Kiev

A bit of Kiev. Spent few hours there
August 2017

 

Lviv

Lviv is a hidden gem! This beautiful and romantic city, is an UNESCO World Heritage Site with rich architecture and number of attractions. Lviv is considered also as a culinary capital. The number of nationalities passed or still leaving in the area contributed to the local Galician cuisine. You can find many restaurants for almost all tastes and a number …of thematic ones. Lviv is also known for its beer and coffee culture. In almost every corner you will find a café or beer place where you can enjoy local draft or bottled beers as well as Kvass, a traditional, low alcoholic (0.5-1%) beverage made from black bread.

Many interesting museums and much more churches can be found around the city.  Lviv’s center (the old and wider one) is of convenient size for almost anyone to walk it around so to get the real feeling of the city and to visit the plethora of attractions 
August 2017

Lions considered City's symbol

Rynok (Market) Square is the heart of the old city. Splendid buildings overlooking the square and in the center is the City Hall. Enjoying the striking facades someone can notice that the most of the buildings have three windows in each floor (facing the square). The reason is that for more than three windows a special tax should be paid! 

As you see the main entrance of the City Hall, on your left hand corner is located the Tourist Information Center, staffed with multilingual, helpful personnel and where you can find maps and guides for the city. Next to the Center is the entrance for the City Hall Tower. 65 meters tall is the highest in Ukraine. 

To reach the top/observation deck you have to climb 408 steps, but you can enjoy a magnificent 360ᴼ view of the city. Worth the try!

 

  

Tiered? time for coffee or beer. Many nice places around

  

A bit ...flamy preparation of coffee!!

Lviv has a number of interesting museums, among them the Pharmacy Museum "Under the Black Eagle". The pharmacy established in 1735 and a part of it is still an operating chemist's shop, when the biggest part is museum. 

One of the major attraction of this city is its churches. Bernadine, Dominican, Armenian, Orthodox, Latin, Catholic just to name few. 

 A must see is the amazing Lychakiv Cemetery, city's necropolis where Lvivians are laid to rest as from the late 18th century.

Lucky enough to be present during the filming of a movie or TV series. A market set up in the ...Market Square for a day

 ....going around

 Amazing Lviv