Attractions of Ivano-Frankivsk region

The ruins of the Nadvirna Castle are located in the Nadvirna City Park, behind the building of the Nadvirnya District Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

At the time of the first mention of Nadvirna in 1589, the castle already existed. It is assumed that it was built by someone from the Potocki family. According to one version, after the castle was destroyed by Tatars at the end of the 16th century, the new owners from the Kuropatvy family moved their residence to Pniv.

In 2007, according to the district program for the protection of monuments, archaeological excavations began near the ruins of the castle tower.

The city hall in Nadvirna was first built in 1601 to house the town government.

The magistrate then consisted of two boards, which consisted of elected officials who performed administrative-judicial functions. Viyt (chief magistrate) was appointed by the owner of the city.

In the 19th century, the Nadvirna City Hall was rebuilt and acquired its current appearance.

During Soviet times, the district cultural center was located in the town hall building. On the second floor is the Nadvirna Tourist Information Center.

The Museum of the Ukrainian writer Nataliya Kobrynska is a branch of the Bolekhiv City History Museum.

The initiative for its creation belongs to Bolekhiv local historian Roman Skvoriy, who for a long time collected materials about the life and social activities of this famous activist of the gender movement, the founder of the Society of Ruthenian Women.

Nataliya Kobrynska lived in Bolekhiv for the last 30 years of her life. Here she wrote most of her literary and critical works on current topics of those times, as well as several works for the future collection "Tales".

The museum is located in the former building of the synagogue. The following sections are presented in the exposition: "Beleluya", "Bolekhiv during the time of Nataliya Kobrynska", "Nataliya Kobrynska in the circle of contemporaries", "Memorial corner", "Bolekhiv honors the memory of the writer", "Nataliya Kobrynska and Ukrainian Sich Riflemens", "Nataliya Kobrynska and Ivan Franko".

A monument to Nataliya Kobrynska was erected in front of the museum.

The National Natural Park "Synohora" was created by the Decree of the President of Ukraine in 2009 through the reorganization of the state "Residence "Synohora" with the aim of preserving and reproducing the unique natural complexes of Prykarpattya.

The luxurious state residence "Synohora" was created for the President of Ukraine Leonid Kuchma in 2001 on the basis of the old departmental sanatorium. The total area of the premises reaches 5 thousand square meters. Three floors and underground rooms with a SPA complex, a lobby with green columns and a marble floor, a three-story library with galleries, massive chandeliers and fireplaces. There are ponds and a helipad on the territory.

The residence was intended for summits and meetings at the highest level, as well as recreation of the first persons. In addition to Ukrainian presidents, the leaders of other countries were here: Yeltsin, Kvasniewski, Saakashvili.

At the moment, the residence remains a regime object, but it is available for viewing upon prior request, sightseeing tours are conducted.

The territory of the Synohora National Nature Park is open to visitors. Currently, walking and driving tours of the park are offered, as well as equipped recreation areas.

The large wooden Church of the Nativity of Christ is located in the center of Rozhniativ.

Built in 1900.

Although the temple is considered an architectural monument of local importance, now it is covered with plastic lining, which has lost its authentic appearance.

The Church of the Nativity of the Holy Virgin in the village of Horokholyn Lis was built in 2008 on the site of the burnt-out wooden church of the Assumption of the Virgin, founded in 1943.

The old Assumption Church, which was transformed by the communists into a museum of atheism, became famous due to the fact that it served as the scenery for the location filming of the movie "Viy" based on the mystical novel by Mykola Hohol (it can be seen in the scene of the funeral procession). In 2006, the church burned down. According to the official version, the fire was caused by a violation of the rules for the installation and operation of the electrical network, however, local residents believe that the old church was defiled by the filming of a film about evil spirits (a similar fate befell another church, where "Viy" was also filmed - in Sedniv, Chernihiv Region).

Perhaps that is why they decided not to restore the wooden church that burned down in its original form, but instead built a new church of the Nativity of the Holy Virgin made of red brick.

The wooden Church of the Nativity of the Holy Virgin Mary in Nyzhnii Verbizh was built in 1808 at the expense of local resident Hryhor Semenyuk.

According to legend, in his youth, Semenyuk was a soldier in the rebel unit of Oleksa Dovbush, but escaped from accomplices with a treasury, and began building a temple to atone for sins. The construction lasted for 20 years.

The five-bay Church of the Nativity of the Virgin is considered a masterpiece of wooden Hutsul architecture, but the problem is returning it to its authentic appearance, as the church is now covered with galvanized tin. Restoration is planned.

The temple is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List in the category "Wooden Churches of the Carpathian Region of Ukraine".

The Defense Church of the Nativity of the Most Holy Virgin is the oldest building in the city of Rohatyn.

It was founded during the times of the Galicia-Volyn principality - no later than the 14th-15th centuries, and possibly even earlier. During the Tatar raids, the temple served as a small fortress, as evidenced by the defensive walls.

