On foot

Walking routes

Ready-made walks through the places in our guide: the order of stops, what to look at in each, a map, the distance and a rough time including the stops.

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  1. ≈ 2.1 km · 2 h 30 min · 5 stops

    Old Kyiv: from the Golden Gate to Andriivskyi Descent

    The classic walk through the Upper Town, the oldest part of Kyiv: from the Golden Gate to St Sophia and St Michael's, then past St Andrew's Church and down the steep descent to Podil. At the end you can ride back up on the funicular from Poshtova Square.

    Golden Gate in Kyiv: History of the Ancient City EntranceSt Sophia CathedralSt Michael's Golden-Domed MonasterySt Andrew's ChurchAndriivskyi Descent: A Walk Through Kyiv's Historic Street

  2. ≈ 3.3 km · 2 h 45 min · 7 stops

    Podil: from the funicular to Castle Hill

    The Lower Town of merchants and craftsmen: a marketplace since princely times, the Mohyla Academy, Kyiv's oldest water supply, museums in old houses and a craftsmen's quarter beneath the hills. The walk starts with a funicular ride down from Mykhailivska…

    Kyiv FunicularKontraktova SquareSamson Fountain in Podil: Kyiv's Legendary Sacred SpringMuseum of the Hetmanate in Kyiv: The Mazepa House in PodilNational Chornobyl MuseumVozdvyzhenkaCastle Hill (Zamkova Hora) in Kyiv: History and Legends

  3. ≈ 4.5 km · 5 h 15 min · 7 stops

    Pechersk and the Lavra: along the Dnipro hills to Vydubychi

    A walk along the Dnipro bluffs of Pechersk: from Askold's Grave of the chronicles, past the Holodomor memorial and Mystetskyi Arsenal to the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, then on to the Motherland Monument and Vydubychi Monastery. The Lavra alone deserves at least…

    Askold's GraveMonument to Hetman Ivan Mazepa (Eternal Kyiv)Holodomor Genocide MuseumMystetskyi ArsenalKyiv-Pechersk LavraMotherland MonumentVydubychi Monastery

  4. ≈ 3.5 km · 3 h 15 min · 8 stops

    From Maidan to Mariinskyi Park

    A walk through the centre above the Dnipro: from the country's main square across Volodymyrska Hill and the glass bridge to the Arch of Freedom, then through Khreshchatyi Park past the Water Museum, the National Art Museum and the House with Chimeras to…

    Maidan NezalezhnostiPedestrian and Cycle BridgeArch of Freedom of the Ukrainian PeopleWater Museum in Kyiv: Water Information CenterNational Art Museum of UkraineHouse with ChimerasMariinskyi Palace in Kyiv: History and ArchitectureMariinskyi Park in Kyiv: History and What to See

  5. ≈ 3.1 km · 3 h · 7 stops

    From Yaroslaviv Val to Bessarabka: theatres, cathedrals and gardens

    A walk through the 19th-century neighbourhoods between the Golden Gate and Bessarabka: a neo-Gothic "castle", Schröter's opera house, a cathedral painted by Vasnetsov and Vrubel, the university botanical garden and the park opposite the Red Building. It ends…

    Baron's CastleNational Opera of UkraineSt Volodymyr's CathedralFomin Botanical GardenTaras Shevchenko Park in Kyiv: History of a Beloved ParkPinchukArtCentreBrodsky Choral Synagogue in Kyiv: History and Architecture