To Transcarpathia – for impressions!

Tourism expert Fedir Shandor offers another tourist route in Transcarpathia.

"Literary tourism (book tourism) is a kind of tourism, the purpose of which is to visit the localities associated with world literary heritage.

Many people from all over the world are fans of literary tourism to the birthplace of a favorite author or fictional character. The thought of walking the road, which a favorite character walked, and seeing what he or she saw causes a feeling of indescribable enthusiasm. Some book lovers will overcome any distances to follow the tracks of a favorite character or to see in real life the wonderful views that excite on television screens.

For such tourists, there are popular literary tourism trails in Transcarpathia:

1. In the footsteps of Mykola Shuhay – Mizhhirya district

2. In the footsteps of Janos Butler – Uzhgorod district

3. In the footsteps of Pyntya, the Rogue – Khust district

4. In the footsteps of Hordubal – Mukachevo district

5. Uzhgorod of Captain Alois

Literary tourists can also participate in seminars, reading, attend lectures of literary critics, therefore the tour operator has the duty not only to provide people with accommodation and transfer, but also to organize literary symposiums, which people go to literary tours for."