Attractions of Lviv region

The Lviv Science Museum is an interactive space with an area of more than 2,000 square meters, which helps to learn about the world through experiments and interaction with exhibits.

Each of the museum's nine exposition blocks reveals a separate theme: "Air", "Water", "Acoustics", "Optics", "Electricity", "Science", "Man", "Robots", "Formula-1". More than 100 interactive exhibits provide an opportunity to conduct experiments with pneumatic devices and soap bubbles, create a mini-hurricane or a sea storm, generate electricity at a power station, play musical instruments in a recording studio, communicate with the RoboThespian robot, play poker with the KUKA KR 210 robotic arm, visit different corners of the Earth thanks to VR technologies and even change the wheels of a racing car at the pit stop.

On the first floor there is a recreation area with a coffee shop and a souvenir shop.

The two-story building of the Lviv Science Museum is equipped with accessibility standards in mind, in particular, it is equipped with an elevator.

The Boim Chapel near the walls of the Latin Cathedral is one of the most remarkable architectural buildings of Lviv in the Renaissance style, an architectural monument of national importance.

The chapel was built at the beginning of the 17th century over the family crypt of the Lviv patricians Boim (the city cemetery was located next to the cathedral). Presumably, the construction was carried out by the team of architect Andriy Bemer.

Experts call this building in the style of the mature Renaissance with a transition to Baroque a vivid example of southern mannerism in Ukraine. The western facade of the Boim chapel impresses with the wealth of decorative decoration. The author of the sculptural composition is considered to be the master from Wroclaw, Hanush Sholts. The dome is crowned by an unusual sculpture of a seated Christ. The interior is also filled with many sculptural images, most of which are by Yan Pfister.

The Boim Chapel Museum is a subdivision of the Lviv National Art Gallery.

The interactive museum "D.S. Secret Pharmacy" in Lviv is a magical and mysterious place.

The history of this museum began in May 2012, when in one of the oldest Lviv pharmacies "Under the Hungarian Crown" during construction and restoration work was found a secret entrance to the basement, which found a former pharmaceutical laboratory, which operated in the late XIX - early XX centuries.

The name of the pharmacy is associated with the legend of the nearby Bernardine Monastery, where for some time were the relics of Saint Stephen - King and Patron of Hungary. "Secret Pharmacist" still cooks "soap for bribers" and produces "pills for happiness".

The main secret of the pharmacy is guarded by the world's only apothecary Lion. Visitors discover the history of the "Secret Pharmacy" in a light format video tour with elements of theatrical performance and tasting of the "pharmacy elixir of happiness and longevity."

The Church of All Saints in the village of Hodovytsia was built in 1751-1758 by the prominent Lviv architect of Italian origin, Bernard Meretyn.

Lviv Archdeacon Stefan Mikulsky provided the funds for the construction. This is one of the projects on which Meretyn worked together with the famous sculptor Ivan Pinzel. The sculptor made an altar, some sculptures of which are now on display in the Pinzel Museum in Lviv and in the Olesko Castle. Paintings by the artist Oleksandr Rolinsky have been preserved in the interior. The baroque pediment of the church is decorated with characteristic decorative stone vases.

Later, the church in Hodovytsia served as prototypes for several more churches in the "Meretyn" style, which were created according to the architect's typical projects. The crucifix and the miraculous image of Mary with the baby were exported to Poland.

Meanwhile, the Church of All Saints in Hodovytsia has been abandoned since Soviet times and is gradually falling into disrepair.

The Brunytsky Palace in Velykyi Liubin was built by the previous owners of the estate, the Yablonovskys, in 1845 on the basis of an old castle founded in the 17th century.

The palace is located on a small hill to the left of the entrance to the village from the Lviv side. The small neo-baroque building has a two-story central section rising above single-story wings. On the facade are the coats of arms of Baron Kostyantyn Brunytsky and his wife Helena Shymanovska, who bought the estate from Lyudvik Yablonovsky in 1849.

