LVIV TRAVEL GUIDE | Top 20 Things to do in Lviv, Ukraine
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- Join us as we visit Lviv, Ukraine in this travel guide covering the top things to do in the city in terms of attractions. Lviv city (Львів) has a very different feel from Kiev and we found ourselves enjoying wandering around and getting lost in the historic city centre, sipping on cafes and eating both traditional Ukrainian meals as well as International Food. Come find out what makes Lviv a must-stop destination for those traveling in Ukraine.
20 Things to do in Lviv City Tour | Ukraine Travel Guide:
Intro - 00:01
1) Post Office Cafe for breakfast in the Old Town (Poshta na Drukarskiy) - 00:31
2) Armenian Cathedral Armenian Cathedral of the Assumption of Mary (Armenian: Հայկական տաճար, Ukrainian: Вірменський собор, Polish: Katedra ormiańska) - 01:11
3) Transfiguration Church (Преображенська церква) - 01:33
4) Dominican church and monastery (Church of Holy Communion - Домініканський костел і монастир) - 01:51
5) Used Books Market - 02:15
6) Ukrainian Orthodox Dormition Church (Успенська церква) - 02:44
7) Bell Tower at Lviv Town Hall for views of Lviv city- 03:03
8) International food scene in Lviv eating Sushi at yaponaHata - 04:09
9) Bernardine Church - 05:17
10) Latin Cathedral (Лати́нський собо́р - Katedra Łacińska) - 05:25
11) Jesuit Church - 05:29
12) Souvenir Market in Lviv for shopping - 06:11
13) Lviv Theatre of Opera and Ballet (Львівська оперa - Opera Lwowska) - 06:21
14) Traditional Ukrainian Food at Seven Piggies (Сім поросят) - 06:30
15) Lviv Historical Museum - 08:13
16) Weaponry Museum at Lviv Arsenal - 08:50
17) Lviv Cat Cafe - 09:00
18) Toy Alley at Yard of Lost Toys - 10:23
19) Lviv Castle Hill or Lviv High Castle (Високий замок - Замкова гора - Wysoki Zamek) for the best views of Lviv - 10:41
20) Tram ride around Lviv (Львівський Трамвай) for transportation - 10:56
Outro - 11:11
Alternate spellings of Lviv (Львів) aside from Ukrainian:
Lwów (Polish)
Lemberg (German)
Leopolis (Spanish)
Lvov Львов (Russian)
Liov (Romanian)
לעמבערג (Yiddish)
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Our visit Lviv travel guide documentary covers some of the top attractions including a food guide (both local and international), top sightseeing tourist attractions and the city by day including visiting neighborhoods, churches, cathedrals, the city centre and museums. We also cover off-the-beaten-path outdoor activities you won't find in a typical Lviv tourism brochure, Lviv itinerary or Lviv, Ukraine city tour.
20 Things to do in Lviv, Ukraine Travel Guide Video Script:
Today’s video is all about our visit to Lviv. Having come straight from Kiev, Lviv offered a real change of scenery. The city was much smaller, more walkable, and it looked distinctly Central European. In some ways, it reminded us of a smaller version of Krakow or Prague, though a little rough around the edges. But enough about first impressions; let us actually show you around. In this video we’re going to take you on a grand tour of the city and highlight 20 things to do in Lviv on your next visit, so let’s get started.
Like in Kiev, we quickly discovered that Lviv is a city of churches, so our next stop was the Church of the Holy Communion. After our sushi lunch, we visited the Bernardine Church in the south end of the Old Town; followed by the Latin Cathedral, which sits in the southwest corner of Market Square; and finally the Jesuit Church, where we stumbled upon yet another wedding!
And that’s a wrap for our visit to Lviv, Ukraine. We found this to be a charming city with a completely different look and feel from Kiev, so we’re glad we added this stop to our itinerary. If you’re short on time, this is a great destination for a weekend escape.
If you have any other suggestions of cool things to do around Lviv, feel free to share those with fellow travellers in the comments below. Wishing you happy travels!
This is part of our Travel in Ukraine video series showcasing Ukrainian food, Ukrainian culture and Ukrainian cuisine.
