Staishche
Verkhovyna district · Ivano-Frankivsk region
Staishche is a settlement in the Carpathian region of Ukraine. Location: Verkhovyna district, Ivano-Frankivsk region. Worth seeing nearby: Museum of mushrooms, Iltsi — 4 km; Polonyna Dil — 5 km; Museum of Hutsul life, Krasnyk — 5 km. The nearest peaks: Mount Bubenska — 1 232 m; Mount Haborianska — 1 445 m; Mount Bila Kobyla — 1 477 m. Hiking trails close by: Voronenko village, via Mount Kukul to Staishche village; Staishche – Mount Kostrych. 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.
What's nearby
What to visit
Landmarks, museums and places of interest near Staishche.
MuseumMuseum of mushrooms, IltsiIltsi4 km from the centreThe Mushroom Museum opens its doors to the fabulous and amazing world of mushrooms and forests. They know everything about mushrooms here!
Mountain meadowPolonyna DilKryvopilliaaltitude 1 031 m5 km from the centreShepherds graze cows in the meadow. You can buy dairy products from the shepherds, as well as take part in a master class on its preparation from May to October.
MuseumMuseum of Hutsul life, KrasnykKrasnyk5 km from the centreThe museum has been open since 2011. It is housed in a Hutsul house, which was built in 2009 on the model of the eighteenth century.
NatureKryvopillia Pass, KryvopilliaKryvopillia5.7 km from the centreKryvopillia Pass is one of the most difficult passes in the Ukrainian Carpathians. It is located within the Verkhovyna-Putyla lowlands (in its northwestern part), on...
Craft beer & breweriesVerkhovyna Brewery at the Pyvovar Motel, VerkhovynaVerkhovyna5.9 km from the centreVerkhovyna Brewery operates at the Pyvovar motel on the approach to Verkhovyna, the Hutsul capital of the Carpathians.
Mountain meadowPolonyna Krinta (Krenta)Iltsialtitude 1 300 m · Hryniava Mountains range8.3 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...Craft nearby
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Koliby & Hutsul cuisineZRUB Ethno Restaurant, IltsiIltsi3 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 & homesteadsArt Ethno-Sadyba “Tsikava Sadyba”, VerkhovynaVerkhovyna7.9 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...
Markets & fairsTorhovyshche Souvenir Market, VerkhovynaVerkhovyna8.1 km from the centreTorhovyshche is a modern souvenir market right in the centre of Verkhovyna, the capital of the mountain Hutsul region.
Craft shopsKopalnia Bryndzy cheese shop and tasting, VerkhovynaVerkhovyna8.4 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.
Koliby & Hutsul cuisineBabyna Koliba, KryvorivniaKryvorivnia12 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...
Ethno parks & homesteadsLived-in Hutsul Grazhda on Ihrets, KryvorivniaKryvorivnia13 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 Staishche.
HotelOdesaVerkhovynaunder 1 km from the centreHot tubSaunaParkingNearby: Mt Bubenska 3.5 kmMuseum of mushrooms 4.0 km10 trailsfrom 850 UAH per night
HotelD&TVerkhovynaunder 1 km from the centrePoolBBQParkingNearby: Mt Bubenska 3.3 kmPolonyna Dil 5.0 km10 trailsfrom 2 700 UAH per night
HotelPletey houseVerkhovynaunder 1 km from the centreParkingWi‑FiNearby: Mt Bubenska 3.3 kmPolonyna Dil 5.0 km10 trailsfrom 3 000 UAH per night
CottageCarpathian ViewVerkhovyna1.9 km from the centreBBQParkingWi‑FiNearby: Polonyna Dil 3.7 kmMt Makovytsia 3.8 km8 trailsfrom 6 000 UAH per night
HotelGlemping Khatynka na PolonyniVerkhovyna2 km from the centreBBQParkingWi‑FiNearby: Polonyna Dil 3.2 kmMt Makovytsia 3.8 km7 trailsfrom 4 140 UAH per night
−50%CottageKrasnyk HillsVerkhovyna4.7 km from the centrePoolBBQParkingNearby: Museum of mushrooms 700 mPolonyna Krinta 3.8 km13 trailsfrom 4 000 UAH per nightTrails nearby
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HardMulti-dayMarkedVoronenko village to Staishche villagevia Mount KukulElevation profile698–1 586 m31.1 kmascent 1 667 m≈ 11 h walking1 km from the centre
ModerateOne-dayMarkedStaishche Mount KostrychElevation profile697–1 544 m8.1 kmascent 845 m≈ 3.5 h walking1 km from the centre
ModerateOne-dayMarkedVolova village Vesnarka polonynaElevation profile743–1 472 m8.9 kmascent 742 m≈ 3.5 h walking1.4 km from the centrePeaks nearby
All peaks
PeakMount BubenskaVolovaaltitude 1 232 m3.6 km from the centreMount Bubenska (also known as Bobenska or Bubynska) is one of the peaks in the Carpathian Mountains in western Ukraine.
PeakMount HaborianskaStaishchealtitude 1 445 m5.5 km from the centreHaborianska (also Haborianska Hyha) is a 1,445 m mountain (1,444.5 m exactly; some sources give 1,447 m) in the Pokuttia-Bukovyna Carpathians.
PeakMount Bila KobylaVerkhovynaaltitude 1 477 m · Pokuttia-Bukovyna Carpathians range5.6 km from the centre5 trails to the topMount Bila Kobyla is a peak in the Ukrainian Carpathians, which is located within the Pokutsko-Bukovyna mountain range.