Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the List of European countries by area, second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which Russia–Ukraine border, borders it to the east and northeast. Ukraine also borders Belarus to the nor ...

used to attract more than 20 million foreign citizens every year (23 million in 2012). But since 2014 this has lowered to about 10 million. Visitors primarily come from Eastern Europe, but also from Western Europe, as well as

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and

Israel Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in West Asia. It Borders of Israel, shares borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the north-east, Jordan to the east, Egypt to the south-west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. Isr ...

.Tourist group
State Statistics Committee of Ukraine Before the

Russo-Ukrainian War The Russo-Ukrainian War began in February 2014 and is ongoing. Following Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity, Russia Russian occupation of Crimea, occupied and Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation, annexed Crimea from Ukraine. It then ...

, Ukraine occupied 8th place in Europe by the number of tourists visiting, according to the

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. Ukraine has numerous tourist attractions: mountain ranges suitable for

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, hiking and fishing: the

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coastline as a popular summer destination;

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s of different

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s; churches,

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ruins and other architectural and park landmarks; various

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points.

Kyiv Kyiv, also Kiev, is the capital and most populous List of cities in Ukraine, city of Ukraine. Located in the north-central part of the country, it straddles both sides of the Dnieper, Dnieper River. As of 1 January 2022, its population was 2, ...

Lviv Lviv ( or ; ; ; see #Names and symbols, below for other names) is the largest city in western Ukraine, as well as the List of cities in Ukraine, fifth-largest city in Ukraine, with a population of It serves as the administrative centre of ...

Odesa Odesa, also spelled Odessa, is the third most populous List of cities in Ukraine, city and List of hromadas of Ukraine, municipality in Ukraine and a major seaport and transport hub located in the south-west of the country, on the northwestern ...

and

Kamyanets-Podilskyi Kamianets-Podilskyi (, ; ) is a city on the Smotrych River in western Ukraine, to the north-east of Chernivtsi. Formerly the administrative center of Khmelnytskyi Oblast, the city is now the administrative center of Kamianets-Podilskyi Raio ...

were Ukraine's principal tourist centres each offering many historical landmarks as well as formidable

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infrastructure. Tourism used to be the mainstay of Crimea's economy, but there was a major fall in visitor numbers following the Russian annexation in 2014. The

Seven Wonders of Ukraine The Seven Wonders of Ukraine ( ) are seven historical and cultural monuments of Ukraine, which were chosen in the ''Seven Wonders of Ukraine'' contest held in July, 2007. This was the first public contest of that kind which was followed by the ...

and

Seven Natural Wonders of Ukraine The Seven Wonders of Ukraine ( ) are seven historical and cultural monuments of Ukraine, which were chosen in the ''Seven Wonders of Ukraine'' contest held in July, 2007. This was the first public contest of that kind which was followed by the ...

are the selection of the most important landmarks of Ukraine, chosen by the general public through an Internet-based vote. Ukraine is a destination on the crossroads between central and eastern Europe, between north and south. It borders Russia and is not far from

. It has mountain ranges – the

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suitable for skiing, hiking, fishing and hunting. The coastline on the

is a popular summer destination for vacationers. Ukraine has

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s where they produce native wines, ruins of ancient castles, historical parks, Orthodox, Catholic and Protestant churches as well as a few mosques and synagogues.

, the country's capital city has many unique structures such as

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and broad boulevards. There are other cities well known to tourists, such as the harbour town

and the old city of

in the west. Most of Western Ukraine, which used to be within the borders of the Republic of Poland before World War II, is a popular destination for Poles.

Crimea Crimea ( ) is a peninsula in Eastern Europe, on the northern coast of the Black Sea, almost entirely surrounded by the Black Sea and the smaller Sea of Azov. The Isthmus of Perekop connects the peninsula to Kherson Oblast in mainland Ukrain ...

, a little "continent" of its own, had been a popular vacation destination for tourists for swimming or

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on the Black Sea with its warm climate, rugged mountains, plateaus and ancient ruins, though the tourist trade has been severely affected by Russia's occupation and annexation of the territory in 2014. Cities there include:

Sevastopol Sevastopol ( ), sometimes written Sebastopol, is the largest city in Crimea and a major port on the Black Sea. Due to its strategic location and the navigability of the city's harbours, Sevastopol has been an important port and naval base th ...

and

Yalta Yalta (: ) is a resort town, resort city on the south coast of the Crimean Peninsula surrounded by the Black Sea. It serves as the administrative center of Yalta Municipality, one of the regions within Crimea. Yalta, along with the rest of Crime ...

– location of the

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at the end of

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. Visitors can also take cruise tours by ship on the

Dnieper River The Dnieper or Dnepr ( ), also called Dnipro ( ), is one of the major transboundary rivers of Europe, rising in the Valdai Hills near Smolensk, Russia, before flowing through Belarus and Ukraine to the Black Sea. Approximately long, with ...

from Kyiv to the Black Sea coastline.

Ukrainian cuisine Ukrainian cuisine is the collection of the various cooking traditions of Ukrainians, the people of Ukraine, one of the largest and most populous European countries. It is heavily influenced by the rich dark soil () from which its ingredients com ...

has a long history and offers a wide variety of original dishes. The country's tourism industry is generally considered to be underdeveloped, but it does provide crucial support for Ukraine's

economy An economy is an area of the Production (economics), production, Distribution (economics), distribution and trade, as well as Consumption (economics), consumption of Goods (economics), goods and Service (economics), services. In general, it is ...

. Ukraine does have certain advantages, including much lower costs than other European destinations, as well as visa-free access for most people from Europe, the former Soviet Union, and North America. Since 2005 citizens of

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and

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, United States, Canada, Japan and South Korea no longer require a visa to visit Ukraine for tourism purposes. Additionally, no visa is required from most countries of the former Soviet Union with the exceptions of Russia and Turkmenistan.

