The calendar spring is in full swing. And although the snow is still periodically falling outside the window, sunny warm days are gradually becoming more and more. Despite the fact that in Kiev quarantine, now you can get the most out of it. For example, show your child how nature wakes up. The glades dotted with primroses are a fabulous and unforgettable sight. We have selected several places to go in the next two to three weeks to catch the flowering of snowdrops, wild tulip crocuses and other primroses.
Already now, snowdrops can be found in Kiev parks and in forest plantations near Kiev. Online users willingly share photos of primroses from Goloseevsky Park, Konchi-Zaspa, Feofania Park. The larger the park, the more likely it is to find the cherished flower meadows. However, this will take a lot of time to wander between the trees. If you want to "get to the point" without long walks, get in the car and go to the "proven" places. There are a lot of natural parks in Ukraine, where just at this time the glades are covered with a real carpet of primroses. Such a "flower" trip will take you 1-2 days on average. A good reason to get out of quarantine Kiev and spend time with your family
Outdoors.National Botanical Garden named after Grishko
Where: Kiev, M. Pecherskaya
What to watch: snowdrops, crocuses, cyclamens
When: late March-early April
It is better to go to the botanical garden in early April on the magnolia / istockphoto.com
The most convenient place for people of Kiev who do not have a car. On a vast territory, you are guaranteed to find snowdrops, crocuses and delicate lilac cyclamens. The only drawback is that there is no specific location for primroses in the botanical garden. Therefore, you will have to look for them throughout the territory or ask for the help of a guide.
Ichnya National Natural Park
Where: g. Ichnya, Chernihiv region
What to watch: snowdrops
When: second half of March
In Ichnya Park, the earth blooms until early May / istockphoto.com
The closest large location of primroses to Kiev is located in Ichnya Park. Two and a half hours drive from the capital, and you find yourself in a real flower fairy tale, where a blue and white carpet of snowdrops is spread under your feet. From the pros: a relatively small area (only 10 hectares) with paved routes (the trail "In the Ichenka Valley" and the ecological tourist trail "Sadovoe"). There are places for rest and picnic with benches, tables and awnings from the rain. You can go to Ichnya Park at any time until the beginning of May: after snowdrops and forest trees, anemones and yellow primroses begin to bloom here, followed by lilies of the valley.
Holodny Yar tract
Where: Kholodny Yar, Cherkasy region
What to watch: snowdrops
When: second half of March
Snowdrop season is in full swing in Kholodny Yar / istockphoto.com
At the end of March, the Kholodny Yar tract turns into a real miracle of nature. Snowdrops bloom here so densely that sometimes you can't see the ground under them. According to biologists, it is here, on an area of 60 hectares, that the largest number of these snow-white flowers has been collected. The incredible beauty lasts only two weeks on average. And since the season of snowdrops has already begun, it is worth hurrying to Kholodny Yar. Be prepared for the fact that it will not work to wander through the knee-deep meadows in flowers: the largest locations of the Red Book snowdrops are fenced off with a signal tape. Volunteers are on duty there every day so that local residents do not pick primroses for sale.
Kharkiv forest park
Where: g. Kharkov
What to watch: woodlands, dream-grass
When: early April
One of the primroses - wonderful terry flowers of the dream-grass / istockphoto.com
One of the options for a weekend tour. At the end of March, the Kharkov forest park is covered with a carpet of blue and blue groves, which are smoothly replaced by the soft lilac double color of sleep-grass. The park is partially located on the territory of the city, so it is very convenient for tourists who came to Kharkov without a car. If you have transport, the next day you can go to Slobozhansky National Natural Park. It is about an hour and a half drive from the city. Primroses bloom there, too, but the main attraction of the park is relict lakes, on which plants from the times of the Ice Age grow.
National Natural Park "Podolsk Tovtry"
Where: g. Kamyanets-Podilsky, Khmelnytsky region
What to watch: snowdrops, woodlands, corydalis
When: second half of March
The slopes of Podolsk Tovtr are strewn with spring flowers / istockphoto.com
You can combine a flower tour with a historical journey by going to Kamenets-Podolsky. This city itself is interesting for tourists. That there is only one Old Castle, which was built in the 14th century, and is perfectly preserved to our time. And for flowers and other sights of nature you need to go to "Podolskie Tovtry". This park is one of the seven natural wonders of Ukraine, and is read by the beginning of the Ukrainian Carpathians. In total, there are 160 hills of various sizes, and almost all of them at the end of March are covered with groves, snowdrops and multi-colored corydalis flowers.
Valley of snowdrops
Where: from. Bronka, Transcarpathian region
What to watch: snowdrops and white flowers
When: second half of March
The valley of snowdrops in Transcarpathia is covered with a white carpet in spring / istockphoto.com
With a weekend tour, you can go to Transcarpathia. One of the main “flower” sights of this region is the famous valley of snowdrops. Snowdrops and white flowers here cover the ground so tightly that it seems that the snow has not yet melted from the fields. The valley is already in bloom, so you need to go soon: primroses bloom here in the first half of April. From Kiev you can get there on your own, or you can use the services of travel agencies. Despite the quarantine, "flower" tours to Transcarpathia can be booked both from Kiev and Lviv.
Saffron meadow "Old village"
Where: from. Kolochava, Transcarpathian region
What to watch: saffron
When: second half of March
There are many saffron fields in Transcarpathia: in Kolochava, near Mukachevo and on the slopes of Migovo / istockphoto.com
One of the largest fields of saffron (or crocuses) is located in Transcarpathia, in the open-air ethnographic complex "Old Village". From the end of March and the entire first half of April, hundreds of purple crocuses bloom here. This is a great place for spring photo shoots - the place is not very touristy, and there are not many visitors yet. However, you will not be allowed to stomp on colors: workers of the ethnographic museum are watching the meadow.
You can admire the crocus carpet twice a day. After Kolochava you can go to arboretum "Berezinka", which is located near g. Mukachevo. There, too, a lot of saffron blooms, and in addition, there are many rare species of trees: Himalayan and Lebanese cedars, evergreen sequoia and Japanese cryptomeria. By car, the journey will take two hours. And if, for example, you are staying in Mukachevo, direct buses run from there to Kolochava.
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