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Ukraine at a glance
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe; its capital is Kyiv. People mainly speak Ukrainian and Russian. The currency is the Ukrainian Hryvnia (UAH). VoyaKin maps 20 places to see here, including 5 UNESCO World Heritage sites.
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- Eastern Europe
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- Ukrainian, Russian
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Before you go: official information
Entry rules, visas and health requirements change. Confirm them with Ukraine’s official immigration authority or its embassy before you book and again before you travel.
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Places to see in Ukraine
12 of the 20 places VoyaKin maps here. Descriptions from Wikipedia and photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each card.

Saint Sophia CathedralUNESCO
Софійський собор
Religious
The Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine is an architectural monument of Kyivan Rus'. The former cathedral is one of the city's best known landmarks and the first heritage site in Ukraine to be inscribed on the World Heritage List along with the Kyiv Cave Monastery complex.
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Rbrechko (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

Residence of Bukovinian and Dalmatian MetropolitansUNESCO
Резиденція митрополитів Буковини і Далмації
Landmark · Chernivtsi Oblast
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.
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Oleksandr Malyon (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

Uzh National Nature ParkUNESCO
Ужанський національний природний парк
Park & nature · Zakarpattia Oblast
Uzhanskyi National Nature Park is a protected area in Ukraine. It is located in Uzhhorod Raion of Zakarpattia Oblast, at the border with Poland and Slovakia. The national park was created on 5 August 1999 and has the area of 39,159.3 hectares (151.195 mi2).
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Alex Mozheiko (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

Church of the Archangel MichaelUNESCO
Церква святого Архистратига Михаїла
Religious · Zakarpattia Oblast
St. Michael Church is a church in a suburb of Uzhok, Ukraine, built in 1745. The structure consists of three wooden naves and a brick sacristy.
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Elke Wetzig (Elya) (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map


Kyiv
Київ
City
Kyiv, also spelt Kiev, is the capital and most populous city of Ukraine. Located in the north-central part of the country, it straddles both banks of the Dnieper River. As of January 2022, the population of Kyiv was 2,952,301, making it the seventh-most populous city in Europe.
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Francisco Anzola (CC BY 3.0). Map

Odesa
Одеса
City · Odesa Oblast
Odesa, also spelled Odessa, is the third-most populous city and municipality in Ukraine and a major seaport and transport hub located in the south-west of the country, on the northwestern shore of the Black Sea.
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Wikimedia Commons: Odesa-Montage-2016.png (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

Lviv
Львів
City · Lviv Oblast
Lviv is the sixth-largest city in Ukraine, as well as the largest city in the western part of the country, with a population of 723,403. It serves as the administrative center of Lviv Oblast and Lviv Raion, and is one of the main cultural centers of Ukraine.
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Lestat (Jan Mehlich) (CC BY-SA 3.0). Map

Kharkiv
Харків
City · Kharkiv Oblast
Kharkiv, also known as Kharkov, is the second-largest city in Ukraine. Located in the northeast of the country, it is the largest city of the historic region of Sloboda Ukraine. Kharkiv is the administrative center of Kharkiv Oblast and Kharkiv Raion.
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Ekaterina Polischuk (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

Mariinskyi Palace
Маріїнський палац
Fort
The Mariinskyi Palace is the official residence of the president of Ukraine. The Elizabethan baroque palace is sited on the right bank of the Dnipro River in Kyiv, Ukraine, adjoining the neo-classical building of the Verkhovna Rada, the parliament of Ukraine.
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Roman Naumov (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

House with Chimaeras
Будинок з химерами
Memorial
House with Chimaeras or Horodetsky House is an Art Nouveau building located in the historic Lypky neighborhood of Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine.
Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Romankravchuk (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map
Keep exploring
Also in Eastern Europe: Belarus · Bulgaria · Czechia · Hungary · Moldova · Poland · Romania · Russia
Last updated November 12, 2026. Sources: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), Wikimedia Commons, OpenStreetMap (ODbL). Partner offers below are separate from this guide and never change what’s written here.
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