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Beautiful Polish and Austro-Hungarian architecture!
it is stunning
@@samuelandaudrey
In Lviv, not on Austrian architecture. Lviv was built by Poles through hundreds of executions.
@michaelrocks1529
You're wrong. There is no Austrian architecture in Lviv.
The city was built by Poles. Even during the partition, i.e. Austro-Hungarian occupation, the Lviv Railway Station was designed by a Polish architect and the contractor was a Polish company that exists to this day.
White Croats* they are just assimilated. @@janhusar9105
Lviv is in my sights right now for a visit later this year. For my Polish girlfriend, it will be something of a pilgrimage as her mother was born there when it was the city of Lwów. She was booted out by Comrade Stalin as he re-drew eastern European boundaries and she had to settle elsewhere in Poland. Mum only went back there once during communist times and was heartbroken - her local church had been turned into a warehouse.
A lot better place to visit these days after much restoration and the food looks astonishingly good!
Such underrated country. Beautiful video!
Thank you! Agree with you :)
Dutch Nomad Couple underrated country? The only nice city is lviv.... Well because it's Lwów, a polish city
Lwiw is an old Russian city and you expect 5-th partition between Great Russia and Great Germany (EU) very soon ;)
Sick ass*oles in comments detected!
Oh my god shutup with this bullshit. Russia thinks they own every country
Guys well done I think you shown Ukraine in a beautiful light , it looks a beautiful city to visit 👌🏻
Thank you very much! We sure had a good time visiting Ukraine!
Just don't go to Donetsk)
it's impossible to visit Donetsk right now... You'd need a special allowance for that.
Man i loved traveling Ukraine too.
Dear Sam and Audrey! I've just watched 5 your videos and need to say you are fantastic guys. The main thing that attracts me the most is that you're so exited with everything you try, see and visit. Have a nice and safe trips! Thumb up from Ukraine.
Thank you very much! We sure enjoyed our time visiting Ukraine. In fact, we now hope to revisit again next spring to visit some new places :)
Too bad you didn't show Lviv Handmade Chocolate, House of Legends, Mazokh Cafe, Kryivka, Coffee Mine. If you ever come back do visit those :) Very artsy and unusual places!
We really regret not filming more of that and focussing a bit too much on churches and architecture. I hope we can come back to maybe do a part 2 guide.
@@samuelandaudrey do it❤❤❤ I love Lviv. Also, you can ask about trip to visit castles near the city.
If "Handmade Chocolate, House of Legends, Mazokh Cafe, Kryivka, Coffee Mine" need advertisement in English, they can make their own video ;-) And they can get in touch with me to hire a voice over ))
Пивзавод
KIEV ALWAYS WAS IS AND WILL BE POLISH. HALF OF UKRAINIE ALWAYS WAS, IS AND WILL BE POLISH CITY :) THE OTHER HALF IS RUSSIAN AND BIALORUSIAN :) THAT'S THE HISTORICAL FACT AND TRUE. THERE NEVER WAS, IS AND NEVER WILL BE SUCH A THING LIKE UKRAINE. KIEV IS POLISH CITY :) PLEASE DON'T TRY TO CHANGE HISTORY OR DON'T TRY TO BAND IT :) YOU NOT GONNA CHANGE HISTORY MATE. THAT'S THE TRUTH :) LIVE WITH IT :)
Beautiful country and wonderful people 😍🇺🇦
Thanks! I agree.
YOU A TOURIST OBVIOUSLY.....I LIVED THERE AND WORKED THERE FOR 3 MONTHS...RACIST BIGOTS
BEAUTIFULL POLISH CITY :)🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱 💪🙂
@@MAHAKALA86 I agree
Great job you two! I look forward to seeing much more of your work. You are really nice people and you absolutely ‘get’ the freedom-loving city of Lviv.
Thank you! We had a great visit there :)
I would definitely stop by at "kryivka" and the chocolate factory, and museum (two different chocolate places). The chocolate museum has incredible chocolate art whereas in the factory you can see how all the chocolate is made and formed and you can buy some chocolate as well. At the underground restaurant "kryivka" you get the most traditional experience ever. Yes, the traditional restaurants you visited were one of my favs but "kryivka" is by far something you must visit.
