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Galichyna – cradle of kings

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lmost since its foundation, Lviv has received the capital status, and the founder of the city, Prince Danylo Halytsky, became the first official Ukrainian king. Throughout its history, the city of Lion has visited a great number of crowned persons, some have lived here for a long time, and some were born in Galichyna, some were led by politicians, and some even by secret love. Probably the most famous and most beloved Polish king Jan III Sobieski and Galichyna you will visit not only his residence in Lviv, but also his family estates: Olesko, Zolochiv and Zhovkva. We invite you to travel by the ways of princes, kings, tsars, emperors!!!Almost since its foundation, Lviv has received the capital status, and the founder of the city, Prince Danylo Halytsky, became the first official Ukrainian king. Throughout its history, the city of Lion has visited a great number of crowned persons, some have lived here for a long time, and some were born in Galichyna, some were led by politicians, and some even by secret love. Probably the most famous and most beloved Polish king Jan III Sobieski and Galichyna you will visit not only his residence in Lviv, but also his family estates: Olesko, Zolochiv and Zhovkva. We invite you to travel by the ways of princes, kings, tsars, emperors!!!

4 days
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DAY 1
Arrival to Lviv in the morning. Meeting at the train station. First acquaintance with the city: its history and geography. Religious denominations of Lviv. Neogothic church of St. Elizabeth and Olga. Pearl of the Ukrainian Baroque - St. George's Cathedral. Lviv is the administrative and financial center of the Habsburg monarchy. Kingly Lviv is the capital of the Ruthenian kingdom. Onufriivsky monastery is the burial place of the first-printer Ivan Fedorov. The princely churches of St. Nicholas and St. John the Baptist. Overview of the panorama of the city from the mountain of High Castle (the highest point of Lviv). Transfer by bus to the city center. Accommodation at the hotel. Free time to buy souvenirs. Walking tour. Lviv Opera House, Svobody avenue, monument to T. Shevchenko, Church of St. Apostle Peter and Paul of the Order of the Jesuits, Latin Cathedral, Market Square, Armenian Cathedral, Pharmacy Museum, Dominican Cathedral, architectural ensemble of the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Mother of God, defensive structures of ancient Lviv, former Jewish quarter, St. Andrew's Cathedral, Monument to Danylo Halytsky, Mary’s Square and Square of A. Mickiewicz.
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DAY 2
Breakfast. Outside tour "Golden Horseshoe of Lviv Region". History of Galicia and its defense structures. Ancient Ruthenian city of Plisnesko. Olesky, Pidgoretsky and Zolochiv castles, Basilian monastery. Return to Lviv.
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DAY 3
Breakfast. Outside of the city tour - we go to the town of Zhovkva - a former royal residence with many interesting landmarks of the 17th-18th centuries: the Cathedral of St. Lavrentiy, the Church of the Nativity of Christ with the Basilian Monastery, a synagogue, a castle with remnants of defensive fortifications. After that, you will visit the beautiful forest defensive monastery in Krekhiv. Here you can relax as nowhere from the bustle of modern urban life. You can also visit Stadetsky Cave Monastery of the eleventh century. Return to Lviv. Dinner. Night at the hotel.
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DAY 4
Breakfast. Morning program, commuting on public transport (optional bus booking). Excursion to the Lychakiv Cemetery. Graves of I. Franko, M. Shashkevich, S. Krushelnytska, S. Lyudkevich, as well as other prominent figures of religion, science and culture. The military memorials of the UGA soldiers, a well-known burial place of Polish soldiers, called "Cemetery of eaglets" and Soviet soldiers, called the Mars Field. Visit of the Museum of Folk Architecture and everyday life in Shevchenko grove, where a beautiful architecture of the western regions of Ukraine is reproduced in a beautiful landscape. Free time / Lunch. Independent visit to Lviv museums. (Museum of Arsenal Weapons, Historical Museum, Museum of Religion, Ethnographic Museum, Art Gallery, National Museum). Free time. Completion of the program. Departure from Lviv.

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