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  • Explore Ukraineโ€™s Snake Island

    Ukraine's Snake Island, also known as Serpent Island or Zmiiniy Island, is located near the Danube Delta in the Black Sea around 35 kilometers off the mainland coast. The island consists of ...

  • Ukraine’s Enchanted River

    As one of the six major rivers of Ukraine that have not been contained in dams or re-directed by human intervention, the Desna winds its way across the countryside from where it originates ...

  • Medzhybizh โ€“ The Birthplace of Hasidic Judaism

    Believed to date back to early medieval times, the town of Medzhybizh is first documented as an estate in Kievan Rus when it became the property of Prince Svyatoslav of Kiev in 1146. Lying ...

  • Sliding on the Snow Stone: A memoir, one Ukrainian man’s journey

    Visitors to Ukraine will marvel at the magnificence of the Carpathian Mountains in the south-west, or at the many beautiful buildings and churches in Kiev, the country's capital. Younger ...

  • Bodan and Varvara Khanenko Museum of Art in Kiev

    Housing the largest collection of foreign art in Ukraine, the Bogdan and Varvara Khanenko Museum of Art is located off the Taras Shevchenko Boulevard in Kiev. Also referred to as the Museum ...

  • Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi โ€“ Historical Sanctuary

    Visitors to the town of Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi, located at the confluence of the Alta River and Trubizh River in the Kiev Oblast of Ukraine, will find that there are plenty of interesting ...

  • Visit the Park of Iron Sculptures in Donetsk

    Believed to be the only park of its kind, the Forged Figures Park, or Park of Iron Sculptures, located in the Ukrainian city of Donetsk was established in 2001 and has become one of the city's ...

  • The Fascinating Archeological Site of Merheleva Ridge

    Believed to have built around 4000 BCE, and therefore corresponding to the early Yamna or Dnieper-Donets culture of Ukraine, Merheleva Ridge was discovered in 2004 by a group of school ...

  • Ancient Ukrainian Town of Mariyampil

    The ground on which the town of Mariyampil is built is believed to have been inhabited since the Paleolithic era. Located on the left bank of the scenic Dniester River, with rolling green ...

  • Vydubychi Monastery in Kiev

    The historical St. Michaels Vydubtsky Men's Monastery, typically known as the Vydubychi Monastery, stands on a hill in the city of Kiev. The monastery complex is amongst the oldest sacred ...