Today Pechera is not only a place of memory of the past, but also a living destination that attracts visitors with its unique nature and new attractions
Unique natural formations on the Southern Bug, a popular spot for rafting and whitewater slalom. The fast waters among granite cliffs attract thrill-seekers from all over Ukraine.
A state-protected monument of landscape gardening art with an area of 19 hectares. The park has preserved alleys of 250-year-old linden trees, a stone stairway to the river (around 160 steps) and natural grottos.
Opened on 18 May 2025 (International Museum Day) by the NGO 'Dunstan Crafts Center' in an authentic stone cellar built without cement. The exhibition presents more than 130 mineral specimens.
This local landscape reserve protects the unique scenery of the Southern Bug valley. Here you can see granite outcrops of the Precambrian shield, cascades of rapids and rich plant life.
On the territory of the reserve grow rare plant species typical of the Podillia region: feather grass (Stipa), pasqueflower, netted crocus and other species listed in the Red Book of Ukraine.
Unfortunately, every year there is less and less water on the rapids. The reason is numerous illegal diversions from the main riverbed upstream, which pose a serious threat to the reserve's ecosystem.
There is hope that the authorities will pay attention to this problem, illegal diversions will be eliminated, and the Southern Bug will once again become full-flowing, returning to the rapids their original beauty and power.
The unique microclimate of the Southern Bug valley in Pechera attracted the attention of climatologists in the 19th century as an ideal place for treating tuberculosis. In 1952 a Republican bone-and-tuberculosis sanatorium "Pechera" was opened on the former Potocki estate.
On 24 October 1989 the sanatorium was reorganized into the Pechera Regional Rehabilitation Hospital — one of the first rehabilitation institutions in the region. Since 2019 it has been operating as a municipal non-profit enterprise of the Vinnytsia Regional Council.
The hospital is located on 19 hectares of a picturesque park, a protected landscape monument, with access down to the rocky banks of the Southern Bug. Every year more than 1,500 patients undergo rehabilitation here.
Booking and Contacts:
+38 097 10 16 6397 Ivana Kalnytskoho Street, Pechera, Tulchyn district, 23610
How the village changed over 40 years. Satellite imagery by Google Earth
Since 1984, Potocki Park has overgrown — trees now hide the alleys
The Southern Bug barely changed — granite rapids have held it for millennia
The village grew smaller — but the canyon remains the same
Data: Google Earth Engine Timelapse, Landsat/Copernicus