Architecture

Besides separate buildings of the 15th-17th centuries, the architectural elements of the downtown have the most important historical and aesthetic value. First of all these are the former administrative buildings and some apartment houses built at the end of the 19th — beginning of the 20th centuries and the period between two world wars.

The major architectural styles are Viennese secession and neoclassicism filled with elements of baroque, late Gothic architecture, fragments of traditional Moldavian and Hungarian architecture, Roman-Byzantium style as well as cubism.

The most attractive pieces of the architectural styles are the buildings of Chernivtsi Drama Theatre (1905); Chernivtsi National University — former residence of the Bukovynian metropolitans (1882); Regional Museum of Fine Arts — former Bukovynian savings bank (1900); Regional Council — former Palace of Justice (1906); Chernivtsi Palace of Culture — former Jewish National House (1908); the apartment house in 53 Kobylianska St. (former German National House) and many others.

Prominent People, Places and Events

Chernivtsi has many prominent places connected with certain events and lives and activities of famous people who lived here.

Our city was a host of the first World Conference of Yiddish (language of Jews) in 1908, which was held in the Jewish National House.

The famous Bukovynian Veche (popular assembly) took place on Teatralna Square on November 3, 1918 where was adopted a decision, That Northern Bukovyna would join Ukrainian People’s Republic.

The city is also well known for its famous people. Ivan Franko, Sydir Vorobkevych, Osyp Makovey, Yuri Fedkovych, Olha Kobylianska, Stepan Smalstotsky, Volodymyr Ivasiuk, Mikhai Eminescu, Aron Pumnul, Chiprian Porumbesku, Carl Emil Francos, Paul Celan, Rosa Auslander, Eliezer Shteinbarg, Joseph Shmidt, Sidi Tahl, Yevhen Erlikh, Raimond Friedrich Kaindl, Nathan Birnbaum, Georg Drozdovsky, Gregor von Rezzori and others.

The rests of the family residence of Hasid’s spiritual leader Israel Fridmann in Sadhora (district of Chernivtsi) also can display an interest for tourists.

Much attention should paid to Necropolises of Chernivtsi in Zelena Street and Sadhora.

Museums

One could get acquainted with our past and present in the regional museum of local lore, history and economy, open-air museum of folk architecture and way of life, the museum of Bukovynian Diaspora.

Chernivtsi visitors can also admire rich exhibitions of the museum of fine arts and memorial museums of Olha Kobylianska, Yuri Fedkovych and Volodymyr Ivasiuk.

Infrastructure

The infrastructure of hotel services in the city was improved for last years. It is easy to hire rooms for VIP as well as tiny and cosy rooms. Besides large and noisy hotel complexes like “Cheremosh” (13-A Komarova St.), “Tourist” (184 Chervonoarmiyska St.) and “Bukovyna” (141 Holovna St.), which are situated far from the historical downtown, there are many small private hotels (some have several rooms) in the centre of the city (18/9 28 Chervnia St., 8/11 Central Square, 4 Chervonoarmiyska St. and others).

The average price (which depends on variety of conveniences and services) is $5-100 for room.

For the last ten years many private restaurants, cafes, bars have been established. These establishments will satisfy visitors’ different tastes. One can taste here both to traditional Ukrainian, Romanian, Italian, German and extravagant dishes of the Georgian, Armenian, Chinese and Korean cuisine.

There are many places in Chernivtsi where children and adults spend their days off and holidays. The Central park offers its facilities in summer for visitors and residents of the city. They can visit children’s playgrounds, cafes, bars, dance ground, modern summer theatre, tennis courts etc.

For those who is fond of night entertainment there are many discos, night clubs “Sova (owl)” (248 Russka St.), “Coliseum” (16 Russka St.), “Astarta”, casino “Fortune” (96 Independence Ave. [Prosp. Nezalezhnosti]), solaria and fitness-centres “Titan” (111 Independence Ave. [Prosp. Nezalezhnosti]), “Lagoon” (109 Independence Ave. [Prosp. Nezalezhnosti]).

Tourist Routes

There are many different tourist routes for the visitors of Chernivtsi. They help our guests to get acquainted both with the administrative centre of Bukovyna and the entire region:

• "Chernivtsi Architecture"
• "Shalom, Chernivtsi"
• "Bukovynian Diaspora"
• "Pearls of Religious Buildings"
• "Necropolises of Chernivtsi"