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Kyiv Київ
Sights
Activities
Tours
Festivals & Events
Sleeping
Eating
Drinking & Nightlife
Entertainment
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Around Kyiv
Bila Tserkva
Kaniv
Kyiv Київ
Why Go?
In the beginning there was Kyiv. Long before Ukraine and Russia existed, the city’s inhabitants were already striding up and down the green hills, idling hot afternoons away on the Dnipro River and promenading along Khreshchatyk – then a stream, now the main avenue. From here, East Slavic civilisation spread all the way to Alaska.
Today, history continues to unfold. As revolution has come and gone, and as war in the east smoulders, Ukraine’s capital has rebelled yet again, only this time culturally. A creative wave has swept over the city, embodied by urban art, vintage cafes and 24-hour parties. Seemingly overnight, Kyiv has become hip.
It’s also cheap. You can eat at superb restaurants and drink at hidden cocktail bars for a fraction of what they would cost in the West. Kyiv’s time is clearly now – or until the next revolution rolls around.
When to Go
- Jan Party on New Year’s night, then repent at an Orthodox Christmas service a week later.
- May Frolic in Kyiv’s two botanical gardens, where just about every tree is blossoming.
- Jul Witness ancient rites and enjoy great music during the Ivan Kupala festival.
Best Places to Eat
AShoti
AOsteria Pantagruel
AImbir
AUnder Wonder
ATsarske Selo
Best Places to Sleep
ADream House Hostel
ASunflower B&B Hotel
A11 Mirrors
AHotel Ukraine
AGolden Gate Inn
Kyiv Highlights
1 Kyevo-Pecherska Lavra Admiring the beauty of Orthodox ritual and meeting the mummies of the famous caves.
2 Maydan Nezalezhnosti Standing on the hallowed central square where duelling revolutions changed Ukrainian history.
3 Bar-hopping Joining the hipster masses to explore Kyiv’s electric bar scene.
4 St Sophia’s Cathedral Being mesmerised by 1000-years-old frescoes in this ancient ch...
Table of contents
- Table of Contents
- Welcome to Ukraine
- Ukraine Map
- Ukraine’s Top 15
- Need to Know
- First Time Ukraine
- What’s New
- If You Like
- Month by Month
- Itineraries
- Visiting Chornobyl
- Outdoor Activities
- Travel with Children
- Regions at a Glance
- Kyiv
- Central Ukraine
- Lviv & Western Ukraine
- The Carpathians
- Southern Ukraine
- Crimea
- Eastern Ukraine
- Ukraine Today
- History
- The People
- The Ukrainian Table
- Art & Architecture
- Music & Literature
- Directory A-Z
- Transport
- Language
- Behind the Scenes
- Our Writers