Lviv is the largest city in western Ukraine and the seventh-largest city in the country overallThis charming town has had the ultimate checkered past, being at various points in history part of Poland, the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union, and now independent Ukraine. Nestled to the east of the Carpathians, its Old Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.The historical heart of the city, with its old buildings and cobblestone streets, survived Soviet and German occupations during World War II largely unscathed.
