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GREAT PLACES FOR
A BUS HOLIDAY (1 DAY)
Discover the unrivaled natural beauty of Ukraine with
a chance to explore the areas around Kiev, Chernigiv or
Zhitomyr.
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Tour:
Kiev-Uman-Kiev (Lunch, interpreter assistance
included)
The program:
Visiting "Sofiyivka" State Dendrological
Park in Uman.
The first written mention refers to 1616. The origin
of the name comes from the river Umanka Most of
the buildings in Uman are quite old, made of brick
and several stories high. Within the city there
are several small museums. The Museum of Fine Arts
is located in a former Polish palace almost 300
years old. Another museum exhibited historical Ukrainian
handcrafts, architecture and tools. A beautiful
park named Sofiyvka is also proudly owned by the
city. It was created over 300 years ago by a Polish
count to honor his wife, "the most beautiful
woman in the world". |
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Tour: Kiev-Bila
Tserkva-Parhomivka-Kiev (Lunch, interpreter
assistance included).
The program:
Visiting "Alexandria" State Dendro Park
in Bila Tserkva and Pokrovska Church in Parhomivka.
Bila Tserkov, city in
central Ukraine, on the Ros River. The city was
founded in 1032 and was the headquarters of the
Ukrainian Cossacks in the 17th century. |
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Tour: Kiev-Pereyaslav-Khmelnitskiy-Kiev
(Lunch, interpreter assistance included).
The program: Visiting historical
museum, museum of the Ukrainian towel (rushnik).
Pereyaslav Khmelnytsky
is a small town on the left bank of Dnieper (Dnipro)
river. The famous Museum of the History of Ukrainian
Folk Architecture is located here. The city is well
known as the birthplace of Sholom Aleihem, the classic
of Jewish literature. |
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Tour: Kiev-Chernigiv-Kiev
(Lunch, interpreter assistance included).
The program: Visiting Boryso-Hlibsky
Cathedral, Spaso-Preobrazhensky Cathedral, Holy
Trinity Monastery, St. Catherine Church, St. Anthony
caves.
Historical and cultural tour familiarizes the traveler
with unique monuments of architecture and spiritual
values of one of the most ancient cities of Ukraine.
Chernihiv is one of the most ancient and the most
interesting cities of Ukraine known in the world
primarily for its sacred Christian temple which
were created during over 1000 years history of the
city and are invaluable treasure of Ukrainian people.
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Tour: Kiev-Zhytomyr-Kiev
(Lunch, interpreter assistance included).
The program: Excursion round
city, visiting Korolev museum, visiting Catholic
church (organ music).
Zhytomyr, also Zhitomir, city, capital of Zhytomyr
Region, northern Ukraine, situated on the Teterev
River. Located in an agricultural region, Zhytomyr
is a transportation center and a market for lumber
and grain. Manufactures include furniture and linen.
An agricultural institute is located in the city.
Zhytomyr was founded as early as the 9th century.
It passed to Lithuania in 1320, to Poland in 1569,
and to Russia in 1793. |
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Tour: Kiev-Nizhyn-Kiev
(Lunch, interpreter assistance included).
The program: Excursion round
city, visiting the museum of mail, museum of History,
historical places.
Nizhin is situated on the Oster River.
It is a rail terminus on the main Moscow-Kiev line
and an agricultural trade center. Industries include
engineering, food processing, and the manufacture
of machinery and railroad cars. Known in the 11th
cent., the city was the center of the Nizhyn Ukrainian
Cossack regiment from 1649 to 1782. It became an
important trading center in the 17th and 18th cent.
After Greek merchants received permission to settle
there in 1657. |
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Tour: Kiev-Lubny-Kiev
(Lunch, interpreter assistance included).
The program: Excursion round city,
visiting Gustynsky and Mhar Monasteries, the active
Orthodox Monastery, architecture 18-19th c.
Historical and cultural tour familiarizes the traveler
with unique monuments of architecture and spiritual
values of one of the most ancient cities of Ukraine. |
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