Kharkov is an interesting city for foreign guests, here you will find pretty monuments, quiet parks, interesting architecture. Here you can have fun 2-3 days, and then the question arises - what else to see not far from Kharkov.  One of the most interesting places that you can find relatively close to Kharkov is the Svyatogorsk Lavra. Svyatogorsky Monastery is one of the three largest in Ukraine. Within a few hundred years the monastery was a bastion of Orthodoxy in the wild field. It is located 150 kilometers from Kharkiv, here it is best to go by car.

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