Attractions of Ivano-Frankivsk region

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 private photo museum "Hutsul Multicolor" was opened in 2022 by Svitlana Opruk, a resident of the village of Verkhnii Yaseniv.

The exhibition is housed in an old Hutsul hut from 1917, which is located on a steep mountain slope above the village.

In the first room, copies of miraculous icons from various monasteries of Western Ukraine are presented.

The exposition of the second room combines an exhibition of beadwork, a collection of Hutsul household items, and a selection of old Hutsul photographs.

The third room-terrace is a photo location where you can take a picture in Hutsul clothing and taste Carpathian tea with a view of the Pysanyi Kamin rock.

The wooden Church of the Nativity of the Holy Virgin in Kryvorivnia was founded in 1719, and was rebuilt in its present form in 1818. Tempera paintings of the 19th century have been preserved.

The Church is considered one of the best examples of the Hutsul school of folk architecture. There is a legend according to which it was in this church that Oleksa Dovbush, the people's avenger and leader of the Carpathian opryshkas, met and fell in love with the girl Dzvinka, who later betrayed him.

Thanks to the efforts of the abbot of the Church of the Nativity of the Holy Virgin, Ivan Rybaruk, the church has been restored to its authentic appearance - now, as before, it is covered with shingles, not tin, like most of the present-day Carpathian churches.

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 rock of Pysanyi Kamin (Written Stone) is a famous monument of nature, history and culture. Huge blocks of sandstone, up to 20 meters high, form a flat platform that offers a stunning view of the surrounding mountains.

The Pysanyi Kamin is an ancient pagan sanctuary where a sacred fire burned in ancient times. Many drawings (petroglyphs) and inscriptions remained on the surface of the rock over the millennia, which is where the name of the natural monument comes from.

Ivan Franko, Lesya Ukrainka, and Mykhaylo Kotsyubynskyi often visited here.

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 wooden church of Saint Basil the Great in the village of Cherche is one of the oldest churches of the Boykiv type.

Local residents call it the church of Saint Paraskeva Pyatnytsia.

The temple was built in the 16th century and moved to its current location (an old cemetery on the outskirts of the village) in 1733. The early type three-log church. The roof of the log cabins is tented, with three folds above the central and one above the side domes.

Basil's Church in Cherche is characterized by exquisite proportions. In 1970, restoration was carried out - the authentic central dome was returned to the temple.

The Church of Saint Panteleimon is the only surviving building of Ancient Halych from the princely era.

The construction of the temple on the northeastern outskirts of the city was completed in 1194. It was founded by Galicia-Volyn bishop Roman Mstyslavych, naming it in honor of his grandfather, Prince Izyaslav of Kyiv, whose Christian name was Panteleimon.

In the 14th century, the church was transformed into the church of Saint Stanislaus, and in the 16th century, reconstruction was carried out and a Franciscan monastery with a bell tower, defensive ramparts and monastic premises was opened.

After the First World War, the Panteleimon Church was abandoned for a long time, restored in 1998, consecrated by Greek Catholics.

Ancient graffiti have been preserved on the walls, in particular the famous blossoming cross, which became the emblem of the National Reserve "Ancient Halych" and the coat of arms of the modern city.

The historical and memorial museum of Stepan Bandera was opened in the village of Staryi Uhryniv, where the ideologue of the Ukrainian national movement was born in 1909.

The Bandera family lived here from 1906 to 1933. The exposition reveals the environment in which Stepan Bandera grew up and was brought up, illustrates the life and activities of the leader of the OUN. Personal belongings, documents, photographs are presented.

A collection of Ukrainian banknotes of the 20th century is on display.

The historical and memorial museum of Stepan Bandera in Staryi Ughrynoiv is a branch of the Ivano-Frankivsk regional museum of the liberation struggle named after Stepan Bandera.

The city hall of Bolekhiv in its current form was built in 1863, although it was laid back in the 18th century.

Bolekhiv had the Magdeburg right since 1603 according to the privilege granted by the Polish king Sigismund III.

The city magistrate was stationed here on the corner of the central square. The small, elegant building of the Bolekhiv City Hall has a clock tower with a figured top.

Recently, the town hall was restored, new chimes of the work of modern Lviv master Oleksiy Burnaev were installed on the clock tower.

To this day, the town hall is used for its intended purpose - it houses the Bolekhiv City Council.

In a small house in the center of Halych, a museum of the history and culture of the Karaite people - a small ethnic group whose origins are the subject of long-standing scientific disputes - has been opened.

Probably, a small group of Karaites moved to Halych from the Crimea in the 13th century. Reliable information about the Karaite colony in Halych dates back to the 16th century.

The exposition of the museum acquaints visitors with the religious and cultural traditions of the Karaites, the social and everyday life of the Karaite community of Halych.

The only active mud (clay-bituminous) volcano in the Carpathians is located on the outskirts of the village of Starunia.

It was formed in 1977 on the site of the old ozocreite industry after the earthquake in Romania. Initially, it had 4 nozzles with a diameter of 10-50 centimeters and a cone height of about 3 meters. Now there is a large flat patch of dirt, with 8 craters and 12 irregular microcraters. Gases, oil and water of different mineralization are emitted from them with different frequency and intensity.

The access road to the volcano is covered with large gravel.

The manor of the Count family of Reys in Pryozerne (in the past - the village of Psari) was created in the 18th-19th centuries.

The Reys were descendants of the ancient Potocki family. The initial palace complex (classical, with a colonnade and a portico) arose in Psari in the second half of the 18th century. In 1880, the old palace was dismantled, and Countess Vilhelmina Rey began to build a new palace. The manor was designed by the well-known Lviv architect Yulian Zakharevych. The estate was surrounded by a landscape park with plane trees with an area of about 8 hectares.

The last owner of the estate was Lyudvik Rey. With the beginning of the Second World War, the count left for France, and his estate fell into the hands of the collective farm. During the Soviet period, it was used for economic purposes. Later - as a psychiatric hospital. In 1955, students of the Rohatyn zoo-veterinary complex settled in the palace. During the time of independent Ukraine, a nunnery operated here, and later the manor was transferred to the UOC of the Kyiv Patriarchate.

Currently, the Reys manor is in a deplorable state, although the Ukrainian-Polish "Psari" fund, headed by Martin Ryy, the grandson of the last owner, has already taken an interest in it.

The "Angels Residence" Museum in Dolyna was opened in 2023 by a collector from the Luhansk Region, Olena Stetsenko.

During the large-scale Russian invasion, she was forced to leave her hometown of Kreminna. The exhibition was exhibited in different parts of Ukraine until it found a permanent place in Dolyna.

The exposition presents hundreds of different figurines of angels from all corners of Ukraine and from 37 other countries of the world. Professional and amatro works are made in more than 30 techniques.

The owner of the museum conducts tours, organizes photo sessions in romantic locations.