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Top-10 most amazing buildings of Western Ukraine
Even the most demanding traveler will appreciate treasury of interesting places, legendary fortresses and castles focused in Western Ukraine. Wherever you arrive each place possesses its own castle, palace, legend or a breathtaking story.
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White Elephant: observatory on the top of the mountain
The largest wonder of the mountain of Pip Ivan is a highland observatory, ruins of which tower on the top. People call the observatory “White Elephant”. They say that in winter covered with snow and ice and blew with strong winds the outlines of observatory reminds figure of an elephant.
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One-day tour to Churches and Castles of Ternopil Land
Ternopilschyna is a land where in old times was situated the border and now Volhynia and Galicia come together. Therefore, it has both Orthodox and Catholic churches built in styles specific for some particular historical territories. Here you can find one of the most famous Orthodox centers, i.e. Holy Dormition Pochayiv Lavra, where every day arrive hundreds of orthodox pilgrims with a hope to get admission and moral support. Kremenets region will charm you with blue pointed domes of Volyn churches, while Pidkamin – with severe Gothic monastery and cathedrals.
In Middle Ages Ternopilschyna had a plenty of castles and fortresses. Frequent wars and battles made every town built fortifications. Some fortresses can be seen even today. For example, in Zbarash the castle and mighty fortifications were reconstructed, where visitors can see the collection of weapons used in times of Middle Ages; in Kremenets ruins of Bona’s fortress dominate the town; in Pidkamin monastery was used as a fortress.
This tour gives the opportunity to discover monuments of various epochs and styles hear and see their stories.
Itinerary:
| duration | start | finish | |
| 9.00 | meeting in Lviv | ||
| 2.00 | 9.00 | 11.00 | transportation to Pochaiv |
| 0.30 | 11.00 | 11.30 | Sightseeing in Pochaiv Holy Dormition Pochayiv Lavra. All interested are free to visit morning liturgy (at 6:00 a.m.). The main relics of the monastery: miracle-working of Pochaiv Mother of God, wonder-making hallows of Saint Iov, trace from Mother’s of God sole where miraculous spring is. |
| 1.00 | 11.30 | 12.30 | transportation to Kremenets; stop and bathing in Saint Anna’s spring, which is widely-known by its healing properties. They said, if wash three times in Saint Anna’s spring you stay healthy all year round |
| 1.00 | 12.30 | 13.30 | dinner in the café |
| 1.00 | 13.30 | 14.30 | Kremenets sightseeing tour: Bona’s mountain where ruins of 16th century fortress can be found. Italian Bona Sforza was a beautiful wife of king Sigismund I; walking in the centre of the town where Saint Stanislav Catholic church, Saint Mykolai Cathedral (17th century), Jesuit College (18th century), Saint Exaltation nunnery (18th century) are located. |
| 0.30 | 14.30 | 15.00 | transportation to Zbarazh |
| 1.00 | 15.00 | 16.00 | Zbarazh sightseeing tour Zbarazh castle was built in the year of 1631. Nearby its walls took place severe battles between Cossacks under command of Bohdan Khmelnytsky and Polish authorities under command of Yarema Vyshnevetsy. Excursion in the Weapon Museum (exposition of rapiers, sabers, armors and other weapon of Cossacks’ times). |
| 1.00 | 16.00 | 17.00 | transportation to Pidkamin |
| 0.30 | 17.00 | 17.30 | sightseeing tour in Pidkamin This place like a magnet attracts travelers. A giant stone in the middle of a green meadow surrounding with Cossacks’ crosses (graves of the 17th century) and above all these walls of Dominican monastery of the 13th century and bell tower of Voznesennya catholic church of the 17th century. The temple was ruined in times of two world wars (now you can see there traces of bombs and bullets).In our days only small church functions nearby. |
| 1.30 | 17.30 | 19.00 | returning to Lviv |
Price:
| Means of transportation | Number of participants | Price, hrn/person |
| Neoplan – 31 seats | 12 persons | 420 |
| Neoplan – 51 seats | 13 persons | 400 |
The price includes:
- transfer according to the sightseeing route
- English-speaking guide (1 person)
- admission fee and sightseeing
- insurance (insurance cover: accidents – 2000 UAH, medical expenses – 2000 UAH; take into account specifics of outdoor activities)
Additional payment:
- dinner in the rafting camp – 60 UAH/person
Café menu:
- red borsch + bread
- potatoes and cutlets (or varenyky /potato pancakes)
- fresh vegetables salad
- cookie
- tea