Kiev Travel

The capital of Ukraine - Kiev. The centre of the Kiev area is stretched on 35 km from the east to the West and 42 km from the north to the south along picturesque coast of the Dnieper River.

It is one of the oldest cities in Europe. It was founded in the 5th century. The city is known as the mother of Russian cities. The city possesses a unique landscape and is widely known for the architectural ensembles it has. Despite some considerable losses, the landscape creates a complete image of the historical city located along the ancient Dnieper River.

In Kiev you will find a lot of interesting sights: historical monuments, such as the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra from 1051. Thanks to its architectural merits the monument of Lavra has been included in UNESCO's list of world treasures. Also of interest are the caves of Kiev-Pechersk Lavra with the remains of famous people - for example Kievan Rus mythical hero Ilya Muromets, The saints Anthony and Feodosia Pechersky and The chronicler Nestor. And also from Kiev you can find the Golden Gate from 11th century, Vladimirskaya Gorka Park, The Andrew Spusk Khreschatyk Street, The historical center Podil, The Governor's House from 1780, the Mariinsky Palace from 1745-1752 and from 1752-1756 The Klovski palace of The River Pochayna which is known as the river where Vladimir baptized Kievans. The city has many beautiful, interesting and colorful streets

The territory of Kiev is 827 square kilometers in size and it includes 14 administrative areas. Only 42% of the territory of the city area is built. The rest of the territory is for reservoirs, green fields, rivers and parks.

Modern Kiev is also the administrative, economic, scientific and cultural-educational centre of the country.

It is possible to tell a lot more facts about Kiev. But no one can transfer to words all those impressions which can be received having visited this remarkable city. As the saying goes - it is better to see once than to hear about it a hundred times.

Therefore we will offer you the support and help in planning your trip to Kiev. Please get acquainted with our standard program of tour to Kiev in the menu section - Tours to Ukraine.