Where to walk in Kiev: the best places in the capital that are worth seeing

Kiev is able to surprise everyone - and the tourist who first came to the capital, as well as the native who has lived here for years. After all, you can live in it all your life, but never visit its picturesque places. LifeStyle 24 reporters have selected places that you will certainly remember.

Kiev is a beautiful city that is rich in atmospheric locations. Here you can wander around the streets for hours and admire what surrounds you. Most locations are free, so you can enjoy them even if you don’t have money. Indeed, for a good walk you need only a good mood!

Of course, there are places that are already exhausted by tourists, and which everyone who has ever visited in Kiev has visited. But there are also some little-known places that are worth visiting. In addition, you can admire the architecture and nature, you can also do it alone. And in Kiev, believe me, it costs a lot!

Where to walk in Kiev - a list of the best placesHemline
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Embankment of the Dnieper
Dnieper embankment in Kiev
View of the Walking Bridge
Trukhanov Island
Trukhanov Island
Hydropark
Hydropark in Kiev
Andrew's Descent
Vladimirskaya Gorka
Fomin Botanical Garden

Podil is one of the oldest and most beautiful areas of the city. Today, this area pleases guests with low houses of the last century, narrow streets and a special atmosphere.

It is here that the best sights of Kiev that can not be avoided are concentrated - two ancient squares (Kontraktova and Pochtovaya), Kiev-Mohyla Academy, Gostiny Dvor, Samson Fountain, lower station of a rare mode of transport - funicular. And here you will find a huge number of restaurants.

Want a leisurely walk all day? Feel free to go to the hem!

How to get there: Kontraktovaya Ploshchad metro station.

In the warm season, the Dnieper embankment will leave you with an unforgettable experience - a light breeze, a splash of fish and a shadow from the trees. And, of course, this place has its own peculiarities - the river station, Postal Square, reconstructed by the recent Eurovision Song Contest, and the Pedestrian Bridge. Also you can visit gentleman's club in Kiev here.

We strongly recommend taking a walk along the promenade in the evenings! It is simply unforgettable.

Kiev’s favorite summer vacation spot will be of interest not only to the long beaches along the Dnieper, but also to the vast territory of Trukhanov Island, where you will find forest land, picturesque lakes, fast rivers, and almost steppe sandstones with a rare shrub. Do you want a "mattress" rest with an indispensable tan? Walking or cycling? Everything is possible on Trukhanovoy!

Hydropark is one of the greenest places in Kiev. 360 hectares of shrubs, trees, sandy glades, beaches and a huge number of entertainment venues. For those who love sports, there is a whole training camp.

How to get there: Gidropark metro station.

One of the most famous streets of Kiev, the soul of the city, which attracts creative people from all over Ukraine and the world. This street is beautiful at any time of the year and will allow you to fully enjoy the Kiev surroundings. A few squares, access to the Landscape Alley. From there it is not far on foot to Vladimirskaya Gorka, here you can see the Mikhail Bulgakov House-Museum and walk to the beautiful Richard Castle.

St. Andrew's descent in the evening

They say this is the best place for a walk in the winter, when the descent is decorated with garlands and everywhere it blows a Christmas mood. But in the summer - this place amazes with its greenery!

How to get there : metro "Kontraktovaya Ploshchad".

A green oasis in the middle of a noisy metropolis and one of the most romantic parks in Kiev - all this is about Vladimirskaya Gorka. A lot of comfortable benches, gazebos, alleys in the shade of trees, twitter of birds and an incomparable view of the left bank. Do you think where to go with your loved one? Of course here!

Vladimirskaya Gorka

The old botanical garden (one of the first in Ukraine) pleases its guests with a huge variety of trees, flowers and shrubs from all over the world. The Botanical Garden is located almost in the city center, a stone's throw from the metro. Therefore, getting here is very simple.