A week in Lviv, Ukraine

Seven days in Lviv, each a walk through best-known places that lie close together, the best known first: day one starts at Saint George's Cathedral. 36 stops in all.

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Day 1

  1. Saint George's CathedralCathedral · On the map
  2. Lviv Theatre of Opera and BalletTheatre or opera house · 1.1 km on from Saint George's Cathedral · On the map
  3. Lviv National MuseumMuseum · 0.2 km on from Lviv Theatre of Opera and Ballet · On the map
  4. Armenian Cathedral of LvivCathedral · 0.2 km on from Lviv National Museum · On the map
  5. Dormition ChurchTemple or shrine · 0.3 km on from Armenian Cathedral of Lviv · On the map
  6. Latin CathedralCathedral · 0.3 km on from Dormition Church · On the map

6 stops, 2.7 km on foot along the streets: about 32 min of walking.

Day 2

  1. Holy Trinity Church, ZhovkvaTemple or shrine · On the map
  2. Synagogue of ZhovkvaSynagogue · 0.7 km on from Holy Trinity Church, Zhovkva · On the map
  3. Zhovkva CastleCastle · 0.4 km on from Synagogue of Zhovkva · On the map

3 stops, 1.5 km on foot along the streets: about 17 min of walking.

Day 3

  1. Potocki PalacePalace · On the map
  2. Jesuit ChurchTemple or shrine · 0.4 km on from Potocki Palace · On the map
  3. Market SquareSquare · 0.2 km on from Jesuit Church · On the map
  4. Lviv Town HallMuseum · Next to Market Square · On the map
  5. Dominican Church and Monastery in LvivTemple or shrine · 0.2 km on from Lviv Town Hall · On the map
  6. Lviv High CastleCastle · 0.7 km on from Dominican Church and Monastery in Lviv · On the map

6 stops, 2.5 km on foot along the streets: about 34 min of walking.

Day 4

  1. Bernardine Church and MonasteryTemple or shrine · On the map
  2. Golden Rose SynagogueSynagogue · 0.8 km on from Bernardine Church and Monastery · On the map
  3. Ukrainian Dramatic Theatre of Maria ZankovetskaTheatre or opera house · 0.3 km on from Golden Rose Synagogue · On the map
  4. Lviv Les Kurbas Academic TheaterTheatre or opera house · 0.3 km on from Ukrainian Dramatic Theatre of Maria Zankovetska · On the map
  5. Borys Voznytskyi Lviv National Art GalleryMuseum · 0.6 km on from Lviv Les Kurbas Academic Theater · On the map
  6. Metropolitan PalacePalace · 0.9 km on from Borys Voznytskyi Lviv National Art Gallery · On the map

6 stops, 3.9 km on foot along the streets: about 49 min of walking.

Day 5

  1. Tempel SynagogueSynagogue · On the map
  2. Jakob Glanzer ShulSynagogue · 0.2 km on from Tempel Synagogue · On the map
  3. Beis Aharon V'Yisrael SynagogueSynagogue · 1.8 km on from Jakob Glanzer Shul · On the map
  4. Church of St. Olha and ElizabethTemple or shrine · 0.1 km on from Beis Aharon V'Yisrael Synagogue · On the map
  5. Sapieha PalacePalace · 1.2 km on from Church of St. Olha and Elizabeth · On the map
  6. Stryjski ParkPark · 1.4 km on from Sapieha Palace · On the map

6 stops, 6 km on foot along the streets: about 1 h 16 min of walking.

Day 6

  1. Carmelite ChurchTemple or shrine · On the map
  2. Lubomirski PalacePalace · 0.3 km on from Carmelite Church · On the map
  3. Pharmacy MuseumMuseum · 0.1 km on from Lubomirski Palace · On the map
  4. Boim ChapelTemple or shrine · 0.2 km on from Pharmacy Museum · On the map
  5. Mickiewicz SquareSquare · 0.2 km on from Boim Chapel · On the map
  6. Adam Mickiewicz Monument, LvivMonument · Next to Mickiewicz Square · On the map

6 stops, 1.1 km on foot along the streets: about 13 min of walking.

Day 7

  1. Prison on Łącki StreetMuseum · On the map
  2. Lviv ArsenalMuseum · 1.4 km on from Prison on Łącki Street · On the map
  3. Great Suburb SynagogueSynagogue · 0.8 km on from Lviv Arsenal · On the map

3 stops, 2.6 km on foot along the streets: about 31 min of walking.

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Good to know

  • Each day starts at the best-known place not yet seen and adds the best known within a short walk of it, then puts them in the shortest order. The places come from Wikidata (CC0), ranked by how many Wikipedias have an article about them.
  • The map draws each day’s walk along the streets, routed by Valhalla on OpenStreetMap; the distances beside the stops are straight lines.
  • Opening hours, tickets and closures are not checked: each place’s Wikipedia article has them.

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