Lions Tour Lviv
† Be guided by the lions of Lviv.
With lunch & beers
Someone somewhere said there are over 4,500 lions in Lviv. That may be the case, but we're not looking for just any lions. Those we meet on Lviv Lion Hunt are carved in stone. They protect our most beautiful buildings, be they civic or private property.
Lviv Lion Hunt covers a lot of ground. Cobbled streets are walked and private gardens entered, concluding in the serenity of Lychakiv cemetery. But what can this lions tour Lviv tell us about the meaning and origin of the Galician lion? A lion stood in front of a stone gate and three towers is our coat of arms, and has been since the 14th. century. Lviv is known as the City of Lions. Lion tattoos are very common here.
The crest of the football team in Lviv, FC Karpaty, is a golden lion on green and white stripes. Our logo includes a white lion too, indeed, every page on our previous website version had its own unique lion. They were guardians, of sorts.
One of our oldest pubs, The Old Lion, didn't survive the 2020 pandemic, but The White Lion is still going strong. It is here that we take lunch and share a beer or two before setting off. Expect a rather absorbing tour that visits all the hidden alcoves in our old town and almost all our most beautiful streets. We move on foot and by tram to view the jewels of Lviv.
LVIV LION HUNT roams Lviv and is led by a local historian expert Lviv tour guide. We include lunch and beers.
"What a tremendous day with In Lviv Tours and the guide Andriy who delivered an oustanding history of Lviv using the lion sculptures of the city, of which there are many! I met Pete the owner after the tour and he graciously gave me 2 extra hours of his own time to tour some of Lviv's underground venues. He also explained what happened in Lviv during The Holocaust as I wanted to do the Holocaust tour too but could not due to having just a day in Lviv. Next time."
09.11.2025
Lviv tour review by Samuel from England who travelled with In Lviv Tours in November, 2025.