Ukraine Ukraine Essentials THE BASICS GETTING STARTED IN UKRAINIAN Currency Ukrainian hryvnia (UAH) Ukrainian Russian Rate of exchange (April 2013) Hello (formal) dobry dehn zdrastvwytye £1 =12.65UAH Hi (casual) — pryveet privyet US$1 = 8.15UAH Goodbye do pobachennya dasvidanya €1 = 10.67UAH Thank you — dyakooyoo spaseeba Time GMT +2 Please bood laska pazhawsta Electricity 220V, 50Hz Yes/No tak/nee da/nyet International telephone code +38 Useful telephone numbers ABBREVIATIONS & CODES General emergency* ,1 12 AC air conditioning Police, 102 B&B bed and breakfast Ambulances 103 FB/HB full board/half board Fire 101 pp per person ‘\, m,e telephone, mobile, email ACCOMMODATION PRICE CODES Based on a double room (including tax) per night RESTAURANT PRICE CODES €€€EE €195+ 2,081UAH+ Based on a main course (including tax) €€€€ €98—195 1,046—2,081UAH €€€€€E €16+ 171UAH+ €€€ €49—98 523-1,046UAH €€€€ €12-16 128-171UAH €€ €17-49 181—523UAH €€€ €8-12 85—128UAH € <€17 <181UAH €€ €5-8 53—85UAH International boundary 4& = Zoo/animal sanctuary State boundary % Gardens Border post ee Archaeological site Funicular railway 3€ Lighthouse International airport > Beach Other airport 3% Scenic viewpoint Ferry \§ Waterfall Bus station Metro station @ Cave Tourist information office ¥” Divecentre Museum/art gallery f Mountain hut Theatre e Other attraction Historic house/building a Summit (height in metres) Historic castle/fortification Cx) Stadium Statue/monument Urban park Post office | Market Internet ol Forest park Nightclub/casino Church/cathedral Marsh : | National park/nature reserve Mosque Cemetery |__| Shpping mall TH|TSeS B)O R CSyn+agosgueO TmwaaoR Pedestrian area Ukraine the Bradt Travel Guide Andrew Evans Updated by Massimiliano Di Pasquale edition 4 www. bradtguides.com Bradt Travel Guides Ltd, UK The Globe Pequot Press Inc, USA SOMERSET CO, LIBRARY oP Sp Lassa TER bl Kiev: experience the vibrant energy of this impressive capital, the epicentre : Lviv: marvel at this unmissable of Ukrainian cultural and political life Chernobyl: tour the s gran‘ d old dame, with Habsburg. 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From the golden domes of Kievo-Pecherska Lavra (pictured here) to the chic streets of Andriyivsky Uzviz, Kiev has its finger on the pulse of modern Europe (m/S) pages 101 and 143 ‘The old-world charm of Lviv criumph of Baroque, eoclassical and Art Nouveau style, this cultural gem is an tectural masterpiece ‘tands as an elegant, tic monument to the silience of Ukrainian t tional consciousness (SS) page 191 Exploring the Carpathian Mountains For those in search of ne ‘true Ukraine’, the parpathian Mountains pembody a region rich 1 folklore and natural pplendour, evoking an bge of rustic Europe at its most pristine (MGI/S) page 225 Odessa ated along the Black x,e vhee e Ba coastline, this lively port is famous for its and Orthodox palaces, poetry and theatre. tured here, the Opera House and Ballet “—\ — \Y.Sf ee way (SS) page 271 a. BREE’ |A y fi=noe ness _SSeieileh kraine in colour above One could be forgiven for thinking the capital to be all concrete, post-Soviet high rises, but the chestnut tree- lined banks of the Dnepr offer no shortage of attractive green spaces to while away an hour or two, such as Marinsky Park (SS) page 154 left & below Kiev is famous for its churches, of which there are thought to be hundreds. Highlights include St Mikhayil’s Monastery of the Golden Domes (below left, page !49), §t Sophia’s Cathedral (below right, page 148) and — the most iconic of them all — Kievo-Pecherska Lavra, the ‘Caves Monastery’ (left, page 143) (all SS) Independence Square (Maidan Nezalezhnosti) above is the centre of Kiev and the focal point for Independence Day celebrations (V/D) page 138 Once the gritty heart of the upper city, Podil now embodies the cosmopolitan flair of Kiev’s yesteryear: colourful neighbourhoods breathe new life into this historic quarter (AL/S) page 142 In 00988, Prince Vladimir dramatically below baptised his entire nation in the Dnepr River, Ukraine’s defining waterway (SS) page 102 The village of Bila Krynytsia, known as ‘Old Belief Jerusalem’, is a Bukovina gem (MDP) page 262 Founded by General Grigory Potemkin, top right Kherson is a true crossroads between the north, south and east of the country (MDP) page 294 Although today rather controversial, the Kiev above monument ‘Friendship of Nations’ represents two brothers — Ukraine and Russia — joining hands in union and provides a stunning vista over the city (PR/FLPA) page 138 Kharkiv offers the best introduction to Ukraine’s Soviet legacy with countless war memorials, hundreds of factories and Stalinist housing (SS) page 397