4.National Park Sofiyivka

The beautifully landscaped Park Sofiyivka in the city of Uman was laid out in 1796 by the Polish noble Stanislaw Potocki and named after his wife, Sofiya, of Greek descent, to whom he eventually gave the park as a present. Sofiya was known for her exceptional beauty, and the park turned out to be no less beautiful. Sofiya herself was said to take part in designing some sections of the park — it was she who introduced ancient Greek and Roman mythological motifs. At present, the park occupies a territory of almost 155 hectares.

5.Holy Sophia of Kyiv

The Cathedral of Holy Sophia (Sophia — God’s Wisdom) was built in the first half of the eleventh century when Kyiv and its lands were ruled by Grand Duke Yugoslav the Wise, the son of Volodymyr the Great who had brought Christianity to Kyivan Rus-Ukraine. The magnificence of the new church outshone any other church in Kyivan Rus and in many other Christian countries of Europe.

6.Chersonesus in the Crimea

The city of Chersonesus is located three miles west of modern Sevastopol, Ukraine. The city, of which now we can see only imposing ruins, was founded by Greeks in the 6th century BC. Prosperous from the 4th century BC, it maintained a free constitution of the Greek type and fought for its continued independence against the Scythians of southern Ukraine, against the native Tauri of the southern Crimea, and against the kings of Bosporus in the west. It traded with Athens and other ancient Greek cities. In the Christian era, it was an important center of Christianity and thus influenced the Kyivan Grand Duke Volodymyr’s decision to adopt Christianity. Uninhabited since the 14th century, the site of the city contains the remains of the ancient buildings and temples and of churches of Byzantine times.

7.National Reserve Khortytsya

Khortytsya is an island, the biggest one on the Dnipro River — its length is 12.5 kilometers and width is 2.5 kilometers. It qualifies for “a wonder” both as a natural and historic landmark. Human settlements on the island date from at least 30,000 years BC. There are 63 archeological and historical landmarks on the island protected by the state.

Khortytsya is a major tourist attraction, its main attractive feature being its close connection with the Zaporizka Sich Cossacks of the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. At present, a mock-up of a Cossack center, Zaporizka Sich, is under construction.

8.Historical and Architectural Reserve Khotynska Fortetsya (Khotyn Fortress)

In the Middle Ages, Khotyn was a trade hub, advantageously situated at the crossroads of trade routes from east to west and from north to south. It is believed to have been founded in the eleventh century.

In October 1621, during the War of Independence in Ukraine, the Cossack troops of Petro Sahaydachny inflicted a crushing defeat on the Turkish army, thus preventing the Ottoman Empire from invading western Europe as it was intent on doing. It changed the course of history.

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7. Restaurants in Lutsk.

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8. Bukovel – a ski resort of world class.

Today I would like to present one of the most developed resorts in Ukraine – Bukovel. It’s a ski resort of wolrd class and certainly the best equipped place for skiing and snowboarding in the Carpathians.

Bukovel is a ski- and spa-resort located in the Ivano-Frankivsk Region of western Ukraine. The resort is located almost on the ridge-lines of the Carpathian Mountains at elevation of 900 m above the sea level near the village of Polyanytsya (Yaremche municipality). It is one of the most popular ski resort in the Ukrainian Carpathian Mountains and is situated 30 km southwest of the city of Yaremche.

The resort combines several hills, the highest of them - Bukovel, Chorna. The total length of tracks - 50 km. There are 61 pisted runs in total: 12 blue (for beginners), 41 red (medium difficulty) and 8 black (for professionals).

There are also very gentle slopes for children, which includes a children's playground. Night skiing for an additional charge is available from 17:00 to 20:00 on two slopes that are upper intermediate. Bukovel is a rapidly growing resort not only in its expansion but also in its popularity.

Bukovel resort has been carefully planned to make skiing and snowboarding fun and convenient and to avoid lift lines and congestion. Lift queues longer than five minutes are rare.

There are 11 lifts for 4 persons 700-2000 m, 1 lift for tree persons for each chair - 1100 m, 1 chairlift for two persons - 1000 m, several lifts for beginners. The longest lift - h.Bukovel (1127 m). Bukovel mountain - the height of 1139 meters, width of ski slopes 120-150 m, slope - 10-25 degrees. The total length of highways in mountain Bukovel - 12 km.

Bukovel has several high quality restaurants. The main restaurant is Kozachok and there is also a pizzeria and a delightful outdoor cafe based halfway up the mountain and reachable by ski lift.

In the heart of Bukovel Ski Resort is “Bukovel Hotel”. The hotel include double, triple rooms and suites all with en-suite bathrooms. You can also stay in nearest villages and get to the resort by regular buses.

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