Attractions of Kosiv district

The museum of the Strynadyuk creative family in Kosiv was opened by the famous Ukrainian master carver Mykola Strynadyuk, who works under the creative pseudonym "Koka", at his creative workroom.

Mykola Strynadyuk was born and grew up in a Kosiv family of artisan carvers, studied at the Kosiv Technical School of Folk Art Crafts, and worked as a master of wood carving and interior design all his life. His sons Bohdan and Zakhar continue the family business. Mykola Strynadyuk's works are distinguished by the author's technique, which combines traditional techniques of carving with toning, application and even embroidery.

The exposition presents more than a hundred of the master's own works. Among them are ornamental icons, plates, paintings, copies of Hutsul hand crosses, traditional zgards and modern decorations. A collection of antique and rare porcelain cups is also presented.

Nearby is the Museum of Sacred Art, where the works of Taras Strynadyuk, Mykola's brother, are presented.

The wooden church of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church is located in the village of Verbovets - a suburb of Kosiv.

In 1850, residents of two villages - Verbovets and Stariy Kosiv - hired master Ivan Lavruk with the money collected by the whole community, who, with the help of the residents and under the guidance of priest Ivan Valevskyi, built the church within a year.

Currently, the Church of the Annunciation is almost completely covered with sheet metal, which does not allow to fully appreciate the skill of the architects.

The wooden Church of the Ascension of Christ in Liucha in the Kosiv region is an architectural monument of national importance.

The Ascension Church was built in 1844. There is a bell tower nearby.

The wooden five-log church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary was built in 1600 on a hill on the right bank of the Pistyn River in the western part of the village, near Sheshory.

It is considered the oldest Hutsul temple, but in some reference books the date of construction is 1858. Local residents also call this church "Horishnya", i.e. "upper". To protect against Tatar raids, the temple was surrounded by a rampart and stone walls, the remains of which have been preserved to this day.

The Horishnya church is well preserved, but its authentic appearance is spoiled by the galvanized iron coating. There is a stone belfry (XVIII century) near the Assumption Church.

The Museum of Carpathian loggers-butynars is part of the "Butynar" eco-mansion, which opened in Kosmach in 2021.

At the heart of the open-air museum exposition (skansen) is a reproduced wooden hut of butynars, in which they lived while working in the mountains. In the hut you can see working tools and household items of loggers: saws, axes, wooden utensils, etc.

On the porch of the Hutsul hut, there is an exhibition of miniatures, which demonstrate the daily life of butynars. Another exhibit of the museum complex is a tavern.

In the yard - an ancient space carriage and wooden sculptures of mythical creatures from Hutsul folklore. Samples of Carpathian wood, old maps, and other tourist attractions of Kosmach are displayed at the stands.

The estate complex includes a rest house above the pond.

The multi-functional cultural and creative hub "Carpathian Culture Center" in Kosiv was created in 2023 on the basis of the reconstructed building of the former carpet workshop of the "Hutsulshchyna" Industrial and Artistic Association at the initiative of the "Hutsuliya" Tourist Association.

In the premises of the "Carpathian Culture Center" there are workshops of folk crafts, exhibitions and master classes are held. In particular, the Vandra Rugs weaving studio producing handmade carpets and Serhiy Dutka's ceramic workshop are operating.

The public space "Vilni" functions on the first floor.

The wooden Church of the Conception of John the Baptist is a monument of Hutsul architecture of the 19th century.

The church was moved to Cherhanivka in 1811 from the village of Krasnoillia. A two-story stone bell tower is nearby.

In Soviet times, the premises housed the Carpathian Nature Museum. Currently, the church is active and belongs to the Orthodox Church of Ukraine.

The art residence "Didova Hatchyna" (Grandfather's Hut) was founded in 2015 by the family of Oleh and Daryna Lukaniuk on the site of an ancient Hutsul manor in Yavoriv, Kosiv district.

The estate is located on a polonyna (mountain meadow) above the village, one kilometer from the central street. The creators of "Didova Hatchyna" set themselves the goal of preserving the authentic way of life and culture of the Hutsul region. National holidays, creative events, workshops, lectures, and creative activities for children are held here.

From 2022, the complex also provides accommodation services in comfortable conditions.