The church burned down three times and was rebuilt with some changes, as a result of which Gothic and Baroque elements were intertwined in the architectural form.

During Soviet times, the Church of the Nativity remained active. It was damaged during the Second World War, but in 1955 the restored temple was consecrated. A little later, the iconostasis was restored.

The Greek-Catholic Church of the Nativity of the Virgin is located in the historical district of Tysmenytsia, which is called "Monastery".

The wooden monastery church in the Hutsul style was built in 1736. Nearby is a three-tiered wooden belfry (XVIII century). The type of the cross-domed church repeats the plan and structure of the Church of the Exaltation of the Cross (1681) of the Manyava Skete, which legend connects with the main temple of the Spaso-Mizhhirsky Monastery near Kyiv.

A Baroque-Renaissance iconostasis has been preserved, which some researchers attribute to the time of the foundation of the temple.

The nature reserve "Gorgany" was created to preserve the mountain landscapes of the central part of the Ukrainian Carpathians in their natural state.

The first European cedar pine reserve (previously this species was called cedar) in the Carpathians was created in the headwaters of the Limnytsia River near the village of Yasen in 1919. The current reserve "Gorgany" with an area of ​​5344.2 hectares was established in 1996. It included landscape reserves of national importance "Djurdzhi" and "Sadky", protected tracts "Chornyk", "Hnylyak", "Novobudova", "Elmy", "Dovzhynets", "Stoli".

The Gorgany Mountains occupy the central part of the Ukrainian Carpathians and are difficult to access due to very steep slopes and rocky outcrops. The reserve covers mountain slopes from 710 to 1754 meters above sea level (Mount Dovbushanka).

The uniqueness of the territory of the reserve is the high security of natural forests and primeval forests, which differ in the hardness of their natural structure. Coniferous forests dominate. Broad-leaved forests occupy approximately 1% of the area. Flora includes more than 450 species. 42 species of mammals and 104 species of birds are common on the territory of the reserve. Red deer, forest cat, brown bear and others are found.

The picturesque high-altitude lake Nesamovyte (1750 meters) is located under the peak of Turkul near the Chornohora Range on the territory of the Hoverla Reserve.

The length is 83 meters, the width is 45 meters, the depth is 1.5 meters, the area of the water mirror is 0.3 hectares. It is of glacial origin, fed by groundwater and atmospheric precipitation.

According to local legend, the souls of great sinners and suicides languish at the bottom of the lake, which is where the name comes from ("nesamovyte" means "crazy" in Ukrainian).

The surrounding area is an unusual corner of untouched alpine nature. A 6-kilometer scientific trail has been laid from the "Zaroslyak" camp to the lake.

Nicholas Assumption Cathedral in Kolomyia was built according to the project of Kolomyia architect Viktor Mytsay at the end of the 20th century.

The author of the murals is the Ternopil artist Ivan Holoshyn.

On January 13, 2019, the Nicholas Assumption Cathedral changed its subordination from the Moscow Patriarchate to the Orthodox Church of Ukraine.

The historical and memorial museum of Oleksa Dovbush in Ivano-Frankivsk was created in 1995 on the basis of the private collection of the famous historian Volodymyr Hrabovetsky, who for 50 years studied the Carpathian insurgent movement of opryshki of the 16th–19th centuries and the life of the legendary hero Oleksa Dovbush, a noble robber and people's avenger, who fought for the liberation of the enslaved peasantry.

The small museum exposition consists mainly of documents and paintings, as well as some ethnographic materials.

The most interesting exhibit is the legendary ax of Dovbush, which was kept for two centuries by the descendants of witnesses to the death of the robber in the village of Kosmach.

The private museum of the Opryshky movement history in Kosmach was created in 1988 by local historian and folk craftsman Mykhaylo Yusypchuk-Didyshyn.

He moved the old Hutsul hut of the Dzvinchuk family to his residence, near which, according to legend, in 1745, the leader of the Opryshky, Oleksa Dovbush, died at the hands of a traitor.

The exhibition presents household items, weapons from the time of the Opryshky movement and rare items: bartki, axes, keptars, cheres and much more. One of the most interesting exhibits is an ancient gun with which, according to legend, Oleksa Dovbush was shot.

The museum also has unusual sculptures made of wood and stone, which are created by the owner of the museum.

The museum of wax figures of celebrities "Oscar" opened in 2022 on the territory of the resort of Bukovel.

Here are more than 30 realistic sculptures of famous actors, presidents, athletes, researchers, artists, performers. In particular, you can see the figures of Arnold Schwarzenegger in the likeness of the Terminator, Tom Hanks as Forrest Gump, Daniel Craig as James Bond, the characters in the series "Harry Potter", scientist Albert Einstein, painter Vincent Van Gogh, footballer Cristiano Ronaldo, etc.

There are photo areas and a souvenir shop for visitors.