The Dnieper
The Dnieper is the great Ukrainian river. The symbol of the country, a vital transport artery of Eastern Europe, the river, which attracts its beauty more than a million tourists annually.
«Dnepr» is mentioned everywhere in Ukraine. The Dnieper here referred to as refrigerators, hotels, missiles, restaurants, football clubs, brands of beer. The name of the river is one of the largest cities of Ukraine - Dnepropetrovsk.
The origins of the Dnieper are in Russia, but the largest places and the mainstream are located in the territory of Ukraine. The Dnieper is one of the largest rivers in Europe. Its length is more than 2000 km. There are many cities of Ukraine standing on the Dnieper, starting from the capital Kiev to southern Kherson and Zaporizhzhye.
The Dnieper is one of the major energy suppliers in Ukraine. Here is the largest hydroelectric station of the former Soviet Union, the famous DneproGES.
The same time, the Dniepr attracts tourists for its amazing sceneries and the opportunity to cruise the river, swim along Ukraine from north to south, down to the Black Sea. In general, river cruises on the Dnieper are one of the most popular tourist attractions in Ukraine.
The most famous long cruise from Kiev to Odessa to continue along the Crimean coast (Sevastopol, Yalta). Among the Dnieper cruise ships we sign out «Princess of Dnepr», «General Vatutin» and «Taras Shevchenko».
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