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Entry requirements

Passport and visa service: Consular services of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Visa HQ
Diplomatic representations: Ukrainian Embassies and Consulates worldwide
For more information: Embassy of Ukraine in Greece
2, rue Stefanou Delta
152 37 Filothei
Phone: 2106800230
Fax: 2106854154
emb_gr@mfa.gov.ua

Recommendation: The Ukraine has a relatively dense public transport network: trains, buses, minibuses, trolley buses, trams, taxis and subway in the big towns.
Maps of urban networks: Maporama
Mapblast
UT Library on line

Recommendation: The Ukraine offers a wide range of national means transport, serving all major towns: planes, trains, buses, minibuses and taxis are common and cheap.
Rail companies: Ukrainian railways (website in Ukranian or Russian).

Flight from Greece: No aircraft company operates direct flight from Athens to Kiev. Several european aircraft companies offer air connections between Greece and Ukraine. In particular the following companies operate regular flights from Athens to Kiev : Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa, Alitalia, KLM, Czech Airlines and Swiss Air. To find out air connections from Greece to Ukraine click here

Recommendation: The road network is in poor condition. Drive carefully, avoid driving at night outside the cities, watch the behaviour of local people, who often do not respect the highway code or traffic rules generally. Also watch the pedestrians. Having an insurance for your vehicle is compulsory.
Road maps: Road maps
Find an itinerary: Multimap

Historical: There are many castles and fortresses from the Middle Ages to visit in western Ukraine.
Cultural: Many festivals enliven Ukraine's cultural life.
Nature: There are numerous sites in the country that are recognized by the UNESCO.
Religious: Ukraine is the cradle of the Orthodox religion.
Thermal: The thermal towns are Truskavet, Morshyn et Skhidnytsia.
Beach: Ukraine's most beautiful beaches are in the Crimea.
Winter sports: Ukraine's winter tourism is concentrated in the Carpathian mountains.
Shopping: KievUkraine provides information on shopping in Kiev.

Top Highlights in the Main Cities
Kiev-Pechersk Laura: Kiev Monastery of the Caves
Saint Sophia Cathedral
The Golden Gate
Saint Vladimir Cathedral
Independence Square
Andreevsky Spusk Street
Khreschatyk Street
Taras Shevchenko Monument
St Michael's Monastery
St Andrew's Church
Fomin botanical garden

Top highlights of the country
Carpathian Mountains
The Crimea
The city of Kamyanets-Podilsky
The National Museum of Folk Architecture and Rural Life, Pyrogovo
Khortitsa National Reserve
The ancient city of Chersonesus
Vorontsov's Palace
Hotyn Fortress
City of Lvov
Sofiyivka National Dendrological Park

Tourism organizations: Information portal on tourism in Ukraine
National tourism organization (website in Ukrainian)

Food specialties: - Vareniki: a sort of ravioli stuffed with soft white cheese, meat or potatoes;
- Borshch: a beetroot based soup;
- Pampushki: small fresh bread rolls which are eaten with borshch;
- Galushki: a kind of gnocchi served with sour cream;
- Salo: sliced, smoked bacon;
- Farshirovannie pertsi: stuffed sweet peppers; the stuffing is made of a mixture of ground meat and rice;
- Farshirovannie sinenkie - eggplant with a vegetable stuffing (carrot, onion, cabbage);
- Golubtsi - stuffed cabbage.
Drinks: Ukranian vodka is called the horilka or samohon if it is made at home. It can be flavored with honey or fruit. Ukranian wine is produced in Crimea. In terms of non-alcoholic drinks, there is kompot, which is fruit juice and the kvass, which is a traditional drink made from rye.
Dietary taboos: No specific culinary restrictions in Ukraine.

Domestic currency: Ukrainian Hryvnia
ISO Code: UAH
To obtain domestic currency: There are very many places where you can change money and ATMs can be found in banks and shops in urban areas.
Possible means of payment: Cash is still the most common form of payment. However, payment by credit card is becoming more and more common.
Exchange rate on
Automatic Teller Machines (ATM): To find out the locations of ATMs in in Ukrainia, click on the link to your credit card: Visa, Mastercard or American Express

Official language: Ukrainian
Other languages spoken: The Constitution protects minority languages, especially Russian which is spoken in the center, south and in the east of the country. Indeed, Russian speaking people are the most significant national minority in Ukraine (22%). Otherwise, the administration only uses Ukrainian. However, the majority of civil servants are bilingual, even if some of them prefer using Russian. In Crimea, the language spoken is Tatar. It is highly recommended to speak only Ukrainian in the western part of the country.
Business language: Russian remains the language of business except in the west of the country. Although there are more and more people with some knowledge of English, an interpreter is often required.
Getting some knowledge: Linguashop: Language learning software website.
Free translation tools: Ukrainian Linguistic Resources on line - English-Ukrainian-English Dictionary
On-line translator "Multitran" - Translation of text and web pages
Translator "Travlang" - Typical phrases in Ukrainian
On-line translator "PROMPT" - Translation of text
hexagone - Not Free Greek-Turkisk-Greek translator