Attractions of Chernivtsi region

The Cave Saint Nicholas Men`s Monastery in Halytsia arose on the high bank of the Dniester, probably in the 13th century, on the basis of an early Slavic temple complex.

The monastery is located in natural caves formed in the wall of a vertical limestone rock on the slope of the Halytsky ravine. In the 18th century, Halytsia was mentioned as a hermitage. It was destroyed several times, revived in recent years.

The main complex includes 20 rock-hewn rooms with attached exterior walls that resemble fairy-tale houses with beautiful wooden windows and doors. The buildings are located on stepped terraces with staircases and arches. Some distance away is the hermit's cave.

A wonderful panorama of the Dniester opens from the terrace.

The construction of the City Hall on Rynok Square in 1847 cemented its status as the center of Chernivtsi.

The construction of the Chernivtsi City Hall was supervised by the architect Andreas Mikulich with the participation of regional engineer Adolf Marin. The architecture of the building shows features related to the departure from the principles of classicism and the turn to the Italian Renaissance: the facade is designed in a classical style, while the clock tower shows Renaissance motifs.

The building is still used for its intended purpose - it is where the Chernivtsi City Council meets. The facade is decorated with the coat of arms of the city.

Every day, a trumpeter in Bukovyna folk costume climbs the 126 steps to the 50-meter clock tower and at exactly 12:00 p.m. performs from the balcony the melody from the song "Marichka" - the musical business card of Bukovyna.

Upon prior agreement with the Tourist Information Center of Chernivtsi, it is possible to climb to the observation deck, which offers a wonderful panorama of the city and its surroundings (groups of up to 5 people).

The facades of several Austrian-style buildings, which in the 19th century housed the city's best hotels: "Under the Black Eagle", "Golden Lion" and others, also overlook the square.

Chernivtsi Regional Art Museum is located in an imposing building, built in 1901 by architect Ayzenberh for the Bukovyna Savings Bank.

The building is considered one of the best examples of the Viennese Art Nouveau style in Eastern Europe. The upper part of the facade is decorated with a majolica panel, which symbolizes the economic prosperity of Austria-Hungary. The coat of arms of Bukovyna on the chest of one of the allegorical figures gives reason to believe that other figures also symbolize the various provinces of the empire.

Now the building exhibits rare canvases of Bukovyna artists, from Turkish times to the present day (XVIII-XX centuries): Epaminond Buchevskyi, Yevhen Maksymovych, Avhusta Kokhanovska, Leon Kopelman, Mykola Ivasyuk, Yevzebiy Lipetskyi, Huho fon Retstsori, Artur Kolnyk and others . Opanas Shevchukevych plastic collection - miniature figurines made of terracotta - is also presented.

There is a souvenir shop and a literary cafe on the first floor of the Chernivtsi Art Museum.

Chernivtsi Open-Air Museum is one of the few museums of folk architecture and life in Ukraine.

On the territory of two exposition zones (Khotyn region and Western Transnistria) wooden residential and farm buildings typical for the villages of these regions are collected. The interiors in which household items, tools, national clothes, etc. are exhibited are plausibly recreated.

Numerous thematic exhibitions are held on the basis of the Chernivtsi Museum of Folk Architecture and Life.

The Chernivtsi Regional Museum of Local Lore occupies a two-story building of the former Orthodox Religious Foundation on the pedestrian street Olha Kobylyanska, next to the cathedral.

The funds have 90 thousand exhibits. The exposition of the museum presents rare samples of Slavic literature, including the sometimes exhibited Ostroh Bible of Ivan Fedorov. Of great interest are the numismatic collection and exhibition of weapons of the XVIII-XIX centuries. Among the historical rarities of the Museum of Local Lore is the flag of Chernivtsi, made for the 500th anniversary of the first written mention of the city, which was celebrated in 1908.

Icons of the 16th-18th centuries, the works of prominent Bukovyna artists Mykola Ivasyuk, Yustyn Pihulyak, Yevhen Maksymovych, Avhusta Kokhanovska form the basis of the collection of works of fine and decorative and applied art.

The Church of Saint Paraskeva of Serbia is the first Orthodox stone church in Chernivtsi.

It was built on the site of a wooden parish church according to the project of architect Antin Pavlovsky.

In 1864, on the third anniversary of Taras Shevchenko's death, the Chernivtsi Ruthenians first commemorated Kobzar in the church of Saint Paraskeva, thus recognizing themselves as Ukrainians.

In Soviet times, a chess club was located here.

Since 1992, the church has acquired the status of a cathedral. Since then, the Church of Saint Paraskeva has been the cathedral of the Chernivtsi Diocese of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine.

