Attractions of Nadvirna district

The wooden church of the Holy Trinity in the Hutsul style was built in Mykulychyn in 1868.

Probably, the temple existed on this place even earlier. In particular, the bell tower dates back to the 18th century.

The Trinity Church is impressive in size, especially inside. The iconostasis and paintings on the walls are a masterpiece of folk art.

The first wooden church in Polianytsia was built in 1912 and consecrated on the feast of the Introduction of the Holy Virgin.

In 1946, the Introduction temple burned down.

The church was rebuilt only in 1990.

Next to the church is the burial place of Austrian soldiers who died during the First World War.

The Museum of Mariyka Pidhiryanka was opened in 1996 in the birthplace of the poet – in the mountain village of Bili Oslavy in the Ivano-Frankivsk region. It was here in 1881 in the family of a forester that Mariya Lenert was born, who at the beginning of the 20th century became known as the children's writer Mariyka Pidhiryanka, the author of many fairy tales, poems and poems.

The museum is housed in five large rooms of the plebany (priest's house) near the wooden church of the Immaculate Conception of the Immaculate Virgin Mary. The exposition highlights the historical past of Bili Oslavy, the life and work of Mariyka Pidhiryanka. Memorial items of the writer, lifetime editions, photographs, her handwritten works and memories of contemporaries are presented.

In front of the museum, a monument to Mariyka Pidhiryanka has been installed.

In Yaremchy, the glade surrounded by trees under the rock on the banks of the Prut, one kilometer upstream from the Probiy waterfall, is called "Meadow of Love".

The legend of the hutsulka, who threw herself off the cliff because of unrequited love, is connected with the field.

There is a beach and a source of curative hydrogen sulphide mineral water. It can be used in the treatment of gastritis, gastric ulcer, duodenal ulcer, and chronic colitis. In small doses, this water is used for preventive treatment of the gastrointestinal tract of children in the Chornobyl zone.

The wooden church of the Miracle of Saint Archangel Michael was built in the village of Yaremche Dora in 1844 by the local craftsman Hnishik on the basis of an early church (XVIII century).

Made in Hutsul style. It is cruciform in plan with a large central square log that supports a tent-shaped roof with a pear-shaped crown.

The carved iconostasis and icons of the XVIII-XIX centuries, which have a high artistic value, have been preserved. Ornamental paintings on the walls were made at the beginning of the 20th century.

The appearance of Saint Michael's Church has been largely "modernized" with a metal coating.

From 1946 to 1990, the community of the Russian Orthodox Church worked on the basis of Saint Michael's Church. After Ukraine gained independence, the church building was returned to the Greek Catholic community.

The museum "Ukrainian Antiquities" was opened in 2007 by Mariya Medyk, a collector from Yaremche.

The exposition of the museum reproduces the life of the 19th and 20th centuries in several regions of Ukraine: Bukovyna, Hutsul region, Pokuttia and Boyko region. Objects of culture and everyday life of the Carpathian regions are exhibited in several halls. In particular, spinning and weaving products, ceramics, chests are presented.

Rare books (in Church Slavonic, Latin and ancient Hebrew languages), old photographs of local residents, paintings and icons on glass are exhibited.

One of the unique exhibits are shackles from the Austro-Hungarian prison.

The ruins of the Nadvirna Castle are located in the Nadvirna City Park, behind the building of the Nadvirnya District Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

At the time of the first mention of Nadvirna in 1589, the castle already existed. It is assumed that it was built by someone from the Potocki family. According to one version, after the castle was destroyed by Tatars at the end of the 16th century, the new owners from the Kuropatvy family moved their residence to Pniv.

In 2007, according to the district program for the protection of monuments, archaeological excavations began near the ruins of the castle tower.

The city hall in Nadvirna was first built in 1601 to house the town government.

The magistrate then consisted of two boards, which consisted of elected officials who performed administrative-judicial functions. Viyt (chief magistrate) was appointed by the owner of the city.

In the 19th century, the Nadvirna City Hall was rebuilt and acquired its current appearance.

During Soviet times, the district cultural center was located in the town hall building. On the second floor is the Nadvirna Tourist Information Center.

The nature reserve "Gorgany" was created to preserve the mountain landscapes of the central part of the Ukrainian Carpathians in their natural state.

The first European cedar pine reserve (previously this species was called cedar) in the Carpathians was created in the headwaters of the Limnytsia River near the village of Yasen in 1919. The current reserve "Gorgany" with an area of ​​5344.2 hectares was established in 1996. It included landscape reserves of national importance "Djurdzhi" and "Sadky", protected tracts "Chornyk", "Hnylyak", "Novobudova", "Elmy", "Dovzhynets", "Stoli".

The Gorgany Mountains occupy the central part of the Ukrainian Carpathians and are difficult to access due to very steep slopes and rocky outcrops. The reserve covers mountain slopes from 710 to 1754 meters above sea level (Mount Dovbushanka).

The uniqueness of the territory of the reserve is the high security of natural forests and primeval forests, which differ in the hardness of their natural structure. Coniferous forests dominate. Broad-leaved forests occupy approximately 1% of the area. Flora includes more than 450 species. 42 species of mammals and 104 species of birds are common on the territory of the reserve. Red deer, forest cat, brown bear and others are found.

The picturesque high-altitude lake Nesamovyte (1750 meters) is located under the peak of Turkul near the Chornohora Range on the territory of the Hoverla Reserve.

The length is 83 meters, the width is 45 meters, the depth is 1.5 meters, the area of the water mirror is 0.3 hectares. It is of glacial origin, fed by groundwater and atmospheric precipitation.

According to local legend, the souls of great sinners and suicides languish at the bottom of the Nesamovyte lake, which is where the name comes from ("nesamovyte" means "crazy" in Ukrainian).

The surrounding area is an unusual corner of untouched alpine nature. A 6-kilometer scientific trail has been laid from the "Zaroslyak" camp to the Nesamovyte lake.

The museum of wax figures of celebrities "Oscar" opened in 2022 on the territory of the resort of Bukovel.

Here are more than 30 realistic sculptures of famous actors, presidents, athletes, researchers, artists, performers. In particular, you can see the figures of Arnold Schwarzenegger in the likeness of the Terminator, Tom Hanks as Forrest Gump, Daniel Craig as James Bond, the characters in the series "Harry Potter", scientist Albert Einstein, painter Vincent Van Gogh, footballer Cristiano Ronaldo, etc.

There are photo areas and a souvenir shop for visitors.

The Park-Museum "Carpathians in Miniature" is located in the open air on the banks of the Zhonka River in Yaremche, on the territory of the Carpathian National Nature Park.

Opened in 2015 by the Center for Social Business Initiatives of Yaremche city. The park presents miniature models of 18 Carpathian monuments, including accurately reproduced models of sacred buildings – churches and monasteries. Among the iconic tourist attractions of the Carpathians, you can see the "White Elephant" observatory on Mount Pip Ivan, the bridge over the Probiy waterfall on the Prut River, famous monuments of the region, as well as the only operating miniature railway in the Carpathians, which includes copies of the legendary stone bridges in Vorokhta, a station in Tatariv, and a tunnel.

Also presented are 25-fold reduced copies of the famous wooden buildings of the Carpathians, for example, the restaurant "Hutsulshchyna".

The Prutsky (Hoverlyansky) Waterfall is located near the source of the Prut River between the spurs of the Hoverla and Breskul mountains (the Chornohora massif of the Ukrainian Carpathians).

The cascading waterfall with a total height of 80 meters consists of six cascades, the highest of which reaches 12 meters.

It is most convenient to approach the waterfall along a gentle path from the "Zaroslyak" sports base (2.5 kilometers). There are also approaches from the path that leads to Hovrela.

The young wooden church of Saint Basil the Great appeared in Yablunytsia quite recently - in 1992, but it was built according to all the classic canons of Carpathian folk architecture.

The church is decorated with an iconostasis made in 1995 by craftsmen from Deliatyn, Vasyl Savchuk and Vasyl Pryima. The icons were painted by an artist from Lazeshchyna Mykhaylo Kuzyuk. Artistic wall paintings were made in 2000 by folk craftsmen from the village of Chornyi Potik: Mykola Paliychuk, Vasyl Vasylyshyn, Mykhaylo Tkachuk, Mykhaylo Menuyk. The tetrapod was carved and painted by Vasyl Vasylyshyn.

A small wooden church was built in Tatariv in honor of the Great Martyr Demetrius Solunsky in 1870.

The temple was designed by the architect Frantsyshek Menchynsky, and is considered an original work of the Hutsul school of folk architecture.

Tempera painting of the 19th century has been preserved on the walls. The five-tiered iconostasis, the work of local masters, was painted by Antoniy Orzhehovskyi.

Saint Demetrius Church is located in the cemetery right next to the highway.