Places of Interest in Ukraine

Ukraine is a country with the glorious past. It is rich in historical monuments and different places of interest. Kyiv is the capital of Ukraine and one of the oldest cities in the Eastern Europe. It has already celebrated its 1500th anniversary. Thats why it is not surprising that a lot of interesting monuments are situated there, for example, the well-known to all Slavonic world St Sophias Cathedral and Kyivo-Pecherska Lavra. It is breathtaking to wander along the streets of the old town, to feel the breath of history...But Ukrainian places of interest are situated not only in Kyiv.

Kamyanets-Podilskyy and Hotyn fortresses

Kamyanets-Podilskyy and Hotyn fortresses

These fortresses are no doubt on the first place of 7 wonders of Ukraine. KamyanetsPodilskyy town has the frotification system that is unique all over the Europe and Hotyn fortrees was the center of numerous wars and fights.

Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra
Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra is a unique monastic complex, included by the UNESCO into the list of the monuments of the world-wide significance. The complex consists of two parts: the aboveground (religious constructions complex) and underground (caves).

St. Sophia Cathedral

St. Sophia Cathedral The famous St. Sophia Cathedral is the principal temple of Kyiv Rus, founded by Yaroslav Mudry (Yaroslav The Wise), which survived the centuries and extant to our days. Presently this complex is included into the world heritage protected by the UNESCO.

Hoverla mountain

Adventurous trip to Hoverla mountain will not live leave any touris indifferent as this is the highest mountain in Ukraine. An additional excursion can be made to the Prut River waterfall, one of the Danube tributaries, situated to the south of the main trail.

Olesko castle

The most popular and famous castle in Lviv region is Olesko. From a distance we can see the powerful defensive building on the picturesque hill in Olesko, which walls are formed of the cutted stone blocks, they "remember" a lot of invasions of polyglot invaders.

Palanok castle in Mukachevo

This castle is the most precious historical finding of Transcarpathians dated back to XV - XVI centuries. It has not been conquered through its all history because of its location on 68 meter high volcanic hill. The founding cornerstone for the castle was laid sometime in the 14th century.

Pochaiv Lavra

It is the most sacred eastern orthodox holy place in Volyn and the second-important one after Kiev-Pechersk Lavra in Ukraine. The most precious acquisition of this holly complex is a wonder-working icon of the Blessed Virgin that has a gift of miraculous healing.

Asembly of Rynok square in Lviv

Rynok Square - the centre of the Lviv historical-architectural preserve - ia a grand esembly. It is dated back to the 14th century and is formed by a complex of 44 buildings, different in style and period. Many of them beras traces of Reneissance, baroque, Empire and modern styles.

Shevchenkivskyi Park

Shevchenkivskyi Park is an open air Lviv museum of folk architecture and life with the collection of farmsteads, windmills, churches and schooles of 1718th century from all regions of Ukraine. It is situated in Shevchenkivskyi Hai (forest) - one of most picturesque sites of Lviv.

Zhovkva town and Krehiv monastery

Zhovkva is the only remaint in Ukraine example of Renaissance "ideal" city-citadel. The place of interest in Krehiv is a wooden church (built in 1724) with an interesting iconostasis, and a wooden bell tower near it which saved the lines of defensive architecture.

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