https://kyivguide.com.ua Your Guide to Kiev in Ukraine en-GB https://kyivguide.com.ua/olympic-stadium/ https://kyivguide.com.ua/olympic-stadium/ Thu, 14 Oct 2021 14:44:25 GMT Ukraine's national stadium and the venue for the Euro 2012 final. You can go inside on a guided tour, but only on certain days and only if you book ahead. https://kyivguide.com.ua/kyivan-rus-park/ https://kyivguide.com.ua/kyivan-rus-park/ Fri, 08 Oct 2021 10:37:00 GMT A full-scale reconstruction of ancient Kyiv out in Kopachiv village, with horse stunt shows, archery and combat festivals. Bus 15 goes direct from Vydubychi. https://kyivguide.com.ua/bohdan-khmelnytsky-monument/ https://kyivguide.com.ua/bohdan-khmelnytsky-monument/ Thu, 07 Oct 2021 10:45:00 GMT The Cossack hetman on his horse, on the square in front of St Sophia's. One of the oldest monuments in Kyiv and the backdrop to the city's Christmas market. https://kyivguide.com.ua/tsum-central-department-store/ https://kyivguide.com.ua/tsum-central-department-store/ Wed, 06 Oct 2021 17:28:43 GMT Kyiv's original department store, still on Khreshchatyk after 80 years. Eight floors of brands, a food hall and a roof terrace with a view over the main street. https://kyivguide.com.ua/ocean-plaza/ https://kyivguide.com.ua/ocean-plaza/ Sat, 02 Oct 2021 20:32:56 GMT Kyiv's second biggest shopping mall, with 400 shops, 30 restaurants, a cinema and the largest aquarium in Eastern Europe. Free to walk around. https://kyivguide.com.ua/feofaniya-park/ https://kyivguide.com.ua/feofaniya-park/ Sun, 26 Sep 2021 15:31:52 GMT 1.5 square kilometres of lakes, woodland and springs on the southern edge of the city. Take marshrutka 444 from Teremky and give yourself half a day. https://kyivguide.com.ua/park-of-eternal-glory/ https://kyivguide.com.ua/park-of-eternal-glory/ Sun, 26 Sep 2021 15:19:21 GMT A war memorial park above the Dnipro with an eternal flame and a 27 metre obelisk. Free, and on the way to Pechersk Lavra. https://kyivguide.com.ua/kyivska-perepichka/ https://kyivguide.com.ua/kyivska-perepichka/ Sun, 26 Sep 2021 13:40:38 GMT The Ukrainian hot dog - a sausage wrapped in fried dough, sold from a hatch just off Khreshchatyk since 1981. There's only one thing on the menu and there's always a queue. https://kyivguide.com.ua/st-andrews-church/ https://kyivguide.com.ua/st-andrews-church/ Fri, 24 Sep 2021 13:30:52 GMT An 18th century Baroque church at the top of Andriyivskyy Descent, designed by Rastrelli. Free to enter, with an observation deck that's worth the climb on its own. https://kyivguide.com.ua/taras-shevchenko-park/ https://kyivguide.com.ua/taras-shevchenko-park/ Fri, 17 Sep 2021 10:52:27 GMT The park in front of Kyiv National University, full of students, chess players and tulips. Free, central, and a good place to sit for half an hour. https://kyivguide.com.ua/mezhyhirya-residence/ https://kyivguide.com.ua/mezhyhirya-residence/ Fri, 17 Sep 2021 10:44:41 GMT The 140 hectare estate former president Viktor Yanukovych built for himself, now open as a museum. Marshrutkas run direct from Heroiv Dnipra metro. https://kyivguide.com.ua/arsenalna-worlds-deepest-metro-station/ https://kyivguide.com.ua/arsenalna-worlds-deepest-metro-station/ Wed, 15 Sep 2021 08:36:40 GMT At 105.5 metres down, Arsenalna is the deepest metro station in the world. It takes about four minutes on two escalators just to reach the platform. https://kyivguide.com.ua/pripyat-chernobyl-tour/ https://kyivguide.com.ua/pripyat-chernobyl-tour/ Wed, 15 Sep 2021 08:26:31 GMT A day trip into the exclusion zone to see Reactor 4, the Red Forest and the abandoned city of Pripyat. You can only go on an organised tour. https://kyivguide.com.ua/andriyivskyy-descent/ https://kyivguide.com.ua/andriyivskyy-descent/ Wed, 15 Sep 2021 07:55:05 GMT A 720 metre cobbled street connecting the Upper Town to Podil, lined with churches, museums and souvenir stalls. Free, and best walked downhill. https://kyivguide.com.ua/friendship-of-nations-arch/ https://kyivguide.com.ua/friendship-of-nations-arch/ Wed, 15 Sep 2021 07:42:20 GMT A 50 metre titanium arch above the Dnipro with the best viewpoint in central Kyiv. Free, always open, and now joined by the glass-floored pedestrian bridge. https://kyivguide.com.ua/motherland-monument/ https://kyivguide.com.ua/motherland-monument/ Wed, 15 Sep 2021 07:05:45 GMT A 102 metre stainless steel statue standing over the war museum, visible from most of the left bank. If you're fit enough you can climb up inside her arm to the shield. https://kyivguide.com.ua/independence-square/ https://kyivguide.com.ua/independence-square/ Sun, 12 Sep 2021 08:07:10 GMT Maidan Nezalezhnosti, the centre of Kyiv and the site of four political rallies since 1990. Free, always open, and impossible to miss. https://kyivguide.com.ua/pirogovo-pyrohiv-open-air-museum/ https://kyivguide.com.ua/pirogovo-pyrohiv-open-air-museum/ Sun, 12 Sep 2021 07:32:41 GMT Over 300 traditional buildings brought here from all over Ukraine and rebuilt on a hillside outside the city. Marshrutka 507 goes direct from Teremky. https://kyivguide.com.ua/st-michaels-golden-domed-monastery/ https://kyivguide.com.ua/st-michaels-golden-domed-monastery/ Sun, 12 Sep 2021 07:09:36 GMT Blue walls, golden domes and a view over Podil. Free to walk into, and a two minute walk from the top of the funicular. https://kyivguide.com.ua/khreshchatyk-street/ https://kyivguide.com.ua/khreshchatyk-street/ Sat, 11 Sep 2021 09:10:53 GMT Kyiv's main street, 1.2km from European Square down to Bessarabska. Closed to traffic at weekends, and one of the 20 most expensive shopping streets in Europe.