Title: Visit Western Ukraine: Best of Western Ukraine Tourism | Expedia Travel Guide - Expedia.ca [Hotels in Western Ukraine](https://expedia.ca/Western-Ukraine-Hotels.d6057817.Travel-Guide-Hotels)[Vacation Rentals in Western Ukraine](https://expedia.ca/Western-Ukraine-Vacation-Rentals.d6057817.Travel-Guide-VacationRentals)[Flights to Western Ukraine](https://expedia.ca/Cheap-Flights-To-Western-Ukraine.d6057817.Travel-Guide-Flights)[Western Ukraine Car Rentals](https://expedia.ca/Car-Rentals-In-Western-Ukraine.d6057817.Car-Rental-Guide)[Western Ukraine Vacation Packages](https://expedia.ca/Western-Ukraine.d6057817.Destination-Travel-Guides) # Western Ukraine ## Travel Guide ![One of the most recognizable buildings in Ukraine, Lviv Opera house is also among most beautiful European theatres. Named after world famous opera singer Solomiya Krushelnytska, who was born and raised in Lviv, the Opera House comprises various European architectural styles fashioned in all their lavishness. Constructed at the beginning of the 20th century, designed by architect Zygmunt Gorgolewski, the Grand Theatre in Lviv has been compared to the Paris and Vienna opera houses. Many European theaters can boast an extraordinary construction history, but Lviv’s opera house is unique in that it is built on top of a river. The architect proposed the radical and intriguing idea of burying the small river beneath the opera. His plans also included the use of a concrete foundation, a first for Europe. With optimistic trepidation, the city planners agreed and the Opera House was completed in 1900.](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/2175/f73993ac-dcdc-4c3b-9d53-a339d362f11d.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ![One of the most recognizable buildings in Ukraine, Lviv Opera house is also among most beautiful European theatres. Named after world famous opera singer Solomiya Krushelnytska, who was born and raised in Lviv, the Opera House comprises various European architectural styles fashioned in all their lavishness. Constructed at the beginning of the 20th century, designed by architect Zygmunt Gorgolewski, the Grand Theatre in Lviv has been compared to the Paris and Vienna opera houses. Many European theaters can boast an extraordinary construction history, but Lviv’s opera house is unique in that it is built on top of a river. The architect proposed the radical and intriguing idea of burying the small river beneath the opera. His plans also included the use of a concrete foundation, a first for Europe. With optimistic trepidation, the city planners agreed and the Opera House was completed in 1900.](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/2175/f73993ac-dcdc-4c3b-9d53-a339d362f11d.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ![An Angel rises over Lychakiv Cemetery and the ancient town of Lviv in the West of Ukraine.](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/2175/493ff3c2-3c3f-46d6-bef4-855428466142.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ![Lviv has an abundance of churches, and this is one of the many located within the historic downtown of the city. This Jesuit church is beautifully grand and old and shabby all at the same time.](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/2175/b4920fc4-d595-44cc-ade0-8a7ff3b287ca.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ![Our bike trip from Dubyna to Schidnyzja. ](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/553248635974599716/1caf311b-d5c0-40b9-907e-72ad644fab6d.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=1040&h=580&q=mediumHigh) ## Visit Western Ukraine Where to stay Things to do ### Where to stay in Western Ukraine ![One of the most recognizable buildings in Ukraine, Lviv Opera house is also among most beautiful European theatres. Named after world famous opera singer Solomiya Krushelnytska, who was born and raised in Lviv, the Opera House comprises various European architectural styles fashioned in all their lavishness. Constructed at the beginning of the 20th century, designed by architect Zygmunt Gorgolewski, the Grand Theatre in Lviv has been compared to the Paris and Vienna opera houses. Many European theaters can boast an extraordinary construction history, but Lviv’s opera house is unique in that it is built on top of a river. The architect proposed the radical and intriguing idea of burying the small river beneath the opera. His plans also included the use of a concrete foundation, a first for Europe. With optimistic trepidation, the city planners agreed and the Opera House was completed in 1900.](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/2175/f73993ac-dcdc-4c3b-9d53-a339d362f11d.