Lychakiv cemetery. Individual tour
About this tour
Lychakiv
cemetery
We offer a
walk through the open-air museum, see valuable monuments of sculpture and
architecture, and get to know the biographies of prominent people.
The
Lychakiv cemetery is an unusual place, a park of sleep and memory. The cemetery
was founded way back in 1786, today its area is 42 hectares.
Christians of various denominations and nationalities rest here. There are about 350,000 burials in total - this is a real necropolis.
Tour days: Everyday
Start of an individual excursion: at any time.
Walking tour of the Lychakiv cemetery, lasting 2 hours.
* Entrance tickets to the "Lychakiv Cemetery" Museum are paid additionally: UAH 50. (adult), UAH 30. (student, pupil).
* Price of entrance tickets may change
Program
Immediately behind the entrance is the main square of the cemetery, from which alleys branch off in different directions. The square is surrounded by several chapels - family churches-tombs of some of the richest Lviv families. Heading down the central alley, you can quickly get to the graves of the classics of Ukrainian literature - Ivan Franko, Markiyan Shashkevych, Volodymyr Barvinsky and well-known composers of the 20th century - Stanislav Lyudkevich, Anatoly Kos-Anatolsky, Mykola Kolessa. A little further on, there are interesting monuments at the burials of artist Arthur Grottger, opera singer Solomiya Krushelnytska, historian Karol Shainokha, archbishop Samuel Kyryl Stefanovych, gymnast Victor Chukarin and composer Volodymyr Ivasyuk. One of the side alleys leads to the graves of famous Poles: writer Severyn Goszczynski, actress Gabriela Zapolska, mathematician Stefan Banach, poet Maria Konopnytska, architect Zygmunt Gorgolewski. Among the tomb sculpture, we meet sad weeping women, ancient deities, sleepy lions and even a sleeping beauty. These are the works of artists of the European level, who immortalized famous and wealthy people with their talent. We also have the opportunity to visit Ukrainian and Polish military cemeteries, where soldiers who fought for different ideals rest next to each other, but we consider them all heroes who gave their lives for their Motherland.
5 reasons to choose tour
1
A walk through the open-air museum, see valuable monuments of sculpture and architecture, and get to know the biographies of prominent people.
2
Among the tomb sculpture, we meet sad weeping women, ancient deities, sleepy lions and even a sleeping beauty.
3
These are the works of artists of the European level, who immortalized famous and wealthy people with their talent.
4
We also have the opportunity to visit Ukrainian and Polish military cemeteries, where soldiers who fought for different ideals rest next to each other, but we consider them all heroes who gave their lives for their Motherland.
5
Getting to know the history of the museum
Key landmarks
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"Lychakiv Cemetery" Museum
What is included?
Professional guide
*From each purchased tour, we transfer 10% to the Ukrainian Refugee Support Fund. All profits from press tours are transferred to the reconstruction of Ukraine.
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