Kosivschina - is the land of unique mountain Cheremosh and prominent by the peoples art of Hutsulshina picturesque villages. This is the land of talented people, due to whom the artistic and esthetic value was remained.
Today in Kosivschina live and work outstanding masters of peoples art of Ukraine - Mykola Kornelyuk, Roman Strynadyuk, Dmytro Shkriblyak, Dmytro Pojoduk, Valentyna Dzhuranyuk, Paraska Boruk, Oksana Baysyuk, Mykhailo Trushik, Nadiya Verbivska and also other artists.
The honor of this land is peoples actor of Ukraine, composer and singer Ostap Havrysh, poets Bohdan Radysh, Vasyl Hostyuk, Ivan Boychuk, Dmytro Arsenych, Mykola Blyznyuk and others, artists Anatoliy Kalytko, Volodymyr Humenyuk, Vasyl Boychuk, Vasyl Dutka, Anton Hryhoruk, Ivan Parypa.
Picturesque nature of this territory, beauty of its natural landscapes, rich flora and fauna, unique treasury of natural ecosystems, where rare species are remained, and where nowhere else in Urkaine traditions, national customs and everyday culture attract tourist of all age categories.
Kosiv region is well-known in its wealth of natural landscapes and different species of flora and fauna, pure mountain air and mild climate, ecologically clean products, mineral water resources, waterfalls, mountain clear rivers. And colorful Hutsuls clothing, customs and traditions leave unforgettable memories for those who have been here for at least one time in their life.
There are 15 tourist recreational objects on the territory of Kosiv area (on the area of 51 ha), where simultaneously 1200 people can be treated.
Today the tourists are provided by the following services:
- 3 ski resort bases
- 17 museums
- 37 nature memorials
- 3 dendro parks
- 133 history, culture and architecture memorials
- 3 bases for horse riding
- 30 tourist excursion routes
As well everybody wishing has the chance to:
- To study the primary bases of rock-climbing
- To ride a thoroughbred sport racers
- To meet the peoples masters in handicraft, sewing and embroidery of Hutsulschina in workshops
- To visit the exhibitions of art masterpieces of peoples masters of Hutsulschina
- To have a great excitement from rafting on the stormy and rapid mountain rivers
- To bathe in mountain rivers with great quantity of small waterfalls
- To watch the unique species of curative herbs
- To reach the highest Carpathian peak - Hoverla mountain
- To ski a lot in winter
- To hear the sounds of national musical instrument trembita and to meet the masters who make them by their own
- To listen to the melodies of charming Hutsul songs
- To taste delicious favorite dishes of local people - nutrient, ecologically clean and very useful for health, in particular: banush, huslyanka, brynza, vurda, mushrooms, vareniks with afinas and others.
- To attend the Kosiv market and to purchase some wooden, metallic or ceramic souvenirs
- To visit dendropark of the sanatorium "Kosiv"
- To attend historical, cultural and architecture memorials.
Green tourism becomes more and more popular every day. Today more than 50 agricultural owners are ready to receive guests in their houses.
In general true joy and possibility to appear in the arms of real nature will meet you here in every step. People who live here are always happy to have guests.