The back story
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Neighbourhood guide
The Upper Town: St Sophia’s, the Golden Gate and St Michael’s
The old town on the hill: St Sophia’s, the Golden Gate, Volodymyrska Street and St Michael’s, with the grand hotels around them.
Neighbourhood guide · Kyiv
The Upper Town, where Kyiv began
The old town on the hill: St Sophia’s, the Golden Gate, Volodymyrska Street and St Michael’s.
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What to see and do
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UNESCO World Heritage
St Sophia’s Cathedral
The eleventh-century cathedral at the heart of the old town, with its mosaics and frescoes.
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The blue and gold domes
St Michael’s Golden-Domed Monastery
The blue walls and golden domes facing St Sophia’s across two squares.
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Rastrelli’s church on the hill
St Andrew’s Church
Rastrelli’s baroque church at the top of the Andriivskyi Descent.
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The city’s old gate
The Golden Gate
The gate of the medieval city, now a museum of the Sophia preserve.
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The old town
The Golden Gate to St Michael’s
Volodymyrska Street from the Golden Gate past St Sophia’s to St Michael’s.
Where to eat
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A hundred years ago, ahead
100 Rokiv Tomu Vpered
New Ukrainian cooking at 4 Volodymyrska Street, near the Golden Gate.
4 Volodymyrska Street, KyivExplore View on map
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At the InterContinental
Comme Il Faut
French and Ukrainian cooking at the InterContinental, near St Michael’s.
2A Velyka Zhytomyrska Street, KyivExplore View on map
Bars
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On the InterContinental’s roof
b-hush lounge bar
The InterContinental’s rooftop lounge, over the domes of the old town.
2A Velyka Zhytomyrska Street, KyivExplore View on map
Where to stay
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Beside St Michael’s
InterContinental Kyiv
Five-star rooms between St Sophia’s and St Michael’s, with a rooftop lounge bar.
2A Velyka Zhytomyrska Street, KyivExplore View on map
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Beside St Sophia
Hyatt Regency Kyiv
234 rooms beside St Sophia’s Cathedral, with Naturel Spa and a 20-metre pool.
5 Alla Tarasova Street, Kyiv 01001Explore View on map
Share your The Upper Town tips
Walked from the Golden Gate to St Michael’s? Tell the next visitor where you stopped.
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