Knights and castles. Lviv - Olesko-Zolochiv

            Departure from Kharkov to Lviv by train № 45 in 12-37

1 day Arrival in Lviv at 8-09. Group meeting at the station. Check in at the hotel (according to the estimated time).

Sightseeing bus tour of the city - an excellent opportunity to get acquainted with historical monuments, with a variety of architectural styles of Lviv: the Church of St. Elizabeth, Cathedral of St. Jura, Lviv Polytechnic University, Potocki Palace and much more.

At choice:

- Thematic tour "Shevchenkovsky gai"... Shevchenko Hai is a skansen, an open-air museum of folk architecture and everyday life, where authentic buildings from Ukrainian villages have been transported. Entering Gai, you first find yourself in a real Boykovo village: old huts are covered with straw and tiles, a school next to the Singing Field, a small zoo and stakes. Also, the museum presents the folk architecture of the Lemkiv region, Hutsul region, Volyn, Bukovina, Podillya and Polesie. On the territory of Shevchenko Hai you will find a variety of master classes, demonstration performances, and quests.

 

- Thematic tour on Lychakiv memorial cemetery. Cemetery-memorial, cemetery-history - this is how you can describe the Lychakiv cemetery-museum, which is rightfully considered one of the oldest and most pompous burial places in all of Europe. On more than 40 hectares of land, there are more than 3 thousand multi-ethnic burials. Famous historians, cultural figures, architects, writers and poets, social activists, warriors, politicians, composers and singers found their refuge here: Ivan Franko, Solomiya Krushelnitskaya, Markiyan Shashkevich, Vladimir Ivasyuk, Ivan Trush, Irina Vilde and many others. Sacred sculptures, magnificent tombs, old family chapels, the place of the Polish burial places "Eagles", the UPA Warriors memorial, "Field of Mars".

 

- Thematic tour "High Castle"... We invite you to conquer the highest peak of Lviv - the Castle Hill - and reveal the secrets of the legendary fortress of the capital of Galicia, for which the Cossacks fought under the leadership of Maxim Krivonos and the troops of the Swedish king Charles XII. Stunning views of Lviv with several viewing platforms; a restaurant founded in honor of the Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph I; stone lions, who guarded the Lviv City Hall in the Middle Ages; a grotto that was notoriously a place of suicide.

Lunch.

Free time in Lviv. You can ride a miracle train, visit the show in Opera House, purchase gifts at the souvenir market "Vernissage".

Optional evening themed tour "Night Warta" Of Lviv"... If you suddenly can't sleep at night, look out the window and you will see people with lanterns. Do not be alarmed !! These are the Burgomaster's assistants - they simply protect your sleep ... When dusk falls towards evening in Lviv, and secrets begin to burst in the dark nooks, the night Burgomaster, Pan Schlussel, comes out onto the streets, surrounded by faithful assistants. He monitors the peace of the inhabitants of the city on the light side and looks for intruders on the dark side. Unexpected meetings, eerie legends, ghosts, mysterious rituals - all this awaits you during your night travel. If you are not afraid to become Pan Schlussel's assistants - join us!

2 day Breakfast. Countryside bus tour "The Golden Horseshoe of Lviv region". Zolochiv Castle, built on the model of the citadel, a palace in the Renaissance style, one of the three Chinese palaces in Europe. Olesky Castle - the fortress of the XIV century, in which the Polish King Jan Sobieski was born and spent his childhood Bogdan Khmelnytsky, a wonderful example of defensive architecture. Pidhirtsi castle - Palazzo of the XVI century, "Polish Versailles", the family castle of Zhevuski, one of the most famous in Ukraine.

Children's groups can be optionally ordered in Oleskoe Castle:

 - Knight's battle with master classes *. You will have a unique opportunity to go back a few centuries ago, see a real knightly battle, take part in a master class on sword possession, hire medieval knightly armor, and shoot a real bow or crossbow. Knights in armor will tell the story of the appearance of weapons, demonstrate various techniques of fighting, and in the end will necessarily hold the ceremony of dedication of everyone who wants to be a knight.

 - Quest "Treasures of the Olesky Castle". Together with the animator, you will look for treasures of the castle, experiencing adventures that will require both physical skills and mental abilities. Gossamer grandmother Derbeliha. The owl puzzles Sophie, the labyrinth of elves - this is only an incomplete list of trials of young adventurers.

Lunch. Return to Lviv. Departure 2-x day tour.

3 day Breakfast.

