Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #16 in Kyiv, Ukraine

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Number of sights 11 sights
Distance 4.7 km
Ascend 277 m
Descend 179 m

Experience Kyiv in Ukraine in a whole new way with our free self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Activities in KyivIndividual Sights in Kyiv

Sight 1: Navodnitsky Park

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Navodnytsky Park is a park in the Pechersk district of the city of Kyiv. It is owned by a municipal enterprise for the maintenance of green spaces in the Pechersk district. The park has been declared a monument of landscape art and a complex natural monument of local importance.

Wikipedia: Наводницький парк (UK)

797 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 2: Печерський ландшафтний парк

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Pechersky Park is a landscape park in the city of Kyiv. The total area of the park is 43.7 hectares.

Wikipedia: Печерський ландшафтний парк (UK)

595 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 3: Ivan Honchar Museum

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Ivan Honchar Museum

Ivan Honchar Museum is a museum in Kyiv, Ukraine showcasing the culture of Ukraine and preserving Ukrainian folk art.

Wikipedia: Ivan Honchar Museum (EN), Website

844 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 4: Church of the Conception of St. Anne

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The Church of the Conception or the Church of the Conception of St. Anna is an architectural monument of the XVII century. It was built in 1679 in the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra above the entrance to the Far Caves. A staircase leads from the church premises to an underground labyrinth.

Wikipedia: Аннозачатіївська церква (UK)

353 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 5: Church of the Life-Giving Spring

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Church of the Life-Giving Spring Ростислав Маленков / CC BY 3.0

The Church of the Life-Giving Spring is a church on the territory of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra.

Wikipedia: Церква Живоносного джерела (UK)

245 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 6: Church of the Elevation of the Cross

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Church of the Elevation of the Cross Ростислав Маленков / CC BY 3.0

The Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross or the Exaltation of the Life-Giving Cross is an architectural monument of the XVIII century, the most significant building of the ground complex above the Near Caves of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra. Three entrances lead from the church to the caves.

Wikipedia: Хрестовоздвиженська церква (Києво-Печерська лавра) (UK)

714 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 7: Eternal Glory Park

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The Park of Eternal Glory is a park in Kyiv, Ukraine. It is located between Lavrska Street and the Dnipro Descent, and is surrounded by the Old Kyiv-Pecherska fortress, and the Glory Square.

Wikipedia: Park of Eternal Glory (EN)

615 meters / 7 minutes

Sight 8: The National Folk Decorative Art Museum

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The National Folk Decorative Art Museum

The National Museum of Decorative Arts of Ukraine is one of the largest art museums in Ukraine. It is located on the territory of the National Kyiv-Pechersk Historical and Cultural Reserve in the premises of the former chambers of the Metropolitan and the adjacent house Church of the Annunciation, which are architectural monuments of the XVIII — early XX centuries.

Wikipedia: Музей українського народного декоративного мистецтва (UK)

223 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 9: St Nikolas Church

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St Nikolas Church

The Church of St. Nicholas is a small refectory church on the territory of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra in Kyiv, an architectural monument of the late XVII — early XVIII centuries. It was the central building of the complex of the Nikolsky Hospital Monastery as part of the Lavra. It is named after the patron saint of its founder, Nicholas of Myra, Nicholas of Myra. The church building is a typical example of Ukrainian Baroque architecture.

Wikipedia: Церква Святого Миколи (Києво-Печерська лавра) (UK)

72 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 10: The Gate Church of the Trinity

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The Gate Church of the Trinity is a historic church of the cave monastery of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. Originally being built as in the church style of Kievan Rus', the Gate Church of the Trinity is now decorated in the Ukrainian Baroque style, having been reconstructed many times through its history.

Wikipedia: Gate Church of the Trinity, Kyiv Pechersk Lavra (EN)

205 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 11: Church Theodosius of the Caves

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The Church of Theodosius of the Caves is an architectural monument erected in the Ukrainian Baroque style near the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra at the end of the XVII century. It is located outside the Lavra walls, but belongs to the Lavra and the reserve. It was built in honor of one of the founders of the monastery, Theodosius of the Caves.

Wikipedia: Церква Феодосія Печерського (UK)

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