Winter Weekend Route: Enchanting Poltava Region

Hospitable Poltava is the spiritual capital of Ukraine, a city of inspiration and charm. Its beauty inspires creative people, takes them away from everyday life, and offers a chance to experience a unique Ukrainian flavor. If you want to spend a weekend well, plan your winter weekend trip to charming Poltava!

A winter weekend route from Kyiv to Poltava

From Kyiv’s central railway station to Poltava, you can get there in almost 3 hours. The whole journey by car takes 4 hours.

When visiting Poltava, be sure to learn more about its history, origins, the most interesting architectural sights, and its culture. You can begin your acquaintance with the city at its largest and most beautiful square — Kruhla Square. Here you will see the beauty of the Korpusnyi Garden and recall the past while standing by the monument of glory.

The White Rotunda and the Cross Exaltation Monastery impress with the originality of their architectural design and the picturesque surroundings. This semicircular colonnade of eight snow-white columns was erected in honor of the Battle of Poltava, at the place where, until the 19th century, the mighty walls of the Poltava Fortress once stood.

Take an incredibly beautiful photo of Poltava from Ivanova Hill, visit the Kotliarevskyi Museum, and be sure to make a wish by the monument to the Poltava dumpling.

If you want to see Poltava’s most important places and historical landmarks, then you should visit the Field of the Battle of Poltava, see the monument to Peter I, light a candle in Samsonivska Church, and admire the beauty of the Dormition Cathedral.

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If you are traveling with children, then visit the residence of Saint Nicholas, who will be waiting for the children from 19 December to 19 January. At the Equator shopping and entertainment center, you can go skating, or head to a real ski slope located 14 km from Poltava, in the village of Kamenka.

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Unforgettable Poltava cuisine

Poltava is famous not only for its beautiful views and historical monuments, but also as a city with a distinctive Ukrainian cuisine. Vereshchaka, potato lieshni, lemishky, honey shulyky with poppy seeds, zavyvantsi, and halushky — it is hard to list all the delicious dishes that win the heart and stomach of everyone who visits the city. So when choosing a winter weekend route, be sure to visit local restaurants to warm up and taste the famous halushky, pundyky, mandryky, or the most delicious Ukrainian borscht.