Oh, thank you! Would love to do that next time.
Informative!!..Thanks for sharing. :)
Thank you! :)
You are more than welcome. :)
Love you guys. Huge fan here. Take care and looking forward onto your next destination.
Thank you very much! We're off to Austria next :)
This is my hometown :). There are so many quirky restaurants, it would take weeks to try them all! They are very well done and executed decor, with amazing food. As another person mentioned there is also Shevchenkovskiy Hai, an outdoor museum of an old style village. Easy to get to by tram and a walk. Also a famous Lychakiv cemetery is worth a visit.
Oh, that is cool to hear! Lviv is a great city to visit. If we come back again we'll try to highlight those things and try more food things.
IT IS NOT AMAZING FOOD IT IS FATTY AND CREAMY AND SICKLY TRY TRAVELLING A BIT YOU COMMY
I bet i've traveled and seen more of this world than you, Sir Inbred Yankee. Keep eating your super sized big mac XD
doubt it.................schoolground bully that's you....my thingy is bigger than yours etc etc that's you xenophobe
You should be ashamed to come from Lviv. Their hero is Nazi collaborator and murderer Sterpan Bandera. Are you also a Nazi sympathizer?
Love all your videos
Thank you very much!
Thank you great tips for my next vacation
Thanks Alex! Hope you enjoy Lviv!
you guys are great. I started watching your Canada life videos and now I can't stop watching these travel vlogs. Absolutely lovely. Send kisses to Togo :)
Thank you very much Carlos! Ah, we just loved visiting Ukraine.
Nice video, thank you!
Thank you very much!
beautiful video
Thank you very much!
Castle hill is upper then you were... and on the top the view is fantastic=)
Thanks! I'm pretty sure I made it to the top but maybe Audrey cut those clips ;)
Loved every bit of this vlog .I m planning to visit ukrain and have included this city in my itinerary . Thanks so much for sharing the details of top activities to be done here..indeed it's very helpful
So glad I found your videos since I am planning a trip to Lviv this year
Oh, that is awesome to hear! When are you thinking of going?
Sometime this summer
Thank for nice video😉
Thanks Lapochka!
Looks like a nice tourist place
That's my home city and I just LOVE it! We're looking forward to welcoming you here :) Come to visit beautiful Lviv!
Thanks Iryna! We had a great visit.
You from Lviv? Why afre so many of it's people Ukro Nazis?
@@gigie555 wow, bots are so original these days. Try something new
@@irynapidhorna4813 Why do 80% of Lviv residents consider Stepan Bandera a national hero? He was a Nazi Collaborator in WWII, and responsible for the murder of Jews, Poles and Russians. Maybe you can answer that. Are you also a neo -Nazi?
love it
Thank you very much!
Nice church and muisc
Thanks!
Now im in lviv and have visit a couple of church, fantastic. Thinking about going to seven piggies for dinner later 😊
Thanks! That is awesome to hear. How long will you stay?
3 days in lviv and 7 in kiev, just arrived in kiev from lviv.
Wonderful looking city
It is a beautiful city. The old town is so fun to explore on foot.
Hey, hi from Ireland. We seem to be following you around Europe. Every time we're getting ready to head off to a city I look it up on TH-cam and when I click into a video it's you guys again. :-) We're going to Lviv in 3 weeks. Another great video. Thank for sharing.
Thank you very much! Enjoy Lviv! It is a fab place.
Spent 2 days in lviv had no idea what to expect was in rzeszow Poland and decided to hop across the border on the train and was soo pleased with the result lviv was small charming and i love the fact its my own hidden little gem
That is wonderful to hear! It is quite underrated.
Really enjoyed this video,very informative.Thanks!😀🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
Thank you very much! Lviv was a great city to visit.
Thank you for the beautiful video .I intend to travel there soon. I've subscribed also .
Thank you very much! Hope you can visit soon.
Another nice city to visit in Ukraine is Chernivtsi.
