Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Truhaniv Island
Barbecuing and river bathing in central Kyiv as well as welcome relief
from the summer city heat. (
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Odesa
The southern metropolis has several popular Black Sea beaches, and the further
from the city you get, the less crowded they become. (
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Cape Fiolent
Descend 800 steps from a clifftop monastery to access one of Crimea's
most attractive beaches. (
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Balaklava
Join the charge of the sun brigade on some of southern Crimea's most
gobsmacking strands. (
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Churches
Stalin did his levelling best to destroy Ukraine's stock of wonderful churches, but some-
how many survived.
Kyevo-Pecherska Lavra
This gathering of golden domes is Ukraine's holiest site. (
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Carpathian wooden churches
Ukraine's timber places of worship were recently added
to Unesco's list of World Heritage Sites. (
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St Sophia's Cathedral
Kyiv's most atmospheric place of worship. (
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St Andrew's Church
Many a 19th-century aristocratic wedding took place in this magnifi-
cent chunk of baroque architecture. (
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Chernihiv
The town's collection of exquisite church buildings has earned it Unesco re-
cognition. (
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Pochayiv
This golden-domed huddle of churches and monastery buildings can be seen
for miles around. (
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Soviet Architecture
Will Ukraine's Lenin statues, brutish war memorials, plinthed tanks and Stalin monuments
be carted off to a nostalgia museum? Probably no time soon!
Rodina Mat
This 62m-tall titanium goddess wields sword and shield high above the
Dnipro River. (
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Derzhprom
This megalomaniac's dream in concrete even manages to dominate the
world's second-largest square. (
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Kyiv Metro
Some of Kyiv's metro stations are proof that the Soviets did sometimes create
things of ornate beauty. (
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