Property guide
Podil
Where people live
The lower town by the river.
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Image courtesy of © Moahim · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia CommonsOur take
- By the river
- Address
- Podil, Kyiv
- Nearest metro
- Kontraktova Ploshcha
400 m · 5 min walk
More distances
About Podil
Podil, the lower town by the Dnipro, mixes old merchants’ houses with converted buildings near the river and the cafés.
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Podil before you go.
Last checked: November 2026 How we choose
What’s nearby
Distances from Podil are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 12 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest metro stations
- Kontraktova PloshchaMetro400 m5 min walk
- Tarasa ShevchenkaMetro1.0 km12 min walk
Key sights
- St Michael’s1.6 kmWalk 19 minCycle 8 minCar or taxi 13 min
- St Sophia’s Cathedral1.8 kmWalk 23 minCycle 9 minCar or taxi 13 min
- The Golden Gate2.3 kmWalk 28 minCycle 11 minCar or taxi 15 min
- National Opera2.5 kmWalk 31 minCycle 13 minCar or taxi 16 min
- Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra4.9 kmCycle 24 minCar or taxi 23 min
The station and the squares
- Maidan Nezalezhnosti2.2 kmWalk 27 minCycle 11 minCar or taxi 14 min
- Kyiv-Pasazhyrskyi station3.8 kmCycle 19 minCar or taxi 19 min
Location
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