Bukovel Fairy-Tale

Dear friends!

One more travel around Ukraine!

This time I was in Bukovel – the largest ski resort in Ukraine (Western part, Carpathian Mountains). But it is amazing place to visit not only in winter, but all year round! Beautiful landscapes of Carpathian Mountains can not leave you indifferent!

The very first thing you fall in love with is Bukovel’s small wooden houses to live in. In this small village you seem like to become a part of fairy-tale in this magic place.  

High beautiful green wood surrounds tracks for skiing.

What a nature, isn’t it? Such tall pine-trees! Breathtaking landscapes…

Nevertheless it is already the end of March, you still can go skiing.

It is like the combination of 2 worlds: green forest and snowy valleys.

People enjoy skiing even now and also have a chance to relax in green and peaceful place.

Amazing place, amazing emotions, amazing service! You definitely should try it!  

Odessa makes surprises

Hi there!

Again I travelled a little around Ukraine. This time I was in Odessa near the Black Sea.

Odessa is a capital of humor in Ukraine, people here are absolutely interesting and unique. I was in Odessa only for 1 night but still this city made me feel very comfortable and excited. I know for sure that I will come back!

The very first meeting with Odessa started on the train station. I walked from it to where my eyes would lead me and saw interesting “welcome” from the city:

It is said here: "Photo for 25 kopeks. Help the invisible man to get money for the body"

Isn’t it the proof that Odessa is the capital of humor in Ukraine?

One of the most interesting sight for me was Odessa Opera House, it is knows as one of the most beautiful in Europe.

It is absolutely amazing and, for me, the most gorgeous in Ukraine at all.   

Also Odessa is famous for its clubs and seaside. I was not there in summer so it was cold to swim in the Black sea but still I enjoyed beautiful seaside.

In Odessa there are a lot of very interesting small yards. Walking through such narrow streets and exploring each yard you feel the unique culture and atmosphere of Odessa. It is really one of a kind!

Among with such yards, there are a lot of amazing sculptures and beautiful building in Odessa. For example, you can find the copy of the statue of Laocoön and His Sons near the Museum of Archeology and this is only one example of the secrets that Odessa hides.

Better to discover on your own! 

Industrial Donetsk

Good day.

Today I’m going to tell about Donetsk. It is an industrial city on the Eastern part of Ukraine. I thought that when I would stroll down the streets of Donetsk, I would see only factories, plants and smog. And how I was surprised when I saw absolutely green, clean and shiny city.

First of all, I love the train station, it was all in flags, bright and very patriotic.

One of the most popular places is Donbass Arena. It is a huge football stadium with natural grass and absolutely European-style.

On the territory there is very interesting and modern museum about football (soccer in America). Also you can buy a ticket and go to the stadium itself to see it from the inside.

Another interesting place is Forged Figures Park. It was opened in 2001 and is one-in-a-kind object. International Smithcraft Festival takes place in the park every year.

While walking down the street, you can meet such a bear.

Donetsk region is famous with its “mountains” – terrikons (spoil tips). It is a pile built of accumulated spoil - the overburden or other waste rock removed during coal and ore mining.

I would love to come back to Donetsk because I truly loved it. Wide roads, clean streets, beautiful Kalmius River and good hotels. I couldn’t imagine that I would be so impressed by this industrial city. 

Modern capital

Hi there!

I was strolling down the Khreshchatik Street in Kiev and that’s what I saw! The modern Electronic Library just in the downtown.

This Cylinder-shaped columns are full of pictures of the books. You can choose whatever book you like, scan the code with your cell phone and download it for free. There are fiction, romance, fairy tails, classics and lots of other books to read.

Isn’t it super-convenient thing? I downloaded 12 books, so now I have something to reed in the subway =)  

Chernivtsi travel

Hello, everyone!

My name is Natalie and I work in Bytsko Travel Company. I would like to start this blog with my story of travelling to Chernivtsi. As we promised, only real photos (I made my photos on iPhone so sorry for not high resolution quality), real stories and real emotions!

I travelled to Chernivtsi a month and a half ago, on June. The weather was very bad, it was raining and cold like I appeared in the fall, not in summer. But the weather didn’t allow the city to make a bad impression on me. I was really inspired by Chernivtsi!

A little bit of geography. Chernivtsi is located in the Carpathian region, in the Western part of Ukraine. Here is the map:

I do really like the train station of Chernivtsi. It is small, tiny, but cozy and beautiful. I love this kind of architecture so I even took a photo (I rarely take photos of stations, they are not main destinations).

The cab driver told me that the most interesting in the city is “Forsaj 6” in the cinema but he was so wrong. The atmosphere of this small city makes you believe that you are somewhere in peaceful part of Europe. I mean this old pavement (cab driver told that it is very old and even Germans wanted to buy it for some huge amount of money due to its history), very beautiful buildings, lovely people. It is a mix of Orthodox and Catholics architecture everywhere. If you have been to Lvov, so Chernivtsi is like a mini version of Lvov.

I knew only one place for sure where I wanted to go (I googled it). It was The Chernivtsi National University, I read a little about it in wiki. It was told there that it is included on the list of UNESCO World Heritage Site so I decided to visit it. And, oh my, it is beautiful! A huge territory of old buildings with church and magic garden in the backyard. I spend about an hour walking all around and it is definitely the place I would love to show to my friends and relatives when we will travel to the Western Ukraine.

After the University I decided just to go where my eyes will lead me, not with a special itinerary. There was a narrow street so I turned into it and all of a sudden the old Cathedral appeared! I think it was closed as it was really-really old and as I noticed the doors were closed too. I can’t say for sure the name and the history of this place and that is why I a regret that I didn’t buy an excursion.

Very interesting sights and buildings are all around. I want to go back to Chernivstsi but this time I would like to buy a tour or find a guide as there was so many unusual places and I do not know about their meaning at all.

Next time I will be smarter, for sure.

Ukraine welcomes you!

Hello, everyone!

Ukraine welcomes you!

We are Bytsko Travel Company. Founded in 1993, we’ve become a leader of the Ukrainian tourism market with the best offer of travel services for business and leisure. 

During many years of work we have acquired membership in a number of the world’s leading organizations, such as the American Tourism Society (ATS), American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA), Travel Association of Ukraine (TAU), International Air Transport Association (IATA),American Chamber of Commerce (ACC), Kyiv Association of Travel Agents (KyiATA), and many others. 

Bytsko mission is to promote business and tourism in Ukraine through providing our Clients with the highest quality tourist services in compliance with high professional and ethical business norms.

We are going to tell you real stories about Ukraine, fill our blog with real photos from travelling all over the country and inspire you to visit it!

If you have been to Ukraine, write us, tell your story and we will publish it to society! 

We would love to share our passion about travelling with you and become your reliable tour operator to explore our magnificent country!