Lutsk is a very diverse city, full of historical monuments and picturesque views. The Little Rome of the East - it is called by its connoisseurs. The heart of Volyn. A city of innovators and practical researchers. Let's take a walk through the streets and the most interesting places of Lutsk.
"Old Lutsk" Reserve
This place presents the wonders of history and antiquity for connoisseurs.
"Old Lutsk" is a reserve with historical and cultural significance, it is practically the entire part of the city center. It includes the bypass and upper castles, Catholic monasteries with their rich history, women's and men's (Sharits, Jesuits, Brigittes, Dominicans, etc.), a synagogue, Orthodox churches of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross and Pokrovsk, the Kosachs' house, various museums. The pearl of the reserve is the upper castle (or Lubart's castle, built in the 14th century). It is the main tourist "attraction" for guests. Periodically, knightly tournaments, "Nights in the castle" with a touch of romance, night excursions, and, of course, ordinary excursions are held there.
At the administration you can see a map of the location of monuments and all interesting historical places, sign up for one of the sightseeing tours and get a lot of pleasure from visiting "Old Lutsk".
Peter and Paul Church - a highlight for lovers of Western spirituality
The Church of St. Peter and Paul, a cathedral church of Roman Catholic heritage, is a monument of the Jesuit order and one of the famous Lutsk shrines. It was called "Little Rome" - for the large number of churches, various monasteries and other spiritual centers. The temples are open to tourists and guests, you can even freely enter the dungeons, on which the entire Old Town actually stands. On the Cathedral Square you can admire with your own eyes the icon of the Lutsk Mother of God, one of the most famous and cult shrines of Volyn.
Monument to executed prisoners
The Lutsk monument to the victims of the NKVD who fought for independence can be visited by interested Ukrainians next to one of the Roman Catholic churches. It is not that big in size, but its historical and moral value is unconditional. Here, on June 23, 1941, about four thousand people died, without clarifying the circumstances, without conducting a trial or investigation. Their death and history will forever be a significant page in the history of the city and the country as a whole.
Market Square and its spaces
Market Square, also known as Rynok Square, is considered one of the most famous places in central Lutsk, a kind of historical center of the city. It is the beginning of Danylo Halytskyi, Iov Kondzelevych, Mykhailo Dragomanov streets. The size of the square is quite large and allows you to breathe deeply, and if you have an experienced guide with you, you can learn a lot of interesting things about the history and life of Lutsk since the Middle Ages.
Trinity Cathedral will delight architecture lovers
Holy Trinity Cathedral was once a Roman Catholic church, built together with a Franciscan monastery (or Bernardine monastery). Its history dates back to the 16th century. The shrine resembles a Roman basilica in its form and has survived turbulent times, changes in church, political and state structures. A theological seminary is located next to the cathedral. Today, the church is considered one of the most important Orthodox churches in Volhynia.
The Bell Museum will win the hearts of raisin lovers
The famous Old Lutsk Nature Reserve is home to the only bell museum in the world. It houses over 90 bells made between the 17th and early 20th centuries, and the oldest of them will soon be no less than 360 years old. Many bells survived the difficult Soviet times of the struggle against religion and churches, being kept in this museum. Some of them were later returned to their native places.
The Museum of Volyn Icons will delight the eyes of connoisseurs of sacred painting
The Iconographic Museum of Volyn has a collection of over 600 icons from the 17th-19th centuries, as well as crosses, sacred sculptures, and objects with decorative carvings.
The museum is happy to welcome in a separate hall-chapel admirers of the Kholm Icon of the Mother of God, the history of which begins in the 11th-12th centuries. Prayer in the immediate vicinity of the icon brings many wonderful events to admirers. It was brought to Kholm long ago by Danylo Galitsky himself.
Pharmacy Museum
The pharmacy-museum, also called the Zlotsky pharmacy, is located on the Market Square and is also part of the historical and cultural reserve "Old Lutsk". It still functions today, it has a laboratory, a museum exhibition, which makes the pharmacy unique in its kind. It has existed since 1845, and medicines for Lesya Ukrainka were once prepared here. Today, the pharmacy specializes in medicines for the treatment of diseases in the field of dermatology.
