Attractions of Chernivtsi region

The Hlyboka Local Lore Museum was founded in 1985. In 2005, the museum received a new building - a building-architecture monument of the late 19th - early 20th centuries.

The museum's exposition is divided into several thematic sections. The "History of One Excavation" hall presents archaeological finds from different cultures in the region.

The ethnographic exposition collects ethnographic material that gives an idea of ​​the life and lifestyle of peasants in the mid-17th - 20th centuries, their lifestyle, clothing, crafts, and beliefs.

Of particular interest is the "Amulets of Grandma's Home" hall, which recreates the interior of a peasant family's dwelling with all the furniture and household utensils of that time. Visitors have the opportunity to get acquainted with peasant crafts: weaving, embroidery, woodworking, cooperage, and carving. Wonderful examples of national costumes are presented here, samples of pottery are on display.

The exhibition "Literary and Artistic Hlyboka region" is dedicated to the life and work of local poets and singers.

The Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, designed by the Czech architect Josef Hlavka, was built for the Armenian community of Chernivtsi.

The architecture of the Armenian church combines features of the Romanesque, Byzantine and Gothic styles.

With the arrival of Soviet power in Bukovyna, the church was closed and used as a warehouse. The sculptures of Saints Peter and Paul, which decorated the entrance to the church, also disappeared. Already during the period of Independence of Ukraine, they were found in a cemetery in a neglected state by the researcher Valery Kvitko. The sculptors Petro Lemskyi, Mykola Lysakivskyi, Dmytro Horshkovskyi, artist Volodymyr Hrypko took part in the restoration of the sculptures. In 2010, the sculptors returned to their place.

The excellent acoustic hall has been used since 1992 for classical and chamber music concerts. The organ for the church was made by the Czech firm "Rieger-Kloss".

The Holy Ascension Bancheny Monastery is located in the forest between the village of Bancheny and the city of Hertsa.

The foundation stone of the monastery was laid in 1994, and it opened two years later. The complex includes the Church of the Ascension of the Lord, the Church of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos and the underground temple of Saint Serhiy Radonezky, two fraternal buildings, the abbot's house, two hotels for parishioners, the Holy Transfiguration Hermitage with the Church of the Transfiguration, utility rooms.

In 2011, the construction of the Holy Trinity Cathedral - one of the largest Orthodox churches in Ukraine - was completed. Its baths can be seen from the highway at the entrance to Chernivtsi from Kamyanets-Podilskyi.

The monastery belongs to the UOC of the Moscow Patriarchate. Since the majority of the brothers are Romanians, the service is mainly conducted in the Romanian language.

Unique in its historical and artistic value, the Holy Ascension Church in Luzhany is considered the oldest shrine among those preserved in the territory of Chernivtsi region.

It was built in the 15th century by the local boyar Fedir Vitold, as reported by an ancient inscription. In terms of construction, this small temple is similar to examples of ancient Rus stone architecture.

The frescoes painted simultaneously with the construction of the temple and those painted later are a precious monument of Bukovyna painting. Among them, frescoes dating back to the 13th-14th centuries were discovered, which gives grounds for experts to attribute the construction of the temple to an earlier period than is officially considered.

The wooden Holy Assumption Church in Roztoky was built in 1846. An early example of a three-tiered Bukovyna temple with tall, approximately equal height baths.

The church is painted yellow, the baths are covered with sheet metal.

Examples of carving and painting of the 18th-19th centuries have been preserved in the interior.

The Holy Intercession Cathedral is located in Khotyn City Park. It was built in 1867-1868 in the diocesan style.

Nearby is the former priest's house, which now houses a local Khotyn Historical Museum.

The Holy Spirit Cathedral in Chernivtsi was built on the initiative of Metropolitan Yevhen Hakman (he was buried in the cathedral, a monument was erected).

The construction was carried out under the supervision of the regional engineer Adolf Marin and the Viennese architect Antin Roll. In 1860, the facade of the church was rebuilt according to the project of the architect Yozefa Hlavka. The Holy Spirit Cathedral is modeled on Saint Isaac's Cathedral in St. Petersburg in the Neo-Renaissance style. The architectural composition is dominated by a monumental dome 46 meters high. The 19th century frescoes by the Viennese painter Karl Yobson have been preserved

In Soviet times, the premises were used as a warehouse, then as an exhibition hall.

In 1989, the Holy Spirit Cathedral was returned to the Orthodox community of Chernivtsi, restoration was carried out.

Hotel "Bristol" in Chernivtsi was built during the times of Austria-Hungary at the expense of burghers Josef Landau and Max Meissner, becoming one of the most luxurious in the city.

According to legend, the most expensive Chernivtsi prostitutes served the gentlemen in their rooms. There was a restaurant in the basement of the hotel. A four-story building in the Art Nouveau style with a stylized tower became the architectural dominant of Theater Square.

Currently, this building houses a dormitory of the Chernivtsi Medical Institute, and a fast food restaurant is located on the first floor.

Reconstruction and return of the hotel building to its original profile is planned.

The Art and Memorial Museum-Estate of Ivan Mykolaychuk is located in the village of Chortoryia, where the childhood years of the famous Ukrainian actor passed.

