You are to get acquainted with a wonderful city, the history of which is over one and half thousand years. Kyiv and Kyivans have always welcomed the guests. Interesting meetings and unforgettable impressions are waiting for you.

Make 12 exciting excursions around the historical places of Kyiv. The guidebook will lead you through the museums and parks, it will acquaint you with the unique architecture ensembles and memorials, will tell you of the local customs and traditions. The map-schemes at the beginning of each part of the book will help you not to get lost in the strange city.

 

The architecture profiles of the most interesting constructions give a chance to imagine their interiors. A lot of useful information: how to choose a good accommodation and restaurant where to go for leisure and entertainment in the night.

 

About 1000 picturesque illustrations both modern and taken from archives and private collections make the story visual and more cognitive.

 

 

HISTORY

SIGHTSEEING
The Upper City
Andreyevsky Spusk
No Kyiv without Podol
Aristocratic Lipki
Sacred places and Strongholds of Pechersk
Along Kreshcbatik
Around the Opera
Quarter of Professors and Patrons
The Road to Vasilkov
Outside the Downtown
Holy places and Necropolises
The Banks of the Slavutich-Dnieper

 

HINTS FOR THE TOURIST
safety and health
post and telephone
money
to Kyiv by car
traveling by air
to Kyiv by bus
to Kyiv by train
city transport
drinks
national cuisine

 

HOTELS AND ACCOMMODATION
EATING OUT
ENTERTAINMENT AND LEISURE
in the open air
in Pirogovo
along the Dnieper
Hydropark
at night
cinema
to the theatre
theatre for children

 

circus
zoo
GOING SHOPPING
PHRASEBOOK