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• Watch a theatre or opera performance in Lviv. Several theatre companies perform in Lviv. The Opera House of Ivan Franko is a source of great pride to locals. Extravagantly built, with richly decorated façade and interior, its architecture leads Lviv Opera to be classed among the best theatres in Europe.
• Taste wine in the Crimea. The region’s vineyards produce good-quality wine which can be tasted locally quite cheaply. The Wine Tasting Hall in Yalta is as good a place as any.
• Ski or snowboard in the Carpathian Mountains in the west. The leading resorts are Bukovel, Slavsko, Drahobrat and Tysovets. Bukovel is the only resort of international standard. Drahobrat is the highest resort in the country and has the most reliable snow.
• The Carpathians are ideal for walking holidays in spring and summer.
• Cycling is becoming increasingly popular. Although the city streets are not particularly cyclist-friendly, there are several parks and forests in and around Kyiv which make excellent day trips. It is possible to hire bicycles in Kyiv for one or more days. Ukraine's countryside offers quieter roads and lanes for rural cycling.
• Take part in the Kyiv Days celebrations, held annually during the last weekend of May. Events include performances by actors and musicians, as well as fireworks displays.
• Join the locals, who go swimming in summer in the Dnieper River in Kyiv and climb onto its ice in winter to fish. It is possible to take boat trips on the river. There is a park and a beach on Trukhaniv Island.
See Contact Addresses for further tourist information.
• Taste wine in the Crimea. The region’s vineyards produce good-quality wine which can be tasted locally quite cheaply. The Wine Tasting Hall in Yalta is as good a place as any.
• Ski or snowboard in the Carpathian Mountains in the west. The leading resorts are Bukovel, Slavsko, Drahobrat and Tysovets. Bukovel is the only resort of international standard. Drahobrat is the highest resort in the country and has the most reliable snow.
• The Carpathians are ideal for walking holidays in spring and summer.
• Cycling is becoming increasingly popular. Although the city streets are not particularly cyclist-friendly, there are several parks and forests in and around Kyiv which make excellent day trips. It is possible to hire bicycles in Kyiv for one or more days. Ukraine's countryside offers quieter roads and lanes for rural cycling.
• Take part in the Kyiv Days celebrations, held annually during the last weekend of May. Events include performances by actors and musicians, as well as fireworks displays.
• Join the locals, who go swimming in summer in the Dnieper River in Kyiv and climb onto its ice in winter to fish. It is possible to take boat trips on the river. There is a park and a beach on Trukhaniv Island.
See Contact Addresses for further tourist information.
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