The first settlements on the territory of modern Kyiv appeared 1500 years ago. The city is situated on picturesque Dnipro hills. At the end of the 9th century Kyiv has become the capital of Kyevan Rus´ - the first state of the eastern Slavs, which has stretched from the Baltic to the Black sea. Being situated on the crossroads of trade routes, Kyiv maintained strong political and economic relations with the countries of Central and Western Europe.

As every big cultural centre Kyiv presents a wide range of museums and art galleries, most of which are located in the central part of the city. Entrance tickets are not expensive (from 3 UAH to 30 UAH per person) depending on the number of people (if it is a group) or the complexity of the excursion or the museum policy.
Here is the list of the most popular museums among the guests of Lviv as well as its citizens.

     As Kyiv is the capital of Ukraine you can get here from almost any country in Europe and Asia by bus or train. At the same time you can get to any city in Ukraine from Kyiv. Herewith we describe current situation with bus and train connections in Kyiv.

    Restaurants as such are enormously expensive and services still leave much to be desired. If you wish to drink coffee you do not need to go in some expensive coffee houses for there is a network of coffee houses with reasonable prices and qualitative service. If you prefer to visit some extraordinary establishments you may visit some from the list below.

    Here is the list of the most popular places to eat or spend time drinking aromatic coffee...

When travelling abroad we sometimes forget to think about peculiarities of the ways of life in another country. In some cases they differ in different cities of the same country. So here are collected the most important facts about Kyiv ways of life.