Lviv, the biggest city in Western Ukraine, was founded as a fort in the mid-13th century (first mentioned as a city in a medieval chronicle in 1256) by Prince Danylo Halitski of Galicia, one of the most powerful princes in east-central Europe and a former principality of Kievan Rus. City was named after his son Lev.

Located roughly in the midpoint of Europe, it quickly became the center of trade and commerce. Major trade roads from the Black and Baltic Sea ports, East and Western Europe led to its rapid economic development. Due to its geographical location the city was a meeting place of Ukrainian, Polish, Jewish and Austrian cultures. Armenians, Hungarians, Greeks, Italians, Serbs, Moldavians and many more others lived there for the duration of many centuries. All of them together had introduced wide variety of traditions, cultures, religions and a mix of architecture.

Lviv is one of the World Architectural Monuments protected by UNESCO.

This city has always been considered to be the city of intellectuals, professors and students. Long and rich for events history of Lviv imbibed influents of different cultures. Since the 18th century Lviv, with its hundred thousands of inhabitants, was acknowledged to be the cultural capital of the western Ukraine.

To enjoy your time in Lviv doesn't mean to visit all the famous sightseeing, you may simply be walking or sitting in one of those comfortable caf?, drinking coffee and feeling the exciting spirit of the city.

If you visit Lviv just once, you will come back again and again to feel the magic and to have more unforgettable impressions. Lviv is a city-museum, where each street and each building has its own legend and history.

It's a city of many faces. What you can expect is a dash of magic, as Lviv can hold its own with the most beautiful of Europe's cities.