Travel to Eastern Europe — Map of Ukraine
Ukraine is the largest country in Eastern Europe. Traveling around Ukraine is a worthy choice, because the country has much to show! For your convenience we have compiled a map of Ukraine. Using it, you can make a personal route of interesting places!
Map of Ukraine
Holidays in Ukraine
Rest in Ukraine is on trend again! And this is not surprising, because the country has the mountains and the sea and a huge number of castles, manors and other attractions. There is always where to go and it is very inexpensive. Transport in Ukraine is one of the cheapest in the world and the list of directions is very wide. You can go anywhere for a day and it is not necessary to stay there for the night — you can always return; however, finding inexpensive holiday accommodation is not a problem. Look at the map of Ukraine to find your future destinations. But we recommend to start with the capital!
Now Ukrainian business more and more develops tourism.
Prices for vacation in Ukraine will certainly please you. The main thing is to choose the theme and location, and there you will sure find pleasant impressions and goodies.
Ideas for traveling around Ukraine:
Castles and fortresses of Ukraine. Beautiful castles and majestic fortresses of Ukraine deserve to be a separate theme for traveling around Ukraine! And they can be a pleasant addition to a sea rest or a trip to the mountains or caves. Many visit castles or fortresses on May holidays, but it is possible to do it in the summer or even during New Year and Christmas holidays.
TOP 10 castles and fortresses of Ukraine
- Kamenets-Podilsky Fortress
- Khotyn Fortress
- Belgorod-Dniester Fortress
- Palanok Castle or Mukachevo Castle
- Olesko Castle, near Lviv
- Pidhirtsi (or Pidhirtsi Castle)
- Svirzh or Svirzhsky Castle
- Castle in Zolochev
- Fortress in Lutsk or Lubart Castle
- The Fortress of Uzhhorod
Many of abovementioned fortresses stood for hundreds of years waiting for you to see them and probably will stand still for a long time so that your children and grandchildren can visit them. Go on exciting trip to the Castles of Ukraine!
Caves of Ukraine would be ideal for those who prefer unusual holidays. Yes, here you will not have a chance to check-in in social networks… But caves are exclusive places. Not everyone may enter the cave and it may open its wonders only to special people. And at the same time it is an important part for those who travel around Ukraine, because under the earth you can find the huge and incredibly beautiful palaces created by Ukrainian nature!
You can visit the equipped caves in Crimes and Carpathians, and you can find like-minded people in active tourism clubs and speleology to go on a wild sports or scientific raid, a mixture of mountain climbing and rock climbing. Not scared? Then go ahead! Move ahead to accomplishments! Moreover, in Ukraine you can visit the longest cave in the world — the Optimistic Cave, located in Ternopil region.
Ski resorts in Ukraine will satisfy any skier and snowboarder. Winter is not the time to sleep! Winter is created to ride! Do you want an elite holiday at a world-class resort? Go to Bukovel! Do you want a guarantee of snow and High Mountains? Dragobrat is at your service! Love interesting trails, but do not want to spend much money? Drive to Pylypets and Podobovets! Are you extreme and ready for difficulties? Kosiv is waiting for you! Want to come with all the family? Then you need to grab skis and boards and instantly go to Migovo! No family!?! Are you a student? Then take a train ticket and go to Slavske!
Let’s list the places where you can go in Ukraine:
Kiev
The capital of Ukraine boasts incredible monuments of architecture. Numerous Orthodox churches are especially unusual for the eye of the European. Since ancient times Kiev was a very significant city — the center of the Kievan Rus.
Today it is not only a place of pilgrimage for Orthodox Christians, but also a modern city with a rich cultural and social life. In summer almost every day there are various festivals, concerts and performances. There are a lot of Universities and schools, as well as many interesting courses from cooking to massage. And Andrievsky Descent can be called not only the most colorful place in Kiev, but also a fair of hand-made goods in non-stop mode. This is the best place to buy unusual man-made things or paintings of contemporary Ukrainian artists.
Be sure to visit St. Sophia Cathedral and the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra. Many may also be interested in the Museum of the Great Patriotic War. It is important to note that Kiev is a very green city and looks great while travelling on a river tram along the Dnieper. From the St. Michael’s Golden-Domed Cathedral, in fact from Vladimirskaya Gorka, you need to go down on the funicular (which replaces public transport in this part of the city) to Pochtova Square and walk to the pier. From the Khreshchatyk Street, you can also take the metro to the Dnieper metro station, where you can also buy ticket for pleasure boats.
Views on the emerald Kiev hills from the water are really amazing.
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