On the basis of "Didova Hatchyna" there is a workshop of Hutsul coverlet "Gushka" and the production of bryndza (polonyna cheese) from own sheep's milk.

The "Hutsul Cheese Dairy" eco-farm in Yavoriv specializes in the production of goat cheese from the milk of Zaanen, Nubian, Alpine and Lamancha goats. This is one of the new objects of gastronomic tourism in Prykarpattia, which adheres to the principle of Slow Food.

A goat farm with a cheese factory was founded in Yavoriv by a local entrepreneur, Nazariy Vepruk. Now his herd includes more than 60 goats of four breeds. The farm produces 15 types of cheese - nine hard and six soft (parmesan, gouda, сaciotta, berghese, cheddar, suluguni, halloumi, feta, mozzarella, bryndza, vurda, ricotta and others). In 2019, a kolyba with a shop and a tasting room was opened on the farm.

For visitors, excursions of the territory and demonstration halls are conducted, where you can get acquainted with the process of transforming goat's milk into whey and various types of cheese. At the end of the tour, a tasting is held, during which you can taste the finished products of the "Hutsul Cheese Dairy" eco-farm. Honey, sour cream, blueberry jam, seeds and banoche are also served with cheese.

The wooden church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross in Mykytyntsi was built in 1859. The Exaltation Church, which existed since 1764, was converted into a bell tower.

The complex is an architectural monument of national significance. The Church of the Exaltation of the Cross belongs to the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. Temple Day - September 27.

The private museum "Forest Sculpture" in Yabluniv is a permanent exhibition of the master Ihor Fartushny. The museum is located in a two-story building in the western part of the village.

The wooden sculptures collected here are made from snags found by the author in the forest, which were hardly processed. The main sculptor is nature. For this reason, products are tinted only with natural colors and varnished.

The wooden church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul in Kosmach was built in 1904.

At first, it held Greek Catholic services, but after the 1946 cathedral, it became a parish of the Russian Orthodox Church, and in the early 1990s it transferred to the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church.

In 1965-1770, Volodymyr Romanyuk, the future patriarch of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine, served as a priest in the Peter and Paul Church in Kosmach.

The Hutsulshchyna Folk Art Museum in Yavoriv was founded in 1961. It is located on the third floor of the Yavoriv Lyceum "Hutsulshchyna".

The exposition presents the works of folk craftsmen of the Yavoriv region: various wooden products, carved caskets, painted ceramics, embroidery, traditional clothes, household items. The most interesting is the collection of home-spun Yavoriv lizhnyks (blankets) made of sheep's wool. A model of the Hutsul Grazhda (house) is also presented.

A separate literary and local history exposition is dedicated to the stay in the Hutsul Region of the outstanding Ukrainian poetess Lesya Ukrayinka.

National Nature Park "Hutsulshchyna" is located in the picturesque forest part of the Pokuttya-Bukovyna Carpathians.

Its area is more than 32 thousand hectares. The terrain combines foothills and mountain ranges. Deciduous forests predominate in the lowlands, low mountains are covered with beech-hornbeam forests, and Carpathian spruce (spruce) grows mainly at altitude. 19 species of animals living here are listed in the Red Book.

These places are interesting because ancient crafts, folk crafts, traditions and customs of the Hutsuls have been preserved here.

Many tourist routes pass through the territory of the national park. Ecological educational trails have been laid here, equestrian tourism, rural green tourism, and ethnotourism are developing. Lovers of water recreation are attracted by the rapids and waterfalls of the Lyuchka, Pistynka, and Cheremosh rivers.

The Nature Museum operates in the central manor of the Hutsulshchyna National Park.

The museum-workroom of lizhnykarstvo (blanket-making) and antiquities in Yavoriv was created in their own home by the family of Natalya and Yaroslav Kishchuk.

The museum introduces visitors to the process of making Hutsul woolen lizhnyks (blankets), which is a traditional craft of Yavoriv residents. The owners also make gunis (Hutsul outerwear), woolen caps, tank tops, shoes, and various carpets. You can see an ancient loom, a rare spinning wheel, household items of highlanders.

Visitors are offered master classes on weaving lizhnyks, photo shoots in Hutsul clothes, and an introduction to Hutsul life.