While Ukraine has been in the news over the last couple of years for some of the wrong reasons, we wanted to shine a light on all the amazing reasons why you should visit Ukraine.

This wonderfully diverse, culturally rich and exciting country is so much more than you would ever expect.

Travel is all about discovering new and exciting places and they don’t come any better than this…

Reasons to visit Ukraine:

1. It has seven world heritage sites in the one country

 

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2. They have some of the best vodka in the world

 

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3. There are a huge range of world class coffee bars in Kiev

 

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4. It’s home to this super Instagrammable “tunnel of love”

 

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5. It is seriously affordable to visit

 

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6. Ukraine has great varied cuisine that’s steeped in tradition, like the world famous Borscht

 

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7. The gorgeous city of Odessa

 

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8. To learn about the amazing history of the Cossaks, that dates back to the 14th-century

 

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9. The stunning architecture around every corner in each town and city

 

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10. The beautiful old town in Kamyanets-Podilsky

 

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11. You can swim at the Black Sea coastline in the summer

 

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12. Ukraine has endless historical churches

 

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13. The people are super friendly and welcoming

 

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14. There are several great ski resorts

 

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15. Unlike other European cities, it isn’t super crowded with tourists (yet!)

 

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16. The bars are brilliant fun and you won’t have to spend a fortune on a night out

 

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17. There are fairytale castles throughout the country

 

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18. Ukraine is a huge producer of sunflowers, which means gorgeous fields to photograph

 

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19. You can discover the delightful small town of Lviv

 

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20. The nature reserve on the Askania-Nova steppe

 

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21. The scenery in the Carpathian Mountains is breathtaking

 

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Check out the most Instagrammable spots in Kiev here.

Check out the 7 best burgers in Kiev here.