THE CAPITAL OF HUTSULSHCHYNA
The mountainous town Verkhovyna is one of the most beautiful places in the Carpathians among the magnificence of mountain peaks, lush valleys, fleeting rivers and hills.
Verkhovyna - named the "Hutsul capital", and used to be called Zhabie, located on the Black Cheremosh River. There is a legend that the first settler in the valley of Black Cheremosh was Zhabka, after which the former Zhabie got its name.
Visiting the Museum of Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors, in which Serhii Parajanov lived during filming his best film "The Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors". The film tells about the life of the Hutsuls, so for the best conveyance of the atmosphere, the director lived with the real Hutsul family.
Visiting the museum "Khata-staja" - Hutsul's old hut-museum. Participation in the process of preparing cheese "budz" from sheep's milk - a traditional Hutsul dish.