The spring months are probably the most special of the year. It is at this time that people emerge from hibernation and begin to look around. And this is not surprising – the sun shines brighter than usual, birds sing, and everything around blooms …
And although the sun was not enough during these two weeks, we are not sad. Why? Because we visited 5 walks around Kyiv, which will finally paint your days with spring colors.
To the Botsad Greenhouse – to flowering azaleas
While the city wakes up from winter, the most colorful and brightest place in the city – the greenhouse of the old Botsad! People come here to get full of aromas, take photos and listen to the stories of tropical plants.
In March in the greenhouse – the real tropics in the middle of winter! Azaleas, camellias and orchids bloom here. The greenhouses are always warm, you can walk among the flowering bushes and make plans for spring! After a walk you can relax in an apartment nearby →
Duration: 2 hours
Cost: UAH 250
Mystical Kyiv. Fox forest
On the night of Ivan Kupala, an evil force gathers on Lysa Hora … Are you scared? Or funny? There are many places in Kyiv associated with mystical legends and rumors.
Famous Kyivan witches, pagan traditions, the curse of Prince Volodymyr, the afterlife in Kyiv, rituals of the 19th century – you will learn about this and much more on a guided tour.
Duration: 3 hours
Cost: 200 uah
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Secrets of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra
The heart of the Lavra is its caves with the relics of more than 125 saints. At the same time, Lavra is a city within a city, about 100 buildings of XI-XXI centuries on the area of about 28 hectares. In this regard, the Lavra is sometimes said: “Orthodox Vatican”
About this – in a tour of the Lower Lavra (with a panorama of the Upper Territory from the balustrade in the Far Caves – the original estate of the monastery): caves and temples, monuments and tombs, bell towers and fortress walls, viewing platforms and picturesque streets. You can warm up after a walk in an apartment nearby →
Duration: 3 hours
Cost: UAH 250
About Separation with a glass of wine
In Kyiv, the consumption of spirits has always been treated as an art. And although each era has its own tastes and habits, in fact, little has changed. We invite you to talk about the history of winemaking in old Kiev – with a glass of fine wine, in an old and cozy merchant’s house on the Dnieper embankment.
And on the way to this house we will see the “lost quarter”, the place where the estate of a talented Kyiv architect was, an old mill, colorful courtyards, full of memories of the native Podolians.
Duration: 3 hours
Price: 320 uah
Backstage Kyiv Opera House
It is impossible not to notice the building of the Kyiv Opera, but the most interesting thing is happening not even on stage, but behind the scenes! We will go through the wardrobe, the labyrinth of halls and corridors – and immerse ourselves in the theatrical atmosphere of the Opera, which is preparing for the performance.
We will go all the way: “from the hanger” to the backstage. Secrets and secrets of the main opera house of Ukraine will be revealed to you. You will be able to admire the beautiful interiors, crystal chandeliers, Venetian mirrors, but the main thing – get acquainted with the scene from the inside and feel like artists! And after the tour you can walk to the apartment nearby →
Duration: 2 hours
Cost: 300 uah
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