Thanks! If we can return next spring we'd love to go there and Odessa :)
You are weicome! You can stay in house.
old Polish city-from King Casimir the Great 1350...en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antoni_Cieszy%C5%84ski
you'll love both - Chernivtsi and Odessa
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Main entrance to Armenian church is from Krakivska street, not from the yard. It's opened.
Thanks for letting us know! Actually we did a big circle around it the day we visited and it was closed as it was a local person leading a tour group who informed us of that.
The way they fold the pancakes reminds me of Khinkali (Georgian stuffed dumplings).
OH, that sounds very tasty.
I live here, it's my city!
You live in a great city! We sure enjoyed visiting.
IT IS NICER THAN THE REST OF UKRAINE BUT THATS NOT HARD
You have polish city
Lviv is a wonderful city to visit. The parks, bistro/cafes, restaurants, historical sites. And for nightlife entertainment, witness the spectacular torchlight parades, where Lviv residents march down the streets, arms outstretched, honouring fallen Nazi collaborators. Afterwards, follow them to the spectacular bonfires, where Russian books are the main item on the menu. Highly recommended.
very nice report I would love to know the type of camera you are shooting with
Thanks! Shooting with a Panasonic GH5 these days.
the weather seems very nice, at what month did you guys film this video ?
Hey, awesome video! I'll be in Lviv in July 2018 and have been wondering if 4 days is too much for this city. Thanks a lot for the video, looking forward to hearing from you.
Thank you! You can probably do a lot in 2 busy days but if you'd like to linger, eat at more restaurants and explore more than just typical spots 4 days would be plenty.
Thank you so much for your fast response, youre so kind :) I have another question, did you get the chance to explore other towns that are located near Lviv such as Ivano Frankivsk?
Go to "Kryivka", "Mine Coffee", "Workshop of Chocolate"
Thanks for the great suggestion!
look here, fan site of the city, this is a page,that is worth a try)
lviv1256.com/lists/z-lozhkoyu-po-ukrajini-14-netradytsijnyh-strav-yaki-varto-sprobuvaty/
Kryivka promote Nazi war criminals. Just avoid that place !
Do not know,do not tell.You were there?...no?-then do not talk.
foreignpolicy.com/2016/05/02/the-historian-whitewashing-ukraines-past-volodymyr-viatrovych/
my home town!
Very cool!
What ladies shoes would you recommend for all that walking? I want to be practical but stylish at the same time
Wow what a gorgeous city i like it so much you're so kind really good job i have a question in which month You visited lviv
I wanna know About lviv weather in june july cuz i'm preparing To visit it
Thanks! We visited in the later fall so it must be much warmer in June.
More foods plizzz😋😋😋
Thanks! More food videos coming out soon :)
I live here now, it's my city!!
Very cool to hear!
Hey , guys. Beautiful video. But you missed Old Pharmacy Museum. It's a really interesting place.
Thanks for the tip!
next time you have to visit pharmacy museum ) it's great
Thank you! We regret not going there.
Well done, thanks for making it simple fun and entertaining,
Thank you Brian!
The entrance to the Arminian Church is from the other side of the building
Sernik is Polish as well. Ukrainian and Polish food is kind of similar 😉
Thanks for letting us know.
tengali from Georgia
Thank you!
@@samuelandaudrey you are welcome my lord
Eat , Pray , Eat , Pray . They pretty much go for restaurants and churches the whole day . :D
You can sure eat well in that city.
you guys should visit Skopje, macedonia :P
Ah, we'd love to soon!
I am thinking of going there . next year. Is it safe for. Young female travel
We felt safe the entire time. Honestly nothing gave us the impression the city is dangerous.
Tamara Campbell : I don’t know where you cone from Tamara, but be assured that Lviv is far safer than most comparable cities in Europe and North America. That said, all solo female travelers need to take care wherever they go.
stevmuzik thanks
Awesome video, as always! Can't wait for you guys to visit St Petersburg, Russia one day and tell us what you think!
Thank you very much! Ah, hoping to do that next year :)
Hey guys, where did you learn Spanish so well?
