Golden Horseshoe of Lviv Oblast
“Golden horseshoe of Lviv region” is a popular tourist route through the most famous castles of Lviv region. It got the name “Golden Horseshoe” because of the location of the castles in an arc that looks like a horseshoe. The route, as a rule, includes Oleskyi, Pidhorodetskyi, Zolochivskyi. The length of the route is 175 km. Today, this excursion, usually departing from Lviv, is offered by our company VIP TAXI LVIV with all amenities.
First of all, we will visit Olesko. Every Ukrainian should visit the museum-reserve of the 14th-18th centuries. Olesky Castle. The castle on the hill is one of the oldest in the Ukrainian lands (1390), its exhibition reproduces the atmosphere of the cultural and artistic life of past centuries, the castle is famous for one of the largest collections of wooden sculptures in Europe, including Ioanna Georgiy Pinzel. At night, the souls of the lovers Adam Zholkivskyi and the daughter of the castle owner Marciana walk through the castle. The Capuchin monastery with the church of St. Anthony (1739) and the Gothic church of the Holy Trinity (1545) are also a decoration of Olesk.
The next route is Pidhirtsi. The Koniecpolsky Castle in Pidgoretsk with a park (1635) was once considered one of the most beautiful in Europe and is one of the best examples of a combination of a Renaissance palace and bastion fortifications. The richly decorated Church of St. Joseph (1763) and the Monastery of Chinu Basil the Great (1706) are also a decoration of Pidhirtsi. The ancient Russian settlement of Plisnetsk (1188), which was one of the largest cities in Europe at the time and occupied more than 160 hectares, is impressive in its size. The complex, which includes the ancient Russian settlement of Plisnetsk together with monastery buildings, a castle in Pidhirtsy with a church, an inn, a park and a brewery of the 18th century. have no analogues in Ukraine.
The final stop is Zolochiv. The city of Western Ukraine is extremely rich in sights, the decoration of which is the Zolochiv Castle (1634) with a Chinese palace (one of the three in Europe). Of great interest are the mysterious stones of the Templars with two crowns, which grant mysterious wishes.