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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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Capital
Kyiv
Region
Eastern Europe
Languages
Ukrainian, Russian
Currency
Ukrainian Hryvnia (UAH)
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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 Cathedral

    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 Metropolitans

    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 Park

    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 Michael

    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

  • Kyslytskyi Island

    Kyslytskyi IslandUNESCO

    Кислицький острів

    Island · Odesa Oblast

    Photo: Yuriy Kvach (CC BY-SA 4.0). Map

  • Kyiv

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

  • Hoverla

    Hoverla

    Говерла

    Mountain · Zakarpattia Oblast

    Mount Hoverla, at 2,061 metres (6,762 ft), is the highest mountain in Ukraine and part of the Ukrainian Carpathians. The mountain is located in the Eastern Beskids, in the Chornohora region.

    Text: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Photo: Olexdj (Public domain). Map

  • House with Chimaeras

    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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