Sightseeing tours, Museums, Exhibitions, Theaters

This guided tour is dedicated to the names associated with the fine art of Kharkov. You will see:

Youth Park - This park contains the grave of the famous artist Sergei Ivanovich Vasilkovsky. In 1900. He organized first personal exhibition of 120 works in Kharkov. Vasilkovsky left nearly 3,000 works and in the last days of life a half thousand of them he gave the Kharkov Art Museum. Unfortunately, most of them perished during the Great Patriotic War, and today in museums and private collections there are about 500 of his works;

Outing excursion in Krasnokutsk with a visit to the arboretum and art museum in Parkhomovka village. At The village Parkhomovka is situated at the junction of three regions of Ukraine - Sumy, Poltava and Kharkov - in Krasnokutsk region of Kharkov province.

And in this village is located "amateur" museum, known throughout the arts world. Museum's collection has about 6,000 pieces - originals Roerich, Wrubel, Picasso, Van Dyck, Benoit, Kiprensky, Levitan. Visiting of Parhomoskoy church since classicism. A unique icon on the fish bones.

In this tour you will get acquainted with the history of shaping the image of Kharkov as an architectural body, learn the names of famous architects, who played an important role in the development of our city, discover a variety of architectural styles of the city.

Sumskaya Street is an "artery" of our city. Among the architectsit is known as one of the most successful examples of solutions of the central part of the big city. It regained the current shape for over 150 years.

Pushkinskaya Street - was formed gradually. Prior to 1899 was known as the German str., as was inhabited by craftsmen and the Germans. In 1899 there was placed a bronze bust of A.S. Pushkin to the 100 anniversary of his birth on this street. Since then it changed its name to Pushkin.

Excursion " Steading Korobov Hutor, Kazachya hill, female St. Boris and Glebskii monastery, Zmiyev fort"

St. Boris and Glebskii monastery is a unique monument of history and culture, it is situated in a picturesque part of the Kharkov province - in the village Vodyanoe of Zmiev region.
Maria Magdalene a Mother Superior of the monastery will tell you about the history of creation and existence of the monastery and about the famous miraculous icon of the Saviour which is a holy not only for monastery, but also throughout the Diocese of Kharkiv.

Excursion "arboretum and historic estates - Krasnokutskiy arboretum, Natalievka, Sharovka"

Sharovka is a palace and park ensemble, the main place in which belongs to the old manor house to adjoin the terraced gardens, paths and tracks associated with a landscape park.
Natalevka is a Kharitonenko sugar estate, named after his youngest daughter Natalia. Church of the Most Merciful Saviour, other buildings made by the creator of Lenin's Tomb (architect Shchusev)
The main manor house in Natalievka was built in the early 20th century,it is an example of "suburban modern" and combines the features of an English country estate architecture and Alpine chalets. The main building was destroyed during the war, but remained the wing, premises.

Excursion route passes through the central part of the city. Your attention will be submitted to the historical center of Kharkov - University Hill, where according to written sources, dates back to the history of our city. You will see a lot of monuments of history and modernity of Kharkov: from the legendary foundation until today. Among them:

Pokrovsky Monastery with a bell tower - the parochial Orthodox church in Kharkov.
Stone building Pokrovsky Cathedral which was built by Cossacks in 1689 - instead of the wooden Church of Intercession (known since 1659). Also in 1689 the temple was consecrated by Metropolitan Abraham;

The theatrical history of Kharkov is deep and interesting.

Kharkov as a center of Slobodska Province attracted a large number of visitors for its famous fairs. At first the audience entertained speakers wandering troupe, which put temporary booths in the streets of the city. And in the late 18 th century in Kharkov emerged a real theater, where the troupe of 20 people put light play, and sometimes even ballets. The regular theater opened in 1791. It is worth mentioning the name of the then province architect P. Yaroslavsky, who created the wooden pavilion for performances, designed the stage, boxes, decorated with paintings theater. Over time, began to appear and scenery. It is in this wooden building of the theater early in his stage work worked great Russian actor, MS Shchepkin.

Akhtyrka –is a pearl of Slobozhanshchina. At Cathedral Square located pride and beauty of the town – the St. Basil's Cathedral.This is the card i not only of Akhtyrka. It is recognized as one of the Seven Wonders of Sumy.

The priest parish church of the Protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Daniel V. Polyansky working in his garden and found an icon of the Virgin with the crucifixion of Jesus Christ of ancient letters, one of the miraculous lists this unique icons of Our Lady, you can see.

Dikanka

"Evenings on a steading near Dikanka" - this book is familiar to everyone, exciting stories of Rudy Panko known and loved by many peoples. What really just not happening in these parts: the crowded fairs, festivals and hospitable, and happy marriage, and unhappy love, flight and riding on the Pale, and dances of the mermaids on Kupala night ... – all this is near the mysterious Dikanka.

Sang corner by Gogol is among the dense forests of the Poltava region - now a small town - Dikanka. By the way, according to one version, Dikanka this settlement is named precisely because of impassable chascham, thickets, forests surrounding it from all sides. The second version - the name comes from the first settlers - Dikan (supposedly he had unbridled explosive character). Kochubeyevskiy oaks aged 250-300 years still to be veterans of Dikanka.

The life and work of many poets, artists, composers, scientists as those who are born here are associated with Poltawa. The city has seven state museums: Museum of Local History, Art museum, Reserve "Field of Poltava Battle", the Literary-memorial museum of Kotlyarevskii, P. Myrny, V. Korolenko, Museum of Aviation and Astronautics of Y. Kondratyuk.

There you will see: Poltava Museum, located in a former Poltava fraternity in 1902-1905 named after architect Krichevsky (a native of Kharkiv) where you will see unique exhibits of Cossack, Ivanov Mountain –the view of the Poltava hem, Monument of “galushka”(national variety of dumplings), Manor of Kotlyarevsky, University Hill, Poltava’s battle field, Museum with unique exhibits, donated by the Swedish consul and the Swedish society, Samsonievskaya church, etc.