Must-SeeSight · MemorialPaidOutdoors

Lychakiv Cemetery

A hillside cemetery of mossy tombs and sculptures under old trees, one of the most beautiful in Europe.

US travel advisory: Level 4, Do Not Travel · checked 2026-11-03
Photo: Lestat (Jan Mehlich) · CC BY-SA 3.0
Open
Every day
Price
Paid; a small fee
Time Needed
2 hours
Address
Mechnykova Street 33, LvivDirections
Getting There
About 10 minutes by tram east of the old town.

Why Go

Opened in 1786, the cemetery holds the writers, artists and leaders of Lviv's Polish and Ukrainian past, among them the poet Ivan Franko. On its Field of Mars, rows of flags mark the graves of the soldiers of Lviv killed in the war since 2022.

Go Next

1–3 of 6
If You're Nearby
Mountains · Skiing

Ukrainian Carpathians

About 104 miles away

Hoverla, Ukraine's highest peak, and wooden Hutsul villages.

Guide Coming Soon
If You're Nearby
Cities · UNESCO

Chernivtsi

Chernivtsi Oblast
About 137 miles away

A Habsburg-era city, with a remarkable brick university that was a bishops' residence.

Guide Coming Soon
Worth a Detour
Cities · Castles

Kamianets-Podilskyi

About 140 miles away

A fortress town on a river island, in a loop of canyon.

Guide Coming Soon

Something wrong or out of date?

Traveler Reviews

Sign in and mark Lychakiv Cemetery as visited to write a review.