Articles in Kyiv
Where to go or where to run? Ukrainian restrooms are among those complaints you hear constantly from tourists.
While Ukraine is getting ready for Euro-2012 and purchasing mobile WC booths, some great guys decided not to …
On Wednesday, June 22, despite attempts to make the Chornobyl zone a tourist mecca, it was suddenly closed to the travellers. All tourist groups are prohibited to enter the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant Exclusion Zone …
Kiev Day or officially the Day of Kyiv is a holiday in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv usually celebrated in the last weekend of May. Kyiv Day was established similarly to other holidays celebrated in many cities and towns across Ukraine. Celebrations typically last two weekend days, when actors and musicians perform out in the streets.
Kyiv City Council has introduced 1% tourist tax on hotels, campgrounds, motels, hostels, and other resort establishments bills. Housing and intermediary organizations, as well as entrepreneurs authorized by Kyiv City Council and who signed relevant agreements are entitled to collect the tourist tax.
High-speed trains will be launched between Lviv and Kyiv in spring 2012. It will let travellers to overcome the distance between these two Ukrainian cities within 4.5 hours. … there are still some discussions whether it’s possible to built stops for such trains in Khmelnitsky and Ternopil. In addition, they study opportunities and needs for the stop in Vinnitsa…
It looks like this year Kyivans and guests of the Ukrainian capital will not be able to see traditional barrels with kvass on city streets.
This spring the city plans to begin reconstruction of Andrew’s descent. The fate of the street and the time of its reconstruction have already been discussed at the City Hall.
In Kyiv, several observation areas have been equipped with special units, which allow Kyiv residents and the guests of the Ukrainian capital to view the panorama of the city.
In particular, viewing areas near the Arch of Friendship and the Monument to the Holodomor Victims (near Lavra) will allow tourists to enjoy the city panorama with the help of telescopes.
The biggest Ukrainian Flower Clock will start ticking again approximately in April, 2010 near the Independence Square, on Instytutska Sreet. A competition for the best design of the clock has already begun. For example, one of the ideas is to put in the center of the dial the logo of Euro 2012 (a soccer ball with two flowers).
The Group of Companies St Sophia Homes (Kiev) has resumed the previously suspended due to problems with financing construction of 24-storied hotel complex with residential apartments on blvd. Shevchenko, 28-30 in Kyiv. Hilton Hotels Corporation will be an operator of it.
