Tours

Two days before the forum and within two days after the event will be organized, interesting excursions for delegates of our Forum. The following are preliminary suggestions on possible tours for our guests.

The sights of Kyiv

Is it your first time in Kyiv? Have you come just for a couple of days and are very busy? It is impossible to leave Kyiv without having seen it; you will regret it your whole life. We offer you a general excursion together with the person who knows and really loves this city. Kyiv is more than 1,500 years old. Antiquity and the present amazingly co-exist on its streets. During this tour you will have a chance to see the most interesting sights of the city, which, like the landmarks of time, designated the pages of its history: the Old-Kiev hill, where the old-Russian land descended from; the famous Golden Gate, St.-Sophia Cathedral, St.-Vladimir Cathedral, St.-Andrew Church and St.-Michael Church, the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra. You will admire the temples of Podil and aristocratic mansions of Pechersk; you will walk through the City history of IХ –XI centuries, XIIX -ХIХ –ХХ cent., will see the City of the modern age.

The Mansions of Pechersk

Pechersk has got its name from the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra (the Caves). The “Pechersk-City” started owing to Peter the Great, who has founded the old fortress here on the caves, as well as the residence of the Kiev governor. The empress Elizabeth proceeded with it, having built the Tsar's Palace. Mulberry-linden gardens of Lavra in the 18-19th centuries were once and for all replaced by the mansions of Kiev elite. Among them - famous house of the weeping widow, chocolate and Arabic houses, the House with chimeras.

The old mystery of Podil

Podil it's not only an administrative district of Kyiv. Podil is a live history of Kyiv, its legend, it is the most ancient settlement in these lands and ever-living source of jokes and yarns.
Plunge into the atmosphere of Podil in the beginning of 20th century. Visit the trade fair, come to see local shops, famous temples and feast your eyes with the unique monuments of Ukrainian Baroque

Secret Kyiv

What do people know about Kyiv? Is the Kyiv city just Saint Sophia, Khreshchatyk or Lavra for them? The tour, we would like to invite you for, will show you places, in which even citizens probably have never been before. Hidden streets, non-standard views, attractive sights. We'll show you secret courtyards, unique elevators, the most small church, ravens or even more unexpected animals for the big city, and other incredible and unnoticeable places of our city.

Kyiv Pechersk Lavra

Real Spiritual Center of Ukraine, of the most famous monastery in all Ukraine. Founded by monks in 8th century, laying on pictorial Dnieper hills, it became the holly place for all Ortodox Christians. It combines majestic churches, build in classical, Byzantine and Baroque style. Also on a territory of the monastery you can find a lot of museums: museum of Historical Treasures and Jewellery, the Museum of Ukrainian Decorative and Applied Art, the Museum of Miniatures. Also Lara in known for it`s caves with ancient crypts. We tell in Kyiv: “The one who has not visited Lavra have not seen Kyiv”

Chernobil. The catastrophe of XX century

26th of April is the date, marked in all calendars as Chernobyl catastrophe Day. From that moment the meaning of the word "Zone" has been changed for Ukrainians. Zone is the unique reminder for technical catastrophe of XX century today. We want to invite you to a whole-day trip to Chernobyl Zone. During the trip you'll be able to visit Chernobyl city and learn more about history of the tragedy, to consider the forth block of Chernobyl Nuclear station and to see the Pripyat' – dead city, life in which was stopped in one day. At the end of the trip we will visit "self-settlers" – people, who decided not to leave the Zone.

Pyrohovo

There is a place in Kiev where you can say “Let’s go to the 16^th century Carpathians” and then find yourself there in a matter of minutes. The museum is divided into areas representing different regions of Ukraine. The clay huts roofed with thatch or wooden shingles and the archaic barns and wells recreate an authentic village atmosphere. Everything means to bring you back to the Ukraine of 16^thto 19^th centuries.

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