Potocki Palace
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Lviv (113 km.)
Potocki Palace
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Lviv (113 km.)
Wherever you go in Lviv, you are inevitably astonished by its inimitable and varied architecture. However, the Potocki Palace, hiding behind open-worked forged fence on one of the streets that radiate from the main city artery, Svobody Avenue, stands out against the background of majestic ancient buildings, huddling in the downtown. Its elegant building, whose luxurious forms are reminiscent of Fr
Gunpowder Tower
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Lviv (113 km.)
Gunpowder Tower
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Lviv (113 km.)
The Gunpowder Tower, standing in Old Town’s heart, is an outstanding monument of the Renaissance military and defensive architecture. Its value is in that it is the only element of the medieval Lviv’s fortification system, which survived in perfect state until now. The tower was raised on the defensive hill that was located outside the city fortifications’ outer line, in the middle of the 16th cen
Lviv Art Gallery (Picture Gallery)
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Lviv (113 km.)
Lviv Art Gallery (Picture Gallery)
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Lviv (113 km.)
The Lviv Picture Gallery is the largest art museum not only in Lviv, but in the whole Ukraine. Its collection, recognized as one of the richest in the country, numbers about 60 thousand exhibits, including unique works of art, sculpture, graphics, and decorative and applied arts, created by Ukrainian and West European artists in the 14th – 20th centuries. Annually, more than 350 thousand tourists
Lubomirski Palace (Furniture and China Museum)
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Lviv (113 km.)
Lubomirski Palace (Furniture and China Museum)
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Lviv (113 km.)
The building of the former Lubomirski Palace is one of the many gems of Rynok Square’s splendid ensemble. Reckoned among the best baroque secular buildings in Lviv, it is rightly considered to be the most valuable monument of architecture of the 18th century. Currently the ancient palace hosts the Furniture and China Museum’s exposition.
The first building appeared here in the 17th century. It was
Shatsky Lakes
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Western (292 km.)
Shatsky Lakes
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Western (292 km.)
A scattering of the emerald Shatsky lakes with crystal pure water that are framed in velvet verdure of primeval woods is rightly considered to be one of the Ukraine’s brightest tourist gems. Picturesque landscapes, rich flora and fauna, and mild curative climate make this territory an ideal place for varied recreation and health improvement.
The Shatsky lakes are located on the territory of the na
Zakarpattia Museum of Folk Architecture and Heritage
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Uzhgorod (179 km.)
Zakarpattia Museum of Folk Architecture and Heritage
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Uzhgorod (179 km.)
Zakarpattia Museum of Folk Architecture and Heritage, located at Castle Hill’s foot, is one of the most original and interesting museums not only in Uzhgorod, but also in the whole region. This skansen is the oldest museum of such kind in the country and is rightly considered to be the true treasury that keeps unique monuments of Zakarpattia material and spiritual culture.
Authentic wooden archite
Nevitsky Castle
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Uzhgorod (171 km.)
Nevitsky Castle
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Uzhgorod (171 km.)
The Nevitsky Castle, whose ruins lie on the top of the high mountain in the picturesque Uzh River’s valley, is called one of Zakarpattia many architectural wonders for a reason. Despite the fact that only walls and several towers remained from the medieval castle, it still makes a strong impression on history buffs and romantics who come up here in order to admire charming Carpathian panoramas.
Th
Catholic Church of St. George
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Uzhgorod (180 km.)
Catholic Church of St. George
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Uzhgorod (180 km.)
The elegant Catholic Church of St. George decorates Uzhgorod’s historical center for several centuries already and is one of the most ancient catholic temples in the city. Its high, topped with three domelike turrets building is officially reckoned among the most beautiful and remarkable cultic constructions of the ancient city.
Uzhgorod residents owe the appearance of this architectural gem to t
Uzhgorod Castle (Zakarpattia Local History Museum)
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Uzhgorod (179 km.)
Uzhgorod Castle (Zakarpattia Local History Museum)
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Uzhgorod (179 km.)
The medieval castle standing on the hill in the Uzh River valley is ancient Uzhgorod’s historical heart and its major sight. Despite its venerable age, it is perfectly preserved and is reckoned among the most famous and frequently visited castles in Ukraine. Visiting it allows not only to see the priceless historical and architectural monument, but also to feel the true medieval spirit that soars