Lutsk is one out of only some Ukrainian cities where building process achieves a good level of development - new housing estates appear, accomplishment is always kept on high level and reconstruction of morally old things is constantly in progress. During recent years, Lutsk has turned into a real European city. Broad streets and fashionable houses, green parks and colourful flowerbeds add picturesque and fabulous tones to its look.

Fans of antiquity can peep in antique shops on Lesya Ukrainka Street. During holidays, the street turns into the folk art exhibition. One can purchase Volyn artists' paintings and various souvenirs. Bogdan Khmelnytskyy Street is famous not only for its fairy like houses of the end of the XIX century but also for the monument of city's patronizer saint Mykolay that has recently appeared near the municipal administration office.

There is marvelous architectural collection on the central square (Teatralna Square): the Musical Drama Theater named after Taras Shevchenko and the People's House "Prosvita", weeping willows and fountains perfectly harmonize with the monument to Lesya Ukrainka - the mistress of the square. By the way, at these two buildings almost all musical and theatrical life of the city is focused: classical and folk music concerts, performances of creative work and foreign troupes tours take place there. Teatralna Square is the permanent place for modern music concerts. On holidays people come here to celebrate, that is why central roads are closed for cars on such days.

Near the monument to Taras Shevchenko, a new square is creating. Fountain on university campus leads you straight to the park named after Lesya Ukrainka. Attractions, open-air cafes, playgrounds and a zoo make you have a rest. Volyn Museum of Regional Studies invites everyone to the world of history and culture of this region. There you can find out about folk crafts and traditions, look at memories of Christianity. Kachynskyy Silver Treasure (the 5th century) and Lesya Ukrainka's manuscripts, household tools of Eastern Goths and a collection of paintings, which were gathered by Radzyvily family, and many other interesting exhibits are kept there. The Art Department of the museum introduces the masterpieces of Jose Ribera, Jack Curtua, V.Kasian, I.Aivazovskyy, O.Valenta and other. The Museum of Volynian Icon possesses a big collection on religious topics.

Close to the museum the Memorial of Eternal Glory is situated which perpetuates the memory of Ukraine's defenders who died fighting against fascist invaders. Each year on May 9 city inhabitants gather there to honour the memory of fallen. If you want to visit Lutsk during summer, then the best time to do it is in July since the annual international festival "Polissian Summer with Folklore" is held. Guests come from all over the world. During a week, both Ukrainian and foreign folk troupes warm the heart with folk songs and dancing. Great events in the city are the festivals "Oberig" and "Beregynya" which are devoted to Ukrainian song creative work. Lutsk inhabitants and guests enjoy greatly the international festival of puppet theatres "Christmas Mystery". Tourist agencies of Lutsk propose to make tours to the historic, architectural and cultural places of interest of Volyn region. Among them are: the ancient cathedral in Volodymyr Volynskyy (the most longstanding orthodox church in our region), glorious town Berestechko which still keeps memory of Cossacks, the recreational complex of Shatsk lakes, the nunnery in Zymne village and other picturesque places of Volyn. Visit our land!

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