Attractions of Nadvirna district

The popular tourist route "Dovbush Trail" passes through the territory of the Carpathian National Nature Park.

The tourist trail was created in 1902 in memory of the legendary people's avenger Oleksa Dovbush, who was active here in 1738-1745. Accumulations of sandstone blocks form bizarre forms with terraces and caves. According to legend, the treasures of Dovbush are hidden here.

Sculptural compositions by Darius Hrabar are installed on the path.

Entrance to the territory of the Carpathian National Nature Park is paid.

Hoverla is the highest peak of Ukraine (2061 meters), one of the national symbols.

It is located on the border of the Ivano-Frankivsk and Transcarpathian regions, belongs to the Chornohora mountain massif.

Translated from Hungarian, the name means "Snow Mountain" (snow on the top often lies until mid-summer). The mountain has a cone-shaped shape, covered with alpine meadows, shrub wastelands, stone screes occur. The top is a small platform, from which a panoramic view of the entire Chornohora ridge opens, and in the distance the Marmarosh ridge, which runs along the border with Romania, can be seen. A huge cross is installed on the top. At the foot is one of the sources of the Prut River, a waterfall.

Mount Hoverla is located within the protected zone of the Carpathian State National Park. The easiest route to the top of Hoverla starts from the "Zaroslyak" camp. Another option is from the village of Lazeshchyna (near Yasinia). The route is marked, in summer the ascent is accessible to untrained tourists and does not require special mountaineering equipment. Registration with the control and rescue service is required. The ascent takes 2-3 hours, the descent takes an hour and a half.

The "Probiy" waterfall on the Prut River is one of the most full-water, picturesque and popular waterfalls of the Carpathians.

It is located in the center of the resort town of Yaremche, which is why there are always many tourists here. The waters of the Prut roll over stones at a low height (8 meters), but in the spring the stream is very full.

A pedestrian bridge is thrown over the waterfall.

Tourists are offered to take pictures against the background of rocks in Hutsul costumes.

Nearby is the most popular and quite expensive souvenir market in the Carpathians.

The building of the "Hutsulshchyna" restaurant near the Probiy waterfall in Yaremche is the most striking example of the folk architecture of the Carpathian region.

It was built in 1965 by the architect Ivan Bodnaruk from wood according to the canons of Hutsul architecture without a single nail.

The exterior design and interiors are distinguished by filigree wood carving. In the small hall there is a natural wood-burning stove lined with old Kosiv tiles. The walls are decorated with Hutsul hatchets-bartkas and other items of folk life. Tables are served with tableware made to order by Kosiv ceramic masters.

The restaurant offers visitors traditional Hutsul cuisine, in the evenings a Hutsul band performs folk music.

There is a souvenir market nearby.

The large entertainment center "Buka" is part of the "Bukovel" tourist complex and offers a variety of entertainment: a disco, bowling, billiards, slot machines, and more.

Night club "Buka" - the largest dance hall in the Carpathians (3000 square meters), professional DJs, themed parties. The bowling alley has 5 lanes. The billiard hall has 6 high-quality tables for playing Russian and American billiards (pool). The gaming hall has 16 slot machines and 3 air hockey machines.

The "Buka" complex includes the Kuhel pub and a hookah hall. Free Wi-Fi.

The "Girl's Tears" waterfall is located near Yaremche, on a tributary of the Prut - the Zhonka mountain river.

You can get there on foot or by SUV (if the barrier is open), horse excursions are also available to the waterfall.

The height of the waterfall "Girl's Tears" is about 1.5-2 meters. In the place where the water falls, a bath with a depth of about 1.5 meters was formed. As in all mountain rivers, the water is very cold.

A large stone arch railway bridge-viaduct from Austrian times connects the two banks of the Prut River in Vorokhta. The Yaremche-Verkhovyna highway passes under it.

The bridge was built in 1895 during the construction of the railway Stanislav (Ivano-Frankivsk) – Yaremche – Vorokhta – Rakhiv. The length of the bridge exceeds 100 meters. It is still used as intended.

Nearby is another old Austrian bridge, which is considered one of the longest stone railway bridges in Europe (130 meters).

The wooden church of the Assumption of the Holy Virgin Mary in Yaremche was built in 1884.

