Central Square and the Town Hall • Chernivtsi (260 km.)
Central Square and the Town Hall
Central Square and the Town Hall • Chernivtsi (260 km.)
The Central Square from where Chernivtsi main streets radiate is old town's heart and one of its most recognizable symbols. Square's architectural ensemble consists of elegant, as if emerged from a fairy-tale, buildings, is recognized as one of the most beautiful in Chernivtsi and embodies the unique look of Bukovina capital. The Central Square appeared thanks to the Austrian Imperator Joseph II w

Zbarazh Castle • Ternopil (111 km.)
Zbarazh Castle
Zbarazh Castle • Ternopil (111 km.)
Zbarazh Castle is a recognized masterpiece of the fortification art and is reckoned among the most interesting monuments of the defensive architecture in the Western Ukraine. Located in the small town Zbarazh near Ternopil, it is one of the major tourist attractions of the region. Castle's history started in the 1620s, when the Lithuanian Princes Zbarazsky brothers set off to build a massive fortr

Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
The Exaltation Church standing at the pond near the Old Castle is a true adornment of the Ternopil historical center. Built in the first third of the 16th century, it is the oldest cultic building in town and has a status of the architectural monument of national importance. The stone Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross was built on Ternopil founder's - Polish Crown Hetman Jan Tarnovsky's -

Church of St. Elizabeth (Church of Sts. Olha and Elizabeth)
The elegant neo-Gothic Church of St. Elizabeth that pierces the sky with sharp spires is the first to greet Lviv guests arriving at the train station. It is one of the Lviv most admirable and fascinating monuments and is rightly considered city's trademark for over a century. The Catholic Church was built in the early 20th century and named in honor of the wife of Austrian Emperor Franz Josef I -

Old Castle • Ternopil (127 km.)
Old Castle
Old Castle • Ternopil (127 km.)
Today, the Old Castle, from where Ternopil history started many centuries ago, is recognized as architectural monument of national importance and is rightly considered one of the city's key points of interest. The importance of the castle, which is the oldest surviving construction in Ternopil, is justified by the fact that it is the main heraldic figure on the city's coat of arms. Construction of

Jesuit Church (St. Peter and Paul Cathedral)
The Jesuit St. Peter and Paul Cathedral majestically standing in the very heart of the historic Lviv is one of the town's largest and most important cultic buildings. Located in the Old Town's longest street - Teatralnaya, it is rightly considered Lviv's most attractive sight. Jesuits - the representatives of the most influential Catholic monastic Order who were always famous for their education -

Svirzh Castle • Lviv (168 km.)
Svirzh Castle
Svirzh Castle • Lviv (168 km.)
Lviv neighborhood is famous for the multitude of ancient castles and fabulous palaces that used to serve their owners - predominantly Polish kings and magnates - as fortified residences. The medieval castle in the picturesque Svirzh settlement is rightly considered one of the most beautiful among them. This unique monument of fortification architecture stands on the high rocky hill, surrounded wi

Pharmacy Museum • Lviv (180 km.)
Pharmacy Museum
Pharmacy Museum • Lviv (180 km.)
Narrow, covered with centuries-old block pavement, streets of the Lviv's historical center hide many wonders - Old Town is famous for original buildings and unique sights. However, there is a building that can't be passed over by any - even the most sated with Lviv's rarities - tourist. This is the Pharmacy Museum - the oldest one in Lviv and, in addition, having very rich collection of rare exhib

Bernardine Monastery and Catholic Church
The medieval complex of the former Bernardine Monastery with the gorgeous Catholic Church of the Saint Andrew the First-Called is one of the most enigmatic historical and architectural monuments in ancient Lviv. Its magnificent, covered with multitude of legends, buildings invariably arrest attention and cause admiration of everyone strolling through Old Town. Bernardine monks came to Lviv in the
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