Attractions of Lviv region

A large three-story building in the style of classicism, which now houses the Sambir branch of the Drohobych Pedagogical University, is considered one of the best buildings of old Sambir.

It was built in 1909 as a county courthouse on the site of the liquidated Bernardine monastery. A prison (now a correctional center) was built near the court. At the entrance to the prison, there is a monument to the victims of the Bolshevik terror, dedicated in particular to the political prisoners shot in the Sambir prison in 1941 before the retreat of the Red Army.

During Soviet times, the building of the county court was in the hands of the military. In 1999, the Faculty of Social and Humanities of Ivan Franko Drohobych Pedagogical University was opened there. There is a bust of Ivan Franko in front of the entrance to the building, and the square is named after the writer.

The monument to King Danylo Halytskyi, the founder of Lviv and the creator of the Galician-Volyn state, was erected for the 745th anniversary of the city.

Prince Danylo Romanovych from the Galician branch of the Rurik family united the country by force, defeating the regiments of Hungarian and Polish feudal lords, as well as Galician boyars in 1245.

The project of the monument was developed by the sculptors Yarych and Romanovych, as well as the architect Churylyk. The monument is a bronze equestrian figure on a granite pedestal.

The Zhovkva Synagogue is an original and well-known religious building in the Renaissance style with Baroque elements, which was part of the system of city fortifications. The synagogue was adjoined by the city walls and the Jewish Gate, and it itself could have been a powerful defensive tower.

It was built in 1698 with the assistance of King Yan III Sobesky on the site of a burnt wooden synagogue.

In 1941, the ceiling and interior were destroyed by an explosion.

Until the early 1990s, the building was used as a warehouse. Restoration is currently underway, and the opening of the Jewish Center of Galicia is planned.

The huge 16-meter stone-relic "Devil Stone", which gave the village its name, is located on the top of a hill on the southeastern outskirts of Pidkamin.

The uniqueness and grandeur of this natural monument have attracted people to it since ancient times. One of the legends says that devils brought a piece of rock from the Carpathians, intending to drop it on the Pochaiv Lavra, but God threw the stone aside. According to the scientific version, this is a fragment of an ancient coral reef.

6 grave pits were hollowed out on top of the stone. In pre-Christian times, there was a pagan temple here. During the times of the Galicia-Volyn principality, a defensive church was built on top, from which traces in the form of grooves and ditches remained on the surface.

Nearby are stone crosses of the 17th century.

Devil's Rock in Vynnyky is the highest point on the outskirts of Lviv (418 meters).

The rock consists of sandstones, the bizarre shape of which was formed as a result of erosion and quarrying of building stone.

Until the 18th century, the ruins of the fortress could be seen on the top of the Devil's Rock. During various wars, the rock served as a guard post, battles with Turks, Tatars and Bolsheviks took place at its foot.

Since the 19th century, Devil's Rock has been one of the most popular recreation spots for Lviv residents.

The Museum of the Sambir-Drohobych Diocese of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church was opened in Truskavets next to the Church of Saint Nicholas.

The exhibition tells about the life and activities of prominent figures of the Eastern Rite Catholic Church, such as Archbishop Yosafat Kuntsevych, Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky, Patriarch Yosyp Slipy.

Ancient books, church utensils, other objects of sacred art are presented. Sacred relics of the museum: the relics of Saint Josaphat, a lock of hair of Metropolitan Andrey, the metropolitan's cape, personal belongings of Patriarch Yosyp, a copy of the charter of the Brest Union.

The Dobromyl town hall was built in the 18th century in the Renaissance style. A clock was installed on the clock tower in 1883, which is still working.

On the facade of the town hall is the family coat of arms of the Herburts - a green apple pierced with three swords.

The Dominican church is one of the most significant baroque monuments in Lviv.

The cells of the Dominican monastery date back to the 16th century. In 1559, Princess Halshka Ostrozka, the heiress of the powerful Volyn family of Ostrozkyi, hid here from the magnate Lukash Hurka, who forcibly forced her into marriage. In 1701, Tsar Petro I signed a treaty here on the military alliance of Russia and Poland against Sweden.

Until the 18th century, the building of the Dominican church was Gothic. In 1792-1798, the architect Jan de Witte reconstructed it at the expense of Yuzef Potocki, the facades were decorated by master Sebastyan Fesinher. The interior contains a number of valuable works of art: alabaster tombstones of the 16th century, a marble monument to Arthur Grotger.

In Soviet times, there was a museum of atheism here. Today it is the Greek Catholic Church of the Holy Eucharist. Part of the collection of monuments of sacred art of the Lviv Museum of the History of Religion is exhibited in the dungeons. Organ music concerts are held.

The tall clock tower of the current Drohobych City Hall rose above the city in 1927, when Drohobych returned to the Polish state, but the traditions of self-government in the city are much older.

