Travel to Ukraine

Overview

Ukraine

Freed in 1991 from the Imerious tutelage of Russia, the Ukraine is increasingly making its voice heard in the West. Still a little-known tourist destination, this large Eastern European country is full of pleasant surprises. Nestling between the Carpathian and Crimean mountains is the Plain, which makes up a large part of the country's geography. To the South, the coasts of the sea of Azov and the Black Sea leave miles of beaches for discovery. Three things that cannot be missed during a visit to the Ukraine - the towns of Kiev, Lviv and Odessa are full of rich cultural and architechtural history that have to be seen to be believed.

The welcome is warm, particularly towards the French, who enjoy a very positive public image in the Ukraine.
Staying in a local is a guaranteed way to receive a warm welcome, as well as a good budget option that allows you to get to know the people.

cons

The large hotels are lugubrious, expensive and of poor quality.
Public services are in clear disrepair. Poverty and urban unemployment are a hotbead of delinquancy and corruption.

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Our Editorial team's advice

We would always opt first and foremost to stay with locals. This way there is less hassle and it is much more pleasant than major hotels. This allows you to meet the people of the country, who are very warm and welcoming, as well as to build long term friendships. We would not hesitate to go off the beaten track of the major towns to really get to know the Ukraine. The rural Carpatian and Crimean villages seem to come from a different era. We also reccommend attending an Orthodox mass in one of the byzantine churches of Kiev. Mass takes place on Sunday mornings. It is also worth spending an evening at the Lviv Opera.