Attractions of Yavoriv

The art residence "Didova Hatchyna" (Grandfather's Hut) was founded in 2015 by the family of Oleh and Daryna Lukaniuk on the site of an ancient Hutsul manor in Yavoriv, Kosiv district.

The estate is located on a polonyna (mountain meadow) above the village, one kilometer from the central street. The creators of "Didova Hatchyna" set themselves the goal of preserving the authentic way of life and culture of the Hutsul region. National holidays, creative events, workshops, lectures, and creative activities for children are held here.

From 2022, the complex also provides accommodation services in comfortable conditions.

On the basis of "Didova Hatchyna" there is a workshop of Hutsul coverlet "Gushka" and the production of bryndza (polonyna cheese) from own sheep's milk.

The "Hutsul Cheese Dairy" eco-farm in Yavoriv specializes in the production of goat cheese from the milk of Zaanen, Nubian, Alpine and Lamancha goats. This is one of the new objects of gastronomic tourism in Prykarpattia, which adheres to the principle of Slow Food.

A goat farm with a cheese factory was founded in Yavoriv by a local entrepreneur, Nazariy Vepruk. Now his herd includes more than 60 goats of four breeds. The farm produces 15 types of cheese - nine hard and six soft (parmesan, gouda, сaciotta, berghese, cheddar, suluguni, halloumi, feta, mozzarella, bryndza, vurda, ricotta and others). In 2019, a kolyba with a shop and a tasting room was opened on the farm.

For visitors, excursions of the territory and demonstration halls are conducted, where you can get acquainted with the process of transforming goat's milk into whey and various types of cheese. At the end of the tour, a tasting is held, during which you can taste the finished products of the "Hutsul Cheese Dairy" eco-farm. Honey, sour cream, blueberry jam, seeds and banoche are also served with cheese.

The Hutsulshchyna Folk Art Museum in Yavoriv was founded in 1961. It is located on the third floor of the Yavoriv Lyceum "Hutsulshchyna".

The exposition presents the works of folk craftsmen of the Yavoriv region: various wooden products, carved caskets, painted ceramics, embroidery, traditional clothes, household items. The most interesting is the collection of home-spun Yavoriv lizhnyks (blankets) made of sheep's wool. A model of the Hutsul Grazhda (house) is also presented.

A separate literary and local history exposition is dedicated to the stay in the Hutsul Region of the outstanding Ukrainian poetess Lesya Ukrayinka.

The museum-workroom of lizhnykarstvo (blanket-making) and antiquities in Yavoriv was created in their own home by the family of Natalya and Yaroslav Kishchuk.

The museum introduces visitors to the process of making Hutsul woolen lizhnyks (blankets), which is a traditional craft of Yavoriv residents. The owners also make gunis (Hutsul outerwear), woolen caps, tank tops, shoes, and various carpets. You can see an ancient loom, a rare spinning wheel, household items of highlanders.

Visitors are offered master classes on weaving lizhnyks, photo shoots in Hutsul clothes, and an introduction to Hutsul life.