Trip to Lviv, medieval town Kamyanets-Podilskyi, fortresses, castles and one cave

What we will see:

• You will be impressed with a strength of defensive walls in the Royal and City armoury museums. The Powder Gate and an excellent weapons collection of different epochs had been often more than just useful for city’s inhabitants.
• Jesuit Church, the largest temple of medieval Lviv, which could easily accommodate about 5000 people!
• Bernardine Cathedral, an amazing temple-fortress has perfectly preserved the gilding of ancient wooden altars and the unique spirit of time.
• The Cathedral Church, a masterpiece of Gothic architecture, which contains a famous miraculous icon of the Holy Mother Benignant and many other historical mysteries.
• Rynok Square, the centuries-old city life center, where the special and authentic restaurants and cafes of Lviv are gathered around.

What we will visit:

• The old fortress will impress the visitors by its towers and dungeons, which nowadays contain interesting museum pieces, telling us about different periods of history of the city.
• The old town hall, an old city center, which has been beautifully preserved; today it is a Museum of ancient coins and an exhibition of the Magdeburg Law’s history and legal proceedings of the 16th-17th centuries.
• Armenian trading house of the 17th century has surprisingly interesting architectural style. There is a local department of archeology, which assembled a beautiful collection. These museum items can tell us about a folk life of Podillya from ancient times.
• Saint Peter’s and Paul’s Cathedral will charm you with its beautiful architecture, a special sacred atmosphere and a magnificent collection of medieval artworks.

What we will visit:

• A comfortable cruise ship will sail slowly down the Dniester to show you all the beauty of surrounding landscapes. During the cruise you will see one of the 7 wonders of Ukrainian nature − the National Park "Podilsky Tovtry", where the river waves from all sides surround the beautiful cascades of a lush greenery on the hills; there are also heavenly blue lakes and the wonderful Carpathian Mountains, that take their rise here, at the foot of Podillya hills.
• A legendary Khotyn fortress, which has experienced hundreds of sieges and battles since the 13th century will meet you in the city of Khotyn. Here you can see beautiful fortifications that rise 40 m above the Dniester, an ancient well 65 meters deep in a rocky rock, beautiful towers and numerous collections of ancient coins and handicrafts.
• A huge prehistoric cave Verteba is a 8-kilometer collection of unique material culture items from different ages, many of them are over 6000 years old. By walking through an unusual maze of stalactites of "stone straw", you will get into wonderful halls of the world’s unique underground museum of archeology.

What we will visit:

Zolochiv castle. The building belongs to a new-Dutch type of defensive structures and can be referred to monuments of the "palazzo in fortezza" type − in other words, it combines the functions of defense and housing. There is also Chinese palace at the territory, which presents the Oriental art. The stones with encrypted inscriptions also kindle tourist’s great interest. It is believed that the inscriptions were made by the Templars. They say that the wishes may be granted here.

The castle in Zolochiv also acts as the Lviv Art Gallery’s department, so you will have a great opportunity to explore the castle’s interior and exposition area.

Pidhoretskyi Castle is one of the most beautiful Renaissance palaces in Europe. The castle is currently closed for restoration work, therefore only surrounding areas − a foreside and the St. Joseph’s Exaltation Church are accessible for inspection (it is possible to inspect the interior of the Church). This roman catholic church was built on Vaclav Pjotr Zhevusky’s order in 1752-1766 as a family grave.

The castle attracts tourists not only by its architecture but also by mystical stories about the ghost of a woman (she is called "White Lady" here) who’s wandering around the castle.

Olesky castle is considered one of the oldest fortresses in Ukraine of the times of Kyivska Rus. The first historical mention about this castle dates back to 1327. The castle’s walls have been preserving their unique history, royal secrets and fascinating legends for years. The future king of Poland − Jan III Sobieski was born here; during his reign a castle received the status of royal residence. During the tour, you will have an opportunity to explore the castle’s interiors, where more than 1500 exhibit items are stored (holy icons, sculptures, authentic furniture of the 17th-18th centuries, a collection of works by the world-famous sculptor Ivan Pinzel and many other valuable historical artifacts).