Attractions of Stryi district

The Kamyanka waterfall on the river of the same name is located on the territory of the National Nature Park "Skolivski Beskydy" near the village of Kamyanka.

Water falls from a height of 7 meters from massive stone boulders in a picturesque gap in the mountain range in two streams separated by a rock ledge.

The road to the Kamyanka waterfall is a source of "living water" - hydrogen sulphide mineral water, similar to the Truskavets "Naftusya", which can be used for preventive and therapeutic purposes.

On the opposite side of the road is Lake Zhuravlyne, which is also called "Dead" because no fish live in cold water with a high content of hydrogen sulfide. Routes to all these natural attractions are marked with pointers.

There is a souvenir bazaar and a large meadow where you can pitch a tent camp near the Kamyanka waterfall. Gazebos for relaxation are arranged above the stream. On hot weekends there is a large flow of tourists.

Before the arrival of the Bolsheviks, the romantic palace in Rozdil belonged to the Lyantskoronsky count family.

The palace was built in 1874 by Count Karol Lyantskoronsky on the site of the old manor house founded in 1704 by the Lviv Zemstvo judge Mikhal Zhevusky.

The building in the style of the French Renaissance, designed by the architect Ivan Levinsky (according to other sources – Yulian Zakharevych), has been well preserved to this day. The galleries of the palace are decorated with medallions depicting the Olympian gods.

Count Lyantskoronsky, fascinated by ancient culture, traveled a lot in Asia Minor and collected a rich collection of sculpture and painting. A large part of the collection later ended up in the Drohobych Museum of Local Lore, and recently discovered ancient sculptures in the park, which were considered to be plaster copies, are currently kept in the Lviv Art Gallery.

In Soviet times, a sanatorium functioned on the territory of the manor.

Currently, the Zhevusky-Lyantskoronsky Palace in Rozdil is in private ownership, restoration is planned.

The memorial complex "Fighters for the Freedom of Ukraine" was opened in 2005 on the territory of the former Stryi city prison, which operated from 1898 to 1963.

The exposition of the unique museum-prison is devoted to political prisoners tortured here in different periods by the Austro-Hungarians, the Polish authorities and the Soviet regime. The most terrible page of history is the mass execution of political prisoners in 1941 before the retreat of the Red Army.

The memorial complex includes a symbolic wrought-iron fence, fragments of walls with barred windows, a watchtower, an entrance arch with a crown of thorns, a two-story museum building, a mourning wall, a sarcophagus tomb, and a Pieta monument.

The monument to the heroes of the UPA in Slavsko was erected on the grave of the fallen soldiers of the UPA and victims of the repressions of 1940-1950.

It is located next to the Church of the Assumption.

The names of those who died for the freedom of Ukraine are engraved on the monument.

The interactive museum of traditional medicine "Grandfather's Pharmacy" was opened in 2018 in the village of Myrtiuky on the Stryi bypass.

This is the second museum of the "Grandfather's Pharmacy" network dedicated to the history of folk medicine.

The exposition presents healing herbs, fruits, roots and tinctures from them, with which local residents were treated in ancient times. The excursion begins with the herbal room (museum-pharmacy storeroom), where visitors are told about the history of medicine in the Boikivshchyna, the healing properties of local herbs and the preventive properties of herbal teas.

In the second room, visitors can learn about the use of special tinctures with fly agaric mushrooms, snakes and bees in traditional medicine for the prevention and treatment of serious diseases.

"Grandfather's Pharmacy" also offers tastings of herbal, fruit, berry and root tinctures, aromatic Boykos teas, and berry syrups for children. The same products can be purchased in the museum shop.

The first museum "Grandfather's Pharmacy" operates in Kryvorivnia near Verkhovyna.

The center of local history "Khata in Hlyboky" (House in Hlyboky) of the State Historical and Cultural Reserve "Tustan" opened in 2013 as a rural cultural and public center.

It is located in one of several dozen authentic Boyko houses of the early XX century, preserved in the village of Urych. The house-museum presents a modern ethnographic exhibition "Unnecessary? The story of Urych in objects and images", which presents old photos, household items, memories of the villagers.

The exposition uses modern technologies of material presentation with the use of multimedia means.

