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Lviv & Western Львів & Західна Україна POP 5.85 MILLION / AREA: 75,847 SQ KM

Why Go? ...... 88 More quintessentially Ukrainian than the rest of the coun- ...... 105 try, and distinctly more European, the west is all about its largest , the Galician capital of Lviv. One of Ukraine’s ...... 106 great hopes for tourism, the city is a truly captivating place, ...... 106 rich in historic architecture and with an indulgent coff ee- Ternopil ...... 106 house culture, but only a fraction of the tourist hordes who Pochayiv ...... 108 choke similar city-break destinations such as Krakow and Kremenets ...... 109 Prague. Early signs of gentrifi cation have yet to smother its shabby authenticity. Ternopil Caves ...... 110 The Soviets ruled for only 50 years here, making the ...... 110 west the most foreigner-friendly province with less surly Shatsky National ‘no-can-do’ bureaucracy than in eastern regions. People Nature Park ...... 112 here speak Ukrainian (rather than Russian) and show ...... 112 greater pride in Ukrainian traditions than elsewhere. ...... 113 Away from Lviv, the moody are a short bus ride away, as are historic Lutsk, the olde- worlde spa at and the golden domes of Pochayiv Monastery. Best Places to Eat » Masonic Restaurant When to Go? (p 101 ) Lviv » D i m L e h e n d ( p 1 0 1 ) °C/°F Te m p Rainfall inches/mm 30/86 12/300 » Korona Vitovta (p 111 ) 20/68 » Kupol (p 101 ) 8/200 10/50

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