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National Reserve "Ancient Halych"

Vul. Ivana Franka 1, Halych, Ivano-Frankivska Oblast, Ukraina. View on map

Around: Memorial Sign of Navigation on the Dniester River, Halych (500m), Maidan Rizdva, Halych (500m)

National Reserve "Ancient Halych" is a unique historical and archaeological monument of national significance. It includes monuments that have survived to this day in the territory of the former...

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Drohobych Salt Works, Drohobych

Vulytsia Solonyi Stavok, Drohobych, Lvivska Oblast, Ukraina. View on map

Around: Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, Drohobych (500m), Church of St. George, Drohobych (500m)

Drohobych Salt Production Plant (State Enterprise "Drohobych Salt Production Plant", Drohobych salt works, Drohobych salt mine) is the oldest currently operating salt production plant in Ukraine...

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Monument to Daniel of Galicia, Halych

Maidan Rizdva, Halych, Ivano-Frankivska Oblast, Ukraina. View on map

Around: Memorial Sign of Navigation on the Dniester River, Halych (500m), Maidan Rizdva, Halych (500m)

In the main square of the city of Halych, known as the Christmas Square, stands the monument to Daniel of Galicia. Cast in bronze, the great ruler of the Galician-Volhynian principality sits atop a...

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Kurgan Halychyna Mohyla, Krylos

Krylos, Ivano-Frankivska Oblast, Ukraina, 77162. View on map

Around: Museum of Folk Architecture and Life of Prykarpattia in Krylos (500m), Museum of the History of Ancient Halych (Metropolitan Chambers) in Krylos (500m)

The kurgan "Halychyna Mohyla" is not among the most famous places in Krylos and the National Reserve "Ancient Halych". Moreover, it does not quite fit into the overall picture of historical past...

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Foundation of the Assumption Cathedral, Krylos

Krylos, Ivano-Frankivska Oblast, Ukraina. View on map

Around: Chapel of Saint Basil the Great, Krylos (500m), Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Krylos (500m)

The church building, which belonged to the greatest temples of medieval Europe, the main shrine of princely Halych, is the Assumption Cathedral, or the Church of the Holy Mother of God. For many...

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Maidan Rizdva, Halych

Maidan Rizdva, Halych, Ivano-Frankivska Oblast, Ukraina, 77100. View on map

Around: Memorial Sign of Navigation on the Dniester River, Halych (500m), Monument to Daniel of Galicia, Halych (500m)

Almost every traveler arriving in Halych visits the central square of the city, known here as Maidan Rizdva. Several noteworthy original monuments are located here. In the center of the square, you...

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Memorial Sign of Navigation on the Dniester River, Halych

Maidan Rizdva, Halych, Ivano-Frankivska Oblast, Ukraina, 77100. View on map

Around: Maidan Rizdva, Halych (500m), Monument to Daniel of Galicia, Halych (500m)

Near one of the original landmarks Halych – an old metal bridge built in 1910, on the right bank of the river, is located the memorial sign of navigation on the Dniester River. It is hard to...

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Renaissance Square and the Kobzar Monument, Kolomyia

Ploshcha Vidrodzhennia, 1, Kolomyia, Ivano-Frankivska Oblast, Ukraina. View on map

Around: Town Hall of Kolomyia (500m), Church of the Archangel Michael, Kolomyia (500m)

Renaissance Square is the main square of Kolomyia. It is located opposite the town hall; it borders Taras Shevchenko Square and M. Hrushevsky Avenue; from it, I. Mukhy Street, Theater Street, and...

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Taras Shevchenko Square, Kolomyia

Ploshcha Tarasa Shevchenka, 2, Kolomyia, Ivano-Frankivska Oblast, Ukraina, 78200. View on map

Around: Renaissance Square and the Kobzar Monument, Kolomyia (500m), Town Hall of Kolomyia (500m)

Taras Shevchenko Square is part of the "Rynok" square in Kolomyia. On May 28, 1914, a solemn opening of the monument to Taras Hryhorovych Shevchenko took place in this square. The square was named...

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Monument to Ivan Franko, Kolomyia

Prospekt Viacheslava Chornovola, 30, Kolomyia, Ivano-Frankivska Oblast, Ukraina, 78200. View on map

Around: Mykolaievo-Ascension Cathedral, Kolomyia (500m), Chornovil Avenue, Kolomyia (500m)

Monument to Ivan Franko in Kolomyia - a monument to the prominent Ukrainian writer, poet, scholar, and thinker Ivan Yakovych Franko in the city of Kolomyia in the park on Vyacheslav Chornovil...

