Chernivtsi-Snyatyn-Kryvorivnya

The Museum of Vladimir Ivasiuk in Chernivtsi city, the author of "Red Rue" song. The Museum of well-known Ukrainian writer V.Stefanyk in Snyatyn city, Ivano-Frankisvk Oblast.

One of the oldest and the most picturesque villages in Hutsul area - Kryvorivnya village, which can pretend for a village-ethnomuseum status, as at its territories are situated 14 historical sights. The village became well-known due to the writer Ivan Franko, who came to Kryvorivnya at the first time in the end of before last century and chose this place for having permanent summer vacations (came almost every summer since 1900 to 1914 years). In the beginning of XX century for a couple of months the village was becoming a heart of Ukrainian culture and literature, the place which "is placed along Cheremosh river, surrounded with tops of mountains as with a wreath". Here were Lesya Ukrainka, Mykhailo Kotsiubynskyi, Marko Cheremshyna, Hnat Khotkevych, Konstiantyn Stanislavskyi, Olga Kobylianska, Vasyl Stefanyk and others. Here Mykhaylo Kotsiubynskyi wrote his brilliant narrative "Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors". After half a century Serhiy Paradzanov made a film of the same name, which got more than twenty awards at the worldwide film festivals and was determined as a masterpiece of world cinema and one of the best feature film of XX century. The main role in the film "Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors" was played by famous Ukrainian actor and director, native of Bukovyna land, Ivan Mykolaychuk. In Kryvorivnya village local craftsmen produce famous souvenirs: blankets made of wool, carved and inlaid jewelry boxes, embroidered shirts (called vyshyvanka), embroidered towels (called rushnyk), figures made of cheese, metal jewelry, leather and ceramic goods.

Walking on the hanging bridge which is over the stormy Black Cheremosh. Visiting museums of Ivan Franko and Mykaylo Hrushevsky, who lived in this village in the beginning of XIX century. In the museums are kept original things and furniture, which were used by famous Ukrainian of the last century.

As well as Ivan Franko, you can stay on vacation in Kryvorivnya village. Surrounded with picturesque Carpathian landscapes you will have a meal outdoors, treating yourself with Hutsul bread, baked on the wood, original tasty local dishes: banush, brynza (a sort of cheese), cold baked pork, knysh (a sort of white bread greased with salo or oil), and sweet-scented tea made of medicinal herbs, tincture of “a golden root”. In the morning you will be able to go to Cheremosh or to the stream Sukha and fish trouts, pick up mushrooms or berries by yourself; climb the mountains Igrets, Kamyanets or Bila Kobyla. In the evening you can immerse into the mystical atmosphere of the mountains, while listening Hutsul band performance; find out the secrets herbs treatment; listen to a great number of legends; visit craftsmen studios.

In one of such houses where the owner became famous for the entire Austro-Hungarian Empire due to his wood carvings, he was awarded by Emperor Franz Joseph with four medals at Viennese exhibitions, now there is Ivan Franko Museum.

The room - Museum of Paraska Plytka-Horytsvit. In childhood the girl created a series of drawings "The Fate of Hutsul girl" (105 drawings for Ivan Franko and Lesya Ukrainka masterpieces) with a help of an old typemachine and an ordinary colour pencil, she left a unique heritage – unexpected synthesis of kids' naivety and philosophical deepness...

Transfer to the ancient Kyiv trade route.

Khotyn city. Streets of Jewish "qahals", katsapsky "mahals", Polish "rumla" and "Forum" Square.

The house of an old Khotyn customs of 17-18 centuries.

Saint Pokrova Church (1867-1868) with wall paintings of a famous Russian painter Nesterov.

Saint Nicholas Church of 10-11 centuries – a sight which belongs to a rare group of Ukrainian temples heritage, which dates back to the tradition of Athos center of Christian monasteries.

Historical-Architectural Reserve "Khotyn Fortres" of 10-11 centuries, it witnessed under its stone walls hordes of Ottoman Empire, the rebels of Mukha, national avengers of Dytynka, soldiers of Dmytro Vyshnyvetsky, Petro Doroshenko, Russian army under the conduction of Burkharda Minikha and prince Potiomkin.

Monument in honor of Ukrainian Hetman Petro Sahaydachny. Imprint of "a hand" of time on the wall of the fortress. Church of Saint Olexander Nevsky. The Place of Khotyn battle of 1621 year. Panorama of Dniester banks. "Trayanyn" rampart 2-1st B.C.

Podillya area. Zhvanets city, its roads were passed by Polish kings, Austrian Emperors, Russian tsars and Turkish sultans. The church of 17th century. Melnytsya-Podilska town. Well-known Hermanivskyy dendrological park.

The rests of a castle of 17th century in Okopy village near the river Tsyganka.

The zoo ( buffalo, snake) under the ground at the several kilometers cave gallery of Crystal cave. Cave drum. The stone of happiness. The hand made of stone. The bed of a cavemen. A sip of health from a mineral font. History breath on the place of an ancient settlement.

Legends of Khreshatyk monastery of 17th century. Miraculous spring water from monastery rocks. Monastery church, where is kept a metal plaque about a visit of Austrian Emperor Franz I on 4th of August, 1817.

Austrian period water-supply. Monastery cemetery.

The city of kings – Zalishyky (1578), it is situated in a picturesque steep bank of Dniester. It is the only one area on Podillya with Mediterranean climate.

The church of Saint Stanislav of 1750, Synagogue of 1896, monument in honor to Osyp Makovey (used to live in Zalishyky in period of 1867-1925) which is located in the park on the central street.

Former border with Romania.

Chervonohorod (Borshchiv Raion, Ternopil Oblast near Nyrkiv village) - the city-state. The ancient capital of the principality was at the bottom of a huge amphitheater surrounded by rocks from all the sides. - To Chervonohrad castle ruins – a warrior of the end of 19 century is leaded by red roads. According to the legend the God of Sun Yarylo made stones and ground red-colored. There is the highest in Ukraine flat 16-meter waterfall at the river Dzhuryn.

The ruins of the monastery of the Sisters of Mercy, Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary at the natural boundary called Chervone.

protohistorical, mystical pagan place

(Manyava village, Bohorodchansky Raion, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast)

Manyavsky Fall. Amazing work of nature - Blessed stone. Holy Cross Monastery.

Departure is through Kolomyia, Nadvirna to Maniava village. Excursion tour in the Exaltation of the Cross Monastery of the XVII century. Walking in the mountains towards the Blessed stone. Getting the spring water. Having a snack at the fresh air. Going to Maniava waterfall. Taking pictures at one of the highest waterfalls in the Ukrainian Carpathians (up to 20 m).

The very one in Ukraine "Bear Museum". Next to the main exhibit - stuffed brown bear - souvenirs and kids' toys, rug, clock, Hutsul patterns with a picture of “an owner” of the Carpathians.

At the request, tourists can have a lunch in the refectory of Holy Cross Monastery.

Monastery shrine - miraculous icon "Hodegetria" of 1788 (means, "The one that shows the way").