Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #8 in Kyiv, Ukraine
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2.5 km
150 m
Experience Kyiv in Ukraine in a whole new way with our 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 KyivSight 1: Національний музей Голодомору-геноциду
The National Museum of the Holodomor-Genocide, formerly known as the Memorial in Commemoration of the Holodomor-Genocide in Ukraine, is Ukraine's national museum and a centre devoted to the victims of the Holodomor of 1932–1933, a man-made famine that killed millions in Ukraine. The museum was opened on the day of the 75th anniversary of the Holodomor in 2008. It gained the status of a national museum in 2010. The museum is located on the Pechersk Hills on the right bank of the Dnieper River in Kyiv, adjacent to the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra.
Sight 2: Eternal Glory Park
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.
Sight 3: Church of the Saviour at Berestove
The Church of the Saviour at Berestove is a church located immediately north of Kyiv Pechersk Lavra in an area known as Berestove. Although it is situated outside the Lavra fortifications, the Saviour Church is part of the Lavra complex and the related World Heritage Site.
Sight 4: Lavra
Kyiv City Art Gallery "Lavra" is the main municipal gallery of the city of Kyiv at the address: st. Lavrskaya, 1, in the historic building of the provision store of the Kiev Fortress. It was opened in 1996. Since 2013, the Kyiv City Art Gallery "Lavra" has been headed by director Tetyana Mironova, an art critic, winner of the 2021 Platon Biletsky KONSHU Prize.
Sight 5: All Saints Church
The Church of All Saints above the Economic Gate is a temple as part of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra in Kyiv, an architectural monument of the XVII century. Built at the expense of Hetman Ivan Mazepa in 1696-1698 in the Ukrainian Baroque style, the interior paintings were made at the beginning of the XX century. under the direction of Ukrainian artist Ivan Yizhakevych. It is dedicated to the holiday, which is celebrated on the first Sunday after Trinity.
Sight 6: Museum of Historical Treasures of Ukraine
The Treasury of the National Museum of the History of Ukraine is a museum that is a branch of the National Museum of the History of Ukraine. The theme of the exposition is historical and artistic monuments made of precious metals and precious stones. It is located on the territory of the National Reserve "Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra".
Wikipedia: Музей історичних коштовностей України (UK), Website
Sight 7: Museum of Books and Printing of Ukraine
The Museum of Book and Printing of Ukraine is a museum in Kyiv, located on the territory of the National Kyiv-Pechersk Reserve (Lavra).
Sight 8: Navodnitsky Park
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.
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