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Robert's Bunker on Mount Yavoryna near the village of Lipa

Lypa, Dolynskyi Raion, Ivano-Frankivska Oblast, Ukraina. View on map

Around: Mount Yavorina (3km), Sukil Waterfalls (8km)

Yaroslav (Robert) Melnyk was born in Berezhnytsia, Kalush district. He studied at the Rohatyn Gymnasium from 1937 to 1939, from which he was expelled for belonging to the OUN. In 1939, he taught in...

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"Church of Our Lady of Sorrows" Hlyboka

Hlyboka, Chernivtsi region, Ukraine. View on map

Around: Palace of the Skibinetsky family (500m), Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary (10km)

The first written mention of the village of Hlyboka dates back to 1438, in 1919-1940 it was called Adynkata, since 1940 it has been the center of the Hlyboka district, and since 1956 it has been an...

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Ivan Ozarkevych Academic Regional Ukrainian Drama Theater, Kolomyia

Vichevyi Maidan Square, 7, Kolomyia, Ivano-Frankivsk region, Ukraine. View on map

Around: Josaphat Kobrynsky National Museum of Folk Art of Hutsulshchyna and Pokuttya (500m), Pysanka Museum in Kolomyia (500m)

If you come to Kolomyia, be sure to visit the local theater. The Kolomyia Drama Theater is the oldest Ukrainian theater in Galicia. It was founded in 1849 by cultural activist Ivan Ozarkevych. The...

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Chornovil Avenue, Kolomyia

Vyacheslav Chornovil Avenue, Kolomyia, Ivano-Frankivsk region, Ukraine. View on map

Around: Pysanka Museum in Kolomyia (500m), Monument to Ivan Franko, Kolomyia (500m)

The main pedestrian street in Kolomyia. Just like in Ivano-Frankivsk, the main Chornovil Avenue in Kolomyia is popularly known as the "hundredth street". It's a popular walk for Kolomyia residents...

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Saltworks, Bolekhiv

62, Sichovykh Striltsiv Street, Bolekhiv, Ivano-Frankivsk region, Ukraine, 77200. View on map

Around: Museum of the History of the City of Bolekhiv named after Roman Skvoriya, Bolekhiv (500m), Church of the Assumption, Bolekhiv (500m)

For centuries, the fame of Bolekhiv salt spread throughout Europe. And the development of the town itself was partly due to the presence of rock salt deposits.The first saltworks in Bolekhiv...

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Sambir Town Hall (City Council)

1 Rynok Square, Sambir, Lviv region, Ukraine, 81400. View on map

Around: Church of St. Stanislav, Sambir (500m), Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Sambir (500m)

Anyone who has ever visited Sambir (Lviv region) has definitely been to the local Market Square. The town hall is located here, which, by the way, has a long and interesting history. The Sambir...

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Zolochiv Arsenal (Boyarsky Dvor)

Markiyan Shashkevych Street, Zolochiv, Lviv region, Ukraine. View on map

Around: Church of the Resurrection, Zolochiv (500m), Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Zolochiv (500m)

The Zolochiv Arsenal, also known as the Boyar's Court, was built in the 15th century. It is located in the heart of the city, near the city council and the monument to Vyacheslav Chornovil. The...

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Tomb of Prince Sviatoslav, Skole

Skole, Lviv region, Ukraine, 82600. View on map

Around: Gredl Palace, Skole (4km), Mount Lopata (5km)

Sviatoslav Volodymyrovych (982-1015 ), the son of the Baptist of Rus, Grand Prince Volodymyr Sviatoslavyn of Kyiv, died in the foothills of the Carpathians in the modern city of Skole. Sviatoslav...

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Jewish Quarter, Lviv

24 Staroyevreiska Street, Lviv, Lviv region, Ukraine, 79000. View on map

Around: Ruins of the Golden Rose Synagogue ("Space of Synagogues"), Lviv (500m), Arsenal Arms Museum, Lviv (500m)

TheJewish Quarter is a medieval Jewish ghetto in Lviv that existed during the Polish period of the city's history. Jews have been known in Lviv since 1352, when they settled at the foot of the...

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Busk town hall

1 Buskoho Bratstva Street, Busk, Lviv region, Ukraine. View on map

Around: Count Badeni Palace, Busk (500m), Church of St. Stanislav, Busk (500m)

The Busk Town Hall is the building of the Busk City Council (Lviv Oblast). It is located in the city center, at 1 Busk's 900th anniversary square. It was built relatively recently, in 1999, on the...