Popular tourist city destinations

Central Ukraine Central Ukraine (, ) consists of historical regions of left-bank Ukraine and right-bank Ukraine that reference to the Dnieper River. It is situated away from the Black Sea Littoral North and a midstream of the Dnieper River and its basin. The ...

Main cities *

– the historical capital of

Kievan Rus' Kievan Rus', also known as Kyivan Rus,. * was the first East Slavs, East Slavic state and later an amalgam of principalities in Eastern Europe from the late 9th to the mid-13th century.John Channon & Robert Hudson, ''Penguin Historical At ...

and modern

on the

. Ancient churches, broad boulevards, beautiful landscapes and a variety of cultural facilities make it a popular destination. *

Chernihiv Chernihiv (, ; , ) is a city and municipality in northern Ukraine, which serves as the administrative center of Chernihiv Oblast and Chernihiv Raion within the oblast. Chernihiv's population is The city was designated as a Hero City of Ukraine ...

– ancient city of Kievan Rus', one of the oldest cities in Ukraine, has lots of Medieval architecture. Some of the oldest human settlements in Europe have also been discovered in the area. *

Pereiaslav Pereiaslav is a historical town in Boryspil Raion, Kyiv Oblast, central Ukraine. It is located near the confluence of the Alta and Trubizh rivers some southeast of the capital Kyiv. It was one of the key regional centers of power during the ...

– "living museum", one of the biggest historic and ethnographic reserves in

. There are over 20 different museums, and the city hosts various exhibitions and fairs. *

Vinnytsia Vinnytsia ( ; , ) is a city in west-central Ukraine, located on the banks of the Southern Bug. It serves as the administrative centre, administrative center of Vinnytsia Oblast. It is the largest city in the historic region of Podillia. It also s ...

– the largest city in the historic region of

Podillia Podolia or Podillia is a historic region in Eastern Europe located in the west-central and southwestern parts of Ukraine and northeastern Moldova (i.e. northern Transnistria). Podolia is bordered by the Dniester River and Boh River. It features ...

. Houses the largest floating fountain in Europe, built on the Southern Bug River near Festyvalnyi Isle. *

Sumy Sumy (, , ) is a city in northeastern Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Sumy Oblast. The city is situated on the banks of the Psel (river), Psel River and has a population of making it the 23rd-largest in the country. The city ...

– city's history started in the mid-17th century. *

Uman Uman (, , ) is a city in Cherkasy Oblast, central Ukraine. It is located to the east of Vinnytsia. Located in the east of the historical region of Podolia, the city rests on the banks of the Umanka River. Uman serves as the administrative c ...

– known for its

arboretum An arboretum (: arboreta) is a botanical collection composed exclusively of trees and shrubs of a variety of species. Originally mostly created as a section in a larger garden or park for specimens of mostly non-local species, many modern arbor ...

and being the site of

Rosh Hashana kibbutz The Rosh Hashana kibbutz (; plural: kibbutzim: קיבוצים, "gathering" or "ingathering") is a large prayer assemblage of Breslover Hasidim held on the Jewish New Year. It specifically refers to the pilgrimage of tens of thousands of Hasid ...

. *

Poltava Poltava (, ; , ) is a city located on the Vorskla, Vorskla River in Central Ukraine, Central Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Poltava Oblast as well as Poltava Raion within the oblast. It also hosts the administration of Po ...

– a common destination for

culinary Culinary arts are the cuisine arts of food preparation, cooking, and presentation of food, usually in the form of meals. People working in this field – especially in establishments such as restaurants – are commonly called chefs or ...

and

cultural tourism Cultural tourism is a type of tourism in which the visitor's essential motivation is to learn, discover, experience and consume the cultural attractions and products offered by a tourist destination. These attractions and products relate to the ...

. *

Novhorod-Siverskyi Novhorod-Siverskyi (, , , ''Novgorod-Severskiy''), historically known as Novhorod-Siversk () or Novgorod-Seversk (), is a historic city in Chernihiv Oblast, northern Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Novhorod-Siverskyi Raion, alth ...

– historic city known for its churches. *

Chyhyryn Chyhyryn ( ; ) is a city in Cherkasy Raion, Cherkasy Oblast, central Ukraine. It is located on Tiasmyn river not far where it enters Dnieper. From 1648 to 1669, the city served as the residence of the hetman of the Zaporizhian Host. After a f ...

and

Baturyn Baturyn (, ) is a historic city in Chernihiv Oblast (province) of northern Ukraine. It is located in Nizhyn Raion (district) on the banks of the Seym River. It hosts the administration of Baturyn urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. P ...

– former capitals of the

Cossack Hetmanate The Cossack Hetmanate (; Cossack Hetmanate#Name, see other names), officially the Zaporozhian Host (; ), was a Ukrainian Cossacks, Cossack state. Its territory was located mostly in central Ukraine, as well as in parts of Belarus and southwest ...

with sites of the Cossack era. *

Kropyvnytskyi Kropyvnytskyi (, ) is a city in central Ukraine, situated on the Inhul, Inhul River. It serves as the administrative center of Kirovohrad Oblast. Population: Over its history, Kropyvnytskyi has changed its name several times. The settlement ...

- known for the

fortress of St. Elizabeth The Fortress of St. Elizabeth (, also known locally as "earthworks") is a former earthen fortress in the form of a six-pointed star in the city of Kropyvnytskyi in central Ukraine, which became the main symbol of the city. It is unique in that the ...

- one of the few earthen forts from the XVIII century that have survived in Europe, and a architectural heritage in the style of

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Western Ukraine Western Ukraine or West Ukraine (, ) refers to the western territories of Ukraine. There is no universally accepted definition of the territory's boundaries, but the contemporary Ukrainian administrative regions ( oblasts) of Chernivtsi, I ...

