The Dnipropetrovsk region is chiefly known as the birthplace of the Ukrainian political elite and a large industrial centre. But five centuries ago this was a land of freedom where Cossacks resided and acted gloriously to protect their land from enemies. The Dnipropetrovsk region also offers curious and active tourists its Scythian mounds, river canyons and waterfalls, diving and rafting, and the “Petrykivka” centre of folk crafts as well as many other attractions
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The Odessa region is one of the few Ukrainian regions that are inseparable from the Black Sea. For centuries it has often been a crossroads for different cultures, which is why the Odessa region is rich in architecture and prominent sites that make it a wonder for travellers from all over the world. Odessa itself is known for its uniqueness, and one of its unique features is the local humor
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The Rivne region has given us the famous “Peresopnytske Gospel” of the 16th century, on which the Ukrainian presidential oath is now sworn, in Ostrog the first Eastern Slavik academy, the first Ukrainian primer and at 106 km long – Europe’s longest active light-rail. Today in this region with an area of 20.1 square metres there are more that 1122 historical and architectural monuments, 227 nature-reserve fund objects and territories, 91 wildlife preserves – and so much more!
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The mysteries of marine abysses have attracted people for centuries, and thousands of daredevils from all over the world continuously join the ranks of an army of diving enthusiasts. There are a host of miraculous deep-sea nooks and crannies on earth, but you needn’t travel miles and miles away in search of underwater exotics – Ukraine’s Black Sea coast of Crimea will enchant even the most experienced divers
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I had heard about the unique beauty of the Ternopil region, its rich traditions and its hospitable citizens long ago. But that the Ternopil region is a real oasis for tourists was a real surprise for me! Extreme, green, regional, historic and spiritual tourism: Ukraine’s purest ecologic environment, 25 waterfalls and more than 100 caves, the Dnister river canyon (one of Europe’s longest!), 34 castles - and that is not all that this wonderful region has to offer the active traveller
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In Ukraine there are not many regions which can compete with Ivano Frankivsk. It leads in many regards, including: the number of historic and cultural monuments (3.5 thousand), cultivated forests (covering 41 percent of the region’s territory), types of folk art crafts (works of local craftsmen are exhibited in museums in Kiev, Moscow, Toronto and New York) and the number of Hutzul wizards called ‘molfars’. If you do not believe, just visit and see this fascinating Carpathian region for yourself!
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Your holiday is still far off, but you already want to escape and forget about work? The question: where to? The answer: Crimea. This peninsula, usually associated with hot summers, is really a little corner of nature’s paradise and a wonderful get-away in any season. Additionally, mountain bikes, Quadra cycles, donkey rides, jeep safaris, paintball, “dulfer” and even mysterious tunnels await you there
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What did our ancestors drink in ancient times? Do our “hoppy” tastes, centuries apart, differ that much? Look for the answers to these questions in modern Lviv, which can be rightly called the beer capital of Ukraine. And not only because this amber drink has been brewed here from times immemorial, but also because the whole culture is connected with it in the city of Lions
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110 years ago, in 1898, Friedrich Falz-Fein, a landowner, sheep breeder, and naturalist from the Askania-Nova village in the province of Tavria reserved 600 hectares of his wild steppe land in order to preserve it for future generations in its original state. By that time, the naturalist had created a real oasis in the dry steppes of Tavria: a zoo and a silvicultural park with artificial irrigation (unusual at the time). Thanks to Falz-Fein, Ukraine now has a modern biosphere reserve unique in Europ
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