EURO 2012, Ukraine: a Guide to the Venue Cities

Built alongside the River Dnieper, Kyiv is a grand sweep of a city gradually recovering the self-confidence that characterised it before the Soviet era. Dominated by the giant Mother Motherland statue (think the Angel of the North, but with Brunhilde bosoms and a 60ft sword), its hilly, undulating streets are crammed with historic architecture that largely survived the...

Read more: The Telegraph 10/05/2012