Lviv City Breaks
Start your exploration of Lviv in Market Square at the heart of the Old Town, but be aware you could spend the whole day here. Sixteenth-century Market Square has cobbled, winding roads, palaces, fountains, statues and a myriad of architectural styles, including Baroque, Renaissance and Gothic. There is a church on virtually every corner and the city boasts the best museums and galleries in the country. If you’re not worried about your waistline indulge in a cake in one of the many Viennese-style coffee houses, then walk off your guilt by climbing up to Vysoki Zanok (High Castle) for stunning views across the city.
Lviv City Breaks
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Make sure you give the correct password to the eyes staring at you through the open slit in the anonymous wooden door. Glance round furtively as you enter, the armed guard stepping aside to reveal the entrance into the bunker of the Ukrainian Insurgent Army. A proffered glass of liquor breaks the tension. Maybe we have been reading too many thrillers but this restaurant recreation of a guerilla hideaway, Kryivka, is an entertaining way to spend an evening.
When to go...
We know the Ukrainians do like their public holidays and in a bid to introduce some more cheer into every day Lviv life the local authorities came up with the annual Coffee Festival held in September and celebrating Lviv's role as the founding father of today's thriving Eastern Slavic coffee-drinking culture. Get your taste buds ready for all the delicious java on offer in and around Rynok Square.
