A charming city with splendid architecture, ancient golden domed cathedrals and numerous parks on both sides of the mighty Dnipro River, Kiev is a tourist delight that deserves its reputation as one of Eastern Europe's most beautiful cities. Known as the "mother of all Russian cities", Kiev is now the proud capital of Ukraine. The city displays both the tranquillity of its ancient past and the frenzy of a newly independent nation. While in Kiev you will visit Kiev Cave Monastery with its golden-domed churches and mysterious caves.