Chernihiv City Day Trip from Kiev

Meet your guide and driver at the reception of your hotel and set off on a fascinating day trip to Chernigov. The distance from Kiev to Chernigov is 140 km and you will enjoy a comfortable ride, contemplating picturesque landscapes along the route.

On the half way to Chernihiv, you will make a stop at a small town of Kozelets, where you will visit a splendid Nativity of the Virgin Cathedral with a marvelous iconostasis. You guide will tell you some incredible facts about this city and its history.

After that, you will arrive to the final destination – the city of Chernigov, famous for the large number of outstanding historical and architectural memorials of XI-XII and XVII-XIX centuries. Over 200 memorials have the worldwide value and prove the meaningful role and place of the Chernigov Principality in the Kievan Rus period. During the sightseeing tour of the city, you will get to know its unique history and visit the main attractions including:

• Boris and Glib Cathedral, with the tomb of Chernigov princes, where you will see the masterpiece of the Ukrainian Baroque jewelry art – the Holy Doors;
• Our Savior Transfiguration Cathedral – the most ancient temple of the Kyiv Rus, which has been well preserved till modern times;
• Trinity Cathedral (XVII century) – the main cathedral of Chernigov built in the Ukrainian Baroque style. You will have the chance to venerate the miracle-working relics of St. Theodosius and St. Laurence.
• Yeletsky Assumption Monastery (ХІ century) – one of the oldest monasteries of Ukraine.
• Anthony Caves (ХІ century) – an underground monastery founded in 1069 by Christian missioner Anthony. After the Tatar-Mongol destruction, the monastery was restored and rebuilt in the XVIII century. It contains the St. Theodosius Church (XVIII century), the largest underground church of Ukraine and the so-called Cave of Spirits, one of the first underground churches of Ukraine which survived till our times.
• Dytynets – the most ancient part of the city with a beautiful park. From an observation deck, you will admire the panorama of the city, the Desna River and the Boldin hills.

Having seen so many interesting Chernigov attractions, you will have a free time to have a lunch in one of the city’s restaurants (optional). Then you will start you trip back to Kiev, overwhelmed with positive emotions and new impressions. After approx. 2-hour ride, your driver will drop you off at your hotel.