Goverla – the highest peak of the Ukrainian Carpathians and Ukraine highest point, elevation 2061 m Located in Rakhiv area on the border of Ivano-Frankivsk and region in the array of Montenegro. Hoverla is a symbol of Ukraine.
h.Hoverla a conical shape. On the slopes – forms of Pleistocene glaciation, rockfall. There are avalanches. It consists of sandstones and conglomerates. Snug alpine meadows, shrub heath, sometimes – taluses stone. At the foot – one of the sources of the Prut River, the waterfall. The mountain is located within the protection zone of the Carpathian biosphere. Hoverla is a small flat platform that provides a unique opportunity to admire the surrounding landscape within a radius of 360 °. From the top Goverly perfectly visible all Montenegrin ridge that stretches from here to the southeast. The combination of green and blue hues of the Carpathian Mountains remote reserves in memory of people who visited Goverle, unforgettable experience. Hence a good view of many mountain villages, streams, lakes and trails spovzayuchyh fan of mountains that are lost in the wooded slopes.
A popular item of the summer and winter tourism. Main routes Goverlu include climbing on the part of t / b “Zaroslyak (through the so-called GOVERLYANA), mastered by the Kozmeschyk the ridges and Montenegrin as the spine from the side of the mountain Petros, and by the mountains Pozhyzhevska. Winter climbing climb Goverlu 1A assigned category.
National Park, a little earlier formed as a subsidiary of Scientific Huzulschyna “” Wealth of St. Nicholas, for a period of several years has created in the village. Pistyni tale for children and adults. They live in wooden houses Nicholas. Employees of the National Recreational Park received more than six thousand letters. Children perform original request Christians who take these letters and send gifts to children or letters of advice. December 19 Pistyni going to mass people and children know that will not go without reward. In substance Nicholas even magical tree. Helpers grandfather believe if think of desire, to touch one of the toys and still feel hot, certainly a dream come true. And, you can sit on the chair, which invisibly present 12 virtues, see Nikolaev bedroom, his cabinet .
Kryvche – village Borschevskogo Mr. Ternopil region. Located approximately halfway Kiev – Mel’nytsia-Podolsky. Village Kryvche known located in the environs gypsum cave “crystal” and the remains of the castle of the XVII century. Since 1721 it was known that the village has a large range of cave. It describes Gabriel Rachinsky in his writings on the history of the Kingdom of Poland. The cave was wrecked in 1961 while the expedition organized by the Academy of Sciences of the USSR after dekilkarichnyh studies did not cave again available for viewing. In 1968 the entrance was equipped to “die” and began to take place in organized tours accompanied by a guide. We explored 23 miles of the cave. During the year here is kept constant temperature around 12 degrees and 95% humidity. The peculiarity of “crystal” is that it observed the increased ionization of the air and the almost complete absence of bacteria. Tours, which are now given a chance to see many fantastic creatures that live in caves: buffalo, crocodile, and of course Lord of the Cave “crystal”. Tour route is about 2.5 miles very easy way. By lighted galleries, you can go virtually nahynayuchys.
Carpathian tram. In the Dolinsky District is a unique tourist attraction – old narrow-gauge railway. It was built back in 1898, and is still considered one of the environmentally friendly modes of transport. Recently, narrow interest not only for production but also in tourism. In order to attract this narrow for the carriage of tourists developed a program “Carpathian tram”, which was established in 2003 during the preparation and holding of the International Festival Bojko. Trip starts in urban settlements benefit. Now “Carpathian tram offers a route: Str. Benefits – Reserve Shyrkovets – New Mizun to visit the source of “NAFTA” – tract Oak Corner – Mizunski waterfalls – mountain spring “Dzyurkach – Health in the New Mizun – Str. Benefit. “Carpathian tram” invites everyone to travel the Carpathians it lucky tourists to picturesque places along the banks of the river clean Carpathian Mizunky. At bus stops you can try healing mineral water springs, swim in the beautiful mountain waterfalls, see old churches and historical places first and second world wars.
Once it was a huge forest, where the famous Ukrainian leader and fighter for the freedom,
Oleksa Dovbush, lived with his friends-adherents. Now it is a tourist center of Ivano-Frankivsk region, known as a center of Green Tourism. This town was found in 1787, on one of the coasts of the river Prut, on the way to Rahiv and Uzhorod. Here you can have a great holiday time. There are a lot of nice and not expensive hotels in the private sector. Here you can try Ukrainian life style on your own, enjoy fashionable and comfortable rooms, hutsulian cuisine. Also in Yaremche you can visit many interesting places such as hutsulian market, different museums, cloister that is located in Dora not far from Yaremche.
Is a beautiful hutsulian village that is located in Carpathian Mountains near the river Pistynka. That is a mountain river but still it is not as called as it might seem for the first time. Besides, there are so many visitors coming here to see the Silver Waterfalls.
Sheshory has a very long and interesting history, here you can learn about the traditions of the Ukrainian people, about the craft–fine thread, weaving. Here is also a famous church named Horishnia.
Sheshory Huk is a well known 5 m height waterfall. Not far from it you can find a mineral spring. To the North of the village you can see the Swan Plane. This is a natural plane high in the mountains that is the result of the ice age, and there is a lake on the height of 650 m above the sea level. Hundreds of people every year visit this place. There is also an extract of 800 m height.