Presented are personal belongings, family heirlooms and other objects that preserve the memory of the most important events in the life of Ivan Mykolaychuk.

The former Jewish People's House is located on Theater Square. It was built in 1908 by the architect Yulius Bokhner.

At the beginning of the 19th century, Jews constituted the largest ethnic community in Chernivtsi. Like other ethnic groups, in Austrian times they actively developed a network of their cultural, educational and sports societies, political and public organizations. The Jewish People's House became the main place for meetings and various Jewish cultural and social events.

With the arrival of Soviet power in 1944, the premises were transferred to the city's House of Culture. Today it is the Central Palace of Culture of Chernivtsi, where numerous clubs, circles, and studios work.

Jewish public organizations returned to their People's House only in the early 1990s, in independent Ukraine. The Steinbarg Jewish Society, the Jewish Public and Cultural Foundation, the Museum of the History and Culture of the Jews of Bukovina were located on the first floor of the building. The exhibition Museum includes old books, documents, postcards, religious and household items. The remaining floors of the Jewish House are occupied by the Palace of Culture.

The wooden church of John Suchavsky in Myhove was built in 1905 on the site of the old church founded in 1873 (where the altar of the old church was, a cross was installed).

The new church is built in the shape of a cross with three domes. It remained valid even in Soviet times. The founders of the temple are listed on the wall of the iconostasis.

Saint John the Theologian Khreshchatyk Men's Monastery is the oldest Orthodox monastery in Bukovyna.

Located in a picturesque place on a high rock above the Dniester, from where you can enjoy breathtaking panoramas of the surrounding area. According to legend, it was founded in the 17th century by Orthodox monks who fled from the Uniates from the Manyavsky Skete to Galicia.

According to the legend, on the night of the feast of John the Theologian, a wonderful glow appeared over two healing springs. A cross was built at this place, which gave its name to the cave hermitage founded here. Later, a chapel with a bell tower was built.

Another legend tells how the merchant Teodor Preda Hadzhi, who was passing by, lost his way at night and ended up over the abyss, but the light that appeared at that moment saved him from death. Deciding to build a new stone temple on this site, directly above the hermitage and the chapel, the merchant turned to the owners of these lands, Talpa nobles, who took part in the construction.

In 1768, the Church of John the Theologian was built and the Khreshchatyk Men's Monastery was founded. In 1786, it was closed by the Austrian authorities, and the church was turned into a parish church. In Soviet times, the monastery buildings were used as a tourist base. The monastery was restored in 1991.

Rock "Kamyana Bahachka" ("Petrified Bahachka"), located in the village of Ust-Putyla, is located to the left of the road.

It is a pyramid-shaped geological formation 30 meters high, 12 meters wide at the base.

"Kamyana Bahachka" is a very rare form of weathering in the Carpathians. The rock actually resembles the figure of a man, or rather a woman. Among local residents, her appearance is shrouded in a legend about an evil and wealthy woman who spared a small amount of money for a beggar who was dying of hunger. She was petrified as a punishment for her greed.

The Austrian colonists called the rock "Bishop" because the jagged top of the rock reminded them of a bishop's crown.

The ancient building of the customs house is the oldest stone building preserved in the city of Khotyn after the Khotyn fortress.

It was built in the 17th-18th centuries, when Khotyn was owned by the Turks. The walls are made of natural stone and decorated with red brick ornaments. The main facade is plastered.

Khotyn Fortress is a remarkable example of medieval defense architecture of Ukraine, one of the most significant architectural monuments of Bukovyna.

The fortress in Khotyn was built in the 13th century by order of Prince Danylo Halytsky on the site of early Slavic fortifications. The castle (citadel) consists of four defensive towers, the commandant's palace, officers' barracks, a church with fragments of a 16th century painting.

For a long time Khotyn Fortress was an outpost of the Galicia-Volyn principality, an important defensive point of Transnistria. In the 16th century it was strengthened by the Moldavian King Stefan III.

In 1621, near Khotyn, united Polish-Ukrainian troops under the command of Hetman Yan Karol Khodkevych defeated a 150,000-strong Turkish army that was considered invincible. The decisive role in the Battle of Khotyn was played by the 40,000-strong Cossack army of Hetman Petro Sahaydachnyi.

However, Khotyn remained under the rule of the Turks, who in the 18th century, with the help of French engineers, built a new fortress near the castle with earthen ditches, bastions and four gates. Inside could accommodate a 20,000-strong garrison.

After the annexation of Bessarabia to the Russian Empire in the 19th century, the fortress was rebuilt, the castle mosque was transformed into the garrison church of Oleksandr Nevsky, and the mosque on the territory of the New Fortress became the Church of Saint Nicholas.

After the Crimean War, the Khotyn Fortress lost its significance as a military facility, but it survived well. Its powerful walls served as scenery in such famous films as "Zahar Berkut", "The Ballad of the Valiant Knight Ivanhoe", "D'Artagnan and the Three Musketeers", "Robin Hood's Arrows", "Taras Bulba".

Restoration was carried out to the 1000th anniversary of Khotyn Fortress. Museum expositions have been opened in the barracks: the history of artillery, siege weapons, numismatics, art gallery.

There is a souvenir shop on site. Parking is paid.