Attractions in Ukraine

Khotyn Fortress

Khotyn Fortress is an impressive defensive structure located on the right bank of the Dniester River.

Ostroh Castle

Ostroh Castle was the ancestral seat of the powerful Ostrogski princely family, who held great political and cultural influence in the 16th century.

Zhovkva 'Ideal City'

Zhovkva was designed at the end of the 16th century as a Renaissance 'ideal city' modeled after Italian architectural theories.

Kamianets-Podilskyi Castle

This medieval castle is situated on a peninsula carved by the Smotrych River.

Sviatohirsk Lavra

This Orthodox monastery is located on the right bank of the Seversky Donets River on white chalk cliffs.

Chyhyryn Hetman Residence

Chyhyryn was the first capital of the Ukrainian Cossack state in the 17th century under Bohdan Khmelnytsky.

Pidhirtsi Castle

Pidhirtsi Castle is a prime example of a Renaissance-style palace combined with fortifications.

Massandra Palace

Massandra Palace was originally built as a hunting lodge for Tsar Alexander III in the style of a French château.

Palanok Castle

Palanok Castle towers over the city of Mukachevo on a 68-meter-high volcanic hill.

Lutsk Castle

Lutsk Castle, also known as Lubart's Castle, is one of the best-preserved Gothic fortifications in Ukraine.

House with Chimaeras

This Art Nouveau building in Kyiv is famous for its whimsical concrete sculptures of exotic animals and mythical creatures.

Mirror Stream Fountain

This fountain with a white gazebo was built in 1947 in Kharkiv to commemorate the victory in World War II.

Verkhovna Rada Building

The seat of the Ukrainian parliament in Kyiv was completed in 1939 in Neoclassical style.

Pochayiv Lavra

The monastery in western Ukraine is the second largest Orthodox complex in the country after the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra.

Uzhhorod Castle

Uzhhorod Castle is a formidable fortress in the heart of Transcarpathia.

Kachanivka Estate

Kachanivka is one of the most magnificent Neoclassical estates in Ukraine.

Zaporizhzhian Sich (Khortytsia)

Khortytsia Island on the Dnieper River is known as the cradle of Ukrainian Cossackdom.

Kyiv Pechersk Lavra

Founded in 1051, this monastery is a major center of Orthodox Christianity in Eastern Europe.

Baturyn Citadel

Baturyn was the official residence of the Hetmans of the Zaporozhian Cossack state.

Chernihiv Collegium

Founded in 1700, this was one of the first higher education institutions in Ukraine.

Vorontsov Palace

Vorontsov Palace in Alupka is a unique blend of English Neogothic and Oriental architectural styles.

Akkerman Fortress

Akkerman Fortress in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi is one of the largest and best-preserved historical fortifications in Ukraine.

Cathedral

St. Nicholas Roman Catholic Cathedral

This Neo-Gothic church in Kyiv is famous for its two prominent 60-meter tall spires.

Derzhprom

The State Industry Building in Kharkiv is an iconic example of Soviet Constructivism.

Podilski Tovtry

Podilski Tovtry is a unique range of hills formed from fossilized limestone reefs of an ancient sea.

Shenborn Palace

This former hunting lodge of the Counts of Schönborn is located near Chynadiyovo.

Medzhybizh Fortress

This monumental fortress is located at the confluence of the Southern Bug and Buzhok rivers.

Mariinskyi Palace

This Baroque palace in Kyiv serves as the official ceremonial residence of the President of Ukraine.

Sharivka Palace

This grand estate in the Kharkiv region was built in the 19th century in Neogothic style.

Tarakaniv Fort

This 19th-century architectural masterpiece is an example of modern military engineering.

Genoese Fortress of Sudak

The Genoese Fortress in Sudak is a stunning example of medieval military architecture in Crimea.

Ruins

Chersonesus

Chersonesus is an ancient Greek colony founded approximately 2,500 years ago on the Crimean Peninsula.

Vorontsov Palace (Odesa)

This Empire-style palace was built in 1827 for Governor-General Mikhail Vorontsov.

Dzharylhach Island

Dzharylhach is the largest island in Ukraine, located in the Black Sea.

Shypit Waterfall

Shypit Waterfall is one of the most beautiful waterfalls in Ukraine, located near the village of Pylypets.

Probiy Waterfall

Probiy Waterfall is a powerful cascade on the Prut River in the heart of Yaremche.

Cathedral

Dominican Cathedral (Lviv)

This Baroque church with its distinctive dark dome is one of the most prominent buildings in Lviv's old town.

Snake Island

Snake Island is a strategically significant Ukrainian outpost in the Black Sea.

Ruins

Bakota Cave Monastery

The Bakota Cave Monastery is located on the shores of the Dniester Reservoir.

Manyava Waterfall

Manyava Waterfall is one of the highest waterfalls in the Ukrainian Carpathians.

Ruins

Olbia

Olbia was one of the major ancient Greek colonies on the northern Black Sea coast.

Dubno Castle

The castle founded in the 15th century was one of the best-fortified structures in Volhynia.

Zbarazh Castle

The fortification built in the 17th century played a central role during the Khmelnytsky uprisings.

Nature

Synevyr National Nature Park

Located in the Eastern Carpathians, the park is named after Synevyr Lake, the largest mountain lake in the Ukrainian Carpathians.

Askania-Nova

Askania-Nova is a biosphere reserve in southern Ukraine that preserves a virgin steppe landscape.

Kinburn Spit

Kinburn Spit is a sandy peninsula located between the Dnieper-Bug Estuary and the Black Sea.

Tuzly Lagoons

Tuzly Lagoons National Nature Park encompasses a chain of salt lagoons along the Black Sea coast.

Lake

Syvash Lake

Syvash, also known as the 'Rotten Sea', is a shallow system of salt lagoons.

Lake

Lake Yalpuh

Lake Yalpuh is the largest natural freshwater lake in Ukraine, located in the Danube Delta region.

Sofiyivka Park

An arboretum and scientific research institute in Uman.