3-Hour Heritage Walk of Kyiv Old Town
Highlights
Kiev
archaeological, cultural, historical
Group Tour
3 Hours
Easy
English
Description
Walk through the Old Town of Kyiv – a spiritual center of the Ukrainian capital. Explore the area and sites connected with the medieval history of the Old Slavic Ruthenian state, which existed on these lands in the 9th-13th centuries. Experience the unique energy of the old town of Kyiv on this three-hour tour.
Itinerary
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Old Town Tour of Kyiv
- Meet your Kyiv tour guide at the agreed-upon location to begin with, your tour.
- With your Kyiv tour guide, cover:
- Golden Gate, the main gate in the 11th-century fortifications of Kyiv, the capital of Kyivan Rus'. It was named in imitation of the Golden Gate of Constantinople.
- Saint Sofia Cathedral, an architectural monument of Kyivan Rus. The 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.
- Old Kyiv Hill, a historical neighbourhood of Kyiv.
- Andrew's Church, a major Baroque church located in Kyiv, the capital of Ukraine. The church was constructed between 1747 and 1754 to a design by the Italian architect Bartolomeo Rastrelli.
- Michael's Monastery, located on the right bank of the Dnieper River on the edge of a bluff northeast of the Saint Sophia Cathedral
- Glass Bridge, Friendship Arch and Hreschatik Street.
- Conclude at Independence Square. End of the tour.
What's Included
What's Excluded
Know Before You Go
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Cancellation Policy
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For cancellations upto 2 days before the tour -
Refund of 80% of the tour price.