Traveling around Lutsk with a child
Lutsk is full of interesting things and exciting places for curious boys and girls of all ages, from toddlers to teenagers. The city can also offer interesting activities and places for teachers and parents who want to make useful things interesting and teach boys to learn and open new horizons.
Museum of Technical Progress - for little techies
The Adrenaline City Sports and Recreation Complex invites children to the only museum of technical progress in the country. The Experimentalium Center for Research Science and Technology is also located here. In this unique Center you can find all the achievements of technical thought throughout the life and development of mankind, from ancient times to the present day. Photos, videos, radio, all communication systems, computers, watches - there is nothing here that is not there, and it will be interesting to children and adults alike.
Kosach's House
In the house on Dragomanova Street, now famous, Lesya Ukrainka once lived. It was here that her parents lived: the county peace mediator Petro Kosach together with the writer Olena Pchilka. This building has a history of more than 200 years. Now the former apartment of the famous family houses the museum "Lesya's Living Room".
Center for Traditional Culture "Honey Hut" - a paradise for sweet tooths
Do you want to visit a place that is interesting, tasty and sweet at the same time? Then you will not pass by the "Honey House", where you can buy the most delicious and healthy medicines. Children will be able to treat themselves to honey here, take part in interesting and useful programs about beekeeping. So children will be able to participate in the deep world of the apiary, develop industriousness and attentiveness with the help of metaphors, comparisons and other pedagogical methods. Young visitors will discover many new interesting facts from the life of bees and the world of honey. But in addition to children, there will be something to hear for the first time and adults who love to discover the world for themselves.
Museum of the Army and Military Equipment
The Regional Museum of the Ukrainian Army and Military Equipment, created in Volyn, will open a fascinating world of technology for its lovers. It will certainly be especially interesting for teenagers and young men, do not miss this opportunity if there are boys in your team. The museum is a branch of the National Military History Museum of Ukraine, this place is unique in the Western region. All museum exhibits are located in the open air, which creates an atmosphere of complete immersion in the situation and past times. Here you can find anti-aircraft missile and aviation complexes, artillery weapons, armored vehicles, signal troops with their equipment, support service, etc. There is also a military history library, which will also be interesting to visit.
Children's railway - a find for adventure lovers
The Lutsk Children's Railway, although considered the smallest in Ukraine, is the most picturesque, because it passes through a botanical garden. The railway has already raised several generations of lovers of this transport, both future railwaymen and lovers of the road in all its variations. It performs several tasks at the same time, being an after-school educational institution that gives an idea and basic skills of working on the road, and a place of exciting children's leisure. Every Sunday the road awaits its little guests, starting from May, in June and August also on Saturday.
Book Museum
Some parents bring children who already love to read to this museum to further ignite this passion, others - those children who have yet to immerse themselves in this fascinating world of books to involve them. It happens that they come to the museum for the purpose of fulfilling the school program. Whatever the motives of the visitors, the exposition presented by the museum, located on the territory of the reserve, will surprise and delight everyone. No one will leave offended, neither a child nor an adult. The oldest book presented in the museum is a rare Gospel, printed in 1644. The younger one is only two years, the Book of Requirement of Peter Mohyla, it can also be found here.
Lutsk Zoo
The zoo was renovated last year and reopened to all comers. There is a bear town and a lion enclosure, which have areas where animals are examined. There are pavilions where there are enclosures with primates, wild boar, and artiodactyls. The zoo has a veterinary clinic, which allows you to treat animals right on the spot.
The "adult" zoo also includes a "children's" petting zoo. In these picturesque places you can meet 88 animals, about 35 birds, a total of about 40 species of fauna. Here live red deer, llama, bison, porcupine, antelope, black swan, peacocks and many others.
