Kyiv
Owner Valentin, an artist, has created a masterpiece in his Podil apartment. It consists of a single dorm room with six double-wide beds, and two small private rooms (shoot for the pricier one, best described as a boutique cave). A concert-quality stereo playing suitably vintage jazz invigorates the living room and kitchen, which are stuffed with wistful bric-a-brac and antique furniture.
You'll very much feel at home here, and there's free coffee and tea to boot.
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The interior is the most astounding aspect of Kyiv's oldest standing church. Many of the mosaics and frescoes are original, dating back to 1017–31, when…
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Tourists and Orthodox pilgrims alike flock to the Lavra, set on 28 hectares of grassy hills above the Dnipro River in Pechersk. It's easy to see why…
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Be it celebration or revolution, whenever Ukrainians want to get together – and they often do – 'Maidan' is the nation's meeting point. The square saw pro…
St Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery
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Looking from St Sophia's past the Bohdan Khmelnytsky statue, it's impossible to ignore the gold-domed blue church at the other end of proyizd Volodymyrsky…
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It's hard to characterise this beachfront hippie haven on Trukhaniv Island. It derives its name from the smattering of raised wooden chill-out huts that…
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The rotating exhibits at this world-class gallery feature elite names in the world of European contemporary art and design, all financed by billionaire…
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Kyiv's newest tourist attraction is Mezhyhirya, the estate that once 'belonged' to ex-president and wannabe Ukrainian dictator, Viktor Yanukovych,…
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Izolyatsia is a self-described platform for cultural initiatives and contemporary culture occupying an old shipyard in north Podil. Originally from…
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The Church of Mykola Prytysk survived the 1811 fire that destroyed much of Podil. This Ukrainian Orthodox church is the oldest structure in the district …
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This museum is set in the premises of an early-19th-century German pharmacy. There are separate rooms dedicated to alchemy and witchcraft – all quite…
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It's hard to convey the full horror of the world's worst nuclear accident, but the Chornobyl Museum makes a valiant attempt. It is not so much a museum as…
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This 15th-century women's convent remained open during the communist era. Pass through the bell tower to the peaceful grounds, which contain several…
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This small museum is devoted to Ukrainian hetmans, the military commanders of the Ukrainian Cossack State. Set in a stone house built at the beginning of…
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This museum lays out individual histories of Andriyivsky uzviz buildings. The sheer jumble-sale eclecticism of the collection – showcasing the lives of,…
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The much-loved author of The Master and Margarita lived in this house between 1906 and 1919 – long before writing his most famous book. The house became…
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Church lovers will find several attractive and historic specimens in Podil, including this 1863 church near the river, which is dedicated to sailors and…