Attractions of Chernivtsi region

Chernivtsi Open-Air Museum is one of the few museums of folk architecture and life in Ukraine.

On the territory of two exposition zones (Khotyn region and Western Transnistria) wooden residential and farm buildings typical for the villages of these regions are collected. The interiors in which household items, tools, national clothes, etc. are exhibited are plausibly recreated.

Numerous thematic exhibitions are held on the basis of the Chernivtsi Museum of Folk Architecture and Life.

The Chernivtsi Regional Museum of Local Lore occupies a two-story building of the former Orthodox Religious Foundation on the pedestrian street Olha Kobylyanska, next to the cathedral.

The funds have 90 thousand exhibits. The exposition of the museum presents rare samples of Slavic literature, including the sometimes exhibited Ostroh Bible of Ivan Fedorov. Of great interest are the numismatic collection and exhibition of weapons of the XVIII-XIX centuries. Among the historical rarities of the Museum of Local Lore is the flag of Chernivtsi, made for the 500th anniversary of the first written mention of the city, which was celebrated in 1908.

Icons of the 16th-18th centuries, the works of prominent Bukovyna artists Mykola Ivasyuk, Yustyn Pihulyak, Yevhen Maksymovych, Avhusta Kokhanovska form the basis of the collection of works of fine and decorative and applied art.

The Church of Saint Paraskeva of Serbia is the first Orthodox stone church in Chernivtsi.

It was built on the site of a wooden parish church according to the project of architect Antin Pavlovsky.

In 1864, on the third anniversary of Taras Shevchenko's death, the Chernivtsi Ruthenians first commemorated Kobzar in the church of Saint Paraskeva, thus recognizing themselves as Ukrainians.

In Soviet times, a chess club was located here.

Since 1992, the church has acquired the status of a cathedral. Since then, the Church of Saint Paraskeva has been the cathedral of the Chernivtsi Diocese of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine.

The Defense Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin in Chernivtsi is the oldest brick Orthodox church in the city. Recognized as an architectural monument.

It was built in the early 1760s on the site of an old wooden church on the territory of the Orthodox male monastery "Horecha" (1712). The Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin was built in the Baroque style, was used as a fortress, along the second tier there is a battle gallery.

After the closure of the "Horecha" monastery in 1784, the church became a parish church. The church was seriously damaged during the First World War. In the post-war period, the temple was renovated. The Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin remained active even in the Soviet period. In 1992, the temple was thoroughly renovated. In 1995, the "Horecha" monastery was restored and the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin became a monastery again.

The frescoes of the 17th century have been preserved.

Dniester HPP is one of the most modern hydroelectric power plants of Ukraine, unique in its complex purpose and design features.

The construction of the hydroelectric station on the Dniester began in 1973. Nearby, on the right bank of the river, the city of energy workers was under construction. In 1981, the first two hydro units were put into operation, and in 1983 the station reached the installed capacity of 702 MW.

In 2008, the first hydro unit of the Dniester hydro-accumulating power plant, which became the most powerful in Europe, was launched. The 194-kilometer-long reservoir allows to regulate the seasonal flow of the Dniester.

The cave on the top of the mountain above Pidzakharychi is named after the legendary folk hero Oleksa Dovbush.

According to legend, in 1740-1741, the leader of the Opryshkis operated with his squad in the Pidzakharychi and Roztoky area. This cave served as one of the rebel hideouts.

The ten-meter-long cave is a crack in sandstone 1-1.5 meters wide.

Equestrian sports club "Bukovynska Troya" in the village of Revakivtsi near Chernivtsi is located next to the highway H-10 "Chernivtsi - Stryi".

We offer horseback riding for children and adults, horseback riding through the forest and fields, horseback riding, and the services of experienced instructors.

The complex also includes a restaurant with 50 seats, a mini-zoo, an ostrich farm, an outdoor aquarium, a summer terrace, gazebos with barbecues, and a children's playground. You can also order carriage rides, guided tours, fishing, ATV riding, and more.

The house of the governor-general of Bukovyna, Baron Karl fon Entsenberh, became the first stone residential building in Chernivtsi.

Baron Entsenberh greatly contributed to the economic development of the city and the entire region. In particular, regular construction of the center of Chernivtsi began under him.

The Russian emperor Oleksandr I stayed in the general's house during his visit to Chernivtsi in 1823 for a meeting with the Austrian emperor Frants I.

