Uman

Uman (Ukrainian: Умань) is a city in Central Ukraine.

Understand

Uman was founded in the 17th century. It is a small industrial and historic city, which occupies 50th place in terms of population in Ukraine and the second in the region, one of the major tourist centers of Ukraine, as well as Jewish religious movements - Hasidism.

Besides that Uman features a beautiful and popular botanical park.

Get in

Uman is 210 km from Kyiv and 273 km from Odesa.

By train

• Uman Railway station (Железнодорожный вокзал Умань), Zaliznychna str, ☏ +380 474423230. 

From Kharkiv and Poltava: train # 613 Kharkiv — Uman.

From Donetsk: train Yasynuvata — Uman.

By marshrutka

• 1 Bus station (Уманская автостанция), Kyivs'ka str.1, ☏ +380 474432129, +380 474436245. 

Regular comfortable minibuses (marshrutkas) from Kyiv, Cherkasy, Odesa. In Kyiv it is close from central railway station and central bus station (Moskovska ploshcha). You should seek minibus (Mercedes or Volkswagen) with Ukrainian tablet "Умань".

Get around

By public transport

Uman has a convenient public transport system:

• 14 bus routes

Single ride tickets in buses cost 12 грн.

Schedules are available on the official website (in Ukrainian).

You can also check information about public transport on EasyWay and Google Maps.

By taxi

Taxi is the easiest way of getting around the city. Some popular taxi companies include:

• OnTaxi (ОнТаксі). (updated Sep 2023)
• Shark (Шарк). (updated Oct 2023)

See

The entrance to the burial place of Rabbi Nachman of Breslov

• Rabbi Nachman of Breslov burial place (Bielinskoho str.). Rabbi Nachman of Breslov was the Rebbe of the Breslov group of Hasidic Jews. Rabbi Nachman spent the end of his life in Uman town, and requested to be buried there. During Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year) there is a major pilgrimage by Breslov Hasidim and others to visit the grave in Uman. 
• Basilian monastery. (1764). 
• 19th-century shopping arcade (Торгові ряди), Radyanska st. 43-47. 1780, 1838 - вул.Радянська, 
• Dormition Roman Catholic church. Classicist style (1826). 
• City Hall. (1780–82) 
• Gardening school (Будівля училища садівництва), Hlibka Yuriia str.. 
• Museum of action literary and art (Музей деятелей литературы и искусства), Lenins'koi Iskry str., 126, ☏ +380 474432351. 
• Assumption Catholic Church (Успенський костел), Kolomens'ka str., 2. Костел Успіння Богородиці (Assumption of the Virgin Mary church), вул.Коломенська, 2, - Built in 1826. 
• Local-history museum (Краеведческий музей), Zhovtnevoi Revoliutsii str., 31, ☏ +380 474452442. 
• Museum culture and mode of life Uman (Музей культуры и быта Уманщины), Smidovycha ln., 6, ☏ +380 47445261. 

Do

Go to the art gallery and museums.

• 1 Sofiyivka Park (National Arboretum Sofievka / Дендропарк "Софіївка"), Sadova st, 53. One of the Seven Wonders of Ukraine. A botanical garden demonstrating the landscaping art of the late 18th-early 19th century and a scientific research institute. Sofia is especially beautiful in autumn and spring and to observe it fully, you need 3-4 hours. Very popular all over Ukraine. 50 грн. (updated Aug 2019)

Buy

• City-Center Shopping centre (Торговый центр Сити-центр), Urbailisa str 20. 
• Tim Shopping centre, Entertainment complex (ТРК Тим), Lenina str. 
• Zorianyi (Торговий центр Зоряный), Lenina str., 58. 

Eat

• Obolon Supermarket (Супермаркет Оболонь), Lenina str., 35. 
• Food market (Продовольственный рынок), Tyschyka str. 
• Meschanka Market (Рынок Мещанка), Zalizniak st., 1. 
• ATB Supermarket (Супермаркет АТБ), Bilshovytska str., 1. 

Sleep

Budget

• 1 (Student) Hostel. Offers single and double rooms. Soviet style but fresh linen. 150 грн per person. (updated Aug 2019)

• 2 Ghotel Sloboda. 270 грн per person. (updated Aug 2019)

• 3 Hotel Uman, vul. Nebesnoi Sotni, 7 (South of the center, next block to the Celentano pizzeria), ☏ +380 474 446 999 (landline), +380 995 163 447, +380 972 063 484, +380 638 151 312 (life), hotel_uman@ukr.net. The most reliable yet simple hotel in the city. Free Wi-fi in every floor, some rooms share clean modern bathrooms. They charge a 100 грн deposit for the keys, which they return at check-out. From 400 грн per night. 

Mid-range

• Khaiat-Davo Hotel (Отель Хайат-Даво), Proletarska str.18, ☏ +380 4744 3-27-64. 
• Avtolux Hotel (Гостиница Автолюкс), Derevyanka str., 14, ☏ +380 4744 2-31-34. 
• LOMO Hotel, 37 Velyka Fontanna Street, ☏ +380 965460007. From 1,600 грн. (updated Sep 2023)

Connect

• 2 Internet Café (This street or the one parallel up north or south). Pretty cheap. (updated Aug 2019)

Go next

• River Girskyi Tikych canyon (каньйон річки Гірський Тікич), Buky (SW of Cherkasy 50 km). Waterfall Vyr (Водоспад Вир): Six-foot waterfall on the river-crossing. Mountain Tikich from which begins stunningly beautiful canyon with high rocky cliffs. Cut by the river in the granite deposits. (updated Sep 2023)
• Chyhyryn (Чигирин). An impregnable fortress. Museum in the Residence Bohdan Khmelnytsky Chigirinsky. Museum of Archeology Middle Dnieper; Orthodