Attractions of Pylypets

Shypit waterfall (Shypot, Shipit) is one of the most beautiful and full-water waterfalls in Transcarpathia.

It is located in the mountains on the outskirts of the village of Pylypets. Nicknamed Whisper for his loud voice that can be heard as a whisper from afar. The water flows from the Borzhava basin and falls in picturesque cascades from a height of 14 meters.

The waterfall is especially beautiful in spring, when the snow melts, and in autumn, during the rainy season. In the summer, there is a small stream that runs down the mountain along several rocky ledges.

Every year since 1993, the waterfall gathers thousands of informals from different countries for the hippie festival "Shypit". About traditions, the culmination of the holiday falls on Ivan Kupala, July 7.

A unique private collection of models of wooden churches of Transcarpathia and Ukraine is collected in the museum at the "Aratta" hotel complex in Pylypets.

The exposition presents more than 30 churches and bells of Khust district, as well as other regions of the Carpathians and Prykarpattia. Models are carved from wood by folk craftsman Andriy Vorobets. The originals of some of the presented temples no longer exist: they burned down, collapsed or were changed beyond recognition by reconstructions. Their appearance is restored according to descriptions in ancient books.

Other temples have survived to this day and can be seen in their original form or in museums of folk architecture. Among them are the Church of Saint Nicholas of the 17th century in Podobovets, the Assumption Church of the 17th century in Dubivtsi, the Church of Archangel Michael of the 18th century from the village of Shelestovo (now on the territory of the Transcarpathian Museum of Folk Architecture and Life in Uzhhorod), the Ascension (Strukiv) Church of 1824 in Yasinya (listed UNESCO) and others.

The luxurious wooden Church of the Nativity of the Holy Virgin was built in Pylypets, probably in 1759-1762.

The date "1841" indicated on the plaque located on the south wall probably refers to the reconstruction. The iconostasis of the 18th century has been preserved. A monumental two-story wooden bell tower, built in 1758, rises nearby.

You can get inside the church only during the service - on Sundays or holidays.