Nahuievychi Reserve. Ivan Franko’s family homestead with a thatched roof, a literary museum and the Franko Trail in the forest

Ivan Franko’s homestead in Nahuievychi with its gate and fence
The thatched roof of a barn at Franko’s homestead in Nahuievychi
The house and barn at the Nahuievychi reserve
The wooden thatched house at Franko’s homestead
Old household tools at Franko’s homestead in Nahuievychi
Ivan Franko’s homestead in Nahuievychi with its gate and fenceThe thatched roof of a barn at Franko’s homestead in NahuievychiThe house and barn at the Nahuievychi reserveThe wooden thatched house at Franko’s homesteadOld household tools at Franko’s homestead in Nahuievychi

The Nahuievychi State Historical and Cultural Reserve stands in Ivan Franko’s homeland and consists of the recreated family homestead, a literary museum and the “Ivan Franko Trail” art and memorial complex. The house, shed, granary, forge, barn and stable hold household items, dishes and clothing from the writer’s time. It is a cozy place for a family walk with a touch of Ukrainian classics.

Why visit

  • Franko’s recreated family homestead with a thatched roof: house, shed, granary, forge, barn and stable in one yard
  • The homestead was recreated after the writer’s own memoir “My Father’s House”, so every building has a historical explanation
  • Family relics – a child’s cradle, a mirror in a wooden frame and a dish rack – keep the spirit of Franko’s era
  • The literary exposition across the road shows the normal school’s “golden book” and lifetime editions of the writer’s works
  • The Ivan Franko Trail in the forest passes wooden sculptures of characters, the Fairy-tale Glade and the Chapel of the Nativity
  • The reserve is open daily except Monday from ten to six, and guided tours are available for groups on request

Good to know

Ticket prices
Adult ticket – UAH 50, student – UAH 30, child – UAH 20; students confirm the concession with a document.
Opening hours
Tuesday to Sunday from 10:00 to 18:00, closed on Mondays. Excursion tickets stop being sold one hour before closing.
Guided tours
A guided tour costs UAH 200 for adults, UAH 140 for students and UAH 140 for children; entrance tickets are paid separately.
Best shots
Bright photos come out by the thatched house and the wattle fence in sunny weather, and on the Ivan Franko Trail among the wooden sculptures in Franko Grove.
Good to know
Allow at least two to three hours to see the homestead, the museum and the Franko Trail. The grounds have a Writers’ House with a 20-seat conference hall.
Getting there
From Lviv take the M-06 toward Stryi to the village of Pisochna, then follow the signs to Drohobych; in the village of Lishnia turn left at the “Nahuievychi” sign and drive about 9 km. Buses run from Drohobych bus station No. 2 to Nahuievychi.

The reserve was created on 10 March 1994. The museum “Ivan Franko Homestead” opened its doors on 27 August 1981: the homestead was recreated after the writer’s ethnographic memoir sketch “My Father’s House” (1913), in which he described the exterior and interior of each building – the house, shed, granary, forge with his father’s blacksmith bellows, barn and stable. It keeps valuable relics of the Franko family: a child’s cradle, a mirror in a wooden frame, a dish rack and other things. Across the road from the homestead is the literary exposition in a two-storey building: it shows materials about the writer’s life and work in Nahuievychi and the Drohobych area, including the “golden book” of the Drohobych normal school with Franko’s name and lifetime editions of his works. The grounds also have the Writers’ House with a 20-seat conference hall. Nearby, in Franko Grove, runs the “Ivan Franko Trail”: a forest alley with wooden sculptures of characters from the writer’s works, the “Fairy-tale Glade”, the Chapel of the Nativity of the Mother of God and a Summer Theatre.

Tours that visit this place

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

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

Next: tomorrow at 10:00

5 hours (10:00–15:00)

from450UAH