Tourist information

Khreschatik Street & Maydan Nezalezhnosti

The main street of Kyiv, Khreshchatyk is  a wide boulevard shadowed by an elegent array of ancient chestnut trees that add a warmness to Kiev's splendid architecture. On the weekends Khreschatik Street is closed to traffic, so one may be able to enjoy the many different side-shows, street music, and various entertainers all competing for your attention. Kreschatik buildings of note are the Kiev City Council, the National Philharmonic as well as many other administrative buildings, stores, hotels and restaurants deserving of your special attention.

The Independence Square or Maydan Nezalezhnosti can be found at the opposite end of Khreshchatyk. Walking up the street to Maidan, you will be treated to the sight of numerous street performers and animal handlers, or you can simply enjoy seeing families out and about for a weekend stroll.

Andreevskiy spusk

Andreevskiy spusk is one of the most beautiful streets of Kyiv. From the ancient times it was the way that connected Old Kyiv (Upper city) with Podol (Lower city).

There are a lot of picture-galleries along the street and painters, musicians, artists are coming here almost every day. Here you can buy Ukrainian souvenirs — embroidered clothes, painted plates and dishes.

National Opera House of Ukraine

National Opera House is located at Vladimirskaya st., 50, in building which is an architectural monument of the nineteenth century. Not far from the Kiev Opera House placed such attractions as St. Sophia's Cathedral and the Golden Gate.

The theatre repertoire includes works by Tchaikovsky, Mozart, Verdi, Puccini, Adana, Leoncavallo, Rimsky-Korsakov, Mussorgsky, as well as many other world composers.

Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra (Kiev Cave Monastery)

Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra is a unique monastery complex, which is included in UNESCO world heritage list. It was visited by more than 43 millions of tourists from all over the world. It combines majestic churches, build in classical, Byzantine and Baroque style.

Also on a territory of the monastery you can find a lot of museums: museum of Historical Treasures and Jewellery, the Museum of Ukrainian Decorative and Applied Art, the Museum of Miniatures.

Motherland Monument (Rodina Mat) & Museum of the Great Patriotic War

Mother-Motherland — monumental women's sculpture dominating Dnieper hills and visible from remote locations. It's height is 102 meters, which is higher than Independence monument in USA.

Mother-Motherland monument constitutes a part of the Great Patriotic war museum. The whole complex occupies a territory of 20 hectares. It also includes Great Patriotic war museum, located directly under the monument, cup "Fire of Glory", alley of cities-heroes, site of the military equipment of the Great Patriotic war and multiple sculptures, symbolizing heroic fight at front and rear.

National architecture and life museum «Pirogovo»

Pirogovo is the museum under the open air. The exposition displays the architecture of Ukrainian villages (peasant houses, windmills, wooden churches), items of peasant life (furniture, crockery, clothes, musical instruments).

Pirogovo is an excellent place to spend weekend. After the walking excursion it is so enjoyable to lay on the grass, take a horse-ride, have a dinner with Ukrainian national dishes. All this in the open air accompanied by live music.

State Aviation Museum

Museum located inside the old Zhulyany Airport with many impressive Soviet civil and military aircraft on display, including an An-2, Tu-104, Il-62, Il-76 and an Il-86.

Models of civil, transport, military and even naval aviation are placed on the area of 15 hectares. In addition to planes and helicopters here are also means of flying object extermination.