POLTAVA
Quick Facts and History
The administrative center of Poltava Province. The area of the province - 28,800 sq,km. The population of the province - 1,771,000. The population of the city - 350,000.
Poltava, the city of ancient origins (its first mention dates back to the 12th century, and the exact date of foundation is unknown), has always been a major center of traditional Ukrainian culture.
Included in: "Grand Tour of Ukraine" (brief description, detailed program), "Super Grand Tour of Ukraine" (brief description, detailed program), "The Cossack Glory" (brief description, detailed program).
Places of Interest
Though the city is a largely rebuilt one, the standard city tour includes quite a few interesting sites of 17th-19th-century architecture: the wooden Savior Church (1705-06); the Holy Cross Cathedral (1689-1709), the only preserved sample of Ukrainian baroque architecture, and the belfry (1786); the belfry of the Assumption Cathedral (1774-1801); the complex of the early 19-th century public buildings on the Round Square.
To the city tour one of the museums can be added: Local History Museum located in the most peculiar building, a blend of European secession with local Ukrainian traditions; the Museum of I.P. Kotlyarevsky - famous Ukrainian writer - located in his former private house, presenting urban interiors (a change after visiting rural historical parks almost in every city :-)) typical for the first half of the 19-th century; the Museum of Panas Myrniy, famous Ukrainian writer; the Museum of the Battle of Poltava (1709). If there is a special interest in getting more profound information, any of the museums can be visited as a separate tour.
Side Trips
Tour to the village of Reshetylivka.
Tour to the village of Opishnya.
Tour to the village of Chutove.
Tour to the town of Velyki Sorochyntsi
Tour to the village of Dibrovka (110 km one way). The tour includes visit to the stud farm and the museum of trotter breeding; cart driving; lunch.
Cultural Events
Gala dinner at the POLTAVA HOTEL together with the local people of arts who maintain the cultural environment of the "heart of Ukrainian culture" - the city of Poltava.
Hotels
POLTAVA HOTEL ***
Restaurants
At the hotel.
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