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Lviv City Hall

Market Square, Lviv, Lviv region, Ukraine. View on map

Around: Shimonovich's house, Lviv (500m), Heppner's house (500m)

Looking at the city hall (from the German word Rathaus, meaning council house), one would never think that Lviv residents once called it an "ugly quadrangle with a chimney." The current Lviv City...

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Church of St. Stanislav, Sambir

5a Mickiewicz Street, Sambir, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine. View on map

Around: Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Sambir (500m), Sambir Town Hall (City Council) (500m)

The town of Sambir is located 75 km from Lviv and is interesting for its churches. There is the Church of St. Stanislav, which was part of the Jesuit monastery complex. It was built until the...

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St. Michael's Church, Stara Sil

Stara Sil, Lviv region, Ukraine, 82066. View on map

Around: Church of Paraskeva Friday, Stara Sil (500m), Church of the Resurrection, Stara Sil (500m)

TheChurch of St. Michael the Archangel is an outstanding 17th-century Baroque architectural monument in the village of Stara Sil, Lviv Oblast, not far from Staryi Sambir. It was built in 1660 in...

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Church of St. Stanislav, Busk

Parkova Street, Busk, Lviv region, Ukraine. View on map

Around: Count Badeni Palace, Busk (500m), Synagogue and Jewish cemetery (kirkut), Busk (500m)

TheChurch of St. Stanislaus is an active parish church in the city of Busk, Lviv Archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Ukraine. It was built in 1772-1779 in the Baroque style, modeled after...

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Dovbush's stone, Yaremche

345, Svobody Street, Yaremche, Ivano-Frankivsk region, Ukraine, 78500. View on map

Around: Bridge over the Prut River, Yaremche (500m), Glade of Love, Yaremche (1km)

Oleksa Dovbush has been famous for centuries. Songs and legends were composed about him. If you want to visit the places where the Hutsul Robin Hood walked, come to Yaremche! Dovbush's Stone is...

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Rynok Square, Ivano-Frankivsk

Market Square, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ivano-Frankivsk region, Ukraine, 76000. View on map

Around: City Hall, Ivano-Frankivsk (500m), Ivano-Frankivsk Museum of Local Lore (500m)

In the Middle Ages, the main square of the city was commonly called Rynok. Ivano-Frankivsk was no exception. Here, in a strange symbiosis, architectural monuments merge with original stalls. And it...

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Synagogue and Jewish cemetery (kirkut), Busk

Busk Brotherhood Street, Busk, Lviv region, Ukraine. View on map

Around: Church of St. Nicholas, Busk (500m), Church of St. Stanislav, Busk (500m)

The Great Brick Synagoguein Busk, a town in the Ukrainian Lviv oblast, was built in 1842-1843 in the Baroque style and is still standing today. The synagogue is a protected cultural monument. It is...

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Mickiewicz Square, Ivano-Frankivsk

Mickiewicz Square, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ivano-Frankivsk region, Ukraine, 76000. View on map

Around: Monument to Adam Mickiewicz, Ivano-Frankivsk (500m), Tempel (Synagogue), Ivano-Frankivsk (500m)

Mickiewicz Square in Ivano-Frankivsk has become a favorite place for locals to relax. The square is surrounded by architectural monuments and a park, where passers-by enjoy relaxing in the shade of...

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Sheptytsky Square, Ivano-Frankivsk

Sheptytsky Square, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ivano-Frankivsk region, Ukraine. View on map

Around: Fountain with a statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Ivano-Frankivsk (500m), Ivano-Frankivsk Regional Art Museum (500m)

Sheptytsky Square in Ivano-Frankivsk welcomes thousands of tourists every year. This atmospheric place was named in honor of Andrey Sheptytsky because he did a lot for the city. Andrey Sheptytsky...

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Stometrivka, Ivano-Frankivsk

Nezalezhnosti Street, Ivano-Frankivsk, Ivano-Frankivsk region, Ukraine, 76000. View on map

Around: Monument to the Tree of Happiness, Ivano-Frankivsk (500m), Fountain on Vicheva Square, Ivano-Frankivsk (500m)

"Stometrivka in Ivano-Frankivsk is a favorite vacation spot for locals, and visitors to the city should definitely visit it, because this street is full of real city life, and the aroma of coffee...

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