The platform
Above the city.
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High Castle is the ruin of a castle on Castle Hill in Lviv, in western Ukraine, the highest point in the city at 413 metres above sea level. Visitors come today for the wide view over the old town from the top. A castle stood on the hill from the 13th century to the late 19th century and was the city's main defensive fort. Prince Leo I built its first wooden defences, which were pulled down and rebuilt more than once. Today only part of a stone wall remains, and the hill has become a large public park. From the railed summit platform you see Lviv spread below with its roofs, church towers and green domes, and green hills on the horizon. The way up climbs through thick trees, rocks and remains of an old wall appear on the slope, and the forest changes colour with the seasons. It is less than a kilometre from Market Square in a straight line, reached on foot by steps and paths. Entry is free. The UK Foreign Office advises against all but essential travel to the Lviv region, and opening can change at short notice, so read the current advice before you plan.
Above the city.
Through the trees.
A stone wall.
Castle Hill, central Lviv, Ukraine
Only part of a stone wall; the hill is now a park.
Yes, the UK Foreign Office advises against all but essential travel to the Lviv region.
