Product Description

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #528912 in Books
• Published on: 2004-11-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 328 pages

From the Back Cover
With passion and detail, Andrew Evans unveils the city he knows best. Rich with cultural and historical background, Kiev: The Bradt City Guide leads you through the cobbled streets, from ancient ruins and golden-domed churches to modern shops and trendy nightspots. Here too is advice on how to approach the shifting protocols of Ukraine's stately capital.
Inside you will find information on:
The stunning Caves Monastery, the Kievo-Perchersky Lavra
Walks through Kiev's historic streets
Restaurants, hotels, and nightlife
Jewish sites and history
Handy Ukrainian- and Russian-language guide
Day trips from Kiev

About the Author
Andrew Evans, author of Ukraine: The Bradt Travel Guide, has been traveling regularly to Kiev since 1994. He completed his postgraduate work in Russian and East European Studies at Oxford University, where he wrote and lectured on Ukrainian politics, history, and culture.

Customer Reviews

Traveling in Ukraine
Anyone planning to travel in Ukraine--or having just returned from a visit to Ukraine--should know that this is the best guidebook I have yet to see. For what I call "after-study" (reading the guidebook when you return from a foreign land, rather than before you go--yes, it's extremely useful), Andrew Evans can't be topped. His chatty yet comprehensive account of Ukraine--its major cities as well as nooks and crannies--is enormously instructive. Not only historical sights and sites, but also hotels large and small, ditto places to eat and drink, are described with indispensable detail. The author KNOWS Ukraine and shares myriad helpful insights with his lucky readers.

Extremely well-written, factual guide - perfect size, too
I will travel to Kiev this fall; this book is fairly recently published (prices quoted are undoubtedly higher) but has all the essential information and very readable historical and factual descriptions of the city, amenities and sights. It will be in my luggage!

Great Little Book
This is a terrific introduction to the city, easy to read and digest. It is not detailed like a DK Eyewitness Travel Guide, but it has the essentials, including some phrases, maps, and web site references.