Region: Lviv
Level: amateur
Duration: 10 hours
Tour route: Lviv – Zhovkva – Krekhiv – Fiyna – Bryuhovychi – Lviv
We start our trip from the Lviv commuter station, where we will take a train at 9.11 to Zhovkva (arriving at 10.33).
The town has impressive and interesting history, related to the life and work of the famous people. There were the private residences of the crown hetman Stanislaw Zolkiewski and King Jan the third Sobieski, the military headquarter of Russian
Tsar Peter I, place of born and childhood of the Ukrainian Hetman Bohdan Khmelnytskyy – establisher of Ukrainian State in XVII century. Zhovkva is the only sample of the “ideal” Renaissance city-fortress.
The small village Krekhiv is located in 12 km Zhovkva. We will see a wooden church (built in 1724) with an interesting iconostasis and a wooden bellfry with a tower, which has the features of that time defensive construction. In 2 km of southern east direction from the church, the Saint Basil Monk Order Monastery is located (was found in 1612).
We are going back to Lviv through the National Park so that we will have enough opportunities to enjoy beatiful nature not far from Lviv. The trip will end in Lviv about 19.00.
Price:
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1 person
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1400 UAH
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2 persons
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800 UAH per person
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3 persons
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700 UAH per person
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4 – 7 persons
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600 UAH per person
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8-10 persons
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500 UAH per person
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Included:
- instructor service;
- bike and helmet rental;
- tickets for the train to Zhovkva.
Remember to bring a lunch box.
