Learn about Lviv during World War II and see the city's main landmarks along the way on this private 3-hour tour. Hear interesting facts about the city's experience during the war and stop by locations with important significance to Lviv's war history.
About this activity
- Free cancellation
- Cancel up to 24 hours in advance to receive a full refund
- Private group
- Mobile ticketing
- Use your phone or print your voucher
- Duration 3 hours
- Instant confirmation
- Live tour guide
- English, Russian, Ukrainian
Experience
Highlights
- Learn about Lviv's complex World War II history
- Feel the horror at Lonskoho Prison
- Walk through the remains of the Jewish Ghetto
- Visit the Territory of Terror
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Your private tour of Lviv begins at its first location of interest, Rynok Square. Meet your guide and hear about the square's 20th-century past. Move on to the Museum of Liberation Struggle and have the chance to see artifacts that explain Ukraine's fight for liberation since the 19th-century and eventual independence. Afterward, see Lviv University and then St.George's Cathedral to admire its baroque-rococo architecture and find out about its closure under communism.
Head to Lonskoho Prison and learn about its troubled and brutal past under Nazi and Communist regimes. Following, go to the former Jewish ghetto and see its old synagogue. Understand the tragic history and experience of the Jews in Lviv as you walk through. Visit the Territory of Terror and get a sense of the daily fear living in Lviv during World War II as you browse the city's complex historical legacy as a center of military and political events.
During your tour also have the chance to visit the Old Casino, which is also referred to as the House of Scientists, and many more monuments and memorials.
Includes
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
- Entrance tickets
- Photo fee
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- People with mobility impairments
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