– old city in the west of country, with its medieval old town and unique architecture with Polish and Austrian influences. The top tourist destination in Ukraine, when it comes to architecture and culture. *

Ivano-Frankivsk Ivano-Frankivsk (, ), formerly Stanyslaviv, Stanislav and Stanisławów, is a city in western Ukraine. It serves as the administrative centre of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast as well as Ivano-Frankivsk Raion within the oblast. Ivano-Frankivsk also host ...

– western Ukrainian city that was recognized as the best city to live in Ukraine. *

Chernivtsi Chernivtsi (, ; , ;, , see also #Names, other names) is a city in southwestern Ukraine on the upper course of the Prut River. Formerly the capital of the historic region of Bukovina, which is now divided between Romania and Ukraine, Chernivt ...

– the capital of

Bukovina Bukovina or ; ; ; ; , ; see also other languages. is a historical region at the crossroads of Central and Eastern Europe. It is located on the northern slopes of the central Eastern Carpathians and the adjoining plains, today divided betwe ...

offers

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atmosphere and fine classical Habsburg architecture in Central-European style, as it was part of Austrian empire (prior to 1918). *

Uzhhorod Uzhhorod (, ; , ; , ) is a List of cities in Ukraine, city and List of hromadas of Ukraine, municipality on the Uzh, Uzh River in western Ukraine, at the border with Slovakia and near the border with Hungary. The city is approximately equidistan ...

– the capital of

Transcarpathia Transcarpathia (, ) is a historical region on the border between Central and Eastern Europe, mostly located in western Ukraine's Zakarpattia Oblast. From the Hungarian Hungarian conquest of the Carpathian Basin, conquest of the Carpathian Basin ...

, one of the oldest cities in Ukraine. It attracts tourists because of its proximity to the

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Mountains. *

Mukachevo Mukachevo (, ; , ; see name section) is a city in Zakarpattia Oblast, western Ukraine. It is situated in the valley of the Latorica River and serves as the administrative center of Mukachevo Raion. The city is a rail terminus and highway junct ...

– a major city of Transcarpathia, especially known for its

. *

Kamianets-Podilskyi Kamianets-Podilskyi (, ; ) is a city on the Smotrych River in western Ukraine, western Ukraine, to the north-east of Chernivtsi. Formerly the administrative center of Khmelnytskyi Oblast, the city is now the administrative center of Kamianets ...

– a historic city surrounded by the

Smotrych River The Smotrych (, ) is a left tributary of the Dniester, flowing through the Podillia upland of western Ukraine. Its length is 168 km (104 mi), and its drainage basin covers 1,800 km2 (694 mi2).castle A castle is a type of fortification, fortified structure built during the Middle Ages predominantly by the nobility or royalty and by Military order (monastic society), military orders. Scholars usually consider a ''castle'' to be the private ...

. *

Ternopil Ternopil, known until 1944 mostly as Tarnopol, is a city in western Ukraine, located on the banks of the Seret River. Ternopil is one of the major cities of Western Ukraine and the historical regions of Galicia and Podolia. The populatio ...

– a historic city known for its

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. *

Lutsk Lutsk (, ; see #Names and etymology, below for other names) is a city on the Styr River in northwestern Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Volyn Oblast and the administrative center of Lutsk Raion within the oblast. Lutsk has a populati ...

– the post-

Mongol Mongols are an East Asian ethnic group native to Mongolia, China (Inner Mongolia and other 11 autonomous territories), as well as the republics of Buryatia and Kalmykia in Russia. The Mongols are the principal member of the large family of M ...

capital of

Volhynia Volhynia or Volynia ( ; see #Names and etymology, below) is a historic region in Central and Eastern Europe, between southeastern Poland, southwestern Belarus, and northwestern Ukraine. The borders of the region are not clearly defined, but in ...

, known for its

. *

Drohobych Drohobych ( ; ; ) is a city in the south of Lviv Oblast, Ukraine. It is the administrative center of Drohobych Raion and hosts the administration of Drohobych urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. In 1939–1941 and 1944–1959 it w ...

– known for its historic centre and the wooden church. *

Halych Halych (, ; ; ; ; , ''Halitsch'' or ''Galitsch''; ) is a historic List of cities in Ukraine, city on the Dniester River in western Ukraine. The city gave its name to the Principality of Halych, the historic province of Galicia (Eastern Europe), ...

– the Rus'-era capital of Galicia which migrated to the north and developed into a new city from 14th century, forming a historic complex with neighboring villages. *

Khotyn Khotyn (, ; , ; see #Name, other names) is a List of cities in Ukraine, city in Dnistrovskyi Raion, Chernivtsi Oblast of western Ukraine, located south-west of Kamianets-Podilskyi. It hosts the administration of Khotyn urban hromada, one of th ...

– known for its 13th–17th century

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, the city is a common stop on the Chernivtsi–Kamianets-Podilskyi tourist route. *

Pochaiv Pochaiv (, ; ; ; ) is a city in Kremenets Raion, Ternopil Oblast, western Ukraine. It is located south-west of Kremenets and north of the administrative center of the oblast, Ternopil. It hosts the administration of Pochaiv urban hromada. Popul ...

and

Kremenets Kremenets (, ; ; ) is a city in Ternopil Oblast, western Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Kremenets Raion, and lies north-east of the Pochaiv Lavra. The city is situated in the historic region of Volhynia and features the 12th-c ...

– neighboring historic cities the sites of which are united under one national historic and architectural reserve. The highlights are

Pochaiv Lavra __NOTOC__ The Holy Dormition Pochaiv Lavra (, , ), also sometimes known as the Pochaiv Monastery, is a monastery and lavra in Pochaiv, Kremenets Raion, Ternopil Oblast, Ukraine. The monastery tops a 60-metre hill in the town of Pochaiv, 18&nbs ...

and Saint Ignatius Church accordingly. * – a tourist route which includes various castles in

Lviv Oblast Lviv Oblast (, ), also referred to as Lvivshchyna (, ), is an administrative divisions of Ukraine, oblast in western Ukraine. The capital city, capital of the oblast is the city of Lviv. The current population is History Name The region is named ...

