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Best in Zhovkva

Route Details

Route Distance

5.1 km

Route Duration

1 h 0 m

Route Points

Welcome to Zhovkva — a city that is also called the “ideal city of the Renaissance”! From royal castles to monastery walls. In just one day you can see the most interesting sights that will make this trip unforgettable. Today will be: 📍 Zhovkivsk Castle is a majestic residence of kings and magnates, which was once visited by King Jan III Sobieski himself. 📍 Glynska Gate is the only preserved city gate that greeted the guests of Zhovkva from Lviv. 📍 Church of the Nativity of the Virgin is another wooden shrine listed on the UNESCO heritage list. 📍 The Church of the Holy Trinity is a real masterpiece of Ukrainian wooden sacred architecture, also protected by UNESCO. 💡 Interesting fact: in the XVII century. Zhovkva was so developed that four religions were active here at the same time: Catholicism, Orthodoxy, Judaism and the Armenian Church. That is why the city is called a unique example of tolerance of that time. Concluding the day in Zhovkva, you will understand: this city is small in size, but large in terms of impressions.