Kiev how many days

Petersburg or Moscow with its eclectic architecture and massive Soviet monuments, only greener, calmer and more European. Also nearby is Shevchenko Park, a lovely feast of landscape gardening and sculptural designs. The latter is a reconstructed medieval gateway that was the entrance to the capital city dating back to Make sure to pay the extra fee to climb the bell tower, the views are nothing short of magnificent.

Nearby St. For this reason the area has a Parisian feel and compared to Montmartre, though that might be a stretch. The menu offers a wide range of fish that can be found locally and in the Black Sea. I found the food so satisfying I ate here twice. I fell in the love with the design which was constructed in by architect Abraham Milesky.

It attracts millions of visitors — tourists and pilgrims alike — every year. The most incredible part is the large network of underground caverns and corridors, apparently built around the cave in which Saint Anthony of Kyiv settled in the 11th century.

Thankfully, The Motherland or Rodina Mat was one of them. I was not disappointed. The salty lake of Kuyalnik which is not inferior to the Dead Sea in Israel.

The Opera House which the most beautiful in Ukraine and probably in entire Europe or at least on a par with the ones in Germany and Austria. To name just a few sights. Skip to main content. Sign in to get trip updates and message other travelers. Browse all 3, Kyiv Kiev topics ». How many days to plan for Kiev. Watch this Topic. Browse forums All Browse by destination.

Kyiv Kiev forums. All forums. Level Contributor. Report inappropriate content. Re: How many days to plan for Kiev. Ask a question. Kyiv d. See All Kyiv Kiev Conversations. Beware of Aerosvit Airline!!!! Is Euro Safe? View Hotel. Hotel Classic. I think this is more than enough but, if you are interested in visiting the museums and entering other churches, you will have to purchase separate tickets for each. Want to visit the Lavra on a guided tour?

Well, not one, but a few so if you are into military tanks, planes, and helicopters, Pechersky park has several outdoor exhibitions containing all types of military arsenal. Pretty cool. Some of the weaponry belongs to WWII and Soviet times but there are a couple of tanks partially destroyed that have been used during the ongoing war against Russia and each one has a plaque that tells the story of the tank and the soldiers that were riding in it. Some of the stories were pretty sad.

Soviets refer to World War II as the Great Patriotic War because it was a real conflict and struggle to protect their motherland, the Soviet Union, and the massive titanium statue that overlooks Kiev, wearing a sword and a shield with the hammer and sickle, represents precisely that.

Would you like to visit the museum with a professional guide? The best way to start your day is to check out this local market located in a Modernist Soviet building. It was built in and the interior is characterized by its peculiar roof. Interesting to see in this market are all the salo stalls. I have never seen so many together. Salo is like slices of pork fat, very salty, and Ukrainians either have it as a snack or with borsch, the local beetroot soup.

Anyways, Zhytniy Market has tens of food stalls and the ladies will invite you to taste it. I think they have several shops across the city but, if you want to skip the overpriced beer of Kontraktova, Hop Hey is a great alternative drinking in the street is allowed in Kiev. By the way, this monastery and the next places from the list are located in the upper part of Podil and to get there, you can get the funicular located right next to Poshtova Ploshcha metro station.

I like Ukraine because today, religious places get mixed and camouflaged among Soviet stuff, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine is a clear example because this is an impressive concrete Soviet building placed right next to an important Christian site, St. Check this great photo I took with my drone. Interested in booking a walking tour for your Kiev itinerary?

If you are into quirky stuff, on your last day you may want to add the following places in your Kiev itinerary. The factory, however, has a tank graveyard which you may find if you are lucky because the industrial complex is huge. Doing what I did was illegal so be aware of that and, if you want to try your luck, this is the location: There is a metro stop Chernovyi Khutir 2 or 3km away.

As you may imagine, it is located in the middle of a cemetery, a pretty big one. Not that offbeat because it is not far from downtown, but if you are interested in Soviet stuff, you can check out the Soviet Circus and the Obelisk Hero City, which commemorates the defense of the city during WWII and which has a Gold Star on its top, a symbol of heroism in the Soviet Union.

Seriously, this was one of the best places I visited in the whole Ukraine, an old Soviet nuclear missile launch facility today turned into an awesome museum where, besides checking out all the military nuclear arsenal, you can also get into one of the silos and the underground control room. Really worth the trip and my full review is on its way.

Despite being so close to Kiev, not many travelers decide to take this day trip but I personally think it is an unmissable attraction to visit from Kiev. For more day trips, you can read this post from Kathmandu and Beyond. Check my Moldova travel guide. And my guide to visiting Transnistria.

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Hard to take anything you say seriously after stating in the very beginning that Kyiv has only two metro lines.. You are right, it was a small mistake. It has 3, not 2. The city is too big for just having 3 metro stations. Thank you for such a deep and wide view of Kyiv.

Thanks for the helpful article and your blog, generally! Regarding the Strategic Missile Museum, how did you get down here?