Attractions of Ivano-Frankivsk region

The Church of Saint John the Merciful is located in the old cemetery on the outskirts of Yaremche - in the village of Yamna, which is on the way out of the city in the direction of Bukovel.

The wooden temple was built in 1663 in the best traditions of folk architecture of the Hutsul region. The church is cruciform in plan, single-headed, with a porch on the crowns of log cabins.

A small iconostasis located in the central log cabin, a large number of embroideries and old icons give the interior of the church the appearance of a museum of folk art.

Nearby is a wooden belfry, the second tier of which is made in the form of an arcade-gallery.

The Church of Saint John the Merciful in Yaremche is a very interesting example of the Hutsul school of folk architecture.

The monumental building of the Roman Catholic Church of Saint Nicholas and Anna was built in the very center of Rohatyn in the 15th century on the site of a wooden temple.

It combines Gothic and Renaissance features in its architectural form. The loopholes on the 42-meter-high belfry testify to the defensive nature of the structure - it repeatedly played the role of a fortress tower during the attacks of the Turks and Tatars in the 17th century. A women's monastery and a hospital functioned at the church.

The building was damaged during the Second World War, in the 1970s it was converted into a furniture warehouse, then a local history museum. During the years of independence, the church was returned to the Catholic community, restored and consecrated as the Church of Saint Nicholas and Anna.

A monument to the legendary Roksolana has been erected on the Rynok Square in front of the church.

The Church of Saint Nicholas was built in 1879.

At the time of construction, it was located on the northwestern outskirts of Horodenka.

It was built at the expense of the Orthodox parishioners of Horodenka.

The defense church of Saint Nicholas in Chesnyky (according to other sources - Ascension Church) is a unique stone cult building, built according to the traditions of Ukrainian wooden architecture.

Saint Nicholas Church was built in the 14th century (some researchers assume that in the 12th-13th centuries). It also served as a fortress in which local residents defended themselves from the Tatars.

The church is three-part, with a rectangular nave, framed on two sides by a square nave and a faceted pentagonal apse. Each of the three volumes of the temple is covered by a hemispherical dome hidden under a wooden roof - shingles. In the 19th century, the northern and southern facades were strengthened with powerful buttresses.

The Church of Saint Nicholas in Chesnyky is an architectural monument of national importance. Its analogue is found only in the village of Rosokhy, Lviv region.

The Greek-Catholic Church of Saint Nicholas is located in the very center of Tysmenytsia.

Built in 1862. The temple is stone, with a bell tower.

The wooden church of Saint Nicholas was built in 1770.

It is located in the center of Krasne village.

Currently, the log house is covered with plastic lining. The modern brick belfry is located northeast of the church.

The wooden church of Saint Nicholas with a bell tower in the village of Khotyn (now part of Kalush) was built in 1888 by craftsmen from the village of Perehynsk (Rozhnyativ district).

in 1961, the Saint Nicholas Church was closed, in 1970, a museum of atheism began to operate in the premises. Only in 1989, the Church of Saint Nicholas was re-consecrated as a temple of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.

The large "Dmytro" bell, donated to the church by Yanush Felchynsky in 1991, is installed in the belfry.

Behind the gate of the church is a symbolic grave of fighters for the freedom of Ukraine.

The Saint Nicholas Estate in the village of Pistyn near Kosiv is the "official residence" of the patron saint of children, one of the most beloved and respected saints in Ukraine, whose holiday is celebrated on December 19, on the eve of the New Year. According to the tradition of this day, all children receive gifts from Saint Nicholas.

In 2003, on the territory of the National Nature Park "Hutsulshchyna", the implementation of the project "Estate of Saint Nicholas" began, which received official status after the corresponding decree of the President of Ukraine.

In the house of Saint Nicholas, made in the traditional Carpathian style, children and adults can visit the exhibition of New Year's and Christmas toys, work in a master class and, of course, meet Saint Nicholas himself.

