46 days in Kharkiv Itinerary

Kharkiv hosts numerous Soviet monuments from its stint as the capital in the 1920s and is considered the industrial and educational heart of Ukraine.

Change things up with these side-trips from Kharkiv: Holy Ascension Church (in Zolochiv), Sharivka Palace (in Sharivka) and Parkhomovskiy Museum of Art (in Parkhomivka). Spend the 6th (Mon) exploring nature at Artem Culture and Recreation Park. Next up on the itinerary: look for all kinds of wild species at Kharkov Dolphinarium, make a trip to Freedom Square, take in the architecture and atmosphere at The Pokrovsky Cathedral, and walk around Gorky Central Park of Culture and Leisure.

To see where to stay, other places to visit, ratings, and more tourist information, go to the Kharkiv vacation planner.

If you are flying in from Australia, the closest major aiport is Kharkiv International Airport. Expect a daytime high around 0°C in December, and nighttime lows around -4°C.