The palace acquired its current appearance after the reconstruction carried out in 1909-1910 by the last owner, Adolf Brunytsky, according to the project of Yan Shults.

Currently, the Velykyi Liubin specialized boarding school is located in the palace. The building was beautifully restored in 2005 at the expense of patrons from Switzerland.

The villa of Burgomaster Reymond Yarosh, who ruled Drohobych from 1909 until the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, is the decoration of Tarasa Shevchenko Street (former Panska Street).

A two-story house in the style of Viennese secession, richly decorated with stucco, built in the late 19th and early 20th centuries by entrepreneurs Shpitsman , local oil magnates. When the Shpitsman left Drohobych, located on the most prestigious street of the city, on the eve of the First World War, the villa was bought from them by burgomaster Reymond Yarosh.

In the period between the First and Second World Wars, Yarosh not only contributed to the strengthening of the economy of Drohobych, but also initiated the rapid development of the resort of Truskavets.

Until recently, Yarosh's villa was used as a city palace for schoolchildren. Currently, the dean's office and classrooms of the Faculty of Biology of the DrohobychState Pedagogical University are located here.

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.

Hlyniany (Entrance) Gate is the best-preserved part of the city fortifications of medieval Lviv.

The building in the late Renaissance style is part of the fortification complex of the Bernardine Monastery. The gate was built at the beginning of the 17th century under the supervision of engineer Fridrikh Hetkant. In the center of the defensive wall is a square tower with a tented roof and an archway paved with wooden cobblestones.

During the reconstruction of 1976-1977, a defensive moat was restored in front of the wall.

Currently, the "Ukrzakhidproektrestoration and administration of the historical and architectural reserve" institute is located in the Hlyniany Gate complex.

The Holy Transfiguration Monastery is located in the southern part of the Old Rus settlement, which played a key role in the town-planning structure of Horodok during the times of the Galician principality.

The monastery was founded in Horodok in the 15th century, during the reign of the Polish king Vladyslav Yahaylo, as a monastery of the Catholic order of Franciscans. It was located above the lake next to the Market Square, in the immediate vicinity of the royal castle. The monastery was connected to the castle by an underground passage. According to legend, the heart of King Vladyslav Yahaylo was buried within the walls of the monastery.

After the partition of Poland in 1772, the Franciscan monastery was liquidated, barracks were placed in the cells, and the church was turned into a prison. During Soviet times, the complex fell into a dilapidated state.

In 1994, it was handed over to the Greek-Catholic monks of the Studite Statute for reconstruction and the establishment of a new monastery. Today it is the Holy Transfiguration Studite Monastery.

The wooden church of the Holy Trinity in Zhovkva is an outstanding work of Galician folk architecture.

Included in the UNESCO World Heritage List in the category "Wooden Churches of the Carpathian Region of Ukraine".

Inside is a unique iconostasis made by local craftsmen (beginning of the 17th century) with 50 icons.

In the 1970s, the Trinity Church was restored, and in the 1990s, it was handed over to the Greek-Catholic community of the city.

The first wooden church in Yaniv (the current village of Ivano-Frankove) was built in 1614 by the founder of the city, Yan Svoshovskyi.

The temple was damaged during the Liberation War of Bohdan Khmelnytskyi. In 1670, the church was rebuilt in stone, although it remained partly wooden.

In 1741, the construction of a new stone church began, which was consecrated under the title of the Holy Trinity in 1774. In the 19th century, the wooden belfry was replaced by a stone one.

In 1946, the Soviet authorities closed the church, turning it into a warehouse. In 1992, after Ukraine gained independence, the Holy Trinity Church was returned to the Catholic community.

The Horodok City Hall in the classicist style was built in 1832 as the premises of the Horodok magistrate.

The two-story U-shaped building is crowned by a clock tower with small balconies, which houses a clock with four dials (year 2004) and the coat of arms of the city. Previously, the tower was completed by a pointed roof with a weather vane.

The building of the Horodotsk town hall is still used for its intended purpose - the Horodok City Council meets in it.

