Interesting places:

Berezan' Island

Island is located in the Black Sea at the Dnieper-Boh Estuary, 850 m in length, 200 – 850 m in width. This was the site of the oldest Greek (Ionian) colony in southern Ukraine, founded in the second half of the 7th century BC. Called Borysthen or Borysthenida, it existed until Roman times. During the period of Kyivan Rus’ there was a Slavic settlement at Berezan Island. The Zoporozhian Cossacks used it as a fortress during their campaigns against Turkish settlements.

Saint Anthony of the Caves

It is a complex of underground cult architecture of the XI – XVIII centuries. Anthony Pechersky (the founder of Kievo-Pecherskaya Lavra) founded the caves in 1069. The only ground building is Illinskaya chuch. All the other churches and galleries are located under the ground. With the time the complex expanded — underground passages and churches remained till today and are extremely popular among visitors. The whole length of the corridors is 350 m. The depth of the caves varies from 2 till 12 m. Narrow corridors, little monks` rooms, bones of monks who were murdered during Mongol-Tatar invasion in 1239… No wonder that the place is very interesting to visit. It is believed that the ghost appear here from time to time.

Present from Ukraine: Pysanka

The art of the decorated egg in Ukraine, or the pysanka, dates back to ancient times. As in many ancient cultures, Ukrainians worshipped a sun god (Dazhboh). The sun was important - it warmed the earth and thus was a source of all life. Eggs decorated with nature symbols became an integral part of spring rituals, serving as benevolent talismans.

Interesting events:

Requiem Damien Hirst

"Art's about invention and we are all desperately trying to invent a better future, and to learn from the past." Damien Hirst

The PinchukArtCentre (Kyiv, Ukraine) is pleased to announce Requiem, a major retrospective of over 100 works dating from 1990 to 2008, by Damien Hirst. Requiem opens on 25th April and continues through 20th September 2009.
www.pinchukartcentre.org

Restaurants:

Tsarskoye Selo Restaurant

The "Tsarskoye Selo Restaurant" was the first Ukrainian national restaurant and it still preserves this image. In "Tsarskoye Selo" you will have an opportunity to feel the marvelous atmosphere of warmth and coziness. The staff of "Tsarskoye Selo" strive for careful preservation of historic traditions and it must be admitted that they do this perfectly; everyone can make sure of it by visiting the restaurant.
www.tsarske.kiev.ua

Hotels:

Britania

The hotel-restaurant complex Britania is located in picturesque parkland, not far from a center. Glad to offer to you the new comfortable hotel, including 28 rooms, is equipped conditioners, mini-bars, warm floors, safes. We offer organization of conference, trainings and seminars: lease of halls, lease of multimedia and presentation equipments, organization of coffee-breaks, lunches, banquets.
www.britaniya.kharkov.ua