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• Ukrainian cuisine

  
  Borshch and kasha – that’s our food. Don’t let this Ukrainian proverb fool you, there is a lot more to Ukrainian cuisine than beet soup and porridge....

• Where to find us

  
  Wherever you are, now you can order the Lviv in Your Pocket to be posted to your home. Your copy of the guide will be send by air mail....

• Visa regulations

  Citizens of the EU, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Andorra, Vatican, Iceland, Monaco, Norway, San Marino, Mongolia, the USA, Canada, Japan and the countries of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) - except Turkmenistan - can enter Ukraine visa-free and stay up to 90 days....

• Working in Ukraine

  For most of the past decade, many foreigners took advantage of Ukraine’s relaxed regulations and didn’t bother getting work permits or even visas....

• Lviv, Lvov, Lwow

  Throughout its history, Lviv has had several names. The city was known as Lwów when the Poles ruled, the Austro-Hungarian Empire called it Lemberg and Jewish residents referred to it as Lemberik....

• Learning Ukrainian

  The following is a list of some of the most common words and phrases a person is likely to need.Hello    ...

• Zolochiv castle

  
  It was over 350 years ago in France during the time of the musketeers and Cardinal Richelieu. Young Marie Casimire Louise de la Grange d’Arquien, daughter of the captain of the royal guard and of the King’s governess, journeyed east to a remote country....

• Olesky castle

  
  The place where Polish King Jan III Sobieski spent many years of his life. The old castle, mentioned in written sources for the first time in 1327, has a lot to tell after almost seven centuries of existence....

• Country info

  AlcoholUkrainian beer (pyvo) is quite tasty and extremely cheap to boot. Tipsiness may set in early, though, as its alcohol content is higher than Western brands....

• The Golden Treasures of Lost Civilizations

  
  If you happen to see Golden Collections of Louvre or Hermitage you may not be interested in this feature and just skip it....

• Arriving in Lviv

  
   By bus All international buses arrive at Stryis’kyi Avtovokzal; however, some buses, including routes from Warsaw and Krakow, may make a first stop in centre not far from Shevchenka prosp....

• Zhovkva castle

  
  Numerous Ukrainian towns and villages can boast of having the remnants of ancient fortifications, but only the small district centre of Zhovkva in the Lviv region has an absolute right to call its fortress “ideal”....