, such as

Olesko Olesko (; ) is a Populated places in Ukraine#Rural settlements, rural settlement in Zolochiv Raion, Lviv Oblast, Zolochiv Raion, Lviv Oblast (oblast, region) of western Ukraine. It belongs to Busk urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Po ...

Pidhirtsi Pidhirtsi (; ) is a village of about 1,000 inhabitants in Zolochiv Raion, Lviv Oblast, Zolochiv Raion, Lviv Oblast of Ukraine, located about 80 km east of Lviv, 17 km south of Brody, 60 km north west of Ternopil. It belongs to Zabol ...

, Zolochiv, Svirzh, and sometimes also

Zhovkva Zhovkva is a List of cities in Ukraine, city in Lviv Raion, Lviv Oblast (Oblast, region) of western Ukraine. Zhovkva hosts the administration of Zhovkva urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Its population is approximately History A ...

Pomoriany Pomoriany () is a rural settlement in Zolochiv Raion, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine. It hosts the administration of Pomoriany settlement hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Population is estimated as . The settlement is known for its castle. Histo ...

, and Stare Selo castles.

Eastern Ukraine Eastern Ukraine or East Ukraine (; ) is primarily the territory of Ukraine east of the Dnipro (or Dnieper) river, particularly Kharkiv, Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts (provinces). Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts are often also regarded as ...

Kharkiv Kharkiv, also known as Kharkov, is the second-largest List of cities in Ukraine, city in Ukraine.

– city's history started in the mid-17th century, when the Cossacks created the Sloboda settlements; and since then, the city has turned into one of the largest commercial, cultural and educational centers in Ukraine with a population of over 1.7 million people. From December 1919 to June 1934, Kharkiv was the capital of Soviet Ukraine, with

Derzhprom The Derzhprom () or Gosprom () building is an office building located on Freedom Square in Kharkiv, Ukraine. Built in the Constructivist style, it was the first modern skyscraper building in the Soviet Union upon its completion in 1928. Its nam ...

being the highlight of the era. The Ukrainian cultural renaissance commenced here in the years 1920–1930. *

Sviatohirsk Sviatohirsk (, ; , ), formerly Slovianohirsk (), is a city in the northern part of Donetsk Region in Ukraine. It stands on the banks of the Siverskyi Donets River, from the city of Sloviansk. The population is The 16th-century Sviatohirsk L ...

– known for its

monastery A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of Monasticism, monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in Cenobitic monasticism, communities or alone (hermits). A monastery generally includes a ...

on hills. *

Bakhmut Bakhmut is a city in eastern Ukraine. It is officially the administrative center of Bakhmut urban hromada and Bakhmut Raion in Donetsk Oblast. The city is located on the Bakhmutka River, about north of Donetsk, the administrative center ...

– site of multiple historic buildings until their destruction during the

Battle of Bakhmut The battle of Bakhmut was a major battle between the Russian Armed Forces and the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Ukrainian Armed Forces for control of the city of Bakhmut, during the eastern Ukraine campaign, a theatre of the Russian invasion of Uk ...

. *

Donetsk Donetsk ( , ; ; ), formerly known as Aleksandrovka, Yuzivka (or Hughesovka), Stalin, and Stalino, is an industrial city in eastern Ukraine located on the Kalmius River in Donetsk Oblast, which is currently occupied by Russia as the capita ...

Luhansk Luhansk (, ; , ), also known as Lugansk (, ; , ), is a city in the Donbas in eastern Ukraine. As of 2022, the population was estimated to be making Luhansk the Cities in Ukraine, 12th-largest city in Ukraine. Luhansk served as the administra ...

Southern Ukraine Southern Ukraine (, ) refers, generally, to the territories in the South of Ukraine. The territory usually corresponds with the Soviet economical district, the Southern Economical District of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. The region ...

– a

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city on the

with a mixture of different cultures, including

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Russian Russian(s) may refer to: *Russians (), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *A citizen of Russia *Russian language, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages *''The Russians'', a b ...

and

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cultures along with the native

Ukrainian culture The culture of Ukraine is composed of the material and spiritual values of the Ukrainian people that has formed throughout the history of Ukraine. Strong family values and religion, alongside the traditions of Ukrainian embroidery and Ukrainian ...

. Odesa is a Black Sea resort and the largest trading center of Ukraine. *

Zaporizhzhia Zaporizhzhia, formerly known as Aleksandrovsk or Oleksandrivsk until 1921, is a city in southeast Ukraine, situated on the banks of the Dnieper, Dnieper River. It is the Capital city, administrative centre of Zaporizhzhia Oblast. Zaporizhzhia ...

– the sixth largest city in Ukraine, famous for Khortytsia Island,

DniproHES The Dnieper Hydroelectric Station (), also known as the Dnipro Dam, is a hydroelectric power station in the city of Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. Operated by Ukrhydroenergo, it is the fifth and largest station in the Dnieper reservoir cascade, a se ...

and Sotsmisto (Socialist city) neighborhood. *

Dnipro Dnipro is Ukraine's fourth-largest city, with about one million inhabitants. It is located in the eastern part of Ukraine, southeast of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on the Dnieper River, Dnipro River, from which it takes its name. Dnipro is t ...

– the fourth largest city in Ukraine. *

Izmail Izmail (, ; ; , or ; ) is a List of cities in Ukraine, city and List of hromadas of Ukraine, municipality on the Danube river in Odesa Oblast in south-western Ukraine. It serves as the administrative center of Izmail Raion, one of seven distr ...

– a historic town on the

Danube River The Danube ( ; see also other names) is the second-longest river in Europe, after the Volga in Russia. It flows through Central and Southeastern Europe, from the Black Forest south into the Black Sea. A large and historically important riv ...