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=350&h=192&q=medium) ### Lviv City Center 4.5/5(43 area reviews) Lviv City Center is noteworthy for its historic sites, and you can make a stop at top attractions like Lviv Theatre of Opera and Ballet and Lviv City Hall. [](https://expedia.ca/Lviv-Lviv-City-Center.dx553248633981729255) ![One of the most recognizable buildings in Ukraine, Lviv Opera house is also among most beautiful European theatres. Named after world famous opera singer Solomiya Krushelnytska, who was born and raised in Lviv, the Opera House comprises various European architectural styles fashioned in all their lavishness. Constructed at the beginning of the 20th century, designed by architect Zygmunt Gorgolewski, the Grand Theatre in Lviv has been compared to the Paris and Vienna opera houses. Many European theaters can boast an extraordinary construction history, but Lviv’s opera house is unique in that it is built on top of a river. The architect proposed the radical and intriguing idea of burying the small river beneath the opera. His plans also included the use of a concrete foundation, a first for Europe. With optimistic trepidation, the city planners agreed and the Opera House was completed in 1900.](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/2175/f73993ac-dcdc-4c3b-9d53-a339d362f11d.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=350&h=192&q=medium) ### Halyts'kyi District If you're spending some time in Halyts'kyi District, Lviv Philharmonic and Potocki Palace are top sights worth seeing. [](https://expedia.ca/Halytskyi-District.dx553248635976394137) ![One of the most recognizable buildings in Ukraine, Lviv Opera house is also among most beautiful European theatres. Named after world famous opera singer Solomiya Krushelnytska, who was born and raised in Lviv, the Opera House comprises various European architectural styles fashioned in all their lavishness. Constructed at the beginning of the 20th century, designed by architect Zygmunt Gorgolewski, the Grand Theatre in Lviv has been compared to the Paris and Vienna opera houses. Many European theaters can boast an extraordinary construction history, but Lviv’s opera house is unique in that it is built on top of a river. The architect proposed the radical and intriguing idea of burying the small river beneath the opera. His plans also included the use of a concrete foundation, a first for Europe. With optimistic trepidation, the city planners agreed and the Opera House was completed in 1900.](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/2175/f73993ac-dcdc-4c3b-9d53-a339d362f11d.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=350&h=192&q=medium) ### Old Town Old Town is noteworthy for its historic sites, and you can make a stop at top attractions like Boim Chapel and Market Square. [](https://expedia.ca/Lviv-Old-Town.dx3000662599) ![One of the most recognizable buildings in Ukraine, Lviv Opera house is also among most beautiful European theatres. Named after world famous opera singer Solomiya Krushelnytska, who was born and raised in Lviv, the Opera House comprises various European architectural styles fashioned in all their lavishness. Constructed at the beginning of the 20th century, designed by architect Zygmunt Gorgolewski, the Grand Theatre in Lviv has been compared to the Paris and Vienna opera houses. Many European theaters can boast an extraordinary construction history, but Lviv’s opera house is unique in that it is built on top of a river. The architect proposed the radical and intriguing idea of burying the small river beneath the opera. His plans also included the use of a concrete foundation, a first for Europe. With optimistic trepidation, the city planners agreed and the Opera House was completed in 1900.](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/2175/f73993ac-dcdc-4c3b-9d53-a339d362f11d.