Attractions of Lviv region

Lviv Aquapark "Plyazh" is one of the largest indoor water recreation complexes in Ukraine, capable of receiving 1,000 visitors at the same time.

On an area of 14,000 square meters, there is a 50-meter sports pool, an entertainment area with 9 water slides of different lengths and levels of difficulty, a children's area with a small pool and small slides.

Recreational and game lessons on the water, children's fitness and therapeutic gymnastics classes are held for children.

In the recreation area there is a Turkish bath and a jacuzzi, and two bars. Aerobics, fitness, dance and other classes are held. The complex also includes a solarium, a fitness center, a bistro, and an Internet cafe.

There is convenient parking.

"Ancient Zvenyhorod" Historical and Cultural Reserve was created in 2020 on the territory of an national importance archeological monument - the hillfort of the historic city of Zvenyhorod in the Lviv region. In the 11th-12th centuries, it was the capital of the Zvenyhorod principality, an important cultural, artistic and educational center. This is where the three oldest documents of the archival fund of Ukraine come from - birch certificates.

The prosperity of Zvenyhorod Halytskyi is connected with the stay on the throne of Volodymyrko Volodarevych, the great-grandson of Yaroslav the Wise. The ramparts of an ancient Rus settlement with a cubit, the remains of a princely palace, a stone church, boyar and artisan quarters have been preserved.

After the Mongol-Tatar invasion in 1241, Zvenyhorod fell into a long decline. At the beginning of the 18th century, the hetman of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, Adam Senyavskyi, began to build the Zvenyhorod Castle on the hillfort, but the construction was never completed. Four pentagonal corner earthen bastions and the remains of the system of earthen fortifications remain of its fortifications.

You can learn more about the history of the historic city in the museum of the historical and cultural reserve "Ancient Zvenyhorod". Archaeological finds from the territory of the settlement, graphic materials, interactive exhibits based on augmented reality are presented here. You can take a virtual tour of the streets of the medieval city, see the hypothetical interiors of churches and palaces.

The reserve also includes the "Prosvita" building of 1926, which is planned for restoration and placement of additional exhibits.

Ceramic workshop "ArtGava" of the potter Ivan Lukovsky in the village of Havarechchyna seeks to revive the traditions of this center of the famous Havarechchyna black-smoked ceramics, known for its stable black color and metallic luster.

The art of firing Havarechchyna ceramics has been passed down from generation to generation since ancient times. At the beginning of the 20th century, more than 40 potters and almost 70 kilns worked in Havarechchyna. But during Soviet times, this craft in the village almost disappeared. It was only thanks to the initiative of the "Lion Society" and individual enthusiasts that the ancient fishery was restored.

Ivan Lukovsky's workshop of Havarechchyna ceramics offers visitors to get acquainted with the technology of making ceramic dishes according to traditional local technology. Workshops on making clay products are held in the workshop. Excursions in Havarechchyna and dinners with fire-cooked dishes are offered.

The "Blue Windows" karst lakes (Blue Well, Khovanets) are located on the territory of the Northern Podillya National Nature Park among the hills that form the Voronyatsky Ridge.

They are located on the edge of the forest 2 kilometers southeast of the village of Yaseniv, 4 kilometers east of the village of Pidhirtsi. There are three lakes here, two of which are very close, and the third is a little further to the east. The lakes are natural monuments of local importance, although they do not have nature conservation status.

The name "Blue Windows" comes from the bright turquoise color of the water, which is most likely due to the dissolution of limestone rocks. The color of the water changes depending on the season. The depth of two unique reservoirs is approximately 3.5-3.8 meters. The water is cool and clear. The powerful perennial beeches of the northwestern edge of the Podillya Highlands adorn the blue water bodies.

In winter, the "Blue Windows" karst lakes do not freeze.

The Museum of Jewish Culture and History of Lviv Jews "In the Footsteps of Galician Jews" operates in Lviv under the All-Ukrainian Jewish Charitable Foundation "Hesed-Aryeh".

Initially, the museum was founded in only one room on the first floor of the foundation, and on the eve of 2020 it expanded to several new exhibition spaces. Enthusiasts have been collecting exhibits for it for 20 years of the museum's existence.

In particular, today the museum presents the following exhibitions: "Department of Victims of the NKVD and Nazism", "History of Lviv Synagogues and Rabbis", "Bankers and Artisans of the Pre-War Period", "Jewish Hospitals", etc.