Odesa Oblast Odesa Oblast (), also referred to as Odeshchyna (Одещина), is an administrative divisions of Ukraine, oblast (province) of southwestern Ukraine, located along the northern coast of the Black Sea. Its administrative centre is the city of Ode ...

of south-western Ukraine. *

Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi (, ; ; ), historically known as Aq Kirmān () or by other names, is a port city in Odesa Oblast, southwestern Ukraine. It is situated on the right bank of the Dniester Estuary leading to the Black Sea, in the historical r ...

– one of the oldest cities in Ukraine, dating back to the ancient Greek colony of

Tyras Tyras () was an ancient Greek city on the northern coast of the Black Sea. It was founded by colonists from Miletus, probably about 600 BC. The city was situated some 10 km from the mouth of the Tyras River, which is now called the Dn ...

. *

– a port city known for the ruins of

Chersonesos Taurica Chersonesus, contracted in medieval Greek to Cherson (), was an Greeks in pre-Roman Crimea, ancient Greek Greek colonization, colony founded approximately 2,500 years ago in the southwestern part of the Crimean Peninsula. Settlers from He ...

, an ancient Greek settlement (currently under administration of the Russian Federation). *

Bakhchysarai Bakhchysarai is a city in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea, Ukraine. It is the administrative center of the Bakhchysarai Raion (district), as well as the former capital of the Crimean Khanate. Its main landmark is Hansaray, the only extant ...

– the traditional capital of Crimean Tatars, known for its

palace A palace is a large residence, often serving as a royal residence or the home for a head of state or another high-ranking dignitary, such as a bishop or archbishop. The word is derived from the Latin name palātium, for Palatine Hill in Rome whi ...

and cave town (currently under administration of the Russian Federation). *

Kerch Kerch, also known as Keriç or Kerich, is a city of regional significance on the Kerch Peninsula in the east of Crimea. It has a population of Founded 2,600 years ago as the Colonies in antiquity#Greek colonies, ancient Greek colony Pantik ...

– among the oldest cities in Ukraine, with buildings and structures of ancient Greek, Byzantine, Ottoman, Imperial Russian, and Soviet eras (currently under administration of the Russian Federation). * Crimean Southern Coast (Crimean Riviera) – the coastline of Yalta and Alushta municipalities which covers many resort towns, especially known for the nature and palaces (currently under administration of the Russian Federation).

Landscapes

– impressive mountain landscapes with

and

hiking A hike is a long, vigorous walk, usually on trails or footpaths in the countryside. Walking for pleasure developed in Europe during the eighteenth century. Long hikes as part of a religious pilgrimage have existed for a much longer time. "Hi ...

possibilities, spas with cold and hot springs. Ski resorts include

Bukovel Bukovel () is the largest ski resort in Eastern Europe situated in Ukraine, in Nadvirna Raion, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast (oblast, province) of western Ukraine. A part of it is in state property. The resort is located almost on the ridge-lines of the ...

, Slavsko,

Verkhovyna Verkhovyna (, ), known as Zhabie () until 1962, is a Populated places in Ukraine#Rural settlements, rural settlement in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, western Ukraine. Verkhovyna serves as the administrative center of Verkhovyna Raion. It also hosts the ...

Vorokhta Vorokhta (; ) is a Populated places in Ukraine#Rural settlements, rural settlement located in the Carpathian Mountains on Prut River in Ukraine.Hoverla Mount Hoverla (Ukrainian language, Ukrainian and ), at , is the highest mountain in Ukraine and part of the Ukrainian Carpathians. The mountain is located in the Eastern Beskids, in the Chornohora region. The slopes are covered with beech and spr ...

– the highest mountain in Ukraine. Hiking. *

Azov Azov (, ), previously known as Azak ( Turki/ Kypchak: ), is a town in Rostov Oblast, Russia, situated on the Don River just from the Sea of Azov, which derives its name from the town. The population is History Early settlements in the vici ...

coast – bathing resorts. *

Dnieper The Dnieper or Dnepr ( ), also called Dnipro ( ), is one of the major transboundary rivers of Europe, rising in the Valdai Hills near Smolensk, Russia, before flowing through Belarus and Ukraine to the Black Sea. Approximately long, with ...

– cruises. *

Dniester The Dniester ( ) is a transboundary river in Eastern Europe. It runs first through Ukraine and then through Moldova (from which it more or less separates the breakaway territory of Transnistria), finally discharging into the Black Sea on Uk ...

– canoeing, boat sailing. *

Southern Bug The Southern Bug, also called Southern Buh (; ; ; or just ), and sometimes Boh River (; ),

– rafting, ecotourism. * Shatsk Lakes – bathing, camping, hiking. *

Sofiyivka Park Sofiyivsky Park () or Sofiyivka Park (; ) is an arboretum (type of botanical garden) and a scientific-research institute of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (NASU Department of Biology). The park is located in the northern part of the ...

, located in

. *

Waterfalls of Ukraine Ukraine has diverse geographic features, including several waterfalls. A vast number of rivers run through the mountain ranges. The snow melt from the mountains feeding the rivers and sudden drops in elevation create many opportunities for waterf ...

– ecotourism. File:Вечірня веселка.jpg, Rainbow over the Carpathian Mountains File:"Рододендронові хащі".jpg, The

rhododendrons ''Rhododendron'' (; : ''rhododendra'') is a very large genus of about 1,024 species of woody plants in the heath family (Ericaceae). They can be either evergreen or deciduous. Most species are native to eastern Asia and the Himalayan region, b ...

at the

Chornohora Chornohora () is the highest mountain range in Ukraine, Western Ukraine. It is within the Polonynian Beskids, a subgroup of the mountain group of Eastern Beskids of the Outer Eastern Carpathians, Eastern Beskids, which in turn is part of the Oute ...

valley File:Вид на Дністер з Червоної гори.jpg,

Dniester Canyon National Nature Park The Dniester Canyon National Nature Park () follows Dniester Canyon, the largest canyon in Ukraine, along the middle course of the Dniester River. It protects a relatively undeveloped portion of the Ukrainian forest-steppe landscape, about 75&nbs ...

near Chervona mountain File:Джарилгач, піндики.jpg,

Dzharylhach National Nature Park The Dzharylhach National Nature Park () is a national park of Ukraine that covers Dzharylhach Island and the adjacent Karkinit Bay in the northern reaches of the Black Sea. Famous for clean sandy beaches and mineral springs in its many small lake ...

