Welcome to the tour around Kyiv!

Kiev is a huge, busy and cosmopolitan city but it has so many beautiful monuments
and places which are worth visiting.

Pechersk Lavra

A must visit place for everyone. This huge complex of Cave Monasteries is over
1000 years old and is listed on UNESCO World’s Heritage List.

It is located in Pechersk, not far from Arsenalna Underground Station.

The monastery is incredibly beautiful, with golden domes that shine in the sun.

When walking around the Pechersk Lavra you have a feeling that it’s a special place
for Ukraine.

There are graves of monks in the underground corridors of Lavra.

To admire the greatness of Lavra it’s best to go to the other side of the Dnieper River
from where the view is stunning.
Museum of the Great Patriotic War

The Museum is located just next to the Pechersk Lavra but is like from another
world. The complex is a memorial commemorating the German-Soviet war and it
was opened on 9th May 1981.

It’s a park full of war machines: tanks, cars, planes. There are also huge Soviet
monuments and the Soviet war songs are played in the background.

You see artifacts from the time, letters, equipment, tactical maps. You also see the
horror of the mass killings during the War.

But the best thing in that Museum is a huge monument of Mother Ukraine(102
meters high ) that overlooks the area and can be seen from far away.

You can take a lift and visit the viewing platform in the head of the sculpture.
Maidan Nezalezhnosti and Khreshchatyk street
Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Independence Square) is the center of Kiev and the place
where the main events in the city happen. The most known one was the Orange
Revolution in 2004 and the revolution in 2014 – the whole world could see this place
in the news then.

The best view of the Square is from the bridge and the view platform next to the
Hotel Ukraine.

The most important street that goes from Maidan Nezalezhnosti is Khreshchatyk. It’s
wide, with 4 lanes each way and over 1 kms long.

The street was completely destroyed during World War II but was rebuilt in the post-
war period. It’s busy on the weekdays but closes on the weekends and serves as a
pedestrian zone.

All the main offices are located there: City Administration, Main Post Office, a few
Ministries. Khreshchatyk is on the list of 20 most expensive streets in Europe and
that’s definitely the place to be in Kiev.
Saint Sophia’s Cathedral and St. Michael’s Golden Domed Cathedral

Saint Sophia’s Cathedral is the oldest church in Kiev that is also on UNESCO World
Heritage List.

The complex isn’t as big as Pechersk Lavra but quite impressive.

Not far from Saint Sophia’s another shining golden domes can be seen – these belong
to St. Michael’s Golden Domed Cathedral. This cathedral can be visited for free and
it’s definitely worth coming inside.

The cathedral dates back to the Middle Ages but it was demolished just before the
World War II and recently re-opened. It’s worth to spend a while and inspect all the
details closely as the building is very reach in all the adornments.

Andriyivskyy Descent and Podil

It’s the area where Kiev’s artists used to live and places like Mikhail Bulgakov’s
house are located. Probably that’s why it’s often called “Montmarte of Kiev”.

It’s the best to see the area from the surrounding hills that offer a spectacular views of
this colorful part of the city.

Podil is quite different from the central part of the city. The buildings are smaller,
colorful and charming, the streets are narrow. But a lot of interesting places,
museums and monasteries are located there.

It’s worth to spend an afternoon there to take a rest from the busy centre .