It is located in the city center, next to the railway crossing.

The wooden church of the Assumption of the Holy Virgin Mary in Yablunytsia was built in 1895.

In 1900, the nave of the church was painted by the famous Ukrainian monumental artist Modest Sosenko.

The church is an architectural monument of local importance.

Bukhtivets waterfall is located on the mountain river Bukhtivets in the village of Bukove.

Its height is 8 meters. The stream flows from the mountain and falls into the valley, cutting the rock with a narrow canyon.

In 1972, the Bukhtivets waterfall was taken under protection as a hydrological monument of nature of local importance.

Nearby is the 10-meter-high Krapelny waterfall, which got its name due to the fact that the water in it does not pour in a stream, but sprays in drops.

There is a picnic area near the waterfalls.

The Carpathian Region Ethnography and Ecology Museum in Yaremche was founded in 1963 on the initiative of local historian Mykhaylo Muzych, who collected a collection of ethnographic works, historical and natural materials.

Since 2007, the museum in Yaremche has become a branch of the National Museum of Hutsulshchyna & Pokuttia Folk Art in Kolomyia.

Until 1993, it was called the Museum of Partisan Glory, as the main exposition covered the activities of Sidor Kovpak's partisan unit in the Carpathians during the Second World War. Then there was an exposition dedicated to the liberation struggle of the Ukrainian people, which told about the creation of the USS Legion, UGA, youth organization "Plast", the activities of the OUN, the struggle of the UPA and the division "SS Halicia".

An exposition dedicated to Hutsul ethnoculture has opened.

Chernytskyi Waterfall waterfall is located in the village of Chernyk, village of Zelena, on the mountain river Chernyk.

The height of the Chernytskyi Waterfall is 7-8 meters. The waterfall is two-stage. At first, a wide stream of water falls from a height of 2.5-3.0 meters and is directed into a narrow, narrowing wedge-shaped channel, from which it then flies out with a roar and falls from a height of 4-5 meters.

The wooden church of the Miracle of Saint Archangel Michael was built in the village of Yaremchy Dora in 1844 by the local craftsman Hnishik on the basis of an early church (XVIII century).

Made in Hutsul style. It is cruciform in plan with a large central square log that supports a tent-shaped roof with a pear-shaped crown.

The carved iconostasis and icons of the XVIII-XIX centuries, which have a high artistic value, have been preserved. Ornamental paintings on the walls were made at the beginning of the 20th century.

The appearance of Saint Michael's Church has been largely "modernized" with a metal coating.

From 1946 to 1990, the community of the Russian Orthodox Church worked on the basis of Saint Michael's Church. After Ukraine gained independence, the church building was returned to the Greek Catholic community.

The multi-tiered church of the Saint Prophet Illya in Yaremche was built in 1937. by local master Ivan Yavorskyi.

A classic example of Hutsul wooden architecture.

It is part of the complex of the Illynskyi Monastery of the Studites, whose patron saint is Saint Illya.

The interior has a unique iconostasis with wood-burned ornaments and carved icons.

During the Soviet period, a warehouse was arranged in the church, and later - a museum of atheism. In 1990, after Ukraine gained independence, the church of Saint Illya was returned to the Studites, who carried out restoration and restored the monastery. Now the church is active.

The local lore museum in Deliatyn, Ivano-Frankivsk region, is located in the old villa of the lawyer Mykola Lahodynsky, a member of the Austrian parliament. It is an asymmetric one-story building in the Austrian style, on one of the corners of which there is a two-story tower, and on the other – a small attic.

At the beginning of the 20th century, the famous Ukrainian writer Marko Cheremshyna, who worked in Lahodynsky's law office, lived here. It was he who founded the "Prosvita" society in Deliatyn, the "Ruska Kasa" and "Silsky Gospodar" organizations, participated in the development of the "Sich" society. One of the exhibition halls of the Deliatyn Museum of Local Lore is dedicated to the figure of Cheremshyna.

Also, the museum exposition highlights the history of Deliatyn and its surroundings, introduces the peculiarities of culture and lifestyle of its inhabitants. Among the exhibits are ancient icons, sculptures and paintings, ancient tools, traditional clothes. A fragment of a wooden aqueduct is presented.