Romantic places in Lutsk
If you invite a girl on a date in ancient Lutsk, it will be the most romantic for you and for her. In addition to the general atmosphere, it can be rich in events and emotions, even become a whole adventure. You only have to look around a little - and you can take advantage of the opportunities generously provided to you by the hospitable city. The heart of Volyn will conquer your hearts, don't miss your chance!
Park of the 900th Anniversary of Lutsk - a date against a backdrop of greenery
The Park of Culture and Recreation named after the 900th Anniversary of Lutsk is about 19 hectares of green space, it is rightfully considered the largest and widest green area. The park has recently been very actively developing thanks to the efforts of municipal workers, public activists and simply caring citizens and schoolchildren. These places are especially beautiful in spring and summer. Here at this time you can visit the beach located above the Sapalaivka River. And although you don't swim in the river, you can have a great time relaxing, fishing and sunbathing. The park also hosts musical and entertainment events with rich programs, games and celebrations.
Mykola Golovan's House
If you want to make your date even more unusual and unforgettable, you should definitely visit the house of architect Mykola Golovan. He will help you make a wonderful and original marriage proposal if your relationship is already so serious. This palace-house has been included in the rich list of wonders of Volyn, and it deserves it. This place is truly magnificent, it combines about 500 sculptures. By the 920th anniversary of Lutsk, architect Mykola Golovan designed and built an additional complex on the territory of the house - a children's town. The owner of the house invites everyone to visit his workshop, located in the house itself, where you can take unusual photos. The house is also called the "house with chimeras", and the owner-architect himself calls it a family vernissage and says that the house has not been finished for 29 years and will be built as long as its owner is alive.
Botanical Garden "Volyn"
Now in Lutsk the botanical garden is being revived, and in it the visitor will find the unofficial symbol of this city - an elephant. This sculpture changes its color almost every year with the help of local enthusiasts who help in supervising the garden. The garden consists of old and new sections, located above the Styr and Sapalaivka rivers. Spring, of course, is the most romantic time in this garden.
Lesia Ukrainka Park
The Lesya Ukrainka Park of Culture and Recreation in the city center is rightfully considered one of the most beautiful places where you can have a pleasant rest. Well-groomed, cozy, romantic, it attracts young couples, families and children. Here you can ride on attractions, listen to pleasant music of the summer variety show, play in the children's town. There is a river nearby, which also creates a certain atmosphere, festive events are held here. All this will allow you and your company to have a great time in the park.
Art Gallery "Art Department"
The gallery of modern art is located in the sports and recreation complex "Adrenaline City", which we have already mentioned. In the format of original intellectual leisure, "Art Department" offers visitors to enter together into the process of forming an art culture, which will help develop the aesthetic taste of everyone. Modern art, performances, modern works, installations, projects of creative people - this will give you a lot of pleasure and bring unforgettable impressions of the creative process. If you come with your partner - through creativity you will get to know each other more deeply and discover new facets in your partner. In the "Art Department" you can visit master classes, exhibitions, take part in other events.
Theater Square
Theater Square is located at the intersection of seven streets. Here meet the streets of Volodymyr Vynnychenko, Gradnyi Spusku, Lesya Ukrainka, Yuliush Slovatsky, Svobody Avenue, Bohdan Khmelnytskyi and Taras Shevchenko. This square is the central and most important in the city. On it you can see the Shevchenko Regional Academic Music and Drama Theater, a monument to Lesya Ukrainka, recently reconstructed, Holy Trinity Cathedral, a bust of Taras Shevchenko.
Theater-studio "HarmIder"
This studio is also called "Rozgardiyash" - it will appeal to fans of everything unusual and unexpected. Here they show the modern drama "Hemlock for Socrates", the tragicomedy with a touch of mysticism "The 9th Lunar Day", the theatrical performance "Three Signs", the farce "Vonna - Princess of Burgundy", the recitative-plastic performance "The Mystery of Love" and the mystery "In the Dark". The games of people, the games of names, plots and the plasticity of performance - all this will not leave you indifferent if you are a fan of non-standard feelings, images and metaphors.
Based on materials from igotoworld.com
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