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12-18 September 2005 Kiev UKRAINE


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To book excursion, please send request to krushynska@univ.kiev.ua

 

Short excursions

1. Walking tour "The best-of-Kiev" (3 h) (Sept. 12, 15:00)

2. Kiev sightseeing tour  by bus (2.5 h) (Sept. 13 and 15, 17:00)

3. Relics of Kiev (4 h) (Sept. 14, 15:00)

4. Walking tour "old city" (3 h) (Sept. 17, 10:00)

5. Museum of Folk Architecture and Rural Life (3 h) (Sept. 17, 14:00)

6. Boat excursion by Dnepr (2 h) (Sept. 16, 17:30)

All-day excursion

7. "Sofia-park" - the masterpiece of landscape gardening and love
(can be organised Sept. 11 or/and 18)

please book before August 15 2005   

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Miscellaneous

 

Places of attractions

Kiev is one from the most beautiful cities in the world with great parks, historical monuments and gorgeous churches

 

For those who doubt about visit to Kiev, see photo-gallery of this marvellous city below

Photo albums with best Kiev sites.


Shopping: department stores and good selection of modern shops are located in downtown area (see www.globus.com.ua/eng)

 

Banking: all major credit cards are accepted in most shops. ATMs and exchange are everywhere.


1. Walking tour "The best-of-Kiev" (3 h)

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Kiev university - Vladimirskaya str. -  Vladimir's cathedral (Vrubel's frescos) - Golden gate - Sofia - Capital hill of Kiev's Russ - Andreevsky cathedral - Mikhailovsky cathedral - Vladimir's hills - Kreschatik (or Kiev university).
2. Kiev sightseeing tour  by bus

(rough price 10 EURO)

Duration of excursion - 2,5 hours
Kiev university - Vladimirskaya str. -  Golden Gate - Sofia - Mikhailovsky cathedral - the European square - Government -  Supreme Rada - Marinskiy palace - Laurels - quay of Dnepr - the Counter assembly square -  Post square - Kreschatik - Independent square - Opera theatre - Vladimir's cathedral - Kiev university.
3. Relics of Kiev

(rough price 20 EURO)

Bus excursion. Duration of excursion - 4 hours
Sofia cathedral - Mikhailovsky cathedral - Andreevskaya church - temples of Podol - Vydubitsky monastery - Laurels of Kiev (with entering to museums and churches)
4. Old city (walking tour)

(rough price 10 EURO)

Duration of excursion - 3 hours
Kiev university - Vladimirskaya str. -  Golden Gate - Sofia - Mikhailovsky cathedral - Historical avenue - Andreevskaya descent - Podol
5. Pirogovo Museum of Folk Architecture and Rural Life

(rough price 15 EURO)

6. "Sofia-park" - the masterpiece of landscape gardening art (200 km from Kiev)

(rough price 50 EURO including lunch)
 

Duration of excursion - 1 day.
SOFIYIVKA - the National dendrological park of Ukraine located in Uman' (town in Cherkas area) is a masterpiece of world landscape gardening art. It was built at the end XVIII - first half XIX century and ranking with such monuments park art as garden Baldyi in Florence, park Dignity - Susie in Potsdam, palace-park in Versailles. The park was created as an illustration of Homer poems "Iliad" and "Odyssey" where each composition or small architectural form comprises the certain plan, expresses idea of a myth or any event.

The park has been founded by Stanislaw Sheptitsky-Pototsky for his beloved, fine Greek woman Sofia.
For more in detail visit: http://www.sofiyivka.org.ua/index.htm
Lunch in park restaurant, sailing by a boat on underground small river Acheron.

History of Sofia
 

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