Donetsk

Worth seeing in and around Donetsk

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

1. 01
   Donbass Arena

   Donbas Arena is a football stadium in Donetsk, that opened on 29 August 2009. The facility is located in the center of the city, in the Comsomol park.

   800 m · football stadium in Donetsk, Ukraine · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Ahat Jami Mosque

   The Ahat Jami Mosque is a jama masjid located in Donetsk, Ukraine. The mosque was named in honor of local mafia boss Akhat Bragin and one of its minarets is named after Rinat Akhmetov.

   7.4 km · mosque in Donetsk · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Shakhtar Stadium

   Central Stadium Shakhtar is a multi-purpose stadium that is located in the Shcherbakov Central Park, in Voroshylovskyi District, Donetsk. The stadium is located near the Gorky Coal Mine, and one of its tailings was sometimes used to watch matches.

   2.7 km · football stadium in Donetsk · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Ukrainian Catholic Archiepiscopal Exarchate of Donetsk

   The Ukrainian Catholic Archiepiscopal Exarchate of Donetsk is one of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church 's five Archiepiscopal Exarchate in Eastern Ukraine. Its cathedral episcopal see is the Cathedral of the Virgin of Mercy, in Donetsk.

   1.8 km · archiepiscopal Exarchate of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Donetsk State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre

   Donetsk State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre named after A. Solovyanenko was established in 1932 in Donetsk on the basis of fit-up theatre of Right-bank Ukraine. Since 15 March 1932 the theatre was transferred to Donetsk theatre group The first season opened on September 1, 1932, with opera Prince Igor composed by Alexander Borodin.

   1.1 km · theatre in Donetsk, Ukraine · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Donetsk National Medical University

   The Donetsk National Medical University is one of the largest medical state-sponsored universities in Ukraine and the former USSR. The university is considered one of the best medical schools in Ukraine.

   2.5 km · medical university in Donetsk · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Lenin Square

   Lenin Square is the main square in Donetsk, the capital of the Donetsk Oblast in Ukraine. It is located between the streets of Artem, Postyshev, Gurov, and Komsomolskiy Avenue.

   1.5 km · urban square in Donetsk · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Metalurh Stadium

   Metalurh Stadium is a football-only stadium in Donetsk, Ukraine. It is currently used for football matches, and was the home of FC Metalurh Donetsk.

   4.7 km · football-only stadium in Donetsk, Ukraine · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Transfiguration Cathedral, Donetsk

   The Spaso-Preobrazhensky Cathedral or the Holy Transfiguration Cathedral, is a 20th-century Eastern Orthodoxy cathedral in Donetsk, Ukraine. Konstantin Thon designed the church and the cathedral has since become one of the city's historical landmarks.

   600 m · church in Donetsk · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Iverskyi Monastery

    The Iversky Monastery was a monastery of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in Donetsk, Ukraine. It was built between 1997 and 2001, and was closed in 2014 due to the war in Donbas.

    7.6 km · monastery in Donetsk · Wikipedia

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Things to do

1. 01
   Istoki Kalmiusa
2. 02
   Ukraine National
3. 03
   Ukrainskyi steppe Sculpture Park
4. 04
   Park Shcherbakova

   Mon-Fri 12ː00-20ː00, Sat Sun 10ː00-21ː00.

5. 05
   Lokomotyv Swimming
6. 06
   Donbass Arena or Donbas Arena

   A stadium with a natural grass pitch in Donetsk, Ukraine that opened in 2009.

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Where to eat

1. 01
   Eli-peli Restaurant
2. 02
   Sely
3. 03
   McDonald's

   Shevchenko, 6B (at the Tsentralnyi Market),.

4. 04
   Ukrainske

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Getting to Donetsk

Stations

Donetsk International Airport, 7.4 km · Donetsk Railway Station, 5.2 km · Donetsk bus shelling incident, 6.4 km

• Krasnodar → Donetsk

  343 km · quickest by road, 9h 15m · ₽1,760–2,340
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• Moscow → Donetsk

  860 km · quickest by road, 19h 56m · ₽4,140–5,550
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• Volgograd → Donetsk

  500 km · quickest by road, 10h 57m · ₽2,240–2,980
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