 Kyiv Pechersk Lavra The first settlements on the territory of modern Kyiv appeared 1500 years ago. The city is situated on picturesque Dnipro hills. At the end of the 9th century Kyiv has become the capital of Kyevan Rus´ - the first state of the eastern Slavs, which has stretched from the Baltic to the Black sea. Being situated on the crossroads of trade routes, Kyiv maintained strong political and economic relations with the countries of Central and Western Europe.
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 Lviv Panorama Lviv is a cultural centre of Ukraine, located in the western part of the country, only 74 km from the European Union border (see: How to get to Lviv). The old part of Lviv is on the UNESCO list. Its long and dramatic history along with its multicultural community (Ukrainians, Jews, Poles, Germans, Austrians, Armenians, Russians, etc.) formed great architecture and unique atmosphere. This is the place where the Orient meets the Occident, where old traditions coexist with postmodernity and where remnants of the Soviet Union contrast with energy of young democracy.
Feel the atmosphere of Lviv, come and explore it yourself.
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Travel routes that start from Lviv (there are 5 of them historically
stipulated) can be chosen by travelers in various combinations that
differ in duration, distance... All of them are united by the
outstanding landscapes and places you can observe when traveling. For
Western Ukraine has always been the cradle of cultural life in Ukraine.
Being under the rule of Polish or Austrian kings, this land has
benefited from it by adopting European traditions of architecture and
ways of life.
Hereby we will try to describe the most beautiful and worth visiting places that you may find when traveling around the region.
These five routes mentioned above can be combined in up to a dozen of 1 or 2 day trips by car according to your taste and wish.
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Caves are places that still remain unexplored to the full. And Ukraine
has got several world-known caves on its territory – in Podillya and in
the Crimea. Those horizontal ones of labirynth type are in Podillya and
those vertical ones – in the Crimea.
This tour introduces some secrets of such formations as well as the unique landscapes around.
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This exciting tour offers you visiting ancient Ukrainian fortresses –
Khotyn and Kam’yanets-Podilskyy, as well as the ones in Rakovtsi,
Okopy, Skala-Podilska. During the rafting there will be an opportunity
to observe outcrops of the Dnister Canyon.
This trip is a unique opportunity to forget about everyday troubles, take away fatigue and to enjoy the nature around.
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Hutsul region is the most vivid Carpathian one in Ukraine. It is
located inner the highest Ukrainian mountain ranges and it has
preserved archaic ways of life and culture of its inhabitants – the
Hutsuls: peculiar types of wooden architecture (esp. that of churches),
traditional Hutsul crafts: carving, metal processing, wool clothes,
fiery music and songs (kolomyyky), ornamental patterns of local clothing.
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 Kyiv Pechersk Lavra
Here is the list of the most popular museums among the guests of Lviv as well as its citizens.
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 Taras Shevchenko Monument
Here is the list of the most popular museums among the guests of Lviv as well as its citizens.
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