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ACCOMMPANYING PERSONS PROGRAMME
| Date: | Monday, 7 September 2009 |
| Time: | 09:00 – 14:00 |
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since the time of Kyivska Rus. It made Kyiv the “Rome” of Orthodox Christianity and received pilgrims from all over Europe. It continues to attract droves of visitors today. Founded in 1051 by monks Antoniy and Feodosiy, the Lavra has become a spiritual heart of Ukraine, a place of religious pilgrimage. Monks worshipped, lived and were buried in caves, where their bodies are still kept in wooden and glass tombs in the underground labyrinths which run for many miles. Many assume this is due to the specific natural conditions of the caves, but pilgrims from all over the world believe the phenomenon has supernatural origins.The territory of Kyivo-Pecherska Lavra is 28 hectares and contains not only churches, towers and an underground cave system but also some of Kyiv’s most interesting museums. These museums with their exhibits of applied arts, rare books, unique miniatures and especially the collection of Scythian gold also attract pilgrims and tourists, but none of the material wealth on display can compare with the unusual stillness and peace of this holy place.
PYROHOVO VILLAGE
| Date: | Tuesday, 8 September 2009 |
| Time: | 09:00 – 14:00 |
There is a place in Kyiv where you can find yourself in a 16th century Ukrainian village. Pyrohovo is a picturesque open-air museum of old Ukrainian lifestyle and folk culture. The museum is divided 
into areas representing different regions of Ukraine. The clay huts roofed with thatch or wooden shingles and the archaic barns and wells recreate an authentic village atmosphere. Everything is meant to bring you back to the Ukraine of the 16th to 19th centuries. At Pyrohovo you will find wooden churches, windmills, and even a school building typical of rural areas from recent centuries. Different kinds of structures (water-mills, forges, cattle-sheds “shopa”, granaries “komora”, threshing floors, “stodola” for storing cereals, apiaries, hen houses, cellars and wells) will tell you the story of how folks lived in Ukraine centuries 
ago. When you get inside these huts you will find stunning exhibitions of traditional Ukrainian clothing, ceramics, household and farming equipment and of course the stove. If everything at the museum seems very authentic, that’s because it really is. Most of the buildings are in fact original and were moved here piece by piece from villages all over Ukraine.
| Date: | Monday, 7 September 2009 |
| Time: | 14:00 – 17:00 |
| Price: | EUR 24 per person |
Motherland statue grasping a 12-ton sword and a shield, which has become one of the recognized landmarks of Kyiv. This World War II memorial complex, which opened in 1981, includes a museum with 18 different galleries, an eternal flame, plaques honouring particularly heroic Soviet cities and an outdoor display containing military planes and other equipment from various wars. The sculptures in the valley depict the courageous defence of the Soviet border from the 1941 German invasion, terrors of the Nazi occupation and struggle of the partisan detachments. In honouring Soviet defenders during World War II, its Socialist Realism style is an interesting contrast to the nearby ancient golden-domed Kyivo-Pecherska Lavra.GOLDEN-TOPPED KYIV
| Date: | Monday, 7 September 2009 |
| Time: | 09:00 – 12:00 |
| Price: | EUR 25 per person |
This tour will without a doubt, take your breath away and give a chance to survey the most beautiful and beloved of Kyiv’s monasteries and churches. You will catch your first glimpse of 
St. Sophia Cathedral – the majestic 13-cupola sanctuary adjoining Yaroslav’s Palace that became a holy place of worship for Kyivites as well as a political and cultural centre. Its interior of rich frescoes and mosaics made a strong impression on the ordinary worshippers of Kyiv. This most ancient church was built in 1037 by Prince Yaroslav the Wise, who was eventually laid to rest inside, to commemorate the site of the victory of Kyivska Rus over the Pechenegs (Asian nomadic tribes) and to glorify Christianity. At the other end of a short street you’ll find the heavenly blue St. Michael’s Cathedral which is not as tall, but is just as gorgeous, with bright, vivid murals and golden domes. Originally built by Prince Sviatopolk in 1108, this cathedral was destroyed by the Soviet regime in the mid-1930s in keeping with their anti-religious programme. The reconstruction of St. Michael’s Cathedral was completed in May 2000. Upon leaving behind this beautiful sight and walking down a narrow street, you will soon stumble upon a small attractive Baroque church which is a masterpiece of the famous Italian architect Bartolommeo Rastrelli. Built in 1754, it’s one of the rare buildings in Kyiv which has managed to avoid serious damage or reconstruction. The elegant silhouette of its single large dome and five lesser cupolas are easily visible from Podil and beyond.
A SMALL-SCALE KYIV
| Date: | Tuesday, 8 September 2009 |
| Time: | 10:00 – 12:00 |
| Price: | EUR 17 per person |
This private collection presents the famous Kyiv buildings in miniature. Do not miss this unique opportunity to see them from a bird’s eye view without flying. Here you can find the city centre: Khreshchatyk Street, Independence Square (Maydan Nezalezhnosti) with cars, people, trees and fountains. You can also take a stroll between the Ukrainian Parliament (Verkhovna Rada), Kyivo-Pecherska Lavra, Railroad Station and many other beautiful sights. This project was started in 2006 and its collection is under constant development.CHERNIHIV
| Date: | Tuesday, 8 September 2009 |
| Time: | 09:00 – 17:00 |
| Price: | EUR 77 per person |
The sights of the ancient Chernihiv are valued highly amongst the spiritual and art treasures of Ukraine. During your stay in Kiyv you can visit Chernihiv by bus, and acquaint yourself with the famous places of interest in this city: Spaso-Preobrazhenskyi Cathedral – the main temple of Chernihiv, served as the table tomb of Chernihiv princes, Saint Borys and Glib Cathedral – architectural monument of the 12th century, and the complex of installations of the Troitsko-Illinskyi monastery, founded by Saint Anthony of Pechersk in 1069. On the site of the monastery you will find one of the most interesting and spiritual relics of the Ukrainian cultural history – Anthony’s Caves, where ancient anchoretic labyrinths are situated alongside temples, built in Ukrainian baroque style.
