7 places in Kiev region with a unique atmosphere for a weekend tour

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A guide to interesting and picturesque places in the vicinity of Kiev, where you can quickly reach by car or public transport

Open air museum in Pirogovo

The village museum is located in the suburbs of Kiev, near Goloseevsky district. Here you can find ancient buildings from all regions of Ukraine. On the territory you can see clay and wooden huts, mills, old churches, cellars, hives and various outbuildings.

There are several cafes in the museum, those who wish can buy souvenirs and see colorful performances that take place on the weekends. On holidays, there are fairs and master classes of folk art.

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How to get there

From Art. subway "Lybedskaya" goes trolleybus № 11, from the station. Metro "Akademgorodok" - minibus № 576, from the station. Metro "Lukyanovskaya" - minibus number 496.

The Feofaniya Park

The park is located in the Holosiivskyi district of Kiev. The name he received from the historic area on this outskirts of the capital.

"Feofaniya" is a wonderful place for walking. Among the avenues and bridges that border and cross several ponds, you can make wonderful photos. As the park is located far from the metro, there are fewer tourists here than in other metropolitan green areas. The decoration of the landscape is served by the Panteleimon monastery, towering above the park.

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How to get there

From Art. Metro "Exhibition Center" and "Hippodrome" can be reached by bus number 548. The address of the park "Theophany": st. Academician Lebedev, 32.

Mezhyhirya Residence

The magnificent manor is located in the village of Novye Petrovtsi near Kiev, in the tract on the shore of the Kiev reservoir.

Here everything is done with taste and scope: from the entrance gate to the houses, harmoniously arranged on the territory. Next to the alleys are neatly cropped bushes and ornamental trees, and around there is an exemplary park. Each gazebo, a waterfall, a lake and even a stone is a separate artistic solution. And the luxurious bridges, which are thrown through artificial ponds and the bay, hardly have analogs in Ukraine.

By the alleys of the estate you can go down to the Kiev reservoir to inspect its boundless smooth surface. For a fee, you can visit an exhibition of retro cars and a dog center. The cost of the entrance to the Mezhyhirye Park on weekends is 120 UAH. for adults and 50 UAH. for children.

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How to get there

From Art. Metro "Petrovka" and "Heroes of the Dnieper" every day go minibus. Transport rides from 9:00 to 19:00 every hour.

Buchansky Park

The city of Bucha, located 30 km from Kiev, is more like a European province than a Ukrainian town.

The decoration of Buchi and the center of cultural life is the city park. In addition to numerous avenues, arbours and harmonious landscaping, there are many places for active entertainment.

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How to get there

From Art. metro "Heroes of the Dnieper" in Bucha go marshrutkas.

Alexandria Park

The park is located in the city of Belaya Tserkov. The distance from Kiev is 90 km. The park was created according to a special architectural plan. It preserved examples of classical architecture - the rotunda, the arbor, the colonnade "Echo", unusual Chinese statues and bridges.

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How to get there

From Kiev every 15-30 minutes shuttle buses run in the direction of Odessa and Uman. Any of them can be reached by the White Church.

Park Buki

The park is located in the village of Buki Skvirsky district of the Kiev region. The distance from Kiev to the village is 115 km.

In the park you can walk along the alleys and bridges, make interesting photos, as well as visit the mini-zoo and the Alley of Fairy-Tales. Also on the territory there is a temple, the project of which was created especially for the village of Buki. Near the shrine you can see a fountain-roulette, which was previously located on Kiev's Independence Square. Among the unusual monuments - a stone brought from Jerusalem, near which you can make wishes.

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How to get there

From Kiev straight to the village minibuses do not go. Therefore, it is worth going to the White Church or Skvira. The Kiev-Skvira bus departs from the Lybidskaya metro station at 8:00 and 10:20. Bus Skvira - Buki leaves at 10:20 and 12:20. If you miss it, you have to take a taxi. The distance from Skvyry to the park is 14 km.

Back from Buk at 17:30 a shuttle bus leaves to the White Church. Also at 17:30 from Skvyra a bus leaves to Kiev.

Mount Totoha

The place is located on the outskirts of Medvin village, 30 km from the city of Boguslav. Mount Totoha is known as a place of power. A lot of people come here to be charged with positive energy. And poets, artists and musicians visit the mountain to find inspiration. Local people believe that upstairs you can be cured of any disease, and compare Totoha with Tibet.

Near the mountain beats the spring. It is believed that its water has medicinal properties.

Traveling to Totohe, it is worth to visit the city of Boguslav. Through it flows the river Ros, forming a tract of Scala. On the background of the canyon you can make atmospheric photos, and in the city there are several museums and ancient temples.