Audrey spent a bit of time in Argentina as a kid.
there are more than 20 things to do, but still nice video.
Thank yoU! We'd love to come back to make a part 2 guide. What did we miss especially?
I'm going to ukraine soon and how did u guys travel between kiev and lviv and what does it costs?
Cool! We took the train (1st class) and I believe we paid 500 per ticket (roughly $20 USD).
We also made a vlog about that experience if you check out back-catalog - we'd recommend the train highly.
Thanx guys, i will check all your vlogs later, u r great 😊
Is it like really worth visiting? The easternmost point I’ve been to is Greece, I’d real love to see more of Eastern Europe!
Yes, we'd highly recommend going to Lviv.
Lviv was established by King Daniel of Galicia in the kingdom of Rus' during the early 13th century, and it was named after his son Lev. The kingdom of Rus' (later also known as Kievan Rus') was the predecessor of what is today Russia (the Greek word for "the land of the Rus'") and Ruthenia (Belarus & Ukraine; the Latin word for "the land of the Rus'"). It was only after the Mongol and Tatar invasion in 1261 and successive waves of Polish migration into the city that Lviv was slowly influenced by Poland, until King Casimir of Poland invaded the city and made it part of Poland in the 1340s.
Lviv remained under Polish rule until 1772 when Poland was partitioned and Lviv fell under Austrian rule. Subsequently it changed hands again when Poles & Ukrainians were trying to gain control of the city during the Polish-Ukrainian War. And then in WWII after Nazi Germany invaded the city, the Soviet Union annexed Lviv and made it part of Ukraine.
Lviv is rightfully Ukrainian, with a lot of Polish, Austrian and German influence. If the Ruthenians, the predecessors of today's Ukrainians were the ones who established the city and founded it, I don't see why hundreds of years of Polish influence would invalidate the fact that the city is indeed Ukrainian.
Anyway, the Soviet Union purged the city of Lviv of the Polish language and ethnic Poles, and they also encouraged large scale immigration of Ukrainians & Russians into the city. The city is today only architecturally Polish, the number of Polish people who actually continue to reside in the city today is dismal, many of them were sent to populate the areas of Poland today which were once part of Germany (Silesia, Prussia etc.); Ukrainian is the most widely spoken language in the city today by a far margin, and much like other parts of Western Ukraine, the people of Lviv are very nationalistic and they would much prefer using the Ukrainian language over Russian.
The city has a fascinating history and more names than any other city I can recall we've ever visited!
"The people of Lviv are very nationalistic". Sure, we now your nationalists:
www.nytimes.com/2017/04/11/opinion/what-ukraines-jews-fear.html
The Polish King Casimir the Great got Lviv and the Ukrainian lands from Prince Ruski in exchange for a monetary loan.
The contract states that it is a precaution if you do not receive a loan.
The loan was never given back so the city and the lands were Polish.
Wrong ! Moscovia , is what is today's russia ! Moscovia , has no relation to Rus' , or Kyievan-Rus' - Ukraine .
I'm not sure if there's cream cheese in sushi sold elsewhere other than Ukraine because I've also had cream cheese sushi in Kyiv but here in East / Southeast Asia it's definitely quite strange for us..
It is also popular in North America...hehe That is where I first tried it. It is absolutely not a traditional ingredient but I have to say it sure tastes good.
The sushi in Europe is becoming more and more Americanized.
Omg I was really wishing u guys would put the post office cafe first ...and guess what u guys did...that's awesome..bcoz the food there was dam cool...just a piece of art...I sometimes wonder ...dont u guess upset when u guys come to know...some place are not accessible bcoz of renovation?...I literally get annoyed...bcoz its not everyday u go there
Thank you! Glad we got the order you preferred :) Yeah, it can be really frustrating when that happens especially when it is the thing you wanted to visit the most. Fortunately, we had numerous other churches and things to do in the city centre so we just carried on.
Samuel and Audrey - Travel and Food Videos yaaaa but at times when u travel u might also end up in lot of surprises...nd see things which never in your list
sri where have u been in the world Ukraine is racist bore
little off topic but I need help I will be going from Kiev to Chisinau by Train and it is hard to find official info can anyone help?