The Museum "Unconquered" in Stryi opened in 2022 during the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The exposition of the museum consisted of war trophies of the Russian-Ukrainian war, which were brought by fighters of the "Karpatska Sich" battalion.

In the museum, you can see various types of weapons, equipment of the Ukrainian military, as well as clothing and protection of the occupiers, many photos and "unpacking" of the Russian dry ration.

The Museum-kryivka in Volosianka is part of the "Kurin Mokhnach" paintball club of the "Vezha Vedmezha" hotel complex.

The exposition of the museum tells about the history of the activity of the UPA in Skolivshchyna. In particular, the text of the oath of a UPA soldier, other authentic documents and photographs found in Carpathian hiding places are presented.

Samples of Soviet and German weapons from the Second World War period are active, and visitors are offered to shoot them.

The most interesting part of the museum is the recreated underground kryivka (hideout) of the UPA soldiers, where you can see the sleeping places of the undergrounders, a peasant stove, a kerosene lamp and a secret hatch.

The complex includes a large paintball field, a shooting range, a military tent, and a field kitchen.

Children's sports competitions and classes on patriotic education of young people are held.

The Historical and Local History Museum of Mykolayiv was opened in 1989 in one of the old one-story buildings in the city center opposite the Greek Catholic Church of Saint Nicholas.

In the department of archeology you can get acquainted with the archeological materials of the Stilsko settlement and the collection of ancient weapons.

The ethnographic section of the museum is devoted to the history of ancient Mykolayiv crafts - pottery and flax processing. The model of the Mykolayiv cement plant is presented.

The Museum of National Culture on the territory of the ski resort "Play" in the village of Plavya is a stylized Carpathian country house with a closed courtyard.

The gates and doors are decorated with wood carvings in Boykiv and Lemkiv style.

The museum includes an ethnographic exposition with items of folk life, a working forge, a weaving workshop, a cheese factory, a carpentry shop, windmills and water mills.

The elegant Gothic church-sanctuary of the Nativity of the Holy Virgin is considered a symbol of the city of Stryi.

The Roman Catholic parish was founded in the city by King Kazymyr the Great in the 14th century. The parish church of the Nativity of the Virgin was built in 1425. Several times the Gothic temple was destroyed by fire. In 1891, the last major restoration was carried out, an organ was installed.

In 1939, the temple was closed, but the building was preserved during Soviet times.

In 1995, the church was declared the Sanctuary of the Mother of God, the Patroness of Human Hopes, and in 2001, Pope John Paul II consecrated the icon of the Mother of God of Stryi.

The Pryima Grotto is located in the middle of the forest, 2 kilometers southeast of Mykolayiv, not far from the small village of Pryima.

A 46,000-year-old settlement of Neanderthals was discovered in the cave. Also recorded are materials from the Early Iron Age, XVIII-XIX centuries (Upper canopy), XVIII-XIX centuries (Lower Cave) and Mousterian era (Upper floor-grotto).

The wooden church of Saint Archangel Michael on the territory of the ski resort "Play" was built in 2010 in the classic Boyki style.

The church has a carved iconostasis and a unique candle 2 meters high.

Saint Michael's Church belongs to the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.

The Church of the Holy Great Martyr Paraskevia in the village of Stilsko was founded in 1831 next to the new cemetery at the foot of the Stilsko settlement.

Due to a lack of funds, the construction was delayed and was completed in 1843 thanks to the financial assistance of Count Stanislav Skarbek.

The architecture of the temple is an example of the Teresian style characteristic of that time. The church is single-nave, rectangular in plan, basilica type, with a three-tiered tower above the entrance. Above the entrance door, the coat of arms of Skarbek is embossed - as a sign of gratitude for his patronage. A stone arch-bell tower is placed in front of the entrance.

Now Saint Paraskevia Church belongs to the community of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church. The temple holiday is celebrated on November 10.

The Roman Catholic Church of the Seven Sorrows of the Virgin Mary was built in 1892.

Before that, there was a wooden church in Skole from the 17th century. The new stone Catholic church was built according to the project of the architect Alfred Kaminobrodsky and was donated by the parishioners.

After the Second World War, the church was closed, the premises were used as a warehouse.

In 1994, the church of Seven Sorrows in Skole was re-consecrated and restored.