THE 10 BEST Lviv Monuments & Statues
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- Kevin TSheffield, UK84 contributionsThis area on a long street contains quite a few statues and icons. At one end is the Lviv Opera House which is beautifully lit in the evening. The street boasts bars and restaurants on either side of the busy road.Written December 7, 2019This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Nataliia Rybko (Kucher)Lviv, Ukraine594 contributionsInteresting monument to have an extravagant picture with. It is situated in the center of Lviv near famous Mazokh Reataurant-Hotel.Written July 10, 2022This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- juergen pThailand2,184 contributionseating - exploring - having great time - we are regulars there - and will come back - no more words for this place - go there 1Written December 11, 2019This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- jim mHolymoorside, UK1,118 contributionsAn important monument that is in two main forms. Modern and yet contemporary it provides historic record of national independence.Written December 18, 2019This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Luciano PNaples, Italy471 contributionsVery nice and quite place in the heart of dowtown where is possible walk around and have look of many shops.Written January 21, 2020This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Silap InuaGalway, Ireland65 contributionsA hauntingly enigmatic, much storied, bronze statue dwarfed by the great Dominican Cathedral in central Lviv that desperately needs a multi-lingual plaque to share artist Nikifor Krynicki’s extraordinary story with the world. The whimsical looking Nikifor (1895-1968) rests nonchalantly on a giant rock surrounded by visitors who want to touch his upraised hand or nose to bring good fortune to their coming days. It mirrors in its inviting simplicity the little stone statute of the Irish writer Pádraic Ó Conaire (1882-1928), which sits in Galway’s Eyre Square. Ó Conaire was an itinerant short story writer; Nikifor one of the greatest of “primitive or naïve” artists of his time who overcame eviscerating hardships and impediments. Locals could only tell me he was “a great artist”; I would later learn that Nikifor, born Epifaniusz Drowniak, painted an estimated 40,000 pictures – an astonishing chronicle of his native Poland, the places he lived, the people he knew. All of this through a life of impoverishment, rejection which never seemed to dull or stall his obsession with putting down strong, stark, priceless images on every scrap of canvas or paper that came his way or that he had to beg for. The story of his early life is one of grinding poverty, rejection, ridicule, hardship and isolation. Polish born, of Ukrainian ethnicity, it was a fellow Ukrainian painter Roman Turyn who first “discovered” Nikofor and exhibited his pictures in Paris. Gradually he reached an international audience but almost always lived a life of impoverishment. But his spirit triumphed. Sadly tens of thousands of his pictures and sketches were lost. Today only two reasonably sized collections exist in museum-galleries in Nowy Sacz and Krynica. Lviv honours his memory in this quaint, magnetic statue. I too reached up to touch Nikfor’s finger and to wish that the wider world could have a more complete picture and understanding of the genius of this bespectacled, mustachioed man with the kindly, quizzical gaze who should be ranked among Europe’s great primal brushstroke artists.Written January 9, 2020This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- yegor_bMinsk, Belarus3,425 contributionsA monument to a legendary cossak ataman, Ivan Pidkova ('horseshoe' in Ukrainian). He became Moldavian Prince after beating Peter the Lame. Some months later Polish king Stefan Báthory has captured Pidkova and has punished him in Lviv.Written June 1, 2017This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- inthegardenWinnipeg Canada6,312 contributionsThere are a lot of stairs to climb but it worth the journey . The statues and carving are amazing .