The manor works all year round. Meeting with Saint Nicholas - by prior request.

The Chapel of Saint Nicholas is currently the only structure built as part of the "Mansion of Saint Nicholas" project, which is being implemented by the Kosov city government in the village of Cherhanivka.

The project envisages the creation of a large-scale cultural-spiritual tourist-creative complex, where adults and children can spend their time in an interesting and informative way. So far, the complex exists only in sketches.

Meanwhile, in the neighboring village of Pistyn, an alternative facility has been operating for several years - "Saint Nicholas Estate".

The Roman Catholic Church of Saint Valentine in Kalush was built in 1841-1845 on the site of the wooden Catholic Church of Saint Mary Magdalene, which has been known since 1464.

The new brick church is made in the Neo-Gothic style. In 1786, a new tower was built. In 1910-1912, a major reconstruction was carried out: side chapels were completed, stairs were built in front of the facade, new main and side altars were made, etc.

From 1954 to 1999, the temple was closed, and a gymnasium was placed in it. For some time he belonged to the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church.

Currently, the church of Saint Valentine in Kalusha is active. In 2008, the last restoration was carried out, which returned the temple to its authentic appearance.

The Salatruchil waterfall is formed by the flow of the Salatruk river, opposite the mouth of the Salatruchil river (local name - "sixth kilometer"), which then flows into the Bystrytsia-Nadvirnyanska river 6.3 kilometers from the village of Bystrytsia (Rafaylovo).

The height of the water drop is about 6 meters. The area is 985 meters above sea level.

The Sheep Breeding Museum in Kosmach was opened in 2013 on the territory of the "Kosmatska Pysanka" hotel complex. The current exhibition is housed in a Staya hut (dairy), which consists of a production room with tools and a living apartment, where the household items of sheep herders are presented.

The excursion visually introduces visitors to the work of Carpathian shepherds, the process of milk processing and the technology of making traditional polonyna cheeses.

The museum also holds workshops on wool processing, starting with sheep shearing and ending with the production of woolen products.

The Museum-Manor of the Shukhevych family was inaugurated in 2019 in the village of Tyshkivtsi, Ivano-Frankivsk region, where Father Osyp Shukhevych, the great-grandfather of UPA Commander-in-Chief Roman Shukhevych, lived most of his life.

In the house, the living and working premises where members of the Shukhevych family lived and worked have been recreated. The exposition presents their personal belongings, photos, documents, as well as a family tree.

The Museum of the Shukhevych Family is a department of the National Museum of Folk Art of the Hutsul Region and the Pokuttya named after Yosafat Kobrynsky.

Silver waterfalls in Sheshory are one of the most famous and most visited waterfall cascades in the Carpathians.

The waters of the small Pistynka River (a right tributary of the Prut) overcome massive sandstone boulders here for several hundred meters, creating two parallel waterfalls 5 and 3 meters high (Velikyi and Malyi Huk). They got their name due to their powerful voice and the fact that the sprays sparkle very brightly in the sun.

From 2003 to 2006, the festival of ethnic music and folk art "Sheshory" was held here.

Silver Falls served as scenery for several films and video clips.

Count Skarbek's castle (Skarbko) in Rozhniativ can be considered a tourist attraction only with a great stretch, since almost nothing remains from its medieval history in appearance.

Probably, the first castle in Rozhniativ was built in the 15th century. It had two towers and a defensive moat. In the 18th century, Count Rafayil Skarbek of the coat of arms "Abdank", who received these lands as a dowry for his wife Yuliya Mahdalena Benoe, rebuilt the castle in the neo-Gothic style, turning it into a grand magnate's residence.

Later, the district court and the police department were located in the castle premises. During Soviet times, the building was almost completely rebuilt once again. Only the decoration of the hexagonal corner tower has survived from the neo-Gothic decor. Currently, the building houses a branch of the National Police of Ukraine.