What to See

• Lviv Oblast

  Busk

  Located just 53 km from Lviv, Busk is a small town with approximately 10,000 people. The name 'Busk' comes from the west Ukrainian word 'busko' which means 'crane'. Appropriately, the heraldic crest of the town is a white stork on a blue shield and the stork is the town symbol.

• Culture

  Photos

  Photographs are a great way to get a feel for a country. Photographs help you to visualize what you will be likely to see and enjoy whilst on your travels and they also help you to mentally prepare yourself for what you might experience. They can serve to familiarize you with certain places and even help you to meet people you have never seen face to face! They can serve as a ...

• Attractions

  Wildlife

  When one thinks of Ukraine, wildlife does not necessarily spring to mind as it would when thinking about a country such as South Africa. However, Ukraine has a number of protected areas and National Parks all aimed at preserving its natural splendors. Ukraine has quite a diverse landscape providing a number of habitats for a variety of species. Wildlife in Ukraine is certainly not scarce. ...

• Donetsk Oblast

  Artemivsk

  Artemivsk, formerly known as Bachmut, is the administrative center for the Artemivsky Raion. It was in 1571 that Bachmut was first established and it was in the late 18th century that it moved up to the status of ‘City’ in the year 1783. The name ‘Bachmut’ was based on the beautiful Bachmutka River, which still lies about 89 kilometers from the Donetsk Oblast. It was not until 1924 that ...

• Donetsk Oblast

  Makijivka

  Makijivka is a city in Ukraine that has many interesting features and aspects to it. You will experience a unique difference whilst touring this city. Makijiyka has an important industrial role in Ukraine as it produces iron rails for the Russian rail network, and is involved in coal mining and steel production. These industries have developed and grown rapidly since 1914 when they had their ...

• Zhytomyr Oblast

  Berdychiv

  The city of Berdychiv is a quaint city in the Zhytomyr Oblast that has an extremely interesting past. The exact date as to when the city was founded is mere speculation, and how its name came about can only be guessed. In all honesty, Berdychiv's establishment is shrouded in mystery, and scientists and historians have been able to piece some of this fascinating puzzle together.

• Regions

  Ternopil Oblast

  If there is one place in Ukraine - away from the more popular regions of Kiev, Lviv and Odessa - that you simply have to visit, it must be Ternopil. This stunning oblast is roughly 13.8 thousand square kilometers in size and it enjoys a wonderfully moderate continental climate. Summers here are warm and moist while winters are relatively gentle compared to other Eastern European regions. ...

• Museums

  National Art

  The National Art Museum of Ukraine, or as it was once called, the City Museum of Antiques and Art, is located in the capital city of Kiev. It was established in 1897 after Bohdan Khanenko, a patron of art, began collecting money and pieces of art in an attempt to start the first museum in the country. Interestingly when the Museum was first opened it collected National Ethnographical applied ...