Kherson Oblast Kherson Oblast (, ; ), also known as Khersonshchyna (, ), is an administrative divisions of Ukraine, oblast (province) in southern Ukraine. It is located just north of Crimea. Its administrative center is Kherson, on the northern or right bank ...

File:Huculsczyna IF-3.JPG, Village in

Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast (), also referred to as Ivano-Frankivshchyna () or simply Frankivshchyna, is an administrative divisions of Ukraine, oblast (region) in western Ukraine. Its administrative center is the city of Ivano-Frankivsk. It has a pop ...

File:Говерлянський хрест.jpg, At the top of

Hoverla Mount Hoverla (Ukrainian language, Ukrainian and ), at , is the highest mountain in Ukraine and part of the Ukrainian Carpathians. The mountain is located in the Eastern Beskids, in the Chornohora region. The slopes are covered with beech and spr ...

in winter File:Ивано-Франковская область.Горно-лыжный курорт Буковель.jpg,

, the largest ski resort in Eastern Europe and Ukraine File:Червоні карпатські гори.jpg,

Carpathian Biosphere Reserve Carpathian Biosphere Reserve () is a Nature reserve, biosphere reserve in Ukraine that was established in 1968 and became part of the World Network of Biosphere Reserves of UNESCO in 1992. Since 2007 bigger portion of the reserve along with some ...

Zakarpattia Oblast Zakarpattia Oblast (Ukrainian language, Ukrainian: Закарпатська область), also referred to as simply Zakarpattia (Ukrainian language, Ukrainian: Закарпаття; Hungarian language, Hungarian: ''Kárpátalja'') or Transcar ...

File:Buky Canyon, Ukraine.jpg,

Buky Canyon Buky Canyon is a canyon near the Buky village, on the Hirskyi Tikych river in the Cherkasy Oblast (province) of Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the List of European countries by area, second-largest country in Europe ...

in the Cherkasy Oblast

Seven Wonders of Ukraine

The

are the seven historical and cultural monuments of Ukraine, which were chosen in the Seven Wonders of Ukraine contest held in July 2007. *

, Cherkasy Oblast *

Kyiv Pechersk Lavra The Kyiv Pechersk Lavra or Kyievo-Pecherska Lavra (), also known as the Kyiv Monastery of the Caves, is a historic lavra or large monastery of Eastern Christianity that gave its name to the Pecherskyi District where it is located in Kyiv. Sin ...

(Monastery of the Caves) * Kamianets-Podilskyi Historical Complex in

, Khmelnytskyi Oblast *

Khortytsia Khortytsia (, ) is the largest island on the Dnieper River, and is long and up to wide. The island forms part of the Khortytsia National Reserve. This historic site is located within the city limits of Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. The island has ...

, Zaporizhzhia Oblast *

Chersonesus Chersonesus, contracted in medieval Greek to Cherson (), was an Greeks in pre-Roman Crimea, ancient Greek Greek colonization, colony founded approximately 2,500 years ago in the southwestern part of the Crimean Peninsula. Settlers from He ...

Saint Sophia Cathedral, Kyiv The Saint Sophia Cathedral (, або Софія Київська) in Kyiv, Ukraine, is an Architecture of Kyivan Rus, architectural monument of Kievan Rus'. The former cathedral is one of the city's best known landmarks and the first heritage sit ...

Khotyn Fortress The Khotyn Fortress (, , , ) is a fortification complex located on the right bank of the Dniester River in Khotyn, Chernivtsi Oblast (oblast, province) of southwestern Ukraine. It lies within the historical region of northern Bessarabia, a Roman ...

, Chernivtsi Oblast

Seven natural wonders of Ukraine

Winners of all Ukraine competition

Seven natural wonders of Ukraine The Seven Wonders of Ukraine ( ) are seven historical and cultural monuments of Ukraine, which were chosen in the ''Seven Wonders of Ukraine'' contest held in July, 2007. This was the first public contest of that kind which was followed by the ...

: *

Askania-Nova Askania-Nova () is a biosphere reserve located in Kherson Oblast, Ukraine, within the dry Taurida steppe near Oleshky Sands. An active member of the UNESCO Man and the Biosphere Programme, the reserve maintains and conserves native steppe hab ...

near Askania-Nova, Kherson Oblast *

Granite-steppe lands of Buh The Granite-steppe lands of Buh () is a regional landscape park in the north-west of Mykolaiv Oblast in Ukraine. The park includes the river valley of Southern Buh and the ravine-like vallies of its tributaries: Velyka Korabelna, Bashkala, an ...

in Mykolaiv Oblast *

Dniester Canyon The Dniester Canyon is a canyon formed by the Dniester River, located inside the Dniester River Valley in parts of Ternopil, Ivano-Frankivsk, Chernivtsi, and Khmelnytskyi Oblasts in southwestern Ukraine. On February 3, 2010, the regional landsc ...

, Dnister *

Marble Cave (Crimea) Marble Caves (, , ) is a cave in Crimea, at the lower plateau of Chatyr-Dag, a mountainous massif. It is a popular tourist attraction and one of the most visited caves in Europe. Due to its uniqueness, Marble Cave became famous worldwide. Spele ...

* Podillian Tovtry in Khmelnytskyi Oblast * Lake

Svitiaz Svitiaz ( ; ; ; ) is a lake in Volyn Oblast, Ukraine Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the List of European countries by area, second-largest country in Europe after Russia, which Russia–Ukraine border, borders it to the ea ...

