Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #16 in Kyiv, Ukraine
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4.7 km
179 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: 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.
Sight 2: Печерський ландшафтний парк
Pechersky Park is a landscape park in the city of Kyiv. The total area of the park is 43.7 hectares.
Sight 3: Ivan Honchar Museum
Ivan Honchar Museum is a museum in Kyiv, Ukraine showcasing the culture of Ukraine and preserving Ukrainian folk art.
Sight 4: Church of the Conception of St. Anne
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.
Sight 5: Church of the Life-Giving Spring
The Church of the Life-Giving Spring is a church on the territory of the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra.
Sight 6: Church of the Elevation of the Cross
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)
Sight 7: 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 8: 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)
Sight 9: 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)
Sight 10: The Gate Church of the Trinity
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)
Sight 11: Church Theodosius of the Caves
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.
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