The Defense Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin in Chernivtsi is the oldest brick Orthodox church in the city. Recognized as an architectural monument.

It was built in the early 1760s on the site of an old wooden church on the territory of the Orthodox male monastery "Horecha" (1712). The Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin was built in the Baroque style, was used as a fortress, along the second tier there is a battle gallery.

After the closure of the "Horecha" monastery in 1784, the church became a parish church. The church was seriously damaged during the First World War. In the post-war period, the temple was renovated. The Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin remained active even in the Soviet period. In 1992, the temple was thoroughly renovated. In 1995, the "Horecha" monastery was restored and the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin became a monastery again.

The frescoes of the 17th century have been preserved.

The building of the city theater named after Oleksandr Khyzhdeu (Aleksandru Hyzhdeu) was built in Khotyn in the Romanian period. It is made in the neo-Romanian style of Bryncovian.

In Soviet times, the two-story building with a tiled roof became a house of culture. Today it is a home for children and school youth. Exhibitions are held in the lobby.

The Church of Saints Cosmas and Damian in Bila Krynytsia was founded in 1740 and rebuilt in the 19th century.

The stone and wooden temple has typical features of Bukovyna sacred architecture. The main volume of the Cosmas and Damian church is made of brick, the tops are wooden. From the west, a three-tiered square wooden belfry rises above the vestibule.

An iconostasis with nine rows of Old Believer icons, a portrait of the first Bila Krynytsia Metropolitan Amvrosiy, his companions Kyril and Olympias, the following metropolitans, have been preserved in the interior of the Cosmas and Damian church.

Dniester HPP is one of the most modern hydroelectric power plants of Ukraine, unique in its complex purpose and design features.

The construction of the hydroelectric station on the Dniester began in 1973. Nearby, on the right bank of the river, the city of energy workers was under construction. In 1981, the first two hydro units were put into operation, and in 1983 the station reached the installed capacity of 702 MW.

In 2008, the first hydro unit of the Dniester hydro-accumulating power plant, which became the most powerful in Europe, was launched. The 194-kilometer-long reservoir allows to regulate the seasonal flow of the Dniester.

The cave on the top of the mountain above Pidzakharychi is named after the legendary folk hero Oleksa Dovbush.

According to legend, in 1740-1741, the leader of the Opryshkis operated with his squad in the Pidzakharychi and Roztoky area. This cave served as one of the rebel hideouts.

The ten-meter-long cave is a crack in sandstone 1-1.5 meters wide.

Equestrian sports club "Bukovynska Troya" in the village of Revakivtsi near Chernivtsi is located next to the highway H-10 "Chernivtsi - Stryi".

We offer horseback riding for children and adults, horseback riding through the forest and fields, horseback riding, and the services of experienced instructors.

The complex also includes a restaurant with 50 seats, a mini-zoo, an ostrich farm, an outdoor aquarium, a summer terrace, gazebos with barbecues, and a children's playground. You can also order carriage rides, guided tours, fishing, ATV riding, and more.

The general zoological reserve "Zubrovytsya" was created in 1993 as a place of settlement of a valuable species of wild Bukovyna fauna - the European bison.

Currently, the area of ​​the reserve is 27 thousand hectares. A modern enclosure with an area of ​​more than 80 hectares has been created here, in which more than 30 heads of wild bison are kept in semi-free conditions.

Excursions are held.

The house of the governor-general of Bukovyna, Baron Karl fon Entsenberh, became the first stone residential building in Chernivtsi.

Baron Entsenberh greatly contributed to the economic development of the city and the entire region. In particular, regular construction of the center of Chernivtsi began under him.

The Russian emperor Oleksandr I stayed in the general's house during his visit to Chernivtsi in 1823 for a meeting with the Austrian emperor Frants I.

The art-memorial museum of the outstanding ornamental artist Heorhiy Haras is located at the entrance to Vashkivtsi from Chortoryia in the artist's family house. The museum was opened on February 27, 1972.

Heorhiy Haras devoted his whole life to the study and improvement of embroidery. The artist created unique works, combining ornaments used in calligraphy and embroidery. Throughout his life, the master created more than two thousand works.

In the museum-manor of Heorhiy Haras, you can see 1035 works of the master, including 150 shirts, 100 towels, 30 pillows, 26 ties, 20 paintings, 10 carpets and 5 portraits, as well as 700 napkins. The museum's exposition impresses with its diversity and demonstrates the originality of the Bukovyna region.

Heorhiy's creative muse was always his wife Yevdokiya, who brought his ideas to life. For a long time, Yevdokiya Haras was the curator of the manor house museum.

The patterns created by the master are extremely popular among embroiderers and hand-made carpet makers, as well as the Ukrainian diaspora abroad.