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Subjects : In Lviv, preserved landmarks beginning from the XII century. Lviv is one of the most important cultural centres of Ukraine. December 5, 1998 during the 22nd Session of the World Heritage Committee in Kyoto (Japan), Lviv was included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. Has more than 2500 historical and architectural monuments. In its urban fabric and architecture, Lviv is an outstanding example of the fusion of Eastern Europe architectural and artistic traditions with those of Italy and GermanyThe city has many museums, active churches, theaters. Lviv Picture Gallery has one of the largest collections of European paintings in the country, with over 1000 paintings on display, and 5 000 in storage.Lviv's open-air Museum of Popular Architecture and Life is worth visiting. About 100 old wooden buildings are divided into many ethnographic groups of Western Ukraine.
Recommended equipment : For markets, houses, courtyards best wide-angle optics. For viewing platform at a height that best narrow-angle optics.
Best months : Lviv city hall. Especially valuable are the architectural ensemble Market Square (XV-XIX c.), Armenian Street (XIV-XIX c.) And Russian, are included in the list of World Architectural Heritage. European scale artistic value with the ensemble of the Assumption Church (XVI-XVII century.), Svyatoyurskiy (XVII century.) And Armenian (XIV-XVIII century.) Cathedrals; Dominican church (eighteenth century). Inside the Town Arsenal there is the Museum of Old Arms, with a display of various arms taken from over 30 countries...
How to get there : *There are several direct international flight routes to Lviv (for instance, from Napoli, Munich, Dortmund, Vienna, Warsaw, Krakow, Wroclaw, Venice, Istanbul, and Athens) as well as a few domestic ones.*If you are travelling from Southern Europe we recommend that you come to Ukraine's neighbouring countries. As a rule, trains coming from Slovakia and Hungary to Kyiv also stop in Lviv. For those travelling from Middle Asia we recommend getting to Kyiv and boarding one of the trains which run to Lviv several times per day. Besides, some of the cities from those parts have direct rail service to Lviv.*A number of regular bus routes run from the largest cities of the European Union to Lviv. It is easier to get to Lviv from Ukraine's neighbouring countries. For instance, you can rtake a bus to Lviv from such Polish cities of as Warsaw, Krakow, Lodz, Katowice, Rzeszow, Lublin, Tomaszow Lubelski, and Przemysl.*There are also customs checkpoints on the western border of Ukraine (for instance, Korczowa-Shehyny on the border with Poland). You can get to the customs checkpoint by bus, and after you have cleared the customs and entered Ukraine you can use the buses running to the nearest cities including Lviv.*If you travel to Lviv by your own car, it will be best for you to follow E-40 International Highway (from the western border to Lviv it is M-11 Ukrainian Highway, and from Kyiv it is M-06).E-50 International Highway and its part E573 may also suit you, especially if you are travelling from the direction of Hungary.
Visits : Most tourist attractions are concenrated in the small central part of the city. In order to provide more information on the objects special two-sided pylons with the indication of location and directions to key destinations have been developed.
Notes : Lviv is the city of wonders and surprises. It astonishes with its diversity and if you think that entertainment in Lviv is limited to walking tours around historical part of the city, excursions and visiting museums it means you don't know anything about this city.With the coming of night, when all lions and trams fall asleep, street musicians and noisy cafés quite down, Lviv becomes club city that beckons with bright flashes, music and parties of all kinds. Every night you can visit over 10 night clubs, where best city DJ's and guest DJ's from other Ukrainian cities or abroad will play for you. Very often thematical parties are organized in Lviv, so you can be absorbed in atmosphere of some historical epoch, country or movie.
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