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yumyum Says: The original fortress with high stone walls was completed in 1558. Today's palace was built on the site of the former fortress in the 19th century after Ternopil became a royal city. In World War II the palace was heavily damaged and the main building was restored in Soviet...
yumyum Says: This beautiful monument of Patriarch Iosif is located next to the Dominican church. I tried to find out who exactly this man was but didn't manage.
yumyum Says: You will encounter a monument to Ivan Franko more or less in every Western Ukrainian town. Ivan Franko was a poet, writer, thinker etc. He lived from 27.8.1856 - 28.5.1916. He founded the socialist movement in Western Ukraine and was well known as a radical politically.
T.H. Shevshenko Oblast Drama Theatre
yumyum Says: This impressive looking theatre is actually not that old. It's apparently the best know piece of Soviet architecture in Ternopil and was built from 1953-55.
yumyum Says: Since the Ukrainian language hasn't got a "G" but the G is used as H the name of this proud horseman can be a bit confusing. But he is Danilo of Galicia. His proper name is Daniel Romanovich and he became the ruler of Galicia and Volhynia, two provinces that were united....
yumyum Says: The interior of the Dominican church is absolutely beautiful. Amazingly in some guide books the church is not even mentioned as a site to visit although it's right in the center of town and extremely popular with locals to get married in it.Since we were there on a Saturday...
yumyum Says: The Dominican church was built between 1749 and 1779 by the architect A. Moszynski. The roofs of the spires look like pyramids. In WWII the church was ruined but was restored in 1953. After that it was used as an art gallery until 1992 when it became the Uniate temple.
Church of Exaltation of the Holy Cross
yumyum Says: This fortified church is sometimes called church on the pond. It was built at the end of the 16th century. The bell tower was finished in 1627.
yumyum Says: We saw this Pizzeria just off the Theatre square and decided to give it a try. The restaurant is downstairs in 3 cellar rooms. One of them is non-smoking. The menu is in Ukrainian only, so it helps if you know the Cyrillic alphabet. The waitress was trying to be helpful but...
yumyum Says: There is of course public transport in Ternopil. But since everything in the center was within walking distance we didn't use the trolleybuses etc.
yumyum Says: Ternopil pond is big enough for a boat ride. During the warm season there are frequent departures for a boat ride. The landing is just down the staircase from the Hotel Ternopil. You pay on board.
yumyum Says: There are several small supermarkets in the center of Ternopil. Some shops aren't really self-service supermarkets but the old Soviet style shops with lots of counter shops. If you want to try such a shop then you will find one opposite the Church of Resurrection in vul....
yumyum Says: Since we were there on a Saturday afternoon, we witnessed lots of newly wed couple followed around by their entourage in order to take pictures and videos with the sights etc. In the Dominican church one wedding just finished and the priest came out to fetch the next couple...
"Special Service" in Hotel Ternopil
frockland Says: Don`t be surprised if the phone in your room rings in the middle of the night and somebody kindly is asking if you feel like having sex. The receptionists of Hotel Ternopil seemed to have a "Hotline" to the local prostitutes!
Ternopil National Economic University
romazvarych Says: Department of International Economy Head: Savelyev E.V.Staff: Zvarych R.E.
yumyum Says: At first sight Ternopil is very Soviet looking. But there are some nice old buildings in the centre to be seen. I really liked Ternopil and experienced it as a friendly clean city.One guy approached us and asked us why we come to Ternopil and Ukraine at that. He reckoned...
Tanechka Says: The few architectural masterpieces of the former epochs that remained as rare diamonds, add to the beauty of the city.
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We came to Ternopil because we wanted to break our bus journey from Kamyanets-Podilsky to Lviv. We stayed overnight in Ternopil and were surprised what a pleasant town it was. Ternopil area was first...
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There are many places of interest in Ternopil region, but of all its treasures the Lavra in Pochayiv is the most precious. The flow of pilgrims and tourists never stops running to this sacred place,...
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