Middle Eastern tourists throng relatively unknown Ukraine city


By AGENCY

A Middle Eastern tourist in Lviv, a city in Ukraine known for its Renaissance architecture, taking a photo of her ice cream. — AFP

Saudi tourists ride horse-drawn carriages, pose for portraits by street artists and play chess on benches with locals in Lviv, a city in Ukraine more accustomed to hosting European guests.

But with Covid-19 travel restrictions still in place across Europe, travellers from the Middle East – especially Saudi Arabia – now rank among the top visitors to the ex-Soviet Union state.

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