Attractions of Mukachevo district

Mount Pikuy is the highest peak of the Verkhovyna watershed ridge, the highest geographical point of the Lviv region (1408 meters).

It is located on the border of Lviv and Transcarpathian regions. The slopes of Pikuy are covered with beech forests. Most of the route to the top passes through the forest.

From the top of Mount Pikuy, a wonderful panoramic view of several famous Carpathian peaks opens: Polonina Runa (1482 meters), Hostra (1405 meters), Styi (1677 meters). A reinforced concrete stele with a height of about 5 meters is installed on the top.

The easiest and gentlest route to Mount Pikuy starts in Bilasovytsia, an alternative route is from the Transcarpathian villages of Zhdeniievo and Shcherbovets.

The wooden church of Saint Demetrius in Vilkhovytsia is one of the attractions of the wooden architecture of Transcarpathia. Erected without a single nail, it presents the Boyko type of buildings.

In the interior of the church, the opening between the nave and the nave, decorated with carvings, as well as carved images of ancient symbols of the sun and "sunflowers" attract attention.

The temple was built from oak logs in the 17th century in the village of Bystrytsia. In 1910, the Church of the Holy Great Martyr Demetrius was moved to Vilkhovytsia. According to one version, it was bought by wealthier members of the Vilkhovytsia community, according to another - the daughter of a local owner got married and took the temple with her as a dowry. This is what saved the church from destruction.

Saint Demetrius Church is an architectural monument of national significance.

The Greek-Catholic Saint Illina Church in Chynadiiovo is a rebuilt Catholic church of the 14th century.

Initially, the temple was made in the Gothic style, subsequent reconstructions distorted its appearance.

A wooden log with a cross inside is stored here, which was discovered in 2002 by woodcutters from Mukachevo, when they were felling a beech that was about 100 years old.

The medieval castle "Saint Miklosh" (Saint Nicholas) in Chynadiiovo was built in the 15th century as a typical Romanesque feudal residence.

The castle is a two-story building of a simple rectangular shape with two three-tiered corner towers. The thickness of the walls of the castle is more than 1 meter.

Chynadiiovo castle belonged to the rich family of Pereni barons, guarded the Carpathian pass "Ruska Brama". In 1657, the castle was damaged during the assault by the Polish troops of Prince Lubomyrsky.

Ilona Zrini, the wife of Prince Ferents I Rakotsi, secretly met here with the leader of the Hungarian rebels, Imre Tekeli, and after her husband's death, she married him. At the end of the anti-Habsburg war, the rebel army of her son Ferents II Rakotsi was stationed here.

Later, the building served as a prison and a warehouse. Until recently, the castle was in an extremely neglected state.

Currently, the Saint Miklosh Castle in Chynadiiovo is rented by the artist Yosyp Bartosh. Enthusiasts are conducting restoration work, a museum exhibition and a picture gallery have been developed. Art exhibitions are held in several restored rooms, artists periodically gather for open-air concerts, live music concerts, and theatrical tours are held.

There is a tourist information center.

Saint Nicholas Church in Chynadiiovo is located on the river bank in the midst of rural buildings, 250 meters from Pereni Castle.

It was built in the 18th century.

The church and the castle are connected by an underground passage. Nowadays, the passage from the side of the castle is walled up.

The temple belongs to the UOC community of the Moscow Patriarchate.

The Orthodox Church of Saint Nicholas in the village of Zhdeniievo was founded in 1904 on the site of an old wooden church known since 1733.

The construction was carried out by Italian masters at the expense of the parishioners and was completed in 1918. There is an icon with the relics of Yov Uholsky in the Saint Nicholas Church.

Saint Nicholas Mukachevsky Monastery is the main Orthodox shrine of the city of Mukachevo.

According to legend, the ancient monastery was founded in the 10th century by Kyiv monks who accompanied Yaroslav the Wise's daughter Anastasiya, who was given in marriage to the Hungarian king (caves and a healing spring have been preserved). Another legend tells about the victory of Prince Fedir Koriatovych (Koryatovych) in a fight with a snake. In 1360, the prince built a wooden church and cells at the place indicated to him by an angel who appeared above the river.

The Saint Nicholas Monastery was the residence of bishops in 1491-1772. Stone buildings in the Baroque style were erected in the 18th-19th centuries under the direction of architect Dmytro Rats, who is buried in the Assumption Cathedral.

The mineral spring "Drachynsky kvas" is located 3 kilometers southwest of the center of Svaliava, not far from the village of Drachyno, with which its name is associated.

Mineral water with natural gas is called kvas in the Carpathians. The water of the Drachyno spring is cold, slightly carbonated and moderately salty. It is easy to drink, but does not quench thirst well.

Access for tourists is free.

The Svaliava Historical Museum is located on the first floor of the administrative building in the center of the Svaliava city.

About 1,300 exhibits of the museum tell about the history of the Svaliava region and the traditional culture of the inhabitants of this land. The historical part presents archival materials and old photos of the city.

The ethnographic exposition is designed in the form of the interior of a traditional Transcarpathian house. Household items of residents of Svaliava and surrounding villages are exhibited here: work tools, folk clothes and shoes. The traditional technology of manufacturing fabrics and woven products is presented in detail: a spinning wheel, a loom and other tools.

Trout farm "Zhdymyr" in Vovchyi near Svaliava is a complex of 18 ponds in which pond trout are bred.

Visitors are offered fishing with a guaranteed catch, fishing gear rental, gazebos over the lake, and a wood-burning bath. You can cook trout yourself on the grill or order a ready-made meal in a restaurant-collibus.

Nearby there is a forest and a river in which you can swim in the summer.