Pre-war Lviv, unknown to us, despite the preservation of many historical monuments by the Soviet authorities, had managed to acquire a Soviet look during the long years of being in the USSR. The Communist Party took over all architectural and...
Did you know that Ukrainians created the longest musical instrument in the world? Have you heard that the longest trolley route is located in Ukraine? This and much more, read on here. 1. In Ukrainian town Rakhiv is surrounded...
Border guards found a 37-year-old fugitive in a baby box on the Ukrainian-Moldovan border. His wife, who was trying to go to Moldova with her two children, suggested him to hide there.  The press service of the State Border Guard...
Volunteer Alina Stailovskaya, after three weeks of life under bombing in Mariupol, together with her family, managed to get to a safe territory in Ukraine. She told about the nightmare that her family experienced - 'Hvylya' writes. (translated by...
Princess Olha’s origin and chronology remain a mystery. Historians are only sure of the date of her death, recorded in ancient church chronicles. Several versions of her ancestry have been put forth by different scholars: Bulgarian, Varyngian, Kyiv, Halychyna,...
156 years ago Galicia was firstly connected with Vienna by railway. New "iron horse" was able to run because of invaluable efforts of hundreds workers who have made a construction of one hundred kilometer railroad. The train, decorated with flowers...
The most developed robot in the world Mrs. Sofia had frozen after the question: "What to do with corruption (in Ukraine)" - the script and the processor was broken down. This information was reported by Alyona Shkrum. The deputy also...
Photography is one of the best ways to preserve traditions, and that is just what Slavic workshop Treti Pivni (translated as Third Rooster) is doing with their series of women and children in traditional Ukrainian headdresses. The team is...
London violinist Kerenza Peacock gathered 94 musicians from 29 countries to play song to support Ukraine. They performed the Ukrainian folk song "Willow Board" (Вербова дощечка).   'Musicians from the London Symphony Orchestra, the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, the Oslo Philharmonic, Hollywood...

10 things to do in Lviv

For many years Lviv has kept the strong position as one of the most tourist-visited cities in Ukraine. It’s not hard to see why the City of Lions attracts Ukrainians and guests from abroad — exquisite architecture, delicious Galician...