Jay Williams there is a website called tickets.ua I hope it will help you
Jay Williams or better check out e-kassa.com There is an info about all the train departures
U should visit Odessa.
We're really keen to hopefully next year :)
Prices for an apartment vary depending on the time of year. All because Odessa is on the coast of the sea and the cost of living in the summer rises in price. Keep this in mind if you plan on spending ahead of time.
P.S. Sorry for my bad english
Can anyone suggest me how to plan 8 days in Ukraine in October? my trip will start from Lviv and end in Kyiv, please recomend me some good local place to go, thanks a lot!
This is so much beautiful than I was expecting??? Is she asking us, or reporting. These millenials from the West Coast, I imagine. Besides the puzzling about whether she is issuing statements or asking questions, it is a good video.
How are the food prices in Ukraine, it looks like an amazing country!
An inexpensive meal in Kiev/Kyiv is something like 4 euro. See www.numbeo.com/cost-of-living/in/Kiev?displayCurrency=EUR . It is a very interesting country to visit. Especially Kiev/Kyiv has a very different 'vibe' than cities in countries like Germany, France and Italy.
An inexpensive meal might be $3-6, mid range from $7-11 and a higher end maybe $12-15.
I LIVED THERE FOR 3 MONTHS IT IS BORING
I almost died on that wooden staircase leading up to the top of the city hall tower. you gotta be extra careful on them
Do they speak english there? Menus in english?
Yes, in the Old Town you will find people who can.
no chance they are still commies at heart and no Asian restaurants; Chinese etc only sushi obsession CREAM CREAM CREAM FAT FAT FAT CHURCH CHURCH CHURCH YUK YUK YUK
So food and churches??
Haha...well a bit more than that but if you had to boil it down to 2 words
Armenian Church isn’t closed. The entrance is from the other side of the building. Too bad you didn’t know that as the church is truly beautiful!
It was closed that day. We tried every access point.
Have you visited Lviv brewery?
We didn't get a chance to unfortunatley.
Guys.. I'm going to study medicine at lviv national medical university from India... It's gonna be my home for next 6 years... 😂❤️❤️
That is very exciting to hear! Best wishes with everything :)
@@samuelandaudrey Thanks a lot guys.. Take care :)
Was in Western Ukraine in 2018, then did the middle bit in 2019.
That is very cool to hear! Favorite part?
There is also an open air museum with wooden churches and mills and there is a famous and beautiful graveyard, you can get there via a rented bicycle. There is also a restaurant with its own brewery called Kumpel. And there is the Andrey Sheptytsky National Museum, there you can see very well what icons really are, namely religious paintings from the Eastern Orthodox church, this museum has lots and lots of icons. Lviv is indeed very different from Kiev.
Thank you for those great suggestions!
Now in post office restaurant. No pancake and apple & cottage cheese crepes is changed in shape. Updated in 11.08.18
Thanks for letting us know.
You are great. You helped me about planning my visiting to Kiev. Were you in Chernobyl?
Thank you! Unfortunately we didn't make it there for a tour on this trip.
0:12 Did you take Peter's free walking tour?
No, we didn't. Sounds like we missed out.
FIRST!!! - JODPHUR!
Woo hoo! Long live Jodhpur :0
I was so excited about being first, I commented before seeing the vid and exclaimed JODPHUR because I am that lame, couldn't figure out anything else, being panicky someone else would get FIRST......man, that was so harrowing, turns out I was like 9 minutes ahead.....pheww....:-)
You won by a landslide!
Just ducking walk!
👀📸🙏🙏🙏🙏📸
Thanks! :)
Si alguna vez vienen a México, vayan directamente primero a Guadalajara y después a Ciudad de México. Cancún es padre, pero no es el México tradicional.
Gracias por los consejos para México.