The Jewish prayer house of the "Ishre Lev" society on the southeastern edge of the Rynok Square in Belz attracts attention with its expressive architecture with a wooden bay window, completed by an oriental-style bulbous bathhouse.

The building was built on the corner of the former Torhova and Kushnirska streets in 1909 at the expense of an influential Belz resident Faivel Taube. It was he who founded the Society for the Support of the Sick and the Poor in Belz, which was called "Ishre Lev".

The "Ishre Lev" prayer house got its modern appearance as a result of reconstruction caused by damage during the First World War. Restored at the expense of the Rokakh family.

The Museum "Literary Lviv of the Early 20th Century" opened in 1992 in a five-room apartment in a residential building on Heroyiv Maydanu Street, 18, built in 1937-1939 according to the project of Zygmunt Sperber in the style of Lviv functionalism. Ukrainian Soviet writer and propagandist Yaroslav Halan lived in this apartment in 1944-1949. Here he was killed as a result of an assassination attempt.

The exposition of the museum reflects controversial political events and social conflicts of the first half of the 20th century, against the background of which the literature of Lviv developed. Furniture, prints, photographs, paintings, postcards, posters of Lviv at that time are presented in the interiors of the city residence.

Ukrainian modernism, "young muses", the poetry of the Sich riflemen, the mutual influence of artists from Galicia and Transnistria, the work of banned and repressed poets and writers, famous Ukrainian names in emigration - this is far from a complete list of topics covered by the museum's exhibition.

The Museum "Literary Lviv of the Early 20th Century" is a department of the Lviv Historical Museum.

The historical and memorial complex "Prison at Stryiska" was opened in 2013 in the former torture chamber of the NKVD, which was located in the inner courtyard of the District Court building in Drohobych.

During the Second World War and in the first years of the Soviet occupation, at least 1,200 residents of Drohobychchyna were tortured and shot here.

The former building of the Imperial District Court in Drohobych is one of the most beautiful in Drohobych, but at the same time it is a symbol of totalitarianism and repression of the four occupation regimes. The three-story building in the historicist style was erected at the beginning of the 20th century, becoming one of the largest courts in Galicia. In addition to 20 judges, there was a court office and a temporary prison. In the interwar period, the Polish authorities placed a city court here.

The same premises were also used as a court during the German occupation of 1941-1944. But the most terrible glory of the "Drohobych torture house" was acquired in the years 1939-1941 and 1944-1959, when the Drohobych Directorate of the NKVD was located here with an internal prison, where local residents were tortured and shot en masse.

Currently, it is the building of the Institute of Physics, Mathematics, Economics and Innovative Technologies of the Drohobych State Pedagogical University.

In 2013, on the site of the former torture chamber, the memorial "Prison at Stryiska" was created according to the project of Drohobych architect Maksym Chirka, and a museum, which is a subdivision of the Drohobychchyna Museum, was opened.

The exhibition tells about Stalin's terror and repression in the western Ukrainian lands: the occupation and establishment of Soviet power in Drohobych region, the creation of Drohobych region, the repression of the NKVD-NKGB in Drohobych region. A photo-martyrologist of NKVD-NKGB victims is presented. The review of the personal belongings of the tortured, instruments of murder and torture, found during the research of the territory of the former torture chamber, causes special excitement.

The triptych monument "Awakeners" in Stryi is dedicated simultaneously to three of the most outstanding literary figures of Ukraine, whose work gave impetus to the awakening of Ukrainian national self-awareness in the people: Taras Shevchenko, Ivan Franko, and Lesya Ukrayinka.

Authors of the sculpture: Vasyl and Volodymyr Odrekhovski. The monument consists of three full-length bronze sculptures, which are placed in arch niches under a common high openwork three-sided white marble arch. The monument is crowned with a decorative eye bell, which symbolizes the call for the unification of the nation.

The Yavorivshchyna Historical and Ethnographic Museum was opened in 1927-1933 on the initiative of the "Native School Circle".

Dr. Mykhaylo Filts, artist Oleksa Kharkiv and others became active supporters of the museum cause. After the Second World War, the museum fell into disrepair.

In 2002, an updated exposition was opened. Today, the funds of the Yavorivshchyna Historical and Ethnographic Museum include 351 exhibits.