You can choose any walking tour:

- Walking tour "Lviv of the Austrian Crown". A tour of Lviv during the 150-year reign of the Austrian emperors, who expanded the city, enriched it with new buildings and whole neighborhoods: Opera theatre, Liberty Avenue, Galician Savings Bank with her seated Statue of Liberty, University. I. Franko (formerly Galician Sejm), House of Scientists (formerly Noble casino), Palace of Justice, first city park in Ukraine, monasteries turned into prisons, Austrian Citadel Mountain, museum of one book "Rusalka Dnestrovskaya", Lviv Scientific Library. . Stefanik, Potocki Palace, Mikolyash's passage and the history of the kerosene lamp, Lviv Philharmonic and Academicheskaya street.

 

- Walking tour "Princely roads of Lviv". Lviv appeared in the middle of the XIII century. on the site of a long-standing settlement around the princely mountain. From here, from the most ancient part of Lviv we will begin the excursion. Acquaintance with the sights of the principality begin from the church of Nicholas, which by tradition is considered the courtyard princely church (XIII century). The second attraction of the Old Russian Lviv is the monastery church of St. Onuphrius. I. Fedorov is buried here at the monastery cemetery, from here begins the history of book printing in Ukraine. On the square Old Market will see the Church of John the Baptist, built, according to legend, for the wife of Prince Leo. Bogdan Khmelnitsky Street remembers the first settlements of Armenians in Lviv and the "tuples" of Prince Lev and Princess Constance. Church of St. Mary of the Snow, founded by German colonists in the XIV century., The Benedictine monastery of the XVI century ..

- Walking tour "Courtyards of Lviv". A fascinating excursion that will show us the Lvovskiy looking-glass. You will learn what lies behind the facades of architectural monuments of the city center, which legends are connected with ancient Lviv courtyards, passages, courtyards. First we will examine from a bird's eye view the courtyard of the tower Town Halls, we will learn about the system of buildings, how they are intertwined with different eras, and then we will discover this mysterious world: ghost courtyards, taverns, cloisters and monasteries, defensive courtyards, as well as an exquisitely romantic Venetian courtyard, a courtyard where toys were lost, and also a theater courtyard in the scenery for performances.

- Walking tour of the “Streets of the Old Town”. Overview of the most interesting sights - old buildings, cathedrals, parks, fortifications. We will go unique medieval part of the city, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site: Market Square, Latin catheld, the chapel of Boim, the bell tower of Kornyakt, Dominican Cathedral ... Fascinating stories about outstanding people who lived and stayed in the city of Leo, who made his story. Visit the unique corners of the ancient Lviv - Italian and Armenian courtyards. Lviv legends, bikes and historical curiosities, Lviv varieties, pubs, Kneipps, cafes ... And much more!

- Walking tour "Palaces and Villas of Lviv". Each house is the story of its owner, woven into the history of the city. We will get acquainted with the life of scientists, entrepreneurs, artists, aristocrats. We will explore the palaces and villas that lie comfortably between ordinary houses on ordinary Lviv streets. We begin our acquaintance with Potocki Palacewhich, like one of the castles of the Loire, was designed for receptions and balls. The dance hall (mirror) and the blue lounge, the former dining room of the graph, are truly admirable. Fireplaces, partly wall paintings and stucco were preserved to this day.

The Sapieha Palace, which was called the magic box, was the ancestral home of the Lithuanian-Russian princes. This miniature neo-Baroque palace cost almost as much as the magnificent building of the Potocki Palace nearby.

Hidden in the garden among the trees, one can see the former palace of the Counts Golukhovsky. Also on our way will meet the neo-romantic villa and the creative workshop of the Polish artist Jan Jocky, the villa of journalist Ludwik Maslowski. We conclude with a tour of the luxurious and romantic stone houses of the Lviv elite on General Chuprynka Street, stretching from the Church of Mary Magdalene (now the house of organ and chamber music) to Lviv Polytechnic.

Lunch.

Excursion "Pearl of Lviv - Opera theatre». The Opera House is the pearl and decoration of the city, one of the most beautiful buildings in Europe. You will see the interiors of the Opera, you will see the auditorium in the shape of a lyre with balconies decorated with stucco and gold. An unusual impression is made by the ceiling with allegorical female images. But the most unusual atmosphere and luxury is created by Venetian mirrors, which decorated the so-called "mirror" foyer.

Free time, shopping for souvenirs. You can visit Chocolate workshop, Lviv Coffe Mine, the Arsenal Museum of Weapons, the Territory of Terror Museum or the Historical Museum with the Royal and Throne Halls.

Cost 2-day tour:

 Cost 3-day tour:

railway pass (reserved seat), ticket reservation, group supervision by the tour operator representative, excursion service, transport service according to the program, accommodation in the hotel of the chosen category, meals according to the program, insurance.