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Best Places to Eat ¨ Spotykach (p1179) ¨ Masonic Restaurant (p1184) ¨ Arbequina (p1179) ¨ Dim Lehend (p1183) ¨ Kupol (p1183) Best Places to Stay ¨ Sunflower B&B (p1179) ¨ Astoria (p1183) ¨ Hotel 7 Days (p1183) ¨ Dream House Hostel (p1178) When to Go Jan Party on New Year’s Eve then repent at an Or- thodox Christmas service a week later. May A great time to visit Kyiv when its countless horse chestnut trees are in blossom. Aug Sip Ukraine’s best coffee in one of Lviv’s many outdoor cafes. F D N O S A J J M A M J Kyiv °C/°F Temp Rainfall inches/mm 0 10/250 4/100 6/150 8/200 2/50 0/32 -10/14 -20/-4 20/68 30/86 10/50 Ukraine Why Go? Big, diverse and largely undiscovered, Ukraine (Україна) is one of Europe’s last genuine travel frontiers, a poor nation rich in colour-splashed tradition, off-the-map travel experi- ences and warm-hearted people. And with the country hit- ting the headlines recently for all the wrong reasons, those locals are perhaps happier than ever to see foreign visitors. ‘Ukraine’ means ‘land on the edge’, an apt title for this slab of Eurasia in many ways. This is the Slavic hinterland on Europe’s periphery, just over two decades into a very troubled independence and dogged by conflict with neigh- bouring Russia. But it’s a country whose peoples can pull together when need arises, as the recent Maidan Revolution and nationwide war effort has shown. Most visitors head for the eclectic capital Kyiv, but archi- tecturally rich Lviv is Ukraine’s true big hope for tourism and both are well away from the conflict zones. However, while Russia continues to occupy Crimea, beach fun is off for the foreseeable future. Includes ¨ Kyiv .............. 1178 Lviv ............... 1182 ©Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd
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Best Places to Eat
¨ Spotykach (p1179)
¨ Masonic Restaurant (p1184)
¨ Arbequina (p1179)
¨ Dim Lehend (p1183)
¨ Kupol (p1183)
Best Places to Stay
¨ Sunflower B&B (p1179)
¨ Astoria (p1183)
¨ Hotel 7 Days (p1183)
¨ Dream House Hostel (p1178)
When to Go
Jan Party on New Year’s Eve then repent at an Or-thodox Christmas service a week later.
May A great time to visit Kyiv when its countless horse chestnut trees are in blossom.
Aug Sip Ukraine’s best coffee in one of Lviv’s many outdoor cafes.
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Kyiv°C/°F Temp Rainfall inches/mm
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10/250
4/100
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8/200
2/50
0/32
-10/14
-20/-4
20/68
30/86
10/50
UkraineWhy Go?Big, diverse and largely undiscovered, Ukraine (Україна) is one of Europe’s last genuine travel frontiers, a poor nation rich in colour-splashed tradition, off-the-map travel experi-ences and warm-hearted people. And with the country hit-ting the headlines recently for all the wrong reasons, those locals are perhaps happier than ever to see foreign visitors.
‘Ukraine’ means ‘land on the edge’, an apt title for this slab of Eurasia in many ways. This is the Slavic hinterland on Europe’s periphery, just over two decades into a very troubled independence and dogged by conflict with neigh-bouring Russia. But it’s a country whose peoples can pull together when need arises, as the recent Maidan Revolution and nationwide war effort has shown.
Most visitors head for the eclectic capital Kyiv, but archi-tecturally rich Lviv is Ukraine’s true big hope for tourism and both are well away from the conflict zones. However, while Russia continues to occupy Crimea, beach fun is off for the foreseeable future.
Includes ¨Kyiv . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1178Lviv . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1182
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Ukraine Highlights1 inspect Kyiv’s collection of mummified monks by candlelight at Kyevo-Pecherska Lavra (p1178).
2 Make an ascent of Andriyivsky Uzviz (p1178), Kyiv’s most atmospheric street.
3 Do a spot of cobble-surfing in Lviv’s (p1182) historical centre, packed with churches, museums and eccentric restaurants.
4 take a stroll through the island town of Kamyanets-Podilsky (p1183) to its photogenic fortress.