The museum exposition is housed in four rooms and conventionally divided into sections: "Spinning and weaving", "Economic and household items", "Ancient Yavoriv burden", "Folk crafts of the Yavoriv region", "Archaeological monuments and numismatics".

The exhibition of the works of Volodymyr Patyk "Wooden churches of Yavoriv region" has artistic value.

The pride of the museum is the library, which is constantly replenished.

The Museum of Academician Filaret Kolessa was opened in 1971 on the occasion of the centenary of the birth of this outstanding Ukrainian composer and ethnographer, who is considered the founder of Ukrainian ethnographic musicology.

The museum is located in one of the rooms of the People's House of the village of Khodovychi, where Kolessa lived a significant part of his life. In the village, he collected more than 225 songs of various content, genre palette and melodiousness.

The exposition presents materials about the life of a world-renowned scientist. There are personal belongings of Filaret Kolessa: a violin, a phonograph, a suit, family photos, as well as his letters, original manuscripts, collections "Street", "Branches", "Our Thought", "On a Generous Evening" and others. The bust of the scientist, made by the sculptor Yakiv Chaika, is presented.

The column of Adam Mitskevych is one of two monuments to the outstanding Polish poet created in Ukraine for his centenary (the other is in Ivano-Frankivsk).

The idea of the monument project as a column was proposed by the writer Adam Krekhovetskyi. The ceremonial laying of the first stone in the pedestal on Mariatska Square (now Adam Mitskevych Square) took place on the day of Mitskevych's century in 1898.

The construction of the monument lasted five years, it was opened on October 30, 1904. It is considered one of the best monuments to Mitskevych in the world.

The Roman Catholic Church of All Saints in Khodoriv was founded in 1460 at the expense of Yuriy Khodorovskyi.

The wooden temple burned down several times. The current stone church was built in 1777-1779 at the expense of the Zhevusky nobles according to the project of Florian Rikhter.

During the Soviet rule, the church premises were used as a shop and a sports hall.

Now the church of All Saints has been restored. The interiors were not preserved.

National Museum in Lviv named after Andrey Sheptytsky presents an outstanding collection of works of Ukrainian national culture and art.

More than 175,000 exhibits reflect the evolution of Ukrainian art culture over nine centuries. Of particular value is the collection of sacred art of the XII-XVIII centuries.

The institution was founded in 1905 by the Greek Catholic Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky as the "Church Museum", in 1913 it was solemnly donated to the Ukrainian people. The work on the organization of the museum was headed by Professor Ilarion Svyentsitsky, Ivan Franko, Mykhaylo Hrushevsky and others took an active part in its development.

In the spacious exhibition halls of the main museum building there is a permanent exhibition of "Ukrainian art of the XII - early XX centuries", presenting the pearls of the national and world art treasury. Among the works of Ukrainian medieval sacred art there are ancient icons: "Yuriy Zmiyeborets" (XIV century), "Archangel Michael with deeds" (XIV century), "Saint Paraskeva Friday" (XIV century), "Virgin Hodegetria" (XV century) and others. The book collections include the Buchach Gospel (13th century), the Pandects of Antiochus (1307), the editions of the first printers Shvaypolt Fiol, Frantsysk Skoryna, Ivan Fedorov, and others. Graphics, sculpture, folk art are also presented.

The departments of the Sheptytsky National Museum are the exposition "Ukrainian Art of the Twentieth Century" in the historical building of the museum, art and memorial museums of Ivan Trush, Oleksa Novakivsky, Olena Kulchytska, Leopold Levytsky, arranged in the former homes and creative workshops of these outstanding Ukrainian artists.

Mineral water springs No. 25 and No. 26, located next to each other on the edge of the forest near the "Zeleniy Bir" sanatorium in the southern part of the resort, are called the "Andropov Source" in Skhidnytsia.

According to its chemical composition, these are weakly mineralized, hydrocarbonate-sulfate-calcium-magnesium waters of the "Naftusya" type. They are mostly used to treat urological diseases.

The popular name "Andropov Source" is connected with the fact that in the 1980s, Soviet Secretary General Yuriy Andropov was treated with water from these springs. According to legend, water for him was delivered first by helicopter to the nearest military airfield, and then by jet military plane directly to Moscow.