History of Crafts in Ukraine. Crafts were widely practiced in Ukraine from the earliest times, but for many centuries they were not divorced from other forms of work. Crafts production was concentrated mostly in the cities and towns in the form of small enterprises headed by single proprietors or craftsmen. Usually products were made to...
What is a Pysanka? What’s a “Pysanka”, you say? Well, in your Pysanka Masterclass you will find out – among other Ukrainian traditions you will come to know – that a Pysanka is a type of painted Ukrainian Easter Egg traditionally exchanged as gifts during the Pastoral Season. How do You “Write” a Pysanka?...
Book our Western Ukraine tour of Kamianets-Podilskyi and Khotyn and explore the medieval splendor of these 14th century bastions against invading armies. Kamianets-Podilskyi Castle. Historical accounts date Kamianets-Podilskyi Castle to the early 14th century, although recent archaeological evidence suggests there was human existence in the area since the 12th or 13th century. Initially built to protect...
Zhovkva Castle. Founded in 1597 as a private fortified town and named Żółkiew after its founder, hetman Stanisław Żółkiewski, the town eventually became the royal residence for King John III Sobieski of Poland, and a hub of religious life, arts and commerce. As a private town in Poland, Żółkiew was the property over time of the Żółkiewski,...
Book our Golden Horseshoe Tour of Western Ukraine‘s Lviv Oblast, and visit area shtetl sites and tour the 16th Century castles of Olesko, PIdhirtsi, & Zolochiv – Spectacular remnants from the era of Poland’s Medieval Aristocracy, now turned into museums and art galleries. Olesko. As the first stop on our Privately Guided Western Ukraine – Golden Horseshoe...
Shevchenkivskyi Hai. The Museum Of Folk Architecture And Rural Life, AKA Shevchenkivskyi Hai is a real ethno-park, situated among the scenic forest hills in the area called Kaiserwald or Lviv Plateau, encompassing nearly 84 hectares. This unique open-air museum features historical architecture divided into 6 ethnographic sectors and was named to the UNESCO World Heritage list in...
Lychakiv Cemetery History. Since its creation in 1787 as Łyczakowski Cemetery, Lychakiv Cemetery has been the main necropolis of Lviv‘s intelligentsia, middle and upper classes. Initially the cemetery was located on several hills in the borough of Lychakiv, following the imperial Austro-Hungarian edict ordering that all cemeteries be moved outside of the city limits. After...
Kolomyya. Picturesque Kolomyya is a convenient base for travelers to Western Ukraine‘s Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast looking to visit not only the Carpathians, but also both the winter sports tourist Mecca Yaremche and Chernivtsi, one of Ukraine’s main cultural centers. Kolomyya is also a centre of Hutsul culture, meaning lots of authentic souvenir material at low prices. The town...
Carpathian Mountains. Formed some 50 million years ago the Carpathian Mountains have served as a natural barrier characterizing the region locally known as Transcarpathia {Закарпаття; Zakarpattia), and have always provided a refuge from conquest from invading forces such as the Mongols, Poland, Lithuania, Austria-Hungary and even the Soviets. A Western Ukraine popular destination especially in...
Originally designed by Zygmunt Gorgolewski, a graduate of the Berlin Building Academy and then the director of city’s Engineering Academy, the Lviv Opera and Ballet Theatre was erected on former marshland of the submerged Poltva River at the end of the 19th Century, and now sits at the end of Prospect Svobody [Freedom Avenue], the tree-lined centerpiece of...
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