The first floor also houses the Horodok Historical and Local Lore Museum (2010).

A wide exposition of archaeological finds, household items and folk clothing is presented.

Separate stands are dedicated to the periods of the Liberation War of Bohdan Khmelnytsky (Battle of Horodok in 1655) and the liberation struggle of 1918-1920 (the Volchukhiv operation of the UGA).

The museum of the famous Ukrainian Baroque sculptor Johann Georg Pinsel (Ivan Heorhiy Pinzel) is located in the former church of the Poor Clares in Lviv, which is an architectural monument of the XVII century.

Modest in architecture, but luxuriously painted from the middle, the church was built in 1607 by Pavlo Rymlyanyn and Bernard Avelides on the site of an old chapel of nuns of the Poor Clares of the Bernardine Order. Since then, the Renaissance elements of the side facade of the church from Lychakivska Street have been preserved. In the 1740s the church underwent a Baroque reconstruction, and during the restoration of 1938-1939 the tower was completed. The interiors of the church are decorated with paintings by Stanislav Stroyinsky made in the XVIII century, some later plots in the southern nave belong to the brush of Tadeush Popel.

Since 1996, the Church of the Poor Clares houses the Museum of Baroque Sculpture of Johann Georg Pinsel, which is called "Ukrainian Michelangelo". Here is the richest collection of unique baroque sculptures by master, which were found and saved in the 1970s. The Ivan Heorhiy Pinzel Museum is a department of the Lviv National Art Gallery named after Borys Voznytsky.

After the reconstruction in 2021, the renovated Pinzel Sculpture Museum was given a completely barrier-free space. Tactile strips are laid from the public transport stop and in the middle of the building. Sound beacons are installed at the entrance. The museum has an inclusive box office and a mnemonic at the entrance. Internal stairs are duplicated by a lift. Information plates duplicated in Braille are installed near the exhibits. Tactile copies of the most important exhibits are offered to visually impaired visitors. Audio guides and audio description available. The staff has been trained to work with all categories of visitors.

The Kamyanka waterfall on the river of the same name is located on the territory of the National Nature Park "Skolivski Beskydy" near the village of Kamyanka.

Water falls from a height of 7 meters from massive stone boulders in a picturesque gap in the mountain range in two streams separated by a rock ledge.

The road to the Kamyanka waterfall is a source of "living water" - hydrogen sulphide mineral water, similar to the Truskavets "Naftusya", which can be used for preventive and therapeutic purposes.

On the opposite side of the road is Lake Zhuravlyne, which is also called "Dead" because no fish live in cold water with a high content of hydrogen sulfide. Routes to all these natural attractions are marked with pointers.

There is a souvenir bazaar and a large meadow where you can pitch a tent camp near the Kamyanka waterfall. Gazebos for relaxation are arranged above the stream. On hot weekends there is a large flow of tourists.

The Latin Cathedral is the main church of the Roman Catholic Church in Lviv. The official name is the Metropolitan Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Lviv Archdiocese. Unofficially, Lviv residents call it simply the Cathedral.

It was built and rebuilt by Lviv city planners for 400 years. The first stone was laid by the Polish king Kazymyr the Great in 1360. After the restoration of 1760-1778, Gothic forms gave way to the then fashionable Baroque.

In the cathedral there was an icon of the Mother of God the Merciful ("The Beautiful Star of the City of Lviv"), the original of which is now kept in Vavel in Krakow. Its exact copy was made for Lviv and in 2001 Pope Ivan Paul II crowned it.

The main organ, stained glass windows by Yan Mateyko and others have been preserved. In the eastern wall, you can see the cores, reminiscent of the Turkish siege of 1672, as well as a projectile left over from the Ukrainian-Polish war of 1918-1919.

At the end of the 18th century, a cemetery with numerous chapels was located around the church, of which only the most valuable have survived: the Boim chapel (1609-1615) and the Campian chapel (1619).

The Latin Cathedral is the Sanctuary of the Mother of God the Merciful and Divine Mercy.