Lviv is a city with centuries-old history, in which was interwoven the culture of different nations. The heavy and extraordinarily interesting history of the unique Ukrainian city Lviv counts seven with a half centuries. Historians has determined that the human settlement existed (on a site) in place of a modern Lviv as early as from fifth century.Lviv was founded in the middle of the 13th century by Prince DanyloHalitskyi, who named the city after his son Lev. Since then histories were removed and remade again by different powers with different names. Lviv had been part of numerous states and empires, including, under the name Lwów, Poland and later the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth; under the name Lemberg, the Austrian and later Austro-Hungarian Empires; the short-lived West Ukrainian People’s Republic after World War I; Poland again; and the Soviet Union. In addition, both the Swedes and the Ottoman Turks made unsuccessful attempts to conquer the city. All these histories are waiting to reveal themselves around you when you will walk along the old cobble streets with a local Lvivian. So, come explore Lviv and enlighten by the history of this very old and rich Ukrainian city.