Forest remnant with ponds, wetlands and monasteries inside Kyiv, Ukraine
Several separate forests on the Kyiv Hills, surrounded by the city, cover more than 90% of the park and hold age-old oaks and cascading ponds. Monasteries, an observatory and 1930s bunkers sit among the trees.
1Holy Trinity Monastery (Kytaivska desert)Monastery with ancient caves, with buildings from the 18th and 20th centuries.2Holy Protection Monastery (Deserts Holosiivska)Founded in the 17th century and rebuilt in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.3Main Astronomical ObservatoryPart of its buildings date from 1841-1845.
Things to do
On footWalk the ecological trails through the Holosiiv woods
Try thisLook for the oak of Peter Mohyla and the oaks of glory
HeritageVisit the Holy Trinity Monastery (Kytaivska desert) with its ancient caves
Try thisFind the Orikhuvatskyi, Kytaivskyi and Didorivskyi ponds in spring
Ukraine · Holosiivskyi DistrictEst. 2007Size 110 km²Protected area category: IUCN II