Holovy
Verkhovyna district · Ivano-Frankivsk region
Holovy is a settlement in the Carpathian region of Ukraine. Location: Verkhovyna district, Ivano-Frankivsk region. Worth seeing nearby: Polonyna Skupova — 5 km; Folk Museum of Hutsul Theater of H. M. Hotkevych — 5 km; Hungarian stones (Hungarian rocks), Green — 7 km. The nearest peaks: Mount Skupova — 1 579 m; Mount Rozticka — 1 514 m; Mount Staiky — 1 743 m. Hiking trails close by: Verkhovyna – Mount Skupova; Krasnyk village, via the Krynta–Skupova ridge to Zelene village. There are places to stay here and nearby, from guest houses to hotels.
Below: places to stay, sights, trails and peaks nearby, the weather and answers to frequent questions.
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What to visit
Landmarks, museums and places of interest near Holovy.
Mountain meadowPolonyna SkupovaSenkivskealtitude 1 558 m · Hryniava Mountains range4.9 km from the centreSkupova meadow - Verkhovyna district, Ivano-Frankivsk region. The owner of the meadow: Ivan Nedokhodyuk.
MuseumFolk Museum of Hutsul Theater of H. M. HotkevychKrasnoillya5.3 km from the centreIn the early twentieth century, it was visited by: Volodymyr Hnatiuk, Ivan Franko, Mykhailo Kotsiubynskyi, Mykhailo Vakhniuk, Volodymyr Shukhevych, Les Kurbas,...
NatureHungarian stones (Hungarian rocks), GreenZelene6.9 km from the centreThe Hungarian Rocks or Hungarian Stones are an array of four huge vertical rocks in the middle of the forest, which rise above the spruce forest.
MuseumHutsulshchyna Museum in YablunytsiaYablunytsia7 km from the centreWork on the creation of the museum began in the 1970s. In April 1991, according to a report from the Verkhovyna District Council, the Lenin Museum was completely...
Mountain meadowPolonyna Krinta (Krenta)Iltsialtitude 1 300 m · Hryniava Mountains range10 km from the centre"Polonyna Krynta is a place where you can taste the authentic taste of Hutsul cheese, various museums, rafting on the Cheremosh, Prut, and Black Tisza rivers, mountain...
Ethno parks & homesteadsArt Ethno-Sadyba “Tsikava Sadyba”, VerkhovynaVerkhovyna10 km from the centreTsikava Sadyba («The Curious Estate») is a private art homestead in the very centre of Verkhovyna that local housewife and artist Oksana Susiak has been shaping since...Craft nearby
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Craft shopsKopalnia Bryndzy cheese shop and tasting, VerkhovynaVerkhovyna9 km from the centreKopalnia Bryndzy (“The Brynza Mine”) is a small farm cheese shop with a tasting room on the edge of Verkhovyna, in the valley of the Zhabievskyi stream.
Markets & fairsTorhovyshche Souvenir Market, VerkhovynaVerkhovyna11 km from the centreTorhovyshche is a modern souvenir market right in the centre of Verkhovyna, the capital of the mountain Hutsul region.
Koliby & Hutsul cuisineBabyna Koliba, KryvorivniaKryvorivnia11 km from the centreBabyna Kolyba («Granny's Koliba») serves authentic Hutsul food in Kryvorivnia, a village sometimes called the «Ukrainian Athens»: Ivan Franko, Mykhailo Kotsiubynskyi...
Craft beer & breweriesVerkhovyna Brewery at the Pyvovar Motel, VerkhovynaVerkhovyna11 km from the centreVerkhovyna Brewery operates at the Pyvovar motel on the approach to Verkhovyna, the Hutsul capital of the Carpathians.
Koliby & Hutsul cuisineZRUB Ethno Restaurant, IltsiIltsi14 km from the centreZRUB Ethno Restaurant is a new log-built home of Hutsul cooking in the village of Iltsi, on the edge of Verkhovyna, the town often called the Hutsul capital.
Ethno parks & homesteadsLived-in Hutsul Grazhda on Ihrets, KryvorivniaKryvorivnia14 km from the centreOn the slopes of the Ihrets ridge above Kryvorivnia stands one of the few lived-in Hutsul grazhda homesteads still inhabited and farmed by a family.Where to stay
Hotels, sadybas and cottages in and around Holovy.
CottagePolonynaVerkhovyna9.1 km from the centreSaunaBBQParkingNearby: Assumption Church 1.6 kmPolonyna Krinta 6.9 km6 trailsfrom 3 800 UAH per night
HotelU Vasylia IvanovichaVerkhovyna9.1 km from the centreBBQParkingWi‑FiNearby: Museum of Hutsul embroidery 2.0 kmMt Rozticka 3.7 km2 trailsfrom 700 UAH per night
HotelKorona KarpatVerkhovyna9.7 km from the centreBBQParkingWi‑FiNearby: Assumption Church 1.1 kmPolonyna Krinta 6.5 km11 trailsfrom 880 UAH per night
HotelZatyshokVerkhovyna9.9 km from the centreBBQParkingWi‑FiNearby: Assumption Church 800 mMt Bila Kobyla 7.1 km11 trailsfrom 679 UAH per night
HotelMahurkaVerkhovyna9.9 km from the centreHot tubPoolSaunaNearby: Assumption Church 1.0 kmPolonyna Krinta 6.4 km12 trailsfrom 2 640 UAH per night
HotelKytytsia 2Verkhovyna9.9 km from the centreHot tubSaunaBBQNearby: Assumption Church 1.7 kmPolonyna Krinta 5.6 km13 trailsfrom 5 280 UAH per nightTrails nearby
All trails
ModerateTwo-dayVerkhovyna Mount SkupovaElevation profile601–1 399 m15.3 kmascent 905 m≈ 5.5 h walking4.2 km from the centre
HardTwo-dayKrasnyk village to Zelene villagevia the Krynta–Skupova ridgeElevation profile675–1 398 m23.1 kmascent 890 m≈ 7.5 h walking4.2 km from the centre
ModerateTwo-dayVerkhovyna Krynta-Skupova ridgeElevation profile601–1 422 m18.7 kmascent 908 m≈ 6.5 h walking4.2 km from the centrePeaks nearby
All peaks
PeakMount SkupovaZelenealtitude 1 579 m · Hryniava Mountains range4.9 km from the centre3 trails to the topMount Skupova is the peak of the Ukrainian Carpathians, which is located in the Hryniava mountain range.
PeakMount RoztickaZelenealtitude 1 514 m · Hryniava Mountains range5.8 km from the centre2 trails to the topRoztitska (also known by other names - Roztitska, Rostytska, Rostitska) is a peak in the Ukrainian Carpathians, which is located within the Hryniava Mountains.
PeakMount StaikyYavirnyk (Shybene)altitude 1 743 m · Chornohora range14 km from the centre1 trail to the topMount Staiky is a peak that lies within the Chornohora mountain range in the Ukrainian Carpathians, with a height of 1743 m (according to other sources - 1745 m).