Attractions of Drohobych district

The Palace of Arts "Villa Bianca" in Drohobych is a vivid example of the Secession architectural style (Viennese Art Nouveau) of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

The richly decorated dark green two-story building belonged to Dr. Yozef Rott, a radiologist. The house is described in Bruno Schulz's novel "Spring" as "Villa Bianca".

Now it is the building of the Palace of Arts, which belongs to the "Drohobychchyna" museum, and is used as an exhibition center.

Wall paintings by Bruno Schultz, discovered in 2001 at "Villa Landau" in Drohobych, are presented here.

The thematic exhibition "Treasures of Count Lyantskoronsky" presents more than 150 items of highly artistic works of fine and decorative and applied art.

Ukrainian painting of the 20th century is also presented.

The central resort park "Adamivka" in Truskavets was founded back in 1895. Named in honor of Adam Sapeha - one of the most active initiators of the reconstruction of the park.

Located in the valley of the Vorotishche stream on an area of about 60 hectares, in the very center of the Truskavets resort. The center of the resort area of the city is the Central mineral water pumping station. Park avenues start from it, leading through the park on the hills, where there are 3 more healing springs, as well as the first summer pavilion for receiving water. Torosevych Boulevard acts as its main "street".

In addition to the plants characteristic of this area, you can find exotic species in the park: Weymouth pine, catalpa, boxwood, silver maple, vinegar tree and others. It is believed that the English style of the park was given by the gardener Yuzef Yablonskyi, who planted a large number of both typical and exotic trees here.

The Greek Catholic Church of Saint Anna on Volyanka Street in Boryslav was built in 1900 and consecrated in 1902 as the Roman Catholic Church of Saint Barbara.

The temple is made of brick with the use of natural stone in the neo-Gothic style with elements of the neo-Romanesque style. The height with the cross is 37 meters. The perimeter of the walls is supported by buttresses.

The temple is decorated with large windows with figured stained glass. The main altar houses the image of Saint Barbara by the famous artist and sculptor Anton Popel. In 1930-1931, the church was painted by masters under the direction of the Kraków artist Antoniy Protsaylovych.

In 1963, the church was closed by the Soviet authorities, and in 1989 it was opened as the Greek Catholic Church of Saint Anna.

Now it is a unique pilgrimage center where the relics of more than 500 saints are kept. They were collected from all over the world by the abbot of the temple, Father Roman. On major holidays, you can see a reliquary in which 54 relics related to the life and death of Jesus Christ are collected. It is believed that the relics of saints can cure all diseases. Many cases of recovery of incurable patients have already been recorded.

The wooden Saint George's Church in Drohobych is one of the most striking works of Galician folk architecture.

Included in the UNESCO World Heritage List in the category "Wooden Churches of the Carpathian Region of Ukraine". Belongs to the end of the 15th - beginning of the 16th century.

The Church of Saint George was brought to Drohobych from the Carpathian village of Nadiiv in 1656 and erected on the site of its burnt predecessor. A bell tower was built in 1678. The interior is painted with wonderful frescoes by Stefan Medytsky, the ancient carved iconostasis has been preserved.

The church was renovated several times, but did not lose its original appearance. Currently, part of the exposition of the historical and local history museum is located here. The rest of the exposition is located in the nearby wooden church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross (1613)

The Church of Saint Nicholas was built in Truskavets in 1861-1886 on the site of an older church known since 1515.

A four-tier iconostasis of the 19th century has been preserved. Modern paintings were made during the restoration of 1989-1992. artist Bodan Balytskyi

Saint Nicholas Church belongs to the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church.

Nearby is the bell tower, built in 1920. The square in front of the church is decorated with the sculpture "Jesus and the Samaritan Woman", a monument to Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytskyi, a monument to the fighters for the freedom of Ukraine.

The ancient building of the town storeroom (granary) is called Shpikhler in Drohobych. It was built in 1778 by order of the Austro-Hungarian authorities to store the city's grain stocks in case of a siege or natural disasters.

It is a massive structure 30 by 15 meters with very thick walls, a shingled roof and small dormer windows. The granary consisted of 4 tiers, on each of which a certain type of grain was stored: wheat, rye, oats, barley.

In Soviet times, the building was used as a military warehouse. Recently, a partial restoration has been carried out, and the creation of a museum is planned.

The Church of the Transfer of the Relics of the Saint Father Nicholas is the only wooden church preserved in Nahuievychi from pre-Soviet times.

The church was built in 1801 on the place where, according to legend, the ancient Bashiv monastery was located, burned by the Tatars in the 17th century. The temple is three-log, single-domed, very simple in architecture. Built by masters Ivan Panas and Ivan Dumak. A small three-tier bell tower is nearby.

The museum of the history of the Truskavets resort is located in the center of the city in the "Sariush" villa, which is an architectural monument of the beginning of the 20th century.

In 7 halls, historical documents are displayed, as well as everyday objects of the population of the Carpathian foothills, which give an idea of the history of the region from the earliest times to the present day.