Lilacs bloomed in Kyiv: where to see the spring beauty
The capital has opened the lilac blooming season. Find out more about where in Kyiv you can see and feel the scent of spring and a list of parks and squares where lilac alleys have already blossomed
The lilac blossom season, one of the capital's favorite spring symbols, has begun in Kyiv. The first bushes have already begun to cover themselves with fragrant inflorescences, and city residents can enjoy this spectacle in numerous parks and squares.
According to the Kyiv City State Administration, in addition to the famous botanical gardens, lilacs grow in many green areas throughout the city.
The most popular locations are the Academician Fomin Botanical Garden and the Hryshko National Botanical Garden. It is here that numerous varieties of lilacs are collected, which bloom at different times. Depending on the variety, lilacs can bloom from a few weeks to several months.
However, you can also enjoy the beauty of spring lilacs in other parts of the capital.
Where can you see lilacs in Kyiv? List of locations
Holosiivskyi district
The square near the Vernadsky National Library of Ukraine
Holosiivskyi Park named after Maksym Rylskyi
Darnytskyi district
Park of Partisan Glory
Park named after internationalist soldiers
Park named after Alexander Koshits
Desnianskyi district
Park “Youth”
Park on Chervona Kalyna Avenue
Park named after Serge Lifar
Park on Serge Lifar Street
Park named after Architect Nikolayev
Park on Architect Nikolayev Street
Park named after Roman Shukhevych
Desnianskyi Park
Square on Chervona Kalynya Avenue
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Dniprovskyi district
Park “Victory”
Park on Rusanivska embankment
Ivan Mykolaychuk Square
Boulevard of Ambrose Buchma
Park “Aurora”
Park behind the Dnipro Cinema
Park along Hetman Pavlo Polubotka Street
Boulevard of the Verkhovna Rada
Hnat Khotkevych Street
Krakivska Street
Hetman Pavlo Polubotka Street
Triangle interchange near Peremoha Park
Hydropark
Park behind the Center for Culture and Arts of Dniprovskyi district
Kastus Kalynovskyi Square
Square on Inzhenera Borodina Street
Obolonskyi district
Park of culture and recreation around Lake Jordanske
Square on Severna Street
Square on Volodymyr Ivasiuk Avenue
Square on the street of Heroes of the Azov Regiment
Pecherskyi district
Navodnitsky Park
Podilskyi district
The park named after Serhiy Vasylchuk
Sviatoshynskyi district
Zodchykh Street
Park “Hamburg”
Park “Sovki”
Park “International”
Zhmerynska Street
The square between the houses № 59 on Vernadsky Boulevard and №№ 2, 4 on Dobrokhotova Street
Vasyl Stus Square
The square on Chornobylska Street
The square between Myroslav Popovych Street and Academician Palladin Avenue
The square on the corner of Beresteyskoho Avenue and Chornobylska Street
Solomensky district
Park “Vidradnyi”
Park named after Mykola Zerov
Solomensky landscape park
Solomianska Street
Square of sportsmen-defenders of Ukraine
Shevchenkivskyi district
Syretsky Park
Ivan Honta Square
Shevchenkivskyi district park (near Dorohozhychi metro station)
Park near the Bogomolets Medical University
Transport interchange on Air Force Avenue
National Historical and Memorial Reserve “Babyn Yar”
Park on the slopes of the Landscape Alley
Literary square
Ukrainian Radio Square
Do not miss the opportunity to admire the spring beauty - go for a walk to the nearest park or square. Lilac blooming is a great opportunity to take a break from the city bustle, take bright photos and just enjoy nature.
Just a reminder. Earlier, we wrote that tens of thousands of tulips have bloomed in Kyiv, some of which the capital received as a gift from the Netherlands. Find out where to see the bright spring flowers and the addresses of the most beautiful locations in our article.
Photo: kyivcity.gov.ua
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