Andriyivskyy Descent in Kyiv

25 July 2022 | Author/Destination: | Rubric: General Reading Time:  6 minutes

Andriyivskyy Descent with the Saint Andrew's Church © Moahim/cc-by-sa-4.0

Andriyivskyy Descent with the Saint Andrew’s Church © Moahim/cc-by-sa-4.0

Andriyivskyy Descent (literally: Andrew’s Descent) is a historic descent connecting Kyiv‘s Upper Town neighborhood and the historically commercial Podil neighborhood. The street, often advertised by tour guides and operators as the “Montmartre of Kyiv”, is a major tourist attraction of the city. It is included in the list of national landmarks by the government resolution. In addition, the street is also part of the Kyiv city historic reserve “Ancient Kyiv“, while the St.Andrew’s Church belongs to the National historic reserve “Sophia of Kyiv“.   read more…

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