Attractions of Verkhovyna district

The tasting room "Bryndza Mine" ("Kopalnia Bryndzy") in Verkhovyna offers tastings of traditional polonyna cheese products and analogs of European cheeses of our own production.

Cheeses are made according to traditional technology on the "Krynta" mountain meadow, where cows graze in the season and a mountain cheese dairy works. In the off-season, a home mini-farm operates.

At the tastings, in particular, two Ukrainian cheeses with a registered geographical indication are presented: Hutsul sheep bryndzya and Hutsul cow bryndza. You can also taste Vurda (light cheese made from whey), smoked Budz (cheese made from whole milk), hard cheeses Caciotta and Chornohora aged for 2 months. The tasting set additionally includes polonyna fat, honey, bread, wine, moonshine.

The tasting room "Bryndza Mine" is an object of the Cultural and touristic route "Hutsul Cheese Plays".

The UPA Hideout-Museum in Verkhovyna opened in 2021 in the basement of the Petro Shekeryk-Donykiv Memorial Museum.

The museum was created by the owner of this century-old building, Ivan Makivnychuk, whose ancestors included UPA fighters. The secret entrance to the hideout-museum is through a well.

The museum exposition reproduces the atmosphere in which Ukrainian rebels lived during the liberation struggle in the middle of the 20th century. Authentic weapons, clothes, interrogation log, other documents and old photos are presented.

The Verkhnii Yaseniv Village History Museum was opened in 2021 at the expense of the public and with the support of the National Nature Park "Verkhovynskyi".

The exposition tells about the history, culture and daily life of the village, as well as about prominent natives of Verkhniy Yaseniv, including the famous molfar Mykhaylo Nechay and the Hutsul virtuoso musician Roman Kumlyk.

Historical photographs, a map of Lesya Ukrayinka and Ivan Franko's stay and routes in the Verkhovyna region, and household items of the Hutsuls are presented.