It seemed to have been a church at one time.Written October 19, 2013This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews. - Wandering TravelerBridgeboro, GA2,651 contributionsIt's a large fountain with two (2) lion heads delivering the water. I saw numerous people getting their pictures taken their. I'm assuming it's a girl hunter, with her hunting hounds. I have no idea who Diana is or what she was famous for.Written June 18, 2019This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Robert B.Ostrava, Czech Republic37 contributionsMonumental memorial Stepan Bandera, leader of the Ukrainian national movement in western Ukraine, who fought for the creation of the Ukrainian state. Part of the monument are four columns that symbolize the four epochs of the history of the Ukrainian nation.Written June 14, 2019This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- yegor_bMinsk, Belarus3,425 contributionsIt's on the Armenian churchyard. Column with a statue of Saint Christopher on top. Very interesting, a kind of hidden gem.Written June 1, 2017This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- jazpopsLewes, UK339 contributionsA truly sad but moving experience which everyone visiting should do. It gives some insight into the terrible history here. Very poignant for me as I know someone who was here at the time in a labour camp. Take time to read the pieces on display. we couldn't get into the actual exhibit but we read the display pieces outside, visited the monument and had a drink at the car wash cafe next door (no English).Written August 26, 2019This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
- Wandering TravelerBridgeboro, GA2,651 contributionsBeautiful statue. It's a shame Ukraine has not attempted to capitalize on tourism. It's an untapped market. I found out its a monument to the composer Mikhail Verbitsky, the author of the anthem of Ukraine. He was born March 4, 1815 in the village of Yavirnyk Russian near Przemysl ( Poland) was born Mikhail Verbytskyi, a priest of the UGCC, composer and choral conductor, author of the music of the state (MNU “not Yet perished Ukraine”, the virtuoso guitarist.Written June 21, 2019This review is the subjective opinion of a Tripadvisor member and not of Tripadvisor LLC. Tripadvisor performs checks on reviews.
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We are considering having a trip to one of the non-Schengen countries (Ukraine, Serbia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Romania) for about 9 days in August ... but we can't decide !
Our type of holiday is wandering around, old architecture and historic sights, nice restaurants and cafes, shopping and also amusement parks and theme parks!
So,,which country will you suggest?!
Our type of holiday is wandering around, old architecture and historic sights, nice restaurants and cafes, shopping and also amusement parks and theme parks!
So,,which country will you suggest?!
Answer: I've been to 4 of the 5 countries you listed (yet to make it to Bulgaria). Croatia, the coastal and islands regions at least, are very nice but will be crowded at that time. If you were going in the period of September to November I'd definitely say Croatia for natural beauty. As Max and others said it is significantly more expensive than the other countries.
Montenegro on the coast is also very nice, especially the Bay of Kotor area, but is also very popular these days in Summer.
Only stopped in Belgrade so don't know about other parts of Serbia but the older part of the city is nice IMO.
I've only passed through Transylvannia on a train to Bucharest but from what I have heard from my Romanian friend and photos I've seen, and views from the train, this area could be recommended. The cities in this area of Sibiu and Sighisoara, two of the 7 historical German towns of Transylvannia are recommended. Bucharest, the center at least, is also quite nice (well a lot better than 30 years ago anyway) after restoration work has been done.
Ukraine is recommendable not so much from the natural beauty point maybe compared with say Croatia or Transylvannian towns (Though of course there is the Carpathian ranges also in Western Ukraine) but there are some nice histoical city scapes with some nice architecture across various cities in Ukraine (I haven't been to West Ukraine but most notably Lviv has a high reputation in this regard).
Ukraine will probably be the cheapest, and in my own personal experience view, along with Slovenia, has the friendliest people and customer service, bar a few babushkas at train station ticket windows etc.I have to say on the people front, though I met some nice and friendly people in Croatia and Serbia, I thought the national pride element was also most visible in those two countries.
As far as theme parks go, I have no idea! All I know is EuroDisney and Tivoli, both in the Schengen area.
Montenegro on the coast is also very nice, especially the Bay of Kotor area, but is also very popular these days in Summer.
Only stopped in Belgrade so don't know about other parts of Serbia but the older part of the city is nice IMO.
I've only passed through Transylvannia on a train to Bucharest but from what I have heard from my Romanian friend and photos I've seen, and views from the train, this area could be recommended. The cities in this area of Sibiu and Sighisoara, two of the 7 historical German towns of Transylvannia are recommended. Bucharest, the center at least, is also quite nice (well a lot better than 30 years ago anyway) after restoration work has been done.
Ukraine is recommendable not so much from the natural beauty point maybe compared with say Croatia or Transylvannian towns (Though of course there is the Carpathian ranges also in Western Ukraine) but there are some nice histoical city scapes with some nice architecture across various cities in Ukraine (I haven't been to West Ukraine but most notably Lviv has a high reputation in this regard).
Ukraine will probably be the cheapest, and in my own personal experience view, along with Slovenia, has the friendliest people and customer service, bar a few babushkas at train station ticket windows etc.I have to say on the people front, though I met some nice and friendly people in Croatia and Serbia, I thought the national pride element was also most visible in those two countries.
As far as theme parks go, I have no idea! All I know is EuroDisney and Tivoli, both in the Schengen area.
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