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SNAPSHOT
With its large Catholic and Orthodox congregations, Lviv enjoys the longest Christmas holiday period in the world, from 24 December to 14 January. The mood throughout is in keeping with the city’s laid-back bohemian roots.
FROM AIRPORT TO CITY
Public transport from Lviv airport is erratic so visitors are advised to hop in a taxi – but be prepared to haggle and try not to pay more than 60 hryvni (€5) for a ride into the city centre!
FOOD
Vienna Café
12 Svobody Avenue, +38 032 272 2021 This popular dining and socialising venue attracts tourists, bureaucrats and ladies of leisure. Try its famed coffee at 20 hryvni (€1) a cup.
Kentavr
34 Rynok Square, +38 032 272 0512 This understated venue is in the corner of Lviv’s trademark medieval market square. Georgian Hachipori cheese pie is 65 hryvni (€5).
FRIENDS
Yapi Sushi Bar
6-8 Svoboda Avenue, +38 032 272 2972 Watch the bright young things in their synthetic fashions come and go in this ultra-trendy hangout. Sushi dish selections start at 35 hryvni (€2.50).
Leroy
80 Turgenevskaya Street, +38 032 239 3160 Do not be put off by the unwelcoming steel gates – inside this is an intimate venue. B-52 cocktails are a house speciality at 40 hryvni (€3).
INSIDER TIP
If you enjoy a touch of ethno-chic, the colourful Russian Orthodox Christmas parades in the centre from 7 January.
Words Peter Dickinson |
