Attractions of Ivano-Frankivsk region

The Museum of the Kosiv State Institute of Applied and Decorative Arts was founded in 1936 by Oleksiy Solomchenko, the first director of the Kosiv Art and Industrial School.

Currently, the museum's funds include more than 3,000 items. The exposition presents Hutsul folk art of the 19th - first half of the 20th century, works of famous masters of Kosiv region of the second half of the 20th century, diploma works of students of the educational institution from 1975-2009.

In particular, the works of outstanding artists of Hutsul Oblast are presented: Yuriy Shkriblyak, Mark Mehedynyuk, Vasyl Devdyuk and others.

The powerful defensive Pniv Castle was built in the foothills of the Carpathians at the end of the 16th century on the ancient Transcarpathian trade route from Galicia to Hungary.

It served as a residence for magnates of the Polish (according to other sources - Hungarian or Moldavian) Kuropatv family, and also served as a customs point. The pentagonal structure with four corner towers and one gate tower was at one time the most powerful fortress in the Carpathian region. The residential palace of Kuropatv was located in the center.

The castle repeatedly withstood tests of strength during the Polish-Turkish wars of the 17th century, as well as during popular uprisings led by Hrynia Kardash, Oleksa Dovbush and others. In 1648, the Pniv Castle, whose defense was managed by Mykola Kuropatv, withstood the siege of the 5,000-strong Cossack army under the command of Colonel Semen Vysochan. After the end of the Liberation War under the leadership of Bohdan Khmelnytskyi, the owners had to rebuild the castle from the ruins, but soon it lost its importance and fell into disrepair.

Restoration attempts were made both in the 19th and 20th centuries, but so far without success.

Access is free.

Cheese factory-museum "Khata-Staya" was opened in Verkhovyna in 2014. The herd is a traditional element of the estate of Hutsul shepherds, where budz cheese is made from sheep's milk.

The real hundred-year-old Hutsul house was moved by the owners from a remote village. The oldest part of the building is a room with a stove, where embroidered shirts and towels, dishes (plates, jars), carpets, etc. are collected. Here, the hosts prepare meals in the oven.

The second room "Hutsul Svitlytsia" is intended for holding master classes and tastings.

But first, visitors are offered to take part in the process of making budza in a herd, where a cauldron of milk is placed over an open hearth. After that, a tasting is held.

You can also learn to cook Hutsul dishes or take a weaving lesson here.

The territory behind the Potocki Palace in Ivano-Frankivsk is known as the "Hetman's Ramparts".

It was part of the city fortifications - the Stanislav fortress. In order for the castle of the owners of the city to be higher than other city fortifications, artificial ramparts with two bastions were built. Walls were built on the embankments, which were demolished at the beginning of the 19th century, and in 1876, the "Hetman's Ramparts" square was built on this site.

Today it is a small park in which the Ascension monument is installed, the central element of which is a sculpture of Jesus Christ.

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 Hutsulshchyna National Nature Park, 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.

For the convenience of people with disabilities, a barrier-free space has been arranged on the territory of the manor, which includes a level paved area, ramps at the entrance, an inclusive restroom, etc.

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

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.

The wooden Orthodox Church of the Nativity of John the Baptist was built in Kosiv in 1912 in the Hutsul style.

It is located in a cemetery where many interesting crypts and tombstones have been preserved. Until the 18th century, there was an ancient monastery with the Church of Saint Nicholas on this place.

The current Church of the Nativity of John the Baptist is known for the fact that in 1990, Patriarch Volodymyr (Romanyuk), who is buried near Sophia of Kyiv, was ordained as a monk.

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.

The "Art na Mur" Gallery of Contemporary Art opened in 2012 in the Bastion Fortress Gallery complex on the territory of the Stanislaviv Fortress in the historical center of Ivano-Frankivsk.

The gallery hosts exhibitions of works of art by artists from Ivano-Frankivsk and other cities of Ukraine, including classical painting and avant-garde.

The institution offers organization and holding of exhibitions, sale of paintings.

The large entertainment center "Buka" is part of the "Bukovel" tourist complex and offers a variety of entertainment: a disco, bowling, billiards, slot machines, and more.

Night club "Buka" - the largest dance hall in the Carpathians (3000 square meters), professional DJs, themed parties. The bowling alley has 5 lanes. The billiard hall has 6 high-quality tables for playing Russian and American billiards (pool). The gaming hall has 16 slot machines and 3 air hockey machines.

The "Buka" complex includes the Kuhel pub and a hookah hall. Free Wi-Fi.

The "Girl's Tears" waterfall is located near Yaremche, on a tributary of the Prut - the Zhonka mountain river.

You can get there on foot or by SUV (if the barrier is open), horse excursions are also available to the waterfall.

The height of the waterfall "Girl's Tears" is about 1.5-2 meters. In the place where the water falls, a bath with a depth of about 1.5 meters was formed. As in all mountain rivers, the water is very cold.

The picturesque waterfall "Girl's Tears" in Ivano-Frankivsk region is located on the right bank of the Dniester between the villages of Isakiv and Monastyrok.

Many small streams flow from the young travertine overgrown with mint and moss, forming a miniature waterfall.

You can also see picturesque rock outcrops, one of which resembles the profile of a human face with an open mouth. Among the rocks is the hermit's grotto, in which, according to legend, a monk in seclusion redeemed himself for killing his brother.

The museum of the Strynadyuk creative family in Kosiv was opened by the famous Ukrainian master carver Mykola Strynadyuk, who works under the creative pseudonym "Koka", at his creative workroom.

Mykola Strynadyuk was born and grew up in a Kosiv family of artisan carvers, studied at the Kosiv Technical School of Folk Art Crafts, and worked as a master of wood carving and interior design all his life. His sons Bohdan and Zakhar continue the family business. Mykola Strynadyuk's works are distinguished by the author's technique, which combines traditional techniques of carving with toning, application and even embroidery.

The exposition presents more than a hundred of the master's own works. Among them are ornamental icons, plates, paintings, copies of Hutsul hand crosses, traditional zgards and modern decorations. A collection of antique and rare porcelain cups is also presented.

Nearby is the Museum of Sacred Art, where the works of Taras Strynadyuk, Mykola's brother, are presented.

The private museum of the film "Oleksa Dovbush" in Verkhovyna was opened in 2018 by local entrepreneurs and public activists Mykola Danylyuk and Volodymyr Sumaruk.

The exposition tells about the legendary Opryshky leader Oleksa Dovbush, whose rebel unit operated in Prykarpattia in the middle of the 18th century, as well as about the shooting of the film of the same name by the Oleksandr Dovzhenko film studio, which was shot by director Viktor Ivanov in 1959 in Verkhovyna and nearby Kryvorivnia.

The exhibition presents photos and various rare items related to the shooting of the film. A special feature of the museum is the presence of a large multimedia screen, which shows fragments of the film "Oleksa Dovbush" and other films that were shot in the Carpathians.

For children in the courtyard of the museum there is a play zone "Oprishky fun", where you can compete in strength, dexterity and dexterity.