Verkhovyna – Krynta-Skupova ridge
About the route:
Route Verkhovyna – Krynta-Skupova ridge. Warning! This route is unmarked (it may be partially marked)! Unmarked routes are not equipped with: information boards; signposts; auxiliary signs (water, campsite, etc.). The decision to take the route is entirely your own responsibility! Trail length 18676m. Lowest point - 588m., highest point - 1429m. Total elevation gain 1174m. Along the route you will see: Museum of Hutsul life, ethnography and musical instruments by Roman Kumlyk, The Corkscrew Museum - Tasting room, Museum Gallery of Hutsul traditions and rituals, Verkhovyna, Regional Museum of History and Local Lore of Hutsulshchyna, Verkhovyna, Petro Shekerik-Donikovyi Museum, Verkhovyna, Museum of quilt-making, Verkhovyna., Assumption Church, Verkhovyna, Museum of the Oleksa Dovbush movie, Verkhovyna, House-museum of the movie "Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors", Verkhovyna, Museum of Hutsul Life and Art "At the Trembitard", Verkhovyna, Museum of Hutsul magic, Verkhovyna, Museum - cheese dairy "Hata Staya", Verkhovyna, Annichka House Museum, Verkhovyna, Polonyna Lukovytsia.
What to see along the route:
The Roman Kumlyk Museum of Hutsul Life, Ethnography, and Musical Instruments is a private museum in the village of Verkhovyna, Ivano-Frankivsk region. The museum was organized by ethnographer and musician Roman Kumlyk (1948-2014). The Roman Kumlyk Museum is located in his own two-story house. The exposition occupies two small rooms.
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The CorkscrewMuseum - Tasting Room is an ideal place for lovers of homemade young wine and houses about 600 corkscrews of various types. Home-made young wine will be offered for tasting, as well as a story about the history and types of corkscrews. Corkscrews in the form of animals, birds, keys, weapons, glasses. Different sizes and colors. They are everywhere in the spacious gazebo. On the walls, the fireplace, even the chandelier. By the way, it is made in the form of a barrel. Everything... More...
TheGallery of Hutsul Traditions and Rituals Museum is a private museum in Verkhovyna dedicated to the preservation of Hutsul traditions and rituals. The museum's hostess, Pavlo Rashkovska, will tell you about the customs, rituals, and folk signs that were formed in the Hutsul region in ancient times and still exist today in an interesting conversation over a cup of garbata.
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The idea of creating a historical and local history museum of the Hutsul region belongs to the famous Hutsul socio-political figure, military officer, ethnographer, folklorist, talented original writer, and member of the Polish Sejm Petro Shekerik-Donikiv.
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Petro Shekerik-Donikiv was a famous patriot of the Hutsul region, a governor of Verkhovyna in the 1930s, an ambassador to the Polish Sejm, and an active public figure who collaborated with Ivan Franko, Mykhailo Kotsiubynskyi, Hnat Khotkevych, and Stanislav Vincenz.
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To preserve, revive, and popularize Hutsul home-woven woolen blankets (bedspreads), a museum was created in Verkhovyna, where you can learn about the history of their origin, production technology, and their importance to the Hutsuls, as well as buy this wonderful product to take home. The lizhnyk not only warmed the Hutsuls on cold winter nights, but also had ritual and interior significance.
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Verkhovyna, an urban-type settlement in Ivano-Frankivsk region, is famous for its amazing nature, a large number of architectural monuments, unique Hutsul flavor and health-improving climate. There are ski slopes and many recreation centers and specialized sanatoriums. The name Verkhovyna corresponds to the location of the settlement. Most of the town is covered by mountain peaks, and one of the villages is one of the highest mountain settlements in the country.
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"Oleksa Dovbush is a feature film directed by Viktor Ivanov and produced by the Dovzhenko Film Studio in 1959 about the leader of the Oprishky. The main filming of the movie took place in Verkhovyna and Kryvorivnia, the highland villages of Ivano-Frankivsk region.
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The museum was founded and opened in 2000 in the Hutsul hut of Petro and Yevdokiya Soriuks, where the famous film director Sergei Parajanov lived for seven months during the filming of his 1963-1964 movie. The main activities of the museum include screening the film and learning about the history of filming the movie masterpiece Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors. The house is located in the village of Zhabievskyi Potik on the outskirts of Verkhovyna.
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At the Museum of Hutsul Life and Art "At the Trembitard" in the Verkhovyna village of Shveykovo, you will learn about the origin of the Hutsuls, their life, mountain life, rituals and traditions. Here, you will be able to play and take part in a master class on various musical instruments. You will be greeted with the sound of trembita. The museum's owner Mykola Ilyuk always greets guests with a trembita.
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Hutsul magic has nothing to do with witchcraft in Central Ukraine. Its techniques are believed to be rooted in Roman culture. Hutsuls have no witches or devils with their attributes. The main tools of molfars are a viper's stick, a thunder heron, and a hornet's cross.
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"Hata Staya" is a Hutsul old house-museum where you can learn about and take part in the process of making budz cheese from sheep's milk, a traditional Hutsul dish. Master classes and tastings are held here. The museum has various Hutsul household items, traditional clothing, and utensils.
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In September 2016, Verkhovyna hosted a film festival called Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors, following in the footsteps of the movie Annichka. The opening of the museum took place at this festival.
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The height of the meadow is more than 1300 meters above sea level. Incredible landscapes that take your breath away. The charms of the meadow are the pawed fir trees, fresh air and lush greenery. We rebuilt the rye for shepherds who not only care for, graze and shear sheep, but also prepare a delicious product - Budz.
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