Chernihiv

Chernihiv is the birthplace of famous Ukrainian beer and a small and cozy city located on the banks of the Desna river. The city is full of churches. There's also a religious pilgrimage point, St. Anthony Caves. In general, Chernihiv is perfect for day trips from Kyiv.

Start with sightseeing on the central Krasna Square, one of the largest squares in Ukraine.








Behind the theater you can find a monument to Bogdan Khmelnytsky and the Pyatnytska Church.




There's also a small park full of squirrels.


Next stop is the city wall. From there you can see several cathedrals and churches.








Savior Transfiguration Cathedral is a burial place of Prince Igor Siversky. He was mentioned in an ancient epic poem "The Tale of Igor's Campaign".


On the wall you can take an interesting picture of the church and guns. Both are "influence", although it's different.




The Taras Shevchenko monument on the picture is not as large as in real life.


You can go downstairs to the waterfront and ride a boat along the Desna river.




Next move towards the Holy Trinity Monastery. You can take a trolleybus or taxi there. On your way you will find a monument to the Unknown Soldier, Illyinsky Monastery and St. Anthony Caves.






In the Trinity Monastery you can climb the tower and see the city panorama.






June 2014

We stopped in Chernihiv to see former estate of landlord Grigory Glibov. It is located behind the Chernihiv Technological University (Shevchenko str., 97). Throughout the city appeared tourist signs and informational boards in Ukrainian and English languages.


The estate is located in the park, the distinguishing feature is a tower like in the castle.








Getting there: By car or minibus from the Chernihivska metro station in Kyiv. Or by train, but the schedule is inconvenient, so better go by minibus.