Drohobych and Nahuievychi from Truskavets. The wooden Church of St George, Ivan Franko’s homestead and the Kamenyar Trail

We start in Drohobych. The Church of St George was built in the 15th century and took its final shape in 1678: outside it impresses with a silhouette of three domes, and inside it keeps murals and an iconostasis of the 17th century by Stefan Medytskyi. Not a single nail was used in its construction, and the parts are joined with wooden pegs. Then the guide takes you through the centre of Drohobych: Market Square with the town hall and narrow streets. Nahuievychi is Ivan Franko’s homeland. The State Historical and Cultural Reserve includes the recreated family homestead with a thatched roof: the house, shed, granary, forge, barn and stable, where household items, dishes and clothing from the writer’s time are kept. Across the road is the literary museum with lifetime editions of his works, and in Franko Grove the Ivan Franko Trail has been laid out with wooden sculptures of characters, the “Fairy-tale Glade” and a chapel. Zakhid Travel provides transportation and a guide, and admission tickets to the church and the reserve can be added to your order.