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Best of the West
Launch your loop around Ukraine's far west in
Lviv
, an eastern outpost of central
Europe with a strong cafe culture and some gobsmacking architecture that make it one of
Ukraine's top stops for any visitor. Outside the city centre the Lychakivske Cemetery is a
must-see. The city also has some of the country's wackiest restaurants, with the Masonic
Restaurant and Dim Lehend topping a zany list.
If you can tear yourself away from Lviv's European charms, hop on board a slow train
south to low-key
Mukacheve
, where one of Ukraine's most dramatic hilltop castles
awaits. From here it's into soothingly forested mountain country, the Carpathians to be
exact. Ukraine's wedge of the Carpathian arc is etched with long broad valleys, and a
great place to start your exploration is
Rakhiv
. Here you can have your first brush with