It is a unique natural stone that is located 5 km from Bukovetskyi pereval in Verhovyna region. It is of historical value as it was a place for different rituals B.C. That is a place that many famous Ukrainian writers such Lesia Ukrainka,Ivan Franko, Myhailo Kotsubynskyy visited.
There is a legend that many-many years ago there lived giant people. Those tribes were named carpy (that is why Mountains are called Carpathian). So they moved those huge stones and put them into a chain on their treasures that are hidden under it. Besides there are a lot of ancient symbols found on those stones. That is why it is of historical value. You can enjoy listening different stories, seeing the view, learn about the history of Ukrainian people.
This is a marvelous village in Zalishchytskyy region, Ternopil oblast, near the river Dzhuryn. Here are the ruins of the Chervonogorodskyy castle, Monastery Of St. Maria, and the camp “Chamomile”. One of the most popular places to see is Chervonogorodskyy Waterfall (16 m height), there is also a spring named “Girl’s tears”, and a cave where the monk lived.
It was found in 13th century, at that time monks came to Maniava Mountains, and brought Christianity with them to those places. Skyt- is a cloister built far from places where people live, where monks can pray and devote their lives to God. They also were working here. The first monks who opened Maniava Skyt were Ivan Vyshenskyy and Iov Knyagnytskyy. And in 1621 Skyt was officially given the necessary paper works.
Kosiv – this is a town that is located at the foot of the Carpathian Mountains near the river Rybnytsia that flows into Prut. This town was found in the 16th century on the salt-bed. In different times Kosiv under Austria, Poland, USSR, and in some way it influenced its development. Now Kosiv is a tourist town and business center in the Western part of Ukraine. Here you can find comfortable hotels, private places to stay and spend your vocation. There are many museums, historical places and famous hutsulian mart.
Town is situated on the left shore of the river Prut and belongs to the oldest settlement. First it was mentioned in 1241 and as it was located on the cross of trade ways it had Magdeburske pravo. Kolomyya was the town though which chumaky (people who were selling salt) were going to other big cities, and that helped the town to grow economically. Kolomyya was the place where the fight for the freedom and independence of Ukraine has started. There are so many architect styles that you can find in Kolomyya as it was a part of Austro-Hungary and Poland.
The location of Kolomyya on the marvelous Carpathian mountains and near the river Prut will bring you unforgettable rest and here you can feel the Ukrainian spirit.
This is the town located on the marvelous hutsulian planes. First Verhovyna was mentioned in 1424 and it was known as Zhabie till 1962. Town is situated on 620 m above the sea level on the coast of the river Chornyi Cheremosh, 150 km from Ivano-Frankivsk. If you visit Verhovyna you will never forget the hospitality, comfortable hotel rooms, and local cuisine. Here you will have l not just a good rest, but also you can visit different museums and see the local customs and traditions during celebrations and holidays. You can feel hutsulian mood try hutsulian cuisine, and feel yourself a part of Ukrainian culture.
30 km from Yaremche and 100 km from Ivano-Frankivsk, at an altitude of 900 m above sea level, in the village Palyanytsya Ivano-Frankivsk region is a ski resort Bukovel.
Gore, who allegedly Bukovel surrounded on all sides, closing it from cold winter winds, creating comfortable conditions for recreation. Ski trails are specially prepared slopes with grass basis. All routes Bukovelya equipped with snow cannons and protected from direct sunlight, making the snow kept much longer than elsewhere. Trails ready for skating and special snegonapylyayuschey snegotrambovochnoy technology – ratrak. The total length of all routes to Bukovele reaches about 45 km, there are trails for evening skating.
Comfortable cottages, which Bukovel has already more than 50, which in turn may take up to 700 tourists. Also around Bukovelya in such towns as: Palyanytsya, Tatar, Yablunitsa scattered many private estates and houses, who are happy to accept tourists. Work on the development of the tourist complex Bukovel.
The state weather and snow cover on slopes Bukovelya can be seen in the on-line using a web camera installed on the slopes. Vertical drop – 488 m, length of trails – 45 km. (95% of lines with snihorehulyuyuchym equipment). All well-maintained trails and associated with each other, very long road – 4500 Number of lifts – 16 lifts (five 2-chair, nine 4-chair, two 3-chair) and 5 Multilift.
To stay at the resort Bukovel built double-triple and single rooms with all amenities (bathroom, satellite TV, mini bar, telephone) in wooden cottages (4 room cottage, a separate exit). There are holiday: bar, restaurant with 110 places for you to prepare delicious dishes and European cuisine, bulb, cafe, fitness center, sauna, billiards, disco, telephone, parking, transportation to order.
There is Bukovelya ski equipment leading manufacturers of Salomon and Rossignol. Experienced instructors conduct group and individual sessions with skiing. Now is the rapid growth of private pensions, which create an adequate level of service to receive tourists in their own homes. Typically, the estates offer up to 8 seats, but some of them are to receive 10 to 40 people simultaneously. In the local authorities are taking measures to solve the transportation of tourists. Currently, all settlements are smooth transport buses and minibuses with Kalush. And to reach to Ivano-Frankivsk, Coloma, Rahova. In the resort are three Bukovel gift market, where tourists can buy products of local craftsmen, it is better to learn the art Gutsulschiny.