Drohobych received Magdeburg rights in 1460, and then the first wooden city hall was built. By 1829, this building was very old and unusable, so a new Austrian-style city hall was built, this time made of stone. The need for a new building arose after the First World War. The architects of the project were Yan Semkevych and Maryan Nikodymovych.

A square three-story house surrounds a small courtyard. The main building is a marble meeting hall. The building houses the Museum of Scales, which has more than 500 exhibits.

The Tourist Information Center of Drohobych is also located here, which, in particular, organizes tours to the city hall tower, which allow you to see the clock mechanism and see the best panorama of the city.

Drohobych imperial-royal gymnasium named after Frants Yosyf I was opened in Drohobych in the middle of the 19th century.

In 1867-1875, the future writer Ivan Franko studied here (a commemorative plaque was installed).

In 1896, the gymnasium was moved to a new three-story building, and the Queen Yadviha Girls' Gymnasium was located in this building.

Now the former building of the gymnasium is occupied by the Faculty of Philology of the Drohobych Pedagogical University. Adjacent to the building is the university park, in which a monument to Adam Mitskevych was erected back in 1894 (the sculpture was restored after the Second World War).

Drohobych Salt Plant is a museum enterprise that has been operating continuously since the 13th century to the present day. It is considered one of the oldest continuously operating industrial enterprises in the world and the oldest in Ukraine.

The saltworks in Drohobych were first mentioned in 1250. Since then, it has been working continuously in the same place - near the lakes of salt oil, from which salt is extracted by evaporation. It was around this enterprise that the city of Drohobych developed, becoming an important industrial and trade center of Galicia.

The Drohobych Salt Plant reached their peak during the Austrian era. The technical base was updated in Soviet times, salt production reached 10-11 thousand tons per year, but now the technology has returned to the artisanal level. Today, this is the only enterprise in Europe where salt is made using the same method as it was used thousands of years ago - by boiling it from natural oil. Drohobych Salt Plant produces approximately 700 kilograms of salt every day.

Until recently, the plant was leased by CJSC "Drohobych-Halka", but in 2013 the enterprise was returned to state ownership. It is planned to build a new shop and create a museum on the basis of old industrial premises.

Excursions are conducted.

The Drohobych Tower is the oldest building of the early medieval period preserved in Drohobych.

Powerful stone and wooden defensive structures were built in the 13th century, during the times of the Galicia-Volyn principality.

In the 16th century, the monumental church of Saint Bartholomew was built on the territory of the castle, and the tower was used as its bell tower. In the 19th century, the rest of the city fortifications were dismantled, defensive ditches were filled in, and a third tier with arched windows was built above the bell tower.

In front of the tower is a monument to the medieval scientist Yuriy Drohobych, who was the rector of the University of Bologna and the teacher of Nicolaus Copernicus.

The historical department, the nature department and the administration of the "Drohobychchyna" museum are located in the former building of the Drohobych County Council (1894).

The exposition of the museum, opened in 1940, was based on the collections of Count Lyantskoronsky, the Khyriv Jesuit School, as well as part of the collection of the Sambir Museum. In particular, the oldest earthenware on the territory of Prykarpattya, a bronze treasure of the Early Iron Age, a certificate of confirmation of Drohobych's Magdeburg right, scales for weighing salt, a public cash register of the 16th century, a collection of coins of the 14th-19th centuries, and others are presented.

To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the UPA, a model diorama "Insurgent Hideout" was opened, which was made according to the description of the UPA commander Stepan Stebelskyi.

A branch of the "Drogobychchyna" museum is the historical-memorial complex "Prison on Stryiska" in the former building of the County Court.

The dungeon of the Garrison Holy Apostles Peter and Paul Church is a complex of premises under one of the largest churches in Lviv, the history of which begins in the 17th century. Remains of houses of the 14th-15th centuries, which were located on the site of the temple before its construction, have been preserved here.

Until the end of the 18th century, the dungeons were used as crypts for the burial of priests and donors to the temple. Hetman Stanislav-Jan Yablonovskyi, the defender of Lviv from the Tatars and the hero of the Battle of Vienna in 1683, found his resting place here.

Currently, 10 halls are available for inspection. The exhibition tells about the history of the Garrison Church and the development of Lviv from the 14th to the 18th centuries. In particular, a layout of Lviv during princely times is presented. Restoration work and design of new expositions are ongoing.

Every Saturday at 16:00 a comprehensive tour of the dungeons and the upper part of the Garrison Temple is held. Individual tours of the temple are available by prior arrangement.

Art Center "Dzyga" in Lviv is the residence of the creative association "Dzyga" - an organization of artists, public figures and entrepreneurs. Active since 1993.

The gallery presents modern art. Jazz and blues concerts are held every night in the club.

At the gallery, there is a cafe "Pid klepsydroyu" - a meeting place of Lviv bohemians with a democratic and creative atmosphere.