Attractions of Yaremche

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.

Hutsul bazaar is the main souvenir market of Yaremche, which is one of the centers of Hutsul handicrafts.

The market is located next to the road and railway bridge over the Prut River between the city center and the resort area (another souvenir market is located next to the Probiy waterfall).

The basis of the assortment consists of wooden products: carved vases and boxes, souvenir axes (bartka), mugs and saucers, all kinds of sculptures. Hutsul blankets made of felted wool (beds), warm woolen socks and fur slippers are very popular. Embroidered and woven shirts, towels, carpets and bedspreads are presented. Dried mushrooms, honey, nuts and Carpathian herbal tea are sold here.

Prices at the Hutsul Bazaar in Yaremche are much higher than at most other souvenir markets in the region.

The theme amusement park "Gedizo" in Yaremche is dedicated to the fantasy world of Middle-earth, described by the English writer John Tolkien in the novels "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings". Visitors enter the world of elves, gnomes, hobbits and other fairy-tale creatures.

The park is located in the tourist center of Yaremche, near the Probiy waterfall, between the "Karpatski Zori" hotel and the souvenir market. The territory has several fantasy-style buildings, various installations, an artificial lake and a mini-zoo.

The creators of the park call it the magical village of Obinor, which was founded in the Carpathians by hobbits led by the wise Gedzio Burbel. Together with him, the shepherd Harambor, the fisherman Borfey, the mushroom picker Darmil, the owner of the pub Vaid and other fairy-tale characters live here. All of them have their own stories and personal residences that you can visit as a guest.

In particular, "Hobbit Pub" offers its visitors signature ale and Carpathian dishes cooked on fire. You can taste different types of mushrooms in the "House of the Mushroom Picker". "Treasure Palaces" is a souvenir shop where you can buy themed souvenirs.

The Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul at the Monastery of Saint Andrew is the youngest in Yaremche.

The monastery complex among the beech forest was built in the tract of Tovsty Dol on the banks of the mountain river Kamyanka. Saint Andrew's Missionary Congregation was founded by the famous Greek Catholic missionary Yaroslav Svyshchuk.

The wooden Peter and Paul Church, built according to the canons of traditional Hutsul architecture, is also a museum of Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky.

The museum is located on the lower tier of the church. It presents a collection collected by Yaroslav Svyshchuk: icons, portraits, subject paintings, sculpture and mosaic of famous artists of the Ukrainian diaspora - Petro Andrusiv, Edvard Kozak, Omelyan Mazuryk, Mykhaylo Dmytrenko, Yuvenaliy Mokrytsky, Mykola Bidnyak etc., as well as sculptural and iconographic works of Svyshchuk himself.

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 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 Yaremche mini-zoo is an aviary of the Carpathian National Nature Park, where local wild animals are kept in semi-free conditions.

The farm was established in 1992 with the aim of preserving and breeding wild animals on the territory of the Carpathian Natural Reserve. There are 6 sections on the territory of 5.3 hectares. Here you can see deer, roe deer, wild boar and others. Feeding animals is allowed.

The mini-zoo is located on the outskirts of Yaremcha, not far from the confluence of the Bahrivets River with the Zhonka River. The territory is beautifully decorated with wooden houses, gazebos, bridges.

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 wooden church of the Assumption of the Holy Virgin Mary in Yaremche was built in 1884.

It is located in the city center, next to the railway crossing.

The Carpathian Region Ethnography and Ecology Museum in Yaremche was founded in 1963 on the initiative of local historian Mykhaylo Muzych, who collected a collection of ethnographic works, historical and natural materials.

Since 2007, the museum in Yaremche has become a branch of the National Museum of Hutsulshchyna & Pokuttia Folk Art in Kolomyia.

Until 1993, it was called the Museum of Partisan Glory, as the main exposition covered the activities of Sidor Kovpak's partisan unit in the Carpathians during the Second World War. Then there was an exposition dedicated to the liberation struggle of the Ukrainian people, which told about the creation of the USS Legion, UGA, youth organization "Plast", the activities of the OUN, the struggle of the UPA and the division "SS Halicia".

An exposition dedicated to Hutsul ethnoculture has opened.

The wooden church of the Miracle of Saint Archangel Michael was built in the village of Yaremchy Dora in 1844 by the local craftsman Hnishik on the basis of an early church (XVIII century).

Made in Hutsul style. It is cruciform in plan with a large central square log that supports a tent-shaped roof with a pear-shaped crown.

The carved iconostasis and icons of the XVIII-XIX centuries, which have a high artistic value, have been preserved. Ornamental paintings on the walls were made at the beginning of the 20th century.

The appearance of Saint Michael's Church has been largely "modernized" with a metal coating.

From 1946 to 1990, the community of the Russian Orthodox Church worked on the basis of Saint Michael's Church. After Ukraine gained independence, the church building was returned to the Greek Catholic community.

The multi-tiered church of the Saint Prophet Illya in Yaremche was built in 1937. by local master Ivan Yavorskyi.

A classic example of Hutsul wooden architecture.

It is part of the complex of the Illynskyi Monastery of the Studites, whose patron saint is Saint Illya.

The interior has a unique iconostasis with wood-burned ornaments and carved icons.

During the Soviet period, a warehouse was arranged in the church, and later - a museum of atheism. In 1990, after Ukraine gained independence, the church of Saint Illya was returned to the Studites, who carried out restoration and restored the monastery. Now the church is active.

Gothic or Yaremche folds are outcrops of flysch (layered) sedimentary rocks on the western slope of Mount Makovytsya on the right bank of the Prut River near the center of Yaremche.

Due to its characteristic shape, this rocky outcrop is also called the "Elephant" rock.

The folds arose in the Miocene period (according to other data - from 60 to 75 million years ago) as a result of deformation during the movement of rocks in the eastern direction after their transformation from sediment to rock. The structure of folds is associated with Gothic architecture.

In Yaremchy, the glade surrounded by trees under the rock on the banks of the Prut, one kilometer upstream from the Probiy waterfall, is called "Meadow of Love".

The legend of the hutsulka, who threw herself off the cliff because of unrequited love, is connected with the field.

There is a beach and a source of curative hydrogen sulphide mineral water. It can be used in the treatment of gastritis, gastric ulcer, duodenal ulcer, and chronic colitis. In small doses, this water is used for preventive treatment of the gastrointestinal tract of children in the Chornobyl zone.

The museum "Ukrainian Antiquities" was opened in 2007 by Mariya Medyk, a collector from Yaremche.

The exposition of the museum reproduces the life of the 19th and 20th centuries in several regions of Ukraine: Bukovyna, Hutsul region, Pokuttia and Boyko region. Objects of culture and everyday life of the Carpathian regions are exhibited in several halls. In particular, spinning and weaving products, ceramics, chests are presented.

Rare books (in Church Slavonic, Latin and ancient Hebrew languages), old photographs of local residents, paintings and icons on glass are exhibited.

One of the unique exhibits are shackles from the Austro-Hungarian prison.