Welcome to the Little Shtetl of Vaystickvus,just down the river from Chelm

a shtetl of crooked cobblestones, wooden synagogues and endless beets

A scene from daily life in Vaystickvus
A scene from daily life in Vaystickvus
A scene from daily life in Vaystickvus
A scene from daily life in Vaystickvus
A scene from daily life in Vaystickvus
A scene from daily life in Vaystickvus
A scene from daily life in Vaystickvus
A scene from daily life in Vaystickvus
A scene from daily life in Vaystickvus
A scene from daily life in Vaystickvus
A scene from daily life in Vaystickvus
A scene from daily life in Vaystickvus
A scene from daily life in Vaystickvus
A scene from daily life in Vaystickvus
A scene from daily life in Vaystickvus
A scene from daily life in Vaystickvus
A scene from daily life in Vaystickvus
A scene from daily life in Vaystickvus
A scene from daily life in Vaystickvus
A scene from daily life in Vaystickvus
A scene from daily life in Vaystickvus
A scene from daily life in Vaystickvus
A scene from daily life in Vaystickvus
A scene from daily life in Vaystickvus
A scene from daily life in Vaystickvus
A scene from daily life in Vaystickvus
A scene from daily life in Vaystickvus
A scene from daily life in Vaystickvus
A scene from daily life in Vaystickvus
A scene from daily life in Vaystickvus
A scene from daily life in Vaystickvus
A scene from daily life in Vaystickvus
A scene from daily life in Vaystickvus
A scene from daily life in Vaystickvus
A scene from daily life in Vaystickvus
A scene from daily life in Vaystickvus
A scene from daily life in Vaystickvus
A scene from daily life in Vaystickvus
A scene from daily life in Vaystickvus
A scene from daily life in Vaystickvus
A scene from daily life in Vaystickvus
A scene from daily life in Vaystickvus
A scene from daily life in Vaystickvus
A scene from daily life in Vaystickvus
A scene from daily life in Vaystickvus
A scene from daily life in Vaystickvus
A scene from daily life in Vaystickvus
A scene from daily life in Vaystickvus
A scene from daily life in Vaystickvus
A scene from daily life in Vaystickvus
A scene from daily life in Vaystickvus
A scene from daily life in Vaystickvus
A scene from daily life in Vaystickvus
A scene from daily life in Vaystickvus
A scene from daily life in Vaystickvus
A scene from daily life in Vaystickvus
A scene from daily life in Vaystickvus
A scene from daily life in Vaystickvus
A scene from daily life in Vaystickvus
A scene from daily life in Vaystickvus
A scene from daily life in Vaystickvus
A scene from daily life in Vaystickvus
A scene from daily life in Vaystickvus
A crimson beet with fresh green leaves
A miniature model of a wooden synagogue
A clay bowl of steaming borscht
A brass lantern beside a folk drum
A narrow river winding past the village with a timber footbridge

Our Village

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Plan A Visit

Experiences

01

Wooden Synagogues

Guided walks through five hand-built prayer halls, each raised without a single nail by carpenters whose great-grandchildren still keep the roofs watertight.

02

Factory Tours

Step onto the copper floor of the Vaystickvus Borscht Factory, watch the cauldrons turn, and taste the day's first ladle straight from the vat.

03

Great Beet Festival

Three autumn days of fiddle music, lantern parades, beet-carving contests and more steaming bowls than the square can politely hold.

04

Pilgrimage

Join the faithful of the Shmooish Rosconian Religion for the Boiling Borscht Ceremony and the long fellowship supper that follows it.

05

Cobblestone Walks

Wander the crooked lanes at lamplight with a village storyteller who knows which stone hides which century-old argument.

Places