, part of a group of lakes near Shatsk, Volyn Oblast * Lake Synevyr near village of Synevyrska Poliana in

Recognized World Heritage sites

* Kyiv:

and Related Monastic Buildings,

* L'viv – the Ensemble of the Historic Centre (

Old Town In a city or town, the old town is its historic or original core. Although the city is usually larger in its present form, many cities have redesignated this part of the city to commemorate its origins. In some cases, newer developments on t ...

, Pidzamche and St. George's Cathedral) *

Residence of Bukovinian and Dalmatian Metropolitans The Residence of Bukovinian and Dalmatian Metropolitans in Chernivtsi, Ukraine, was built for the Eastern Orthodox metropolitan bishop between 1864 and 1882 to the designs of the Czech architect Josef Hlávka from Austria-Hungary. The Residence, ...

* Ancient City of Tauric Chersonese and its Chora in

* Segments of the

Struve Geodetic Arc The Struve Geodetic Arc is a chain of survey triangulations stretching from Hammerfest in Norway to the Black Sea, through ten countries and over , which yielded the first accurate measurement of a meridian arc. The chain was established ...

(at Staro-Nekrasivka, Baranivka, Felshtyn, and Katerynivka) * Ancient and Primeval Beech Forests in

Ukrainian Carpathians The Ukrainian Carpathians () are a section of the Eastern Carpathians, within the borders of modern Ukraine. They are located in the southwestern corner of Western Ukraine, within administrative territories of four Ukrainian regions (oblasts), ...

, Roztochchia and Satanivska Dacha. * Wooden tserkvas of the Carpathian Region * The

Historic Centre of Odesa The Historic Centre of Odesa (), Historical City Centre of Odesa, or Centre of Odesa is a city centre and World Heritage Site in Odesa, Ukraine. It was listed in 2023, and currently, it is on the list of World Heritage Sites in Danger because of ...

Medical tourism

Lately many modern dental clinics with high quality dentistry equipment and high quality materials have been established in Ukraine. They provide patients with high quality dentistry services for prices much cheaper in comparison with Western and Russian clinics. Many tourists from United States,

and Russia arrive for dental services, providing a sort of dental tourism. Other popular sorts of medical tourism in Ukraine are spas, eye and plastic surgery, hair transplants, and

mud bath A mud bath is a therapeutic spa treatment that involves soaking in a bath of warm mud, often in a natural hot spring or geothermal pool. Mud baths have been used for centuries as a way to promote health and relaxation, and are still popular t ...

Truskavets Truskavets (, ; ) is a city in Drohobych Raion, western Ukraine's Lviv Oblast (region), near the border with Poland. It hosts the administration of Truskavets urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. The population is approximately Tru ...

and

Myrhorod Myrhorod (, ) is a city in Poltava Oblast, central Ukraine. It serves as the Capital city, administrative center of Myrhorod Raion. Myrhorod also hosts the administration of Myrhorod urban hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. It is locate ...

are well known for their mineral springs.

Religious tourism

is a pilgrimage site for Breslov Hasidic Jews, especially on

and

in Kyiv are sites of

Eastern Orthodox Eastern Orthodoxy, otherwise known as Eastern Orthodox Christianity or Byzantine Christianity, is one of the three main Branches of Christianity, branches of Chalcedonian Christianity, alongside Catholic Church, Catholicism and Protestantism ...

pilgrimage.

Events

Festival culture

In recent years a variety of festivals emerged in major Ukrainian cities. Among the most popular are international

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana, in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Its roots are in blues, ragtime, European harmony, African rhythmic rituals, spirituals, h ...

festival in

, street food festival in

, various summer festivals in

—a popular tourist destination in summer. Many of these festivals take place in former industrial buildings of the Soviet era and are thus helping to rejuvenate these areas.

Trade fairs

Governing body of tourist industry and its chairs

* Main Directorate of Foreign Tourism (at the Government of the Ukrainian SSR and part of the Soviet Goskominturist) ** 1964–74 Yosyp Zatyahan ** 1974–89 Viktor Dobrotvor * Ukrintur Association ** 1989–93 Volodymyr Skrynnyk * State Committee of Ukraine on tourism ** 1993–96 Volodymyr Skrynnyk ** 1997–98 Anatoliy Kasianenko ** 1998–2000 Valeriy Tsybukh * State Department of Tourism (State Committee of Youth Policy, Sport and Tourism) ** 2001–02 Anatoliy Matviyenko * State Tourist Administration of Ukraine ** 2002–05 Valeriy Tsybukh * State Service of Tourism and Resorts (Ministry of Culture and Tourism) ** 2005–06 Ihor Prystavskyi ** 2006–10 Anatoliy Pakhlya * State Agency of Ukraine on Tourism and Resorts (Ministry of Infrastructure) ** 2011–14 Olena Shapovalova * Department (Directorate) of Tourism and Resorts (Ministry of Economic Development and Trade) ** 2016–17 Ivan Liptuha ** 2018–2019 Oksana Serdyuk
State Agency for Tourism Development of Ukraine
(Ministry of Сulture and Іnformation Policy of Ukraine) ** 2019–present Mariana Oleskiv

Foreign travel statistics

;Number of foreign citizens visiting Ukraine (from 2014, excluding Crimea) Statistics are based on data from the State Statistics Agency of Ukraine. * 2000: 6.4 million * 2001: 9.2 million * 2002: 10.5 million * 2003: 12.5 million * 2004: 15.6 million * 2005: 17.6 million * 2006: 18.9 million * 2007: 23.1 million * 2008: 25.4 million * 2009: 20.8 million * 2010: 21.2 million * 2011: 21.4 million * 2012: 23.0 million * 2013: 24.7 million * 2014: 12.7 million * 2015: 12.4 million * 2016: 13.3 million * 2017: 14.2 million

Gallery

File:Aero Замок Паланок.jpg,

Palanok Castle The Palanok Castle or Mukachevo Castle (; or ; ) is a historic castle in the city of Mukacheve in the western Ukrainian oblast An oblast ( or ) is a type of administrative division in Bulgaria and several post-Soviet states, including Belaru ...