SOFIYIVKA
| Date: | Wednesday, 9 September 2009 |
| Time: | 09:00 – 19:00 |
| Price: | EUR 85 per person |
there you realize that everything here resembles a fairy tale. Covering 154.7 hectares of meticulously-landscaped grounds, Sofiyivka’s architectural wonders incorporate Greek mythology to produce an aristocratic park of days gone by. The man behind it all was Polish noble Count Stanislaw Potocki, who had the park commissioned in 1796 for his beautiful Greek wife Sofya. After six years of daily labour by 800 workers from the Uman region under the direction of Polish military engineer Ludwig Metsel, Potocki presented the park to his wife on her birthday and named it in her honour. At almost every turn there’s a new sight to behold - picturesque views framed by rare trees, waterfalls and grottoes, and classical sculptures of Mercury, Cupid and Paris to name but a few as well as busts of Greek philosophers.
| Date: | Wednesday, 9 September 2009 |
| Time: | 09:00 – 19:00 |
| Price: | EUR 150 per person |
Take a one-day trip from Kyiv to visit the site of the worst environmental disaster in history. This ecological tour to Chornobyl nuclear power station 
zone is organised with the aim of generating additional financial support to remove the consequences of the explosion. The route followed within the zone includes a visit to the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant - an enterprise once employing more than 5000 staff. You can see the "Sarcophagus" -a concrete-and-steel shelter covering radioactive masses and debris left after the explosion. Experience the peace and quiet of the ghost-town Prypyat - all 47.500 inhabitants had to abandon their homes the day after the accident. Explore the deserted apartment blocks, schools, hotels, kinder gardens. The level of the radioactivity security during the tour corresponds to international standards. Taking pictures during the tour is permitted.
COLOURFUL CARPATHIANS
| Date: | 8 – 10 September 2009 |
| Minimum Price: | EUR 373 per person (airfare included) |
Carpathian region is considered to be one of the best resort locations in Ukraine. Primeval forests filled with fresh and clean air, majestic mountain peaks and picturesque alpine meadows, mountainous lakes of Chornohora Mountain which lure you with their charming beauty. Here long, thin villages stretch out languidly along rugged roads, with tiered wooden churches dotted periodically in between. Haystacks ring farmhouses decorated with unusually embossed tin walls and roofs. Horse-drawn carts clip-clop along, babushkas herd their geese, and marshrutka passengers cross themselves as they pass roadside chapels. Each of the region’s gateway cities – Ivano-Frankivsk, Uzhhorod and Lviv – has its attractions.- A detailed programme of the tour will be provided upon your request.
| Date: | 8 – 10 September 2009 |
| Minimum Price: | EUR 588 per person (airfare included) |
It is the landscape which is the star in the Crimea; even those initially lured by the peninsula’s fascinating past usually come to agree. Not that
‘landscape’ means the pebbly Black Sea beaches, crumbling concrete high-rises and post-Soviet kitsch of the main resort, Yalta, which is will not steal the market from Benidorm any time soon. Rather, it is the sheer mountain cliffs rising behind a coastline covered with cypress, juniper and grape vines that make this place so breathtakingly exotic and unique. High limestone plateaux, expansive vistas, bizarre volcanic formations and Byzantine ‘cave cities’ all lie inland from such historical landmarks as Balaklava, Sevastopol and Livadia (where Churchill, Roosevelt and Stalin carved up postwar Europe). Don’t miss a chance to visit the Bakhchisaray region, which is one of the highest concentrations of historical sites of all Crimea. Bakhchisaray's old town has a palace and several ancient Muslim mosques. Nearby is an ancient cliff monastery and one of Crimea's best-preserved "cave towns". The area around Bakhchisaray includes many scenic canyons and a number of ancient hilltop towns and fortresses.
- A detailed programme of the tour will be provided upon your request.
- Bookings are subject to acceptance on a “first-come, first-served” basis.
- On receipt of completed form and payment, confirmation will be sent to the participant.
- All tours will be organised for a specific minimum number of people exclusively. In the event of no-show, payment is not refundable.
- All tour prices include a round trip transfer to and from Ukrainian House and English-speaking guide service through-out, unless otherwise specified.
- The final tour arrangements are subject to change in weather conditions and minimum quota requirements. In the event of cancellation of tours, the only liability of the Conference Secretariat is to refund the tour fees paid.
- Please reconfirm the tour pick up point and time at the Tour Desk onsite.
- Participants are advised to arrange personal travel insurance to cover loss incurred in case of cancellation, medical expenses and damage or loss of personal items. The Conference Secretariat will accept no liability for personal injuries or for loss or damage to properties belonging to the participants during the organised tours.
Tour fees are required at the time of reservation and will be charged if the tour takes place. If the tour cannot take place, the tour fee will be fully refunded. If the participants cancel the reservation after confirmation one week before the start of the conference (before 30 August 2009), 50% of the tour fee will be refunded. However, there will be no refund if participants cancel the reservation after 30 August 2009.
