Ukraine

Andrew Evans has lived in Ukraine and continues to travel there regularly. He has a particular interest in its culture, history and politics.

Introduction PART ONE GENERAL INFORMATION Chapter 1 Background Information Geography, Climate, Natural history and conservation, History, Government and administration, Economy, People, Language, Religion, Education, Culture Chapter 2 Practical information When to visit , Highlights , Suggested itineraries , Tour operators , Red tape , Embassies and consulates , Getting there and away , Health , Safety , What to take , Money , Budgeting , Getting around , Accommodation , Eating and drinking , Public holidays , Shopping , Arts and entertainment , Media and communications , Business , Travel culture in Ukraine , Cultural etiquette , Travelling positively PART TWO THE GUIDE Chapter 3 Kiev History , Getting there and away , Getting around , Local tour operators , Tourist information , Where to stay , Where to eat and drink , Entertainment and nightlife , Shopping , Other practicalities , What to see and do , Churches and holy sites , Museums and galleries , Parks , Outside Kiev Chapter 4 Polissya Getting around , Chernihiv , Chernobyl , Zhytomyr , Berdychiv Chapter 5 Podillya Getting around , Vinnytsya , Uman , Kamyanets-Podilsky , Khmelnytsky Chapter 6 Galicia & Volhynia History , Getting around , Lviv , Drohobych , Truskavets , Ternopil , Pochaiv , Volhynia , Lutsk , Rivne Chapter 7 The Carpathians The mountains , Flora and fauna , When to visit , Getting around , Tourist information , Ivano-Frankivsk , Yaremche , Carpathian National Nature Park , Tatariv , Vorokhta , Bukovel , The Chornohora range , Yasinya , Rakhiv , The Carpathian Biosphere Reserve , Verkhovyna , Kosiv , Sheshory , Kolomiya , The Gorgany range , Bukovina , Transcarpathia Chapter 8 The Black Sea Getting around , Odessa , Bilhorod-Dnistrovsky , The Dnistr and Danube delta , Mykolayiv , Kherson Chapter 9 Crimea History , The Autonomous Republic of Crimea , Simferopol , Yevpatoria , Bakhchisarai , Sevastopol , Balaclava , Cape Aiya , The south coast , Yalta , Yalta to Foros , Yalta to Alushta , Alushta , Demerdzhi , Feodosiya , Kerch Chapter 10 The Dnepr Getting around , Cherkassy , Kaniv , Kremenchuk , Kirovohrad , Dnepropetrovsk , Zaporizhzhya Chapter 11 Donbas History , Getting around , Donetsk , Slavyanogorsk , Mariupol , Luhansk Chapter 12 Sloboda Getting around , Kharkiv , Poltava , Mirgorod , Sumy Appendix Language Appendix Further Information Index