The Carpathians are not as tall as the Alps or the Himalayas - the highest peak in the Ukrainian Carpathians is Mount Hoverla, at 2,061 metres. That is about half the height of Mont Blanc. But what they lack in height, they make up for in forests. The Carpathians are some of the largest unbroken forests left in Europe.
The Hutsul people have lived in the Ukrainian Carpathians for hundreds of years. They are famous for their bright clothes, their wooden churches built without a single nail, and their music played on long wooden horns called 'trembitas' - so long that you can hear one from miles away.
In summer, families walk up to high meadows called 'polonyna' to look after their sheep and cows. They make cheese, milk, butter and yoghurt right there on the mountain. In winter, the whole range is covered in snow and people sled and ski down quiet wooded slopes.
Brown bears, lynx and wolves still live in the deep Carpathian forests - some of the last big wild animals left in Europe. Most people who live in the mountains never see them, but they share the land.