Maniava village - Monastyretska polonyna
About the route:
Route Maniava village - Monastyretska polonyna. Has yellow marking. Trail length 7306m. Lowest point - 514m., highest point - 940m. Total elevation gain 776m. Along the route you will see: Museum of the brown bear, Maniava Blessed Stone.
What to see along the route:
The initiator of this unusual museum in the village of Manyava was an ecologist Mykola Skidaniuk, who is concerned about the threat of the brown bear's complete disappearance from the Carpathian forests. He states that only 4 bears are currently living on the lands of Bohorodchany and Solotvyno forestries. Carpathian brown bears live about 8 years, and according to the norm they should live to at least 30. The museum was created by the NGO "Our Home is Manyava" in 2006. Its purpose is... More...
This miracle is located in the forest, about a kilometer from the monastery. The blessed stone is a huge boulder from under which healing water flows. It is the same water that saved the monks from thirst. After the miraculous rescue, the grateful monks settled in the cave and helped local villagers with their treatment. The water itself contributed to the recovery of the sick. Surprisingly, during the closure of the monastery, the water suddenly disappeared and reappeared only with the... More...
