Green Kramatorsk. Sporting Kramatorsk. The Bernatsky Garden

Kramatorsk is an industrial centre of Ukraine in the Donetsk region, where the city's industrial landscapes alternate with protective green zones, parks and public gardens. The oldest of them has recently been given a second life.

Kramatorsk. The city Bernatsky Garden

Pedestrian Streets of Ukraine and Their Tourist Appeal

The streams of cars several lanes deep on the city arteries are becoming ever more endless, and our cities are caught in a web of transport links.

How wonderful it is that streets are being created where the main figure is the pedestrian, for whom comfortable conditions have been made and to whom cars are barred. Usually they are located in the historic centre, festive events are held on them, and their landmarks are the calling cards of the cities.

Let us stroll along some of them, beloved of townsfolk and tourists, and begin with the main artery of Kyiv, which becomes pedestrian on weekends and holidays.

Kyiv. Khreshchatyk. Independence Square

Marshyntsi. The Bukovinian Rublyovka

One of the unique monuments that are not listed in the register of architectural and historical monuments is St. Nicholas Church in the village of Marshyntsi, Novoselytsia district, Chernivtsi region.

Marshyntsi, Novoselytsia district, Chernivtsi region. St. Nicholas Church

Chernihiv. The Yelets Dormition Monastery

One of the oldest churches in Ukraine is located in Chernihiv just a 10-minute walk from the Dytynets.

Chernihiv. The Yelets Monastery. The Dormition Cathedral. 12th century

Pyrohiv. Wooden Churches of the Folk Architecture Museum

The wooden churches at Pyrohiv not only make up the museum's collection but are also functioning churches. They were built in various regions. When new churches appeared there, and it turned out that there was not always anyone to repair and preserve the old ones, they were moved to the largest museum in Ukraine.

Pyrohiv. The Museum of Folk Architecture and Life. The Church of the Intercession of the Holy Mother of God. 1792

Mukachevo. The Square of Cyril and Methodius

If you have been lucky enough to visit Mukachevo in the Zakarpattia region, then one day will not be enough to get acquainted with all its notable sights.

Mukachevo. Zakarpattia region. Palanok Castle

Zhytomyr. Mykhailivska Street. The Pedestrian Zone

Every city has its favourite streets. In Zhytomyr it is Mykhailivska, which joined two old streets — Kyivska and Velyka Berdychivska.

Zhytomyr. Mykhailivska Street. The Tribel House

Pyrohiv. Wooden windmills

Over the steppe, above the valleys, the wind played with the feather grass,

and it came upon an old, abandoned windmill.

And the wind called out to it:

"For nigh on half a century now

you have stood here alone, as if enchanted forever."

(A song by Bohdan Kyik)

The windmills at the open-air museum in Pyrohiv are its most recognisable exhibits and the most popular subjects for romantic photo shoots.

Kyiv. Museum of Folk Architecture and Life. Pyrohiv. Wooden windmills

Kostiantynivka. The architectural symbols of a weary city

There are cities that grow weary of people and their activity. The era of development ends, and a stage of decay sets in — of enterprises, roads, buildings, historical and cultural treasures. In Kostiantynivka, in the Donetsk region, the depressed state of its industrial and social-amenity facilities was evident long before 2014.

Kostiantynivka. Oleksa Tykhy St. The city council

Chernivtsi. The pedestrian zone. Olha Kobylianska Street

Chernivtsi is an architectural pearl of Ukraine. A walk through the streets of a city where 706 sites have been granted the status of architectural landmark can be both an instructive excursion and a romantic promenade.

Chernivtsi. Olha Kobylianska Street. The pedestrian zone