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Description of itinerary and objects of visit
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Day 1
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Arrival to Lviv. Meeting with local guide.
Sightseeing tour of the "Polish Lviv". Lviv appeared on the Polish rule in the XIV century. At that time the territory of the medieval city was only 500 sq.m. Polish authorities tried to make the city more "European", that’s why the center was moved to the territory of today's Market Square, the unique architectural ensemble which will be the main part of the panoramic tour. During the tour of the old part of Polish Lviv you will see the monasteries and churches, courtyards and houses, monuments and fountains. You will see carved reliefs of tombs that representatives of Lviv top-brass built during their lifetime. You will also get acquainted with the Latin Cathedral, the Armenian Church, the Dominican and Bernardine cathedrals, the Jesuit church - the most beautiful ecclesiastical buildings in Lviv, built during the Polish period.
Transfer to the hotel. Accommodation.
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14:00
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Lunch at the restaurant.
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15:00
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Continuation of the tour “Polish Lviv”. Visiting the Monument to Polish intellectuals shot by the Nazis in 1941 on Vuletskih hill.
Visit of Lychakiv cemetery (Memorial to “Lviv eaglets”, "Sword-Szczerbiec”).
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18:00
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Transfer to the hotel.
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19:00
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Dinner at the restaurant.
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Day 2
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Breakfast at the hotel restaurant.
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09:30
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"Golden Horseshoe of Lviv Castles: Olesko Castle - Pidgirsty Castle - Zolochiv Castle - Svirzh castle."
Arrival in Olesko. Excursion to Olesko Castle.
- Olesko Castle was constructed on XIV century. In the past it was used as an ancient fortress, then as a lush magnate residence, where Polish king Jan III Sobieski was born, and nowadays it became the branch of Lviv Art Gallery.
Lunch at the restaurant of the castle.
Transfer to Pidgirtsy castle.
- Pidgirtsy castle of 1635 looks like a luxurious palace, than as an impregnable stronghold. In his past there took place endless number of magnificent balls and secular receptions. Near the castle there is a beautiful church of St. Joseph. The castle and the church are under the restoration now.
Transfer to Zolochiv.
- During the excursion to Zolochiv castle you can not only visit the impregnable medieval fortress, but also experience a unique oriental flavor (Chinese palace - one of three in Europe- is situated there).
Departure to the village Svirzh. Excursion to Svirzh castle.
- In 1530 the Castle belonged to the Svirzhsky noblemen. It is located on a high green hill, surrounded on three sides by a pond. Now the castle has a look of XVII century (Alexander Tsetner, the owner of the castle in that period, provided it with such a shape). Tsetrnerovs owned the palace before the beginning of the XIX century. Its last owner was Count Tadeusz Komorowski, who led the anti-Hitlerite Warsaw Uprising in 1944
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18:00
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Return to the hotel.
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19:30
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Dinner at the hotel restaurant.
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Day 3
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Breakfast at the hotel restaurant.
Check-out the hotel Tourists carry things to the bus.
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09 :30
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Departure to Zbarazh. Excursion to Zbarazh castle.
- Construction of the castle is connected with the name of the last from the princely family Zbarazhsky - Krzysztof Jerzy. But the end of the construction of the family castle no one of the brothers could not see. The building was finished in the middle of the 30s of the XVII century by Princes Vishnevetsky, who became its owner after the death of Jerzy Zbarazhsky - the last of Zbarazhsky family. Castle today is a tourist place, where the historical flavor is preserved. Castle's dungeon is really unique
Transfer to Ternopil.
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15:00
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Check-in the hotel
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16:00
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Lunch at the restaurant. |
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17:00
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Evening tour. |
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19:00
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Free time.
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День 4
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Breakfast at the hotel restaurant.
Check-out the hotel. Tourists carry things to the bus.
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08 :30
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Departure in Kamenets-Podolskyi.
- The city was founded as a fortress on the border of Poland and the Muslim Turkey. The city was a part of Kievan Rus in the XIII - XIV centuries – the period of the Galicia-Volyn principality. In 1362 Kamenets-Podolskyi was occupied by the troops of the Lithuanian Grand Duke Algirdas. In 1374 the city received Magdeburg Law. In Kamenets there were three separate communities - Ukrainian, Armenian and Lithuanian-Polish, and each had the right of self-government. In 1393 the city moved several times from Lithuanians to Poles and vice versa, in 1463 Kamenets-Podolskyi was proclaimed “the royal city” in the part of Poland. Since that time, there begins construction of stone walls and towers, as the city was seen as a bastion at the border. You can touch the colourful history of the city during the panoramic tour of Kamenets.
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11:00
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City tour with a visit to the Old Fortress.
Lunch at local restaurant during the tour.
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15:00
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Transfer to the castle town Medzhybizh
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17:30
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Visit to the fortress.
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18:30
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Transfer to Khmelnitskyi. Accommodation.
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20:00
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Dinner at the restaurant. Free time.
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Day 5
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Breakfast at the hotel restaurant.
Check-out the hotel. Tourists carry things to the bus.
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09 :00
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Sightseeing tour of Khmelnitsky.
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11:00
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Transfer to Zhitomir.
- During a significant period of history eminent representatives of Polish culture have made a significant contribution to the development of the cultural life of Zhitomir, among them Anton Pyatkevich (Adam Plough), Apollo Korzeniowski, Alexander Fog, Karol Kachkovskii, Józef Ignacy Kraszewski. The last one involved in the construction of a new theater in the city (1861). He called Zhitomir “The first capital of Poles in Ukraine”. Now there is an "Union of Polish nobility" functioning there
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14:00
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Excursion at Zhitomir. Visiting Polish cemetery.
Cemetery is well known owing to the family graves of famous noble dynasties of Dombrowski, Moniuszko, Chatsky. Here are the graves of the first Polish aviator Matsievich, world-well known pianist Juliusz Zarembskogo and other prominent figures of Polish culture.
Lunch during the excursion.
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18:00
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Departure to Kiev
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20:30
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Check-in. the hotel. Dinner at the restaurant.
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Day 6
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Breakfast at the hotel restaurant.
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10 :00
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Kiev sightseeing tour with a visit of St. Vladimir's Cathedral, St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery, outside visit of the National Opera of Ukraine, the Golden Gate, visit of the National Reserve "Sophia of Kyiv".
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14:30
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Lunch at the local restaurant . |
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15:30
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Walking tour "Ancient Kiev" with a visit of St. Andrew's Descent. Or on request - meeting with representatives of the "Union of Poles in Kiev."
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19:00
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Ужин в ресторане города. |
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20:00
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Dinner at the restaurant of the city. Transfer to the hotel. |
Day 7
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Breakfast at the hotel restaurant.
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09 :00
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Departure to Uman, "Sofievka" dendropark
Famous park "Sofievka" in Uman is the masterpiece of landscape art of world-class level, the sample of landscape composition of water, land, architectural works and sculptures. Park was founded in 1796 by Count Stanislaw - Felix Potocki as a present to the birthday of his wife, the beautiful Greek girl Sofia in 1802 The park was created in the romantic style with scenes of Roman and Greek mythology. It was created be Belgian military engineer L. Metzel.
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13:00
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Tour |
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14:30
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Lunch at the restaurant. |
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15:30
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Self-examination of the park.
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16:30
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Departure to Kiev.
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19:30
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Return to the hotel. |
20:00
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Dinner at the restaurant.
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Day 8
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Time to buy souvenirs.
Время для приобретения сувениров.
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12 :00
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Check-out the hotel (tourists carry things to the bus) |
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12:30
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Transfer to the airport. |
