Tourism in Ukraine

St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery in Kyiv.

Main cities

• Kyiv – The historical capital of Kyivan Rus and modern Ukraine on the river Dnipro. Ancient churches, broad boulevards, beautiful landscapes and a variety of cultural facilities make it fascinating destination.
• Chernihiv – ancient city of Kyivan Rus, one of the oldest cities in Ukraine, has lots of Medieval architecture. Some of the oldest human settlements in Europe have also been discovered in the area.
• Pereiaslav – "living museum", one of the biggest History and Ethnography Reserve in Ukraine. There are over 20 different museums, city hosts various exhibition and fairs.
• Vinnytsia – the largest city in the historic region of Podillia. In Vinnytsia there is the largest floating fountain in Europe, built in the river Southern Bug near Festivalny Isle.
• Sumy – city's history started in the mid-17th century.

The Bernardine church and monastery in Lviv.

Waterfall Zhenets in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast

• Lviv – old city in the west of country, with its medieval old town and unique architecture with Polish and Austrian influences. The top tourist destination in Ukraine, when it comes to architecture and culture.
• Ivano-Frankivsk – western Ukrainian city that was recognized as the best city to live in Ukraine.[5]
• Chernivtsi – the capital of Bukovina offers Balkan atmosphere and fine classical Habsburg architecture in Central-European style, as it was part of Austrian empire (prior to 1918).
• Uzhhorod – the capital of Transcarpathia, one of the oldest cities in Ukraine, attracts tourists because its location close to the Carpathian Mountains.
• Mukacheve
• Kamianets-Podilskyi
• Ternopil
• Lutsk
• Drohobych

Sharivka Manor, Bohodukhiv Raion Kharkiv Oblast

Livadia Palace in Yalta (Crimean Southern Coast)

• Kharkiv – city's history started in the mid-17th century, when the Cossacks created the Sloboda settlements; and since then, the city has turned into one of the largest commercial, cultural and educational centers in Ukraine with a population of over 1.7 million people. From December 1919 to June 1934, Kharkiv was the capital of Soviet Ukraine. The Ukrainian cultural renaissance commenced here in the years 1920–1930.
• Sviatohirsk and Bakhmut
• Donetsk
• Luhansk

• Odesa – a harbor city on the Black Sea with a mixture of different cultures, including Jewish, Armenian, German, Russian and Greek cultures along with the native Ukrainian culture. Odessa is Black Sea resort and the largest trading center of Ukraine.
• Zaporizhia – the sixth largest city in Ukraine, famous by Khortytsia island, DniproHES and "Sotsgorod" (Socialistic city).
• Izmail – a historic town near the Danube river in the Odessa Oblast (province) of south-western Ukraine.
• Crimean Southern Coast (Crimean Riviera) - a coastline of Yalta and Alushta municipalities (currently under administration of the Russian Federation)
• Sevastopol (currently under administration of the Russian Federation)

Kamianets-Podilskyi Castle, 2008

The Seven Wonders of Ukraine are the seven historical and cultural monuments of Ukraine, which were chosen in the Seven Wonders of Ukraine contest held in July 2007.

• Sofiyivsky Park in Uman, Cherkasy Oblast
• Kyiv Pechersk Lavra (Monastery of the Caves)
• Kamianets-Podilskyi Historical Complex in Kamianets-Podilskyi, Khmelnytskyi Oblast
• Khortytsia in Zaporizhia, Zaporizhia Oblast
• Chersonesos in Sevastopol
• Saint Sophia's Cathedral, Kyiv
• Khotyn Fortress in Khotyn, Chernivtsi Oblast

Tourism in Ukraine

Winners of all Ukraine competition Seven natural wonders of Ukraine:

• Askania-Nova near Askania-Nova, Kherson Oblast
• Granite-steppe lands of Buh in Mykolaiv Oblast
• Dniester Canyon, Dnister
• Marble Cave (Crimea)
• Tovtry Podillian Banks in Khmelnytskyi Oblast
• Lake Svitiaz part of a group of lakes near Shatsk, Volyn Oblast
• Lake Synevyr near village of Synevyrska Poliana in Carpathian Mountains

• Kyiv Pechersk Lavra (Kyiv Caves Monastery) and Saint Sophia's Cathedral
• Lviv city historic centre (mainly Old Town)
• Residence of Bukovinian and Dalmatian Metropolitans (Chernivtsi)
• Ruins of Chersonesus in Sevastopol
• Segments of the Struve Geodetic Arc
• Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests in Ukrainian Carpathians
• Wooden tserkvas of the Carpathian region

Thousands of tourists visit the festival of medieval culture "Silver Tatosh" in the castle of Saint-Miklos, Chynadiyovo, Zakarpattia Oblast

Police patrol by bicycles in the tourist area of Lviv

In recent years a variety of festivals emerged in major Ukrainian cities. Among the most popular are international jazz festival in Lviv, street food festival in Kyiv, various summer festivals in Odessa—a popular tourist destination in summer. Many of these festivals take place in former industrial buildings of the Soviet era and are thus helping to rejuvenate these areas.