It seems you have bad luck when it comes to wanting to visit churches and finding out they are closed :P
Hehehe...we sure do ;)
First and foremost,it looks 'steeply' Central European for people that don't know that the city use to belong to Hapsburg dynasty and was probably the third most important city of the Austro-Hungarian Empire after Vienna and Budapest respectively. It used to look like a typical medieval town up to 18-th century as it was populated by polonized German people,Poles.It also had a big Armenian and Jewish communities for centuries.Unlike Kiev it was not destroyed by Nazis during WWII.
While strolling around the Old Town you may want to dine at the historical Restoracia Baczewsky on the Market Square.Their Swedish buffet breakfasts are ample and tasty and would cost you some 5- $ pp.There is a pub dearly loved by the locals next door:Teatr Pywa offers you a nice selection of both drafted and bottled beer to be drinken while listening to a local cover-band.You can get a panoramic view of the city for free from the upper floor of Dniester Hotel 4*,not far from the Central Post Office without smelling the stinky stairs.Three more places to see are The Boim Chapel,a UNESCO WHS, Potocki Palace with a nice collection of fine art and Shevchenkivsky Hay,the open air museum of folk architecture in the middle of a leafy forest.
You might also book an 8-hour tour to see three castles not far from the city ora two-day tour to the neighboring Transcarpathia province.
Thank you very much for explaining more of the history and offering some great travel and food tips.
bro the most important cities in monarchy are vienna budapest prague and pula (croatia)
What a beautiful Polish city
If Lviv is Polish then Wrocław (Breslau) and Gdańsk (Danzig) is German.
@@borissavic4176 U know that poles built lviv and rebuild everything in breslau
@@hypeerj Austria built Lviv and Ukraine fed the poles who lived there
@@catnap387 XD
Lviv was Polish City for looong Time. Beauty place
Thanks! It sure is beautiful.
Apparently not long enough !
Livi was build by pols but is ukrainian teritory
@@INecr0 Germany built most cites in Poland :-)
@Whomst'd've
Yes, they also completely destroyed them during WW2.
I recommend that you visit in Poland Wroclaw, Vilnius, Poznan, Grodno, Elblag, Szczecin and Gdansk too 🙂
Thank yoU! We got to visit a lot of those cities if you're interested in watching the videos we made.
Vilnus and Grodno are not in Poland.
@@stekon9112 no but was in ww2
@mvrzec By that reckoning, Stettin and Breslau are both German cities and Danzig is an independent German-speaking state.
:-)
:)
COVID has just killed the Post Office Cafe they had breakfast at :(
That is so sad to hear. A fate that is all too common these days around the world.
This city looks like Krakow because it was part of Poland since 1300 and was annexed to the Soviet Union in 1945 after large parts of Germany were given to Poland by Stalin.
Beautiful polish city
Agree with you!
Wroclaw (Breslau), Gdansk (Danzig) etc is very beautiful german cites :)
@@Schlaktad Gdańsk not
@@mvrzec9036 never heard about Danzig?
@auf Gdańsk in most of its history belonged to Poland, a historical fact
There is another Lviv video similar to this one from Samuel and Aubrey:
th-cam.com/video/8kW0VP0j890/w-d-xo.html
Thanks
Были деньги, будут веселье
Why don't you tell us the prices on the things you bought. This will be a good thing for Ukraine as people will always travel to cheap destinations where it is beautiful as in Lviv, Ukraine.
Thank you! We will make a better effort to mention prices next time.
Samuel and Audrey - Travel and Food Videos That is excellent!
Samuel : You found the PERFECT Restaurant for YOU !!! The 7 🐷 Piggies now in Your HONER the way You EAT, and Your Manners at a TABLE, it will be CALLED, THE 8 PIGGIES, with your PORTRAIT in the Menu !!!!😂!!!!......Lol.
Hope I get a cut of the profits ;)
The ONLY ... PROFIT that you will GET ..are the "ENDLESS JOKE'S" !!! that they make of YOU, of your "CAVEMAN" STILL EATING at a TABLE..!!!😂!!!!
I was born in lviv
Sam crop dusted the shit out of a tower and tried to blame everyone else.
The reason it feels like Krakow, is because the city was actually founded by the Poles.
You should call this video - how many churches you can visit in Lviv???
Haha, but those are the city's main attractions! 😂