The Monument to Saint Nicholas, the heavenly patron of Lutsk, who is also depicted on the city’s coat of arms.
A stylized key together with the slogan “Lutsk – a Pleasant Discovery!” - the city’s official logo that symbolizes opening Lutsk to its visitors.
Lutsk Castle, one of the best-preserved castles in Ukraine, where in 1429 the Congress of European Monarchs took place.
The Princes Czartoryski Tower with a fragment of defensive wall featuring unique Gothic brickwork, whose undergrounds house the Okilny Castle Museum Space.
Magnificent churches of various denominations and eras: the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity (18th century), the Lutheran Kirche (early 20th century), and the Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul (17th century).
The Lutsk Town Crier - one of the symbols most loved by locals and tourists alike - a profession dating back to the Middle Ages. You can search for and count the sculptures of town criers around the city, as even experienced guides do not know their exact number.
Lutsk also has a special atmosphere - an incomparable feeling of coziness, kind hospitality, calm, quiet joy, and gentle happiness that you can experience only here. These feelings have transformed into a local philosophy - “Tut lutsko” (“it feels like Lutsk here”).
In fact, there is still so much more to see in Lutsk. So come and see it all for yourself - Lutsk will be a pleasant discovery!
Lutsk is the administrative, business, political, and cultural center of Volyn Region - the heart of Greater Volyn.
The first written mention of the city dates back to 1085 in the Hypatian Chronicle. However, archaeological research suggests that the city is much older and already over 1,000 years old.
Lutsk was a powerful princely city; an important multi - confessional religious center; the nearby Zhydychyn Monastery became a center of Christianity even before it was officially adopted as the state religion; the second (southern) capital of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Ruthenia, and Samogitia; and the site of the Congress of European Monarchs in 1429, which became an important stage in the development of European diplomacy.
Lutsk is a city where history and modernity are closely intertwined. It is a city that is actively growing and developing. Historically and mentally, Lutsk is a European city located on the border with the European Union.
Lutsk has something to amaze everyone with: from Lutsk Castle, ancient churches, and an extensive system of medieval underground tunnels, to the world’s longest residential building and the world’s largest painting, Cosmogony, at the Korsaks’ Museum of Contemporary Ukrainian Art; from unconventional sculptures scattered across various locations in the city, to two large parks and a unique bog right in its very center. In Lutsk, every corner offers pleasant discoveries - the main thing is to find your own personal key to it.
Author of the illustration: Inna Pytel
The puzzle was created in cooperation with the Tourism and Promotion Department of the Lutsk City Council.