File:Ранок...Свірзький замок.jpg,

Svirzh Castle The Svirz Castle (, ) is a fortified aristocratic residence in Svirzh, Lviv Oblast, Ukraine. It was originally built by the Świrski noble family in the 15th century. Inside the castle is a small church dating from 1546. The stronghold was compl ...

File:Operniy-5.jpg, The famous

Odesa Opera and Ballet Theater The Odesa National Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre () is the oldest theatre in Odesa, Ukraine. The Theatre and the Potemkin Stairs are the most famous edifices in Odesa. The first opera house was opened in 1810 and destroyed by fire in 1873. T ...

File:Odessabeach2018.jpg, Arcadia Beach in

File:PeopleRestaurantLviv2019-2.jpg, Restaurants in Ukraine are very affordable for foreign tourists. File:Berehove1.jpg,

Berehove Berehove (, ; , ) is a city in Zakarpattia Oblast, western Ukraine. It is situated near the border with Hungary. It is the cultural centre of the Hungarian minority in Ukraine, and Hungarians constitute roughly half (a plurality) of its popula ...

, a small town in Western Ukraine File:Резиденція митрополитів Буковини і Далмації 1.jpg, Residence of the Metropolitans in

File:Палац графів Шенборнів. Замок Берегвар.jpg, Schoenborn Castle-Palace in

File:Мукачівська ратуша (мур.).jpg,

Town Hall File:Житловий будинок в Кам'янець-Подільському.jpg, Centre of

File:В'їзна (Надбрамна) башта замку Луцьк.jpg, Gate tower of

Lubart's Castle Lutsk Castle (;, ), also locally known as Liubart's Castle (, ''Замок Любарта'', ''Zamok Liubarta'') or Upper Castle (, ''Верхній замок'', ''Verkhnii zamok''), began its life in the mid-14th century as the fortified seat o ...

File:Троїцький01.JPG, Trinity Cathedral in

File:Inventions Show Multimedia Fountain Roshen.jpg, Multimedia Fountain Roshen in

, the largest floating fountain in Europe File:Spas sobor.jpg, link=,

Transfiguration Cathedral Transfiguration Cathedral or Cathedral of the Transfiguration may refer to: Canada * Cathedral of the Transfiguration (Markham), Markham, Ontario, Canada Lithuania * Transfiguration Cathedral, Kaišiadorys Romania * Transfiguration Cathedral, Cl ...

File:Bakhchysarai 04-14 img15 Palace Grand Mosque.jpg, link=, Khan's Palace in

, Crimea File:Святые горы 01.jpg, All Saints Scete of

Sviatohirsk Lavra The Holy Mountains Lavra of the Holy Dormition (, Sviatohirsk Lavra or the Sviatohirsk Cave Monastery) is a major Monastery#Orthodox Christian monasteries, Orthodox Christian monastery on the steep right bank of the Donets, Siverskyi Donets River ...

Donetsk Oblast Donetsk Oblast, also referred to as Donechchyna (, ), is an Oblasts of Ukraine, oblast in eastern Ukraine. It is Ukraine's most populous province, with around 4.1 million residents. Its capital city, administrative centre is Donetsk, though d ...

File:Altana - Kharkiv Gorky Park.jpg,

Central Park Central Park is an urban park between the Upper West Side and Upper East Side neighborhoods of Manhattan in New York City, and the first landscaped park in the United States. It is the List of parks in New York City, sixth-largest park in the ...

, one of the most visited attractions in

Kharkiv Kharkiv, also known as Kharkov, is the second-largest List of cities in Ukraine, city in Ukraine.

File:Туманний світанок на нарцисовому полі.jpg, Valley of Narcissus in

File:21-224-5054 Synevyr Lake RB 18.jpg, Lake Synevyr in

Synevyr National Nature Park The Synevyr National Nature Park () is one of National Parks in Ukraine, located in Zakarpattia Oblast, in southwest of the country. It was established in 1974 and covers an area of . The Park has its headquarters in the town of Khust. The par ...

File:Крачки, Білосарайка 03.jpg,

Common tern The common tern (''Sterna hirundo'') is a seabird in the family Laridae. This bird has a circumpolar distribution, its four subspecies breeding in Temperateness, temperate and subarctic regions of Europe, Asia and North America. It is stron ...

on Bilosaray Spit,

Sea of Azov The Sea of Azov is an inland Continental shelf#Shelf seas, shelf sea in Eastern Europe connected to the Black Sea by the narrow (about ) Strait of Kerch, and sometimes regarded as a northern extension of the Black Sea. The sea is bounded by Ru ...

File:AskaniaNova01.jpg,

biosphere reserve in

, located within the dry Taurida steppe. File:Херсонська область, Національний природний парк Олешківські піски. Автор Гаврилюк С. В. (5).JPG, link=,

Oleshky Sands Oleshky Sands is a semi-desert in Ukraine inland from the Black Sea. It consists of sand dunes or ''kuchuhury'' (locally), which are up to five meters high. Sparse vegetation can be located across the sands. Origin The sands are thought to be ...

, the second-largest desert in Europe File:П.КЛЕВАНЬ - (Тонне́ль Любви́) 0026.JPG, link=, Tunnel of Love File:Голосіївський ліс20.JPG, link=,

Holosiiv National Nature Park The Holosiiv National Nature Park () is a protected remnant of forest surrounded by the urban area of the city of Kyiv, Ukraine. It is located on the Kyiv Hills, in the Dniester-Dnieper forest-steppe province, North-Dnieper lowland and steppe zo ...

, Kyiv

References

External links

Official Tourism Portal in Ukraine
{{Tourism in Europe Economy of Ukraine Culture of Ukraine