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ity scene with huge, stylish rooms, a spa and all the amenities a coal mogul might dream
of. It also boasts the best restaurant for miles around.
Getting There & Around
TRAIN
Sviatohirsk train station, 5km away from the town and reached by a fairly frequent bus,
is convenient for Kharkiv, with at least two fast
elektrychka
a day (45uah, 2½ hours).
BUS
From the bus station, buses leave for Donetsk at least hourly (60uah, 2½ hours). There
are also frequent buses to Artemivsk (30uah, 1½ hr).
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Dnipropetrovsk
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POP 1.08 MILLION
With its portly 19th-century houses, trams trundling along leafy boulevards and beautiful
river vistas, Dnipropetrovsk has the potential to become an attractive city. But, unfortu-
nately, its fathers (and godfathers) are too preoccupied with opening new boutiques and
shopping emporiums, while heritage buildings are crumbling away and whole blocks are
bulldozed, giving way to yet another glassy rectangle. A major centre of the space and
aviation industry, Dnipropetrovsk became a springboard for such political heavyweights
as ex-president Leonid Kuchma and Orange Revolution leader Yulia Tymoshenko. The
city also has a strong Jewish heritage and boasts the best museum of Jewish history in
Ukraine.
