand using 16th–17th-century techniques.

Why go

  • Europe’s only Museum of Ukrainian Home Icons, with Olha Bohomolets’s personal collection
  • A working paper mill – the first and so far the only one in Ukraine making paper by hand using 17th-century techniques
  • A landscape park with waterfalls, footbridges and sculptures around the castle
  • The complex is built on the foundations of a real castle, on the site of an old water mill
  • Only about 110 km from Kyiv – a full day out with no overnight drive or hotel

Route

Starting point:
Kyiv, Zhytomyrska metro station
Departure at 08:00
Drive to Radomyshl
~2 hours, 110 km
Museum of Ukrainian Home Icons
Olha Bohomolets’s personal collection
Paper mill
Handmade paper using 16th–17th-century techniques
Landscape park
Waterfalls, footbridges and sculptures around the castle
Return to Kyiv
~2 hours
Kyiv, Zhytomyrska metro station
Expected return around 16:00

Good to know

Included in the FantoTravel price
The tour price includes round-trip transportation and a FantoTravel guide.
Paid separately
Admission to the museum complex is paid separately on site at the castle’s rates. Papermaking workshops cost extra.
Complex opening hours
Tours, workshops and interactive activities run from Friday to Sunday, 10:00 to 18:00.
What to bring
Comfortable shoes for walking in the park, especially near the waterfalls.
Tour language
The tour is conducted in Ukrainian.

The complex is built on the foundations of an old castle above a picturesque landscape park with waterfalls, footbridges and sculptures. The main exhibition is Olha Bohomolets’s personal collection of icons, which she has been assembling since 1995, complemented by sacred art, church objects and items of Ukrainian village life. Another highlight of the complex is its working paper mill, restored on December 1, 2012, on the very spot where it stood four hundred years ago. The equipment for making handmade paper was recreated from old drawings and engravings – it is the first and so far the only restored paper mill of its kind in Ukraine. FantoTravel provides transportation and a guide for the whole day, and on site you will see the castle, the paper mill and the park with its waterfalls.

Schedule

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Organized by: FantoTravel · Guide: Yurchenko Oleksandr Serhiiovych