Founded in the middle of the 13th century, Lviv is one of the oldest towns of the Eastern Europe. For centuries Lviv cultural life attracted the most talented artists from Europe and the world. Brilliant painters, talented sculptors and prominent architects gradually created Lviv we love so much now. With UkraineTour professional guide you explore the most remarkable sights of our ancient city, which has preserved as an indivisible architectural ensemble despite long wars, horrific fires and bloody revolutions.
We start our Lviv City Tour with a short hike to the High Castle Hill – the cradle of Lviv, the place of the first fortress built in 1256. Here we get the incredible panoramic view of Lviv downtown and spot many of the historic places we visit later: the medieval Rynok Square with the Town Hall, the Gothic Latin Cathedral, beautiful Cathedrals of Bernadines, Jesuits and Dominicans, St.George Cathedral, National University, world-famous Lviv opera house and many others. And after we visit all those sites, walk the main Svobody (Freedom) Avenue and pay our respect to the heroes at the historic Lychakiv cemetery, our guide continues with one of listed below special interest 2h tours you choose upon making Lviv tour request:
– Medieval town sights: UNESCO world heritage, Pharmacy Museum, Italian courtyard, Jewish quarter
– Prince’s town sights: St. Paraskeva Church, Basilian monastery, St.John The Baptist church, Old Market Sqr
– Jewish heritage of Lviv: Holocaust memorials, Jewish hospital, 2 synagogues, medieval Jewish quarter
– Polish heritage of Lviv: Lviv Art Gallery, Ossolineum, Politechnika, National University, Lychakiv cemetery
– Ukrainian heritage of Lviv: architect Ivan Levynsky, Medieval Ukrainian quarter, Lysenka St, National Museum
– Austrian heritage of Lviv: Svobody Ave., George hotel, getting inside Opera House, Town’s casino, Parliament of Galicia, train station, electric tram station
– Armenian heritage of Lviv: medieval Armenian quarter, Armenian cathedral, Armenian coffee bar, Armenian bank, Armenian street
– Coffee lovers Favorite – Lviv coffee cafes tour: history of coffee drink, history of coffee cafes and coffee tradition in Lviv