Ivano-Frankivsk region
Ivano-Frankivsk region has the most beautiful views of the Carpathian mountains. It is attractive from many sides: natural, historical, ecological and cultural. The most popular resorts of this region are Yaremche, Kolomyia, Kosiv, Dragobrat, Polyanytsia (Bukovel), etc. Yaremche town, situated in the picturesque valley of the Prut river, charms with its beauty. Yaremche is known for its architectural monuments dated XVIII century, however, the most famous showplace is the Huk waterfall, an ideal place for walks and recreation. Kolomyia is a predecessor of the Carpathians, a symbol of unforgettable shrines revival, a cradle of the west-Ukrainian history, a pearl and a soul of Gutsuls’ land. The most famous museum of Kolomyia is Pysanka Museum (pysanka – is a painted egg, which is specially painted for Easter).
 

Ivano-Frankivsk is a land, where the crystal-clear waters of the Cheremosh, Prut and Bystritsa rivers run through dense forests and mountains, is named after the Ukrainian writer Ivan Franko, the ardent fighter for freedom and author of famous poem «The Eternal Revolutionary». The history of this land recorded in legends and chronicles reflects the dramatic struggle of a freedom-loving people against numerous invaders.
 

Polyanytsia is a village of famous Ukrainian Bukovel Ski Resort. This is a new large ski resort in the Ivano-Frankivsk oblast, 30 km to the west of Yaremcha. It is Ukraine's first European-class resort, with high-speed chair lifts, meticulously groomed slopes and snow-making machines, turnstiles for letting skiers through lines, and ubiquitous security personnel. It is unusual to see this degree of organization in Ukraine. Bukovel resort has been carefully planned to make snow skiing and snowboarding enjoyable and convenient and to avoid lift lines and congestion. Ski Lift queues longer than five minutes are rare.
 

Yaremche is one of the most popular climate resorts of Ukraine. Yaremche sometimes is called the pearl of Carpathians. The magnificient landscapes, healthful sources, remarkable sights of architecture, ancient and interesting history of the region, original culture and language of sincere gutsuls, promoted Yaremche to be known as tourist center in Prikarpattia. The simple European city with its own customs and traditions attracts thousand domestic and foreign tourists. The most magic places are a waterfall "Hasp" on the river Prut, Dovbush stone and rocks, unique cliffs on a right bank of Prut. Territory of Yaremcha local government is one of the major recreation districts of Carpathians mountains and Ukraine on the whole. City Yaremche with subregions Dora, Yamna is located on the height of 500-535 m. above a sea level. Yaremchanschina occupies the south-western part of Ivano-Frankivsk region and is situated in the central part of Ukrainian Carpathians within the limits of the mountain formings of Gorgan, Pokutsko-Bukovina Carpathians and Chernogori.
 

Tatariv is located amidst the Hutsul country (Hutsulshchyna) by the Prut River. It is famous for the Kremintsi “sanatorium”, a health spa, and a center that was set up initially for therapy programs for patients with tuberculosis. Mountainous massive overhangs and circumscribes the village — among the major peaks there is the Mahura Mountain, 1,288 m / 4,226 ft high. Surrounded by the Carpathian National Nature Park, the Ukraine's largest nature reserve at 750 m (2,460 ft) above the sea level, Tatariv is situated right at the crossroads between numerous spas and health centers as well as nearby ski-resorts like in Vorokhta and Bukovel. The geographical center of Europe, Rakhiv is just 44 km (27 mi), while the administrative center of the region - Ivano-Frankivsk town, is 86 km (53 mi) from Tatariv.
 

Kosiv is a picturesque little town in Hutsulshchyna— the land of high Ukrainian Carpathians mountains, torrents and fresh air. The town is over 500 years old and is a district seat of Ivano-Frankivsk Region in Ukraine. Kosiv is famous for its outstanding artists who not only create beautiful things, but also keep national traditions in embroidery, ceramics, weaving, forging, making wooden, linen and woolen things, pysankas. Kosiv region is really rich in talents— there is an artist almost in every house. Kosiv was, is and will be a place to visit for everybody interested in ethnic roots of hutsuls or just involved with folk applied art and unbelievably beautiful and clean nature.
 

Kolomyia is a jest of the fore-Carpathians, a symbol of unremembered shrines revival, a cradle of the west-Ukrainian history, a pearl and a soul of Gutsuls land. The most famous museum of Kolomyia is Pisanka Museum (pisanka – is a painted egg, which is specially painted for Easter). The museum was opened in 1987 in Kolomyia-based church of the Saint Annunciation. A new page in the history of the museum commenced from construction of the specialized house, which central part has a shape of pysanka – about 13 m high.
 

Vyshkiv is a village of Dolinsky district of Ivano-Frankivsk region. It is situated at an altitude of 800m under the sea level of upper bank of river Mizun near the main watershed ridge. The village lies on the route Dolyna - Khust, which overcomes the north Vyshkivs'kyi pass, and from the south - Torunskyy. On the west road goes away to a nearby village - Senechiv (Semychiv). Vyshkiv is an convenient point for trips beginning at Vyshkivs'kyi Gorgan, Lake Synevyr. Marked route leads through the top of the Black Ripa and Vysokyi Verh in Slavsko village, Lviv region. On the territory of the recreation complex "Vysokyi Pereval" operates lifts of 700 m of hight and 200 m of vertical drop.
 

Verhniy Verbizh is a village of Kolomiya district of Ivano-Frankivsk region. The center of the village lies on the right bank of the Prut River, 5 km from the district's center. Highway passes through the villages Kolomyia and Kosiv. The name comes from the word "willow": because there are many willows and willows that lined the banks of the rivers the and streams of Lyuchka.
 
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