The most beautiful natural sites to discover Kiev (Київ)

Zoo, children's paradise. Thanks to recent renovations, animals now have more space. An artificial river has been created for bears so that they can catch fish. Coup de coeur: the small farm where babies are wandering in freedom.

From the height of the metro Poshtova Plosha by descending towards the south the border of the Dnieper is extremely woody. A succession of parks offers beautiful walks. At the bottom of Khreshchatyk Street, a trail leads to the park of the same name where one of the most impressive, and least aesthetic, sculptures in Kiev is found. It is the arc of friendship, erected in 1982 and dedicated to the union of Russia and Ukraine. In the middle, two statues representing two Russian and Ukrainian workers bear in their hands the symbol of friendship among peoples. At night this arc shines from different colors like a rainbow. The arc is on a panoramic terrace from which you can see the Podil, the Dnieper and the neighbourhoods on the other side of the Dnieper.

Located on a hill on the banks of the Dnieper River, this monumental park is the memorial site for the victims of the Second World War. The heart of the park is the Victory Obelisk, erected in 1957 at the foot of which is the monument to the unknown soldier.

In 2003, the monument to the Holodomor, the great famine caused by Stalin that claimed the lives of millions of Ukrainians (between 2.6 and 5 million depending on sources) between 1932-1933, was added to the ensemble. Holdomor literally means "extermination by hunger", a genocide of Russification not recognized by the UN.

A pine park. Squirrels come to eat you in your hand.

Located on the river Dnieper, a park with greenery, rides, pop-corn and beards to Papa…