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Kamianets-Podilskyi Castle, 2008
Roman Catholic church (1811), Bar
Coast of Alupka in Crimea.
St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery in Kiev.
Livadia Palace in Yalta.
Northern part of Czarnohora (Eastern Carpathians) with Hoverla.
Buki, Ukraine, 2009
Golden Gate (Kiev)

Ukraine attracts more than 20 million foreign citizens every year (23.1 million in 2007).[1] Visitors primarily come from Eastern Europe, but also from Western Europe (6.3 million) and USA and also Canada.[2] The country is the 8th most popular tourism destination in the world.

Ukraine is a destination on the crossroads between central and eastern Europe, between north and south. It borders Russia and is not far from Turkey. It has mountain ranges - the Carpathian Mountains suitable for skiing, hiking, fishing and hunting. The coastline on the Black Sea is a popular summer destination for vacationers. Ukraine has vineyards where they produce native wines, ruins of ancient castles, historical parks, Orthodox and Catholic churches as well as a few mosques and synagogues. Kiev, the country's capital city has many unique structures such as Saint Sophia Cathedral and broad boulevards. There are other cities well-known to tourists such as the harbour town Odessa and the old city of Lviv in the west. The Crimea, a little "continent" of its own, is a popular vacation destination for tourists for swimming or suntaning on the Black Sea with its warm climate, rugged mountains, plateaus and ancient ruins. Cities there include: Sevastopol and Yalta - location of the peace conference at the end of World War II. Visitors can also take cruise tours by ship on Dnieper River from Kiev to the Black Sea coastline. Ukrainian cuisine has a long history and offers a wide variety of original dishes.

Since 2005 citizens of European Union, USA, Canada and Switzerland no longer require a visa to visit Ukraine for tourism purposes.[3] Also, no visa has been required for citizens of Russia, and other CIS countries.

  • Kiev (Kyiv) - The historical capital of Kievan Rus' and modern Ukraine on the river Dnieper. Ancient churches, broad boulevards, beautiful landscapes and a variety of cultural facilities make it fascinating destination.
  • Lviv - old city in the west of country, with its medieval old town and unique architecture with Polish and Austrian influences. The top tourist destination in Ukraine, when it comes to architecture and culture.
  • Odessa - a harbor city on the Black Sea with a mixture of different cultures, including Jewish, Armenian, German, and Greek cultures among with the native Ukrainian and Russian ones.
  • Yalta - a health resort on Black Sea, where the peace conference took place.
  • Sevastopol - a port city on the Black Sea coast of Crimean peninsula.
  • Simferopol - the capital of Autonomous Republic of Crimea, on the Salhir River. It is a manufacturing, commercial, and transportation center located in a productive agricultural region.
  • Chernihiv - medieval city.
  • Kharkiv (Kharkov) - city's history started in the mid-17th century, when the kozaks created the Slobody settlements; and since then, the city has turned into one of the largest commercial and cultural centers in Ukraine with a population of over 1.7 million people. From December 1919 to June 1934, Kharkiv was the capital of Soviet Ukraine. The Ukrainian cultural renaissance commenced here in the years 1920-1930.
  • Ivano-Frankivsk — western Ukrainian city that was recognized as the best city to live in Ukraine.[4]
  • Izmail - a historic town near the Danube river in the Odessa Oblast (province) of south-western Ukraine.
  • Chernivtsi - the capital of Bukovina offers Balkan atmosphere and fine classical Habsburg architecture in Central-European style, as it was part of Austrian empire (prior to 1918).
  • Uzhhorod - the capital of Transcarpathia, one of the oldest cities in Ukraine, attracts tourists because its location close to the Carpathian Mountains.

Landscapes

Seven Wonders of Ukraine

The Seven Wonders of Ukraine are the seven historical and cultural monuments of Ukraine, which were chosen in the Seven Wonders of Ukraine contest held in July, 2007.

Seven natural wonders of Ukraine

Winners of all Ukraine competition Seven natural wonders of Ukraine:

Tourism in Ukraine

Medical tourism

Lately many modern dental clinics with high quality dentistry equipment, high quality materials and effective anesthetics were established in Ukraine. They provide patients with high quality dentistry services. But for all that, prices here much cheaper in comparison with Western and Russian clinics. A lot of tourists from USA, European Union and Russia provide a sort of dental tourism.

Other popular sort of medical tourism in Ukraine are spas, eye and plastic surgery, mud baths.

Truskavets and Myrhorod are well known for their mineral springs.

Number of foreign citizens who visit Ukraine

Statistics are based on data from the State Statistics Agency of Ukraine.[5]

  • 2000: 6.4 million [5]
  • 2001: 9.1 million [5]
  • 2002: 10.5 million [5]
  • 2003: 12.5 million [5]
  • 2004: 15.4 million [5]
  • 2005: 17.6 million [6]
  • 2006: 18.9 million [6]
  • 2007: 23.1 million [5]
  • 2008: 25.4 million [5]

See also

References

  1. ^ Туристичні потоки Template:Uk icon, State Statistics Committee of Ukraine
  2. ^ В'їзд іноземних громадян в Україну за країнами, з яких вони прибули, у 2007 році Template:Uk icon, State Statistics Committee of Ukraine
  3. ^ Ukrainian Consulate General of Ukraine in New York - Nationalities with no Visa requirements
  4. ^ Найкращим українським містом визнано Івано-Франківськ (Ukr.)
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h Tourist flows to Ukraine: State Statistics Agency of Ukraine
  6. ^ a b Tourism: Ukraine's Greatest Lost Opportunity. By Oksana Bondarchuk
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