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=350&h=192&q=medium) ### Prospekt Svobody You'll enjoy the museums and coffeehouses in Prospekt Svobody. You might want to make time for a stop at Lviv Theatre of Opera and Ballet or Museum of Ethnography, Arts & Crafts. [](https://expedia.ca/Lviv-Prospekt-Svobody.dx553248633981743544) ![Robert Doms Beer House ... this restaurant is three stories underground and attached to Lviv's Beer Museum and the Lvivske Brewery, which celebrated it's 300th anniversary in 2015. Good food, great beer, neat experience! It's easily walkable from the historic heart of the center too.](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/2175/5386c245-8564-431b-85d2-b5d55151406b.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=350&h=192&q=medium) ### Shevchenkivskyi District While visiting Shevchenkivskyi District, you might make a stop by sights like Beer Brewing Museum and Lemish Gallery. [](https://expedia.ca/Lviv-Shevchenkivskyi-District.dx952316813119746048) ![An Angel rises over Lychakiv Cemetery and the ancient town of Lviv in the West of Ukraine.](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/2175/493ff3c2-3c3f-46d6-bef4-855428466142.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=350&h=192&q=medium) ### Lychakivskyi District While visiting Lychakivskyi District, you might make a stop by sights like Lychakiv Cemetery and The Palace of Turkull-Comellos. [](https://expedia.ca/Lviv-Lychakivskyi-District.dx553248635975858135) - Western Ukraine Hotel Deals - Vacation Rentals in Western Ukraine ![Bank Hotel](https://images.trvl-media.com/lodging/24000000/23640000/23631900/23631868/97a987d1_y.jpg?impolicy=resizecrop&rw=340&ch=150) ### Bank Hotel 8, Lystopadovoho Chynu Lviv Lviv region Book a stay at this luxury hotel in Lviv. Enjoy free WiFi, free parking, and breakfast (surcharge). Popular attractions The Palace of Counts Goluchowski and ... 9.4/10 Exceptional! (227 reviews) Atrived late (after curfew started) but we were expected and checkin relatively simple...but no kitchen Reviewed on Dec 18, 2025 [Get rates](https://expedia.ca/Hotel-Search?startDate=05%2F02%2F2026&endDate=06%2F02%2F2026&selected=23631868&PinnedHotelID=23631868&HadPinnedHotel=true®ionId=6057817) [](https://expedia.ca/Hotel-Search?startDate=05%2F02%2F2026&endDate=06%2F02%2F2026&selected=23631868&PinnedHotelID=23631868&HadPinnedHotel=true®ionId=6057817) ![Best Western Plus Market Square Lviv](https://images.trvl-media.com/lodging/86000000/85100000/85096100/85096095/35a2244a_y.jpg?impolicy=resizecrop&rw=340&ch=150) ### Best Western Plus Market Square Lviv Shevska Str., 4 Lviv CA $110 CA $124 total Jan 27 - Jan 28 includes taxes & fees Book a stay at this luxury hotel in Lviv. Enjoy 2 bars/lounges, breakfast (surcharge), and a fitness center. Our guests praise the helpful staff in our reviews. ... 9.6/10 Exceptional! (114 reviews) Always a pleasure to stay at this hotel. 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Additional terms may apply. ## Check Western Ukraine hotel availability [Tonight ](https://expedia.ca/Hotel-Search?rfrrid=TG.LP.CheckPrices.DestinationExperience&adults=2&openPlayBack=true®ionId=6057817&startDate=2026-01-22&endDate=2026-01-23)[Jan 22 - Jan 23](https://expedia.ca/Hotel-Search?rfrrid=TG.LP.CheckPrices.DestinationExperience&adults=2&openPlayBack=true®ionId=6057817&startDate=2026-01-22&endDate=2026-01-23) [Tomorrow night ](https://expedia.ca/Hotel-Search?rfrrid=TG.LP.CheckPrices.DestinationExperience&adults=2&openPlayBack=true®ionId=6057817&startDate=2026-01-23&endDate=2026-01-24)[Jan 23 - Jan 24](https://expedia.ca/Hotel-Search?rfrrid=TG.LP.CheckPrices.DestinationExperience&adults=2&openPlayBack=true®ionId=6057817&startDate=2026-01-23&endDate=2026-01-24) [This weekend ](https://expedia.ca/Hotel-Search?rfrrid=TG.LP.CheckPrices.DestinationExperience&adults=2&openPlayBack=true®ionId=6057817&startDate=23%2F01%2F2026&endDate=25%2F01%2F2026)[Jan 23 - Jan 25](https://expedia.ca/Hotel-Search?rfrrid=TG.LP.CheckPrices.DestinationExperience&adults=2&openPlayBack=true®ionId=6057817&startDate=23%2F01%2F2026&endDate=25%2F01%2F2026) [Next weekend ](https://expedia.ca/Hotel-Search?rfrrid=TG.LP.CheckPrices.DestinationExperience&adults=2&openPlayBack=true®ionId=6057817&startDate=30%2F01%2F2026&endDate=01%2F02%2F2026)[Jan 30 - Feb 1](https://expedia.ca/Hotel-Search?rfrrid=TG.LP.CheckPrices.DestinationExperience&adults=2&openPlayBack=true®ionId=6057817&startDate=30%2F01%2F2026&endDate=01%2F02%2F2026) ### Popular places to visit ![Lviv, Ukraine. Very European and Russian. Pay a small fee and climb 409 stairs in the bell tower for this lovely view.](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/2175/e5dc5b96-d70f-4fe3-a604-70abb088da51.