Old Podil Streets

The tour starts with observing Andrew’s church, which was build by architect Rastrelli’s project and is a vivid example of baroque architecture of XVIII century. The main part of the excursion is devoted to introduction with the history of Andrew’s descent (Anriyivskiy uzviz), which has connected Upper town with Podil – an old trade-industrial Kiev district . Nowadays this one of the oldest and beautiful Kiev street is a favorite place of artists and handicraftsmen. The tour also includes visiting Bulghakov’s house-museum, observing Frolov Monastery, Contract House, Kiev-Moghilanska Acadamy.

Mysterious Kitaevo

This is a tour to an amazing pictorial place that keeps signs of different cultures - Kitaevo.

Here barrows, remains of a heathen holy place, graves of Kitaevo preachers are situated. In the times of Prince Vladimir a fortress was built here for defending the south boundaries of Kiev Rus.

At the slope of Kitai-mount (China-mount) ancient caves are located. Here a monastery preacher Docifei– the most famous cave inhabitant - is buried. His cell and his grave are shown now as a monastery holy place.

Nearby you can observe Saint Troistka Cathedral. The Cathedral is situated at the plane height beyond the monastery ponds and is surrounded with smaller churches and buildings.

The monastery appeared in XV century and is active till nowadays.

Pechersk Pearls

Pechersk is an old aristocratic part of Kiev. At first an upper south-eastern district from Khreschtik Street had been called Clove because of the name of a stream. Sometime later this part of the city was named Lipki because of a cozy lime grove nearby (small limes in Ukrainian are called lipki). Later Russian – queen - Elisabeth chose this place for building her Kiev residence. Because of the nearness to the tsar residence Lipki has become an aristocratic district of the city.

During the tour you will observe Mariinskiy Palace, “Chocolate” House, National Philharmonic House, Klovskiy Palace and will hear a lot of interesting facts about these and other famous Pechersk houses and their inhabitants.