To get the right impression of Ukraine as a whole one should necessarily visit the Transcarpathia beside other regions. The cultural peculiarities formed under the impact of the neighboring countries, the local inhabitants and their customs, and of course the magnificent nature of the locality are the reason why Transcarpathia is worth visiting for a foreign tourist as well as for a Ukrainian resident from any other corner of the country.Continue reading The Wonderful Land of Transcarpathia
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Going to Ukraine: Just Be Prepared
Going to Ukraine for the first time you might have some trepidation about what you should necessarily bring, how you should go about the everyday issues you are used to cope with in your country or how to secure yourself from any possible difficulties (if any arise). Here are some important things you should consider.Continue reading Going to Ukraine: Just Be Prepared
Love and the cities
Love is celebrated in all forms of art and urban sculpture is no exception. Virtually every city and town of Ukraine has its own monument dedicated to all those in love. Such monuments are used as totem points, they are surrounded by legends and endowed with magical features.
The place from which start the trip of romantic places in Ukraine is the Love Tunnel in the town of Klevan near Rivne.Continue reading Love and the cities
Sevastopol – a city to see
Sevastopol’s greatness and glory is reflected in the numerous monuments and historical signs that speak of the heroic past of the city. Steles and towers, buildings and sculptures – the witnesses of the great events have left mementoes for the future generations for ages.Continue reading Sevastopol – a city to see
Odessa, the city of curiosities
Odessa is famous as a city with a mysterious soul and an extraordinary temper. It is inhabited by anecdote and song characters, its backyards are full of unbelievable tales, living heroes walk down its streets, and under its ground there live secrets of history. Today tourists can choose from a great variety of theme excursions offered, such as “Odessa Markets”, ”The Jewish Odessa”, “The catacombs of Odessa”, “The Literary Odessa” and “The Criminal Odessa” to name a few. This port city is so motley and versatile one could never characterize it in few words or fit it in any frame.Continue reading Odessa, the city of curiosities
Ukrainian Safari in the Crimea
Another unique attraction has been added to the Crimea’s sightseeing treasury. A huge entertainment park, Taygan, opened here to receive the status of a nature reserve. 32 hectares of heath on the peninsula are occupied by the safari park where the over fifty lions will from now on live in the conditions close to natural.Continue reading Ukrainian Safari in the Crimea
Hortitsa – the History Island
Though Khortitsa is considered to be the largest island on the Dnipro river, one could easily walk around it in a day. However the island’s dimensions in geographical terms are far from equal with its cultural value. The concentration of Ukrainian culture and history here is much higher than in many other considerable geographical points.
The first settlements emerged here over Continue reading Hortitsa – the History Island
Donetsk – Worth Its Salt
Have you ever played soccer at a depth of around 300 meters? Or taken a walk down the dry ancient sea bottom? Imagine a maze inside a giant lump of salt with enough space not only for a human but for an entire nine-storey building… This is not a feature film setting but a real place one should necessarily visit when in Ukraine.Continue reading Donetsk – Worth Its Salt
Lviv: City with a Taste for Leisure
The most “European” of the Ukrainian cities, Lvov is famous for its hasteless pace of life, its unique culture, its ancient yet ageless traditions.Continue reading Lviv: City with a Taste for Leisure
Local Wonderland in Kiev
Old Kiev monuments remind us about the great events in the history of the state, unveil the mysteries from the lives of famous people, amaze with the nobility of architectural genius. And the monuments constructed by our contemporaries, by young artists, architects and designers emerge here and there to shed some positive rays on the city’s everyday life. Funny, weird and unexpected, they quickly become favorite attractions for the citizens.Continue reading Local Wonderland in Kiev