The art-memorial museum of the outstanding ornamental artist Heorhiy Haras is located at the entrance to Vashkivtsi from Chortoryia in the artist's family house. The museum was opened on February 27, 1972.

Heorhiy Haras devoted his whole life to the study and improvement of embroidery. The artist created unique works, combining ornaments used in calligraphy and embroidery. Throughout his life, the master created more than two thousand works.

In the museum-manor of Heorhiy Haras, you can see 1035 works of the master, including 150 shirts, 100 towels, 30 pillows, 26 ties, 20 paintings, 10 carpets and 5 portraits, as well as 700 napkins. The museum's exposition impresses with its diversity and demonstrates the originality of the Bukovyna region.

Heorhiy's creative muse was always his wife Yevdokiya, who brought his ideas to life. For a long time, Yevdokiya Haras was the curator of the manor house museum.

The patterns created by the master are extremely popular among embroiderers and hand-made carpet makers, as well as the Ukrainian diaspora abroad.

The historical and local lore museum of Bukovyna was opened in 2020 in his own house by local historian Fedir Chevyuk from Berehomet.

The exposition presents his personal collection of original historical materials that tell about the history of the Bukovyna region. In particular, about religion, education, and the daily life of the people of Bukovyna as part of different states.

Excursions are conducted by appointment.

The Museum of the History and Culture of Bukovyna Jews is dedicated to the phenomenon of Bukovyna Jewry in the period from the end of the 18th century to the middle of the 20th century.

Opened for the 600th anniversary of Chernivtsi in the premises of the former Jewish People's House (now the Central Palace of Culture).

The exhibition is spread over two halls on three levels. The upper circle (architectural) - friezes with photographs of Jewish religious and public buildings in Bukovyna. The middle (zodiac) circle represents the Jewish religious year marked by the signs of the Zodiac. The lower kgur (informational) - 12 wall tablets, on which the period of the existence of the Jewish community for two centuries is presented chronologically.

The Holy Ascension Bancheny Monastery is located in the forest between the village of Bancheny and the city of Hertsa.

The foundation stone of the monastery was laid in 1994, and it opened two years later. The complex includes the Church of the Ascension of the Lord, the Church of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos and the underground temple of Saint Serhiy Radonezky, two fraternal buildings, the abbot's house, two hotels for parishioners, the Holy Transfiguration Hermitage with the Church of the Transfiguration, utility rooms.

In 2011, the construction of the Holy Trinity Cathedral - one of the largest Orthodox churches in Ukraine - was completed. Its baths can be seen from the highway at the entrance to Chernivtsi from Kamyanets-Podilskyi.

The monastery belongs to the UOC of the Moscow Patriarchate. Since the majority of the brothers are Romanians, the service is mainly conducted in the Romanian language.

Unique in its historical and artistic value, the Holy Ascension Church in Luzhany is considered the oldest shrine among those preserved in the territory of Chernivtsi region.

It was built in the 15th century by the local boyar Fedir Vitold, as reported by an ancient inscription. In terms of construction, this small temple is similar to examples of ancient Rus stone architecture.

The frescoes painted simultaneously with the construction of the temple and those painted later are a precious monument of Bukovyna painting. Among them, frescoes dating back to the 13th-14th centuries were discovered, which gives grounds for experts to attribute the construction of the temple to an earlier period than is officially considered.

The wooden Holy Assumption Church in Roztoky was built in 1846. An early example of a three-tiered Bukovyna temple with tall, approximately equal height baths.

The church is painted yellow, the baths are covered with sheet metal.

Examples of carving and painting of the 18th-19th centuries have been preserved in the interior.

The Holy Spirit Cathedral in Chernivtsi was built on the initiative of Metropolitan Yevhen Hakman (he was buried in the cathedral, a monument was erected).

The construction was carried out under the supervision of the regional engineer Adolf Marin and the Viennese architect Antin Roll. In 1860, the facade of the church was rebuilt according to the project of the architect Yozefa Hlavka. The Holy Spirit Cathedral is modeled on Saint Isaac's Cathedral in St. Petersburg in the Neo-Renaissance style. The architectural composition is dominated by a monumental dome 46 meters high. The 19th century frescoes by the Viennese painter Karl Yobson have been preserved

In Soviet times, the premises were used as a warehouse, then as an exhibition hall.

In 1989, the Holy Spirit Cathedral was returned to the Orthodox community of Chernivtsi, restoration was carried out.