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=900&h=506&q=mediumHigh) #### Market Square 5/5(29 reviews) You can find out about the history of Lviv with a stop at Market Square. Make time to visit the cathedral and monuments while you're in the area. [](https://expedia.ca/Market-Square-Lviv.d6114300.Vacation-Attraction) ![Located on St. George Hill, over-looking the city of Lviv, the church was the perfect target for destruction in the past. At least two versions of the St. George Cathedral were built before the final construction of the church as it is seen today. The Cathedral of St. George became the mother congregation of the Greek-Catholic religion in Ukraine. The St. George Cathedral in Lviv, is home to one of the most treasured relics, which was brought to the cathedral by Bishop Jiseph Shumlianskyi in 1674. It is the Icon of the Virgin Mary, and is a spectacular and preserved artifact. The interior was decorated with luxurious embellishments created by the local artistic talents of Lviv. Pinsel, the sculptor of the cathedral, created the spectacular St. George](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/2175/2821f87a-24f4-4719-ba08-ea94267b902d.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=900&h=506&q=mediumHigh) #### St. George's Cathedral 4.5/5(16 reviews) St. George's Cathedral is just one of the places to see in Lviv, so why not enjoy the other things to explore during your travels? Experience the area's art scene and museums. [](https://expedia.ca/St-Georges-Cathedral-Lviv-City-Center.d6114318.Vacation-Attraction) ![Just amazing...](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/6294657/bd0cfc4a-b6ab-48e6-9d7c-21057f3775a3.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=900&h=506&q=mediumHigh) #### Pochaiv Lavra Find out about the history of Pochaiv when you take a trip to Pochaiv Lavra. Make some time to visit the monuments while you're in the area. [](https://expedia.ca/Pochaiv-Lavra-Pochaiv.d6294657.Vacation-Attraction) ![One church you should not miss is the elegant 1363 Armenian Cathedral with its ancient-feeling interior. The placid cathedral courtyard is a maze of arched passageways and squat buildings festooned with intricate Caucasian detail. Stepping into the courtyard feels like entering another era – gravestones bearing inscriptions in the 54 letters of the Armenian alphabet pave the floor. Located in the city's Old Town, north of the market square. Until 1945 it was the cathedral of the Armenian Catholic Archdiocese of Lviv, since 2000 it serves as a cathedral of the Eparchy of Ukraine of the Armenian Apostolic Church](https://images.trvl-media.com/place/2175/4b8fb080-4051-4c17-b70c-428d8c6cbbd3.jpg?impolicy=fcrop&w=900&h=506&q=mediumHigh) #### Armenian Cathedral of Lviv 4.5/5(17 reviews) Armenian Cathedral of Lviv is just one of the places to see in Lviv, so why not enjoy the other things to explore during your travels? Discover the area's art scene and cathedral. [](https://expedia.ca/Armenian-Cathedral-Of-Lviv-Lviv.d6114314.Vacation-Attraction) #### Bukovel Ski Area Hit the slopes in Polianytsia with a visit to Bukovel Ski Area. You can enjoy the restaurants while in the area. [](https://expedia.ca/Bukovel-Ski-Area-Bukovel.d6256828.Vacation-Attraction) #### Lviv Theatre of Opera and Ballet 4.5/5(12 reviews) Enjoy a performance at Lviv Theatre of Opera and Ballet, a storied theater in Lviv. Make time to visit the cathedral and monuments while you're in the area. [](https://expedia.ca/Lviv-Theatre-Of-Opera-And-Ballet-Lviv.d6114306.Vacation-Attraction) ## Cities near Western Ukraine ![CHERNIVTSI, UKRAINE - April , 2018 : Government house in Chernivtsi city from above Western Ukraine. 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