The Carpathians
Monumental, recently renovated and built in the neoclassical style, this 18th-century former Jesuit church is worth a peek inside for its huge iconostasis…
Must-see attractions in Ukraine
The Carpathians
In addition to Chernivtsi's fabulous university building, Josef Hlavka was also the architect responsible for the Former Armenian Cathedral.
The Carpathians
Ensconced in the 17th-century Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the city's oldest building, this museum is packed with a jumble of religious sculptures…
Central Ukraine
The red-brick clock tower on pedestrian vul Ovodova houses an interesting museum where you'll find tributes to the 167 young local men who made the…
Eastern Ukraine
With its glistening gold spire and dome, Preobrazhensky Cathedral is a classical structure dating from 1830 to 1835. This is Dnipro's holiest church, so…
Central Ukraine
This rose-tinted neoclassical church is where Honoré de Balzac was married to Polish noblewoman Ewelina Hańska in 1850. Look for the brass plaque on the…
Odesa
Odesa's most photographed monument, the statue of Alexander Pushkin, stands in front of the City Hall on pl Dumska. The plaque reads 'To Pushkin – from…
Central Ukraine
With its distinctive ochre-and-white exterior, double clock towers and lavish interior, this small church dating from 1746 is a must-see for fans of…
Lviv
The Yanivske Cemetery, northwest of the city centre, has a large Jewish section accessible from vul Yeroshenka (a side street off vul Tarasa Shevchenka).
Lviv
Around a kilometre's walk west of the Yanivske cemetery are a plaque and a billboard marking the spot of the Janowska concentration camp, now a prison.
The Carpathians
Chernivtsi’s former synagogue was once famous for its exotic African/Middle Eastern style, but was turned into a cinema in 1954.
The Carpathians
The Former Jewish Cemetery is a melancholic jumble of leaning, overgrown headstones to the west of the city.
Beis Aharon V’Yisrael Synagogue
Lviv
Lviv’s only functioning synagogue is the attractive Beis Aharon V’Yisrael Synagogue, built in 1924.
Eastern Ukraine
Displays include artefacts related to Poltava battle, maps and Tsar Peter's original uniform.
Lviv
The statue of Poland's national poet caps the southern end of pr Svobody.
Kyiv
At the terminus of vul Tarasa Shevchenka once stood Kyiv's last Lenin statue, famously pulled down and smashed to bits by Euromaidan protesters in late…
Kyiv
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs was built by the Soviets on the site of the Tryokhsvyatytelska Church, one of Kyiv's holiest edifices, destroyed by Stalin…
Lviv
This 13th-century church was given a neo-Renaissance revamp in 1889 and has an unusual red-brick facade. Currently, it houses the Museum of the Oldest…
Central Ukraine
The Polish Gate was the main entry into the old Polish section of Kamyanets-Podilsky. It's not in use today.
Velyki Sorochyntsi Regional Museum
Eastern Ukraine
Once a charmingly frozen-in-time Soviet-era village museum, it has undergone an ill-thought renovation, with hundreds of endearing objects disappearing…
Central Ukraine
This light-yellow, gold-domed church dating from 1758 is worth checking out for its dim and atmospheric painted interior, punctuated by the fragrant scent…
Central Ukraine
Behind the Kamyanets-Podilsky Fortress to the west are the remains of the largely earthen, 17th-century New Fortress.
Crimea
It's not the most sumptuously furnished Crimean interior, but Livadia Palace reverberates with history. It's the site of the 1945 Yalta Conference, where…
Sevastopol
The southernmost tip of Sevastopol municipality is a spot of a rare, Le Grand Bleu type of beauty. But this aesthetic pleasure comes at a cost – an 800…
Crimea
If you liked Chufut-Kale and want more, head to Mangup-Kale, the peninsula's most spectacular cave city. Located 22km south of Bakhchysaray, this remote…
Crimea
Its vertiginous location is one of the major appeals of Sudak's Fortress. This once-impregnable complex is perched on a massive seaside cliff and in true…
Crimea
With many of Yalta's attractions a short distance away, the Chekhov House-Museum is the only must-see in town. It's sort of The Cherry Orchard incarnate…
Crimea
Crimea's most exotic palace-park complex is wedged between the coast and Mt Ay-Petri, in a stunning setting 16km west of Yalta at Alupka. The palace was…
Eastern Ukraine
One of only three lavra (super monasteries) in Ukraine, Sviatohirsk monastery obtained this status in 2004. It is probably not nearly as ancient as Kyevo…
Eastern Ukraine
Yes, the football arena that hosted one of the Euro 2012 finals is the main attraction in the relatively young and industrial Donetsk. It's home to the…
Crimea
The Valley of the Ghosts under Mt Demerdzhi (1356m) contains some stunning rock formations created by the wind erosion of sandstone. The freaky pillars…
Crimea
Mt Chatyr-Dag (1527m) lies west of the Alushta–Simferopol road and is renowned for the numerous caves that lie beneath it. The most famous are the…
Crimea
Like many movie stars, Swallow's Nest is shorter in real life than it appears in pictures. This toy-town castle is a favourite subject for Crimean…
Sevastopol
The ruins of the ancient Greek city founded in 422 BC are of great significance to local visitors. This is the place where Volodymyr the Great was…
Crimea
Two local recreational dinosaurs, sanatoriums Gurzufsky and Pushkino, occupy what used to be the dacha of the Duc de Richelieu, governor of Odesa (1803–14…
Crimea
Memoirists claim that Tsar Nicholas II would always keep a flask of Massandra port hidden in his high boot during his daily Sunny path walks, while his…
Crimea
These gardens let you sample a wide range of the world's flora, just wandering around the 3 sq km of their hillside (and seaside) grounds. Founded under…
Eastern Ukraine
The city's backbone is a broad avenue, which runs from the train station to the Old Town. It is lined with monuments dating from the Soviet era. The most…
Crimea
Catacombs in the Kerch suburb of Adzhimushkay (Аджимушкай) have been a source of construction material for the city from time immemorial. Early Christians…
