Excursions in Lviv often begin in park “High Castle”, which, probably, have heard many tourists intending to visit the ancient city of Leo. And probably not in vain. Indeed, since the height of 413 m above sea level (namely, at such a height and there is a hill High Castle), the city of Lvov you can see "as in the palm.

Today, for a long time on the mountain High Castle Lviv remained only a small piece of the defensive wall. Not far from the remnants of the fortress walls is a mound. That he now performs the role of the observation platform - one of the favorite places of Lviv romantics, lovers and young people.

Barrow Mount High Castle was erected in honor of the anniversary of the Union of Lublin. Earth and stone for building was taken from the neighboring Princes mountains. It was created mound from 1869 to 1900 years. And one of the initiators of the mound on the mountain High Castle was a Polish activist Franciszek Smol'kov.

The history of the High Castle dates back to 1360 when King Casimir the Great, began its construction. High Castle began to build on the hill near the place where the prince's court. High Castle then served as a repository treasury, arsenal and the most important documents.

While the High Castle was wooden, but with time, following the owners rebuilt it and made of stone. Private rooms High Castle served as a prison. According to the famous Polish poet S. Klenovicha Tower High Castle up against the sky, and the cellars descend into hell. But by 1772 from the High Castle left only remnants of the foundation, which the Austrian authorities were ordered to disassemble.

In the 30 years of last century on the Castle Hill was broken beautiful park of the High Castle. Where once stretched walls, ramparts and ditches, where there were barracks and arsenals, now shady avenues and playgrounds. Preserved only the name - High Castle: it stayed for the park.