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Rynok Square

The old market square, ringed by painted Renaissance houses around a town hall with a tall tower.

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Open
Always; the tower keeps daytime hours
Price
Free; paid for the tower
Time Needed
2 hours
Address
Rynok Square, LvivDirections
Getting There
In the center of the old town.

Why Go

Forty-four merchants' houses line the square, among them the Black House and the Kornyakt Palace, and fountains of Neptune, Diana, Amphitrite and Adonis stand at its corners. Climb the town hall tower, some 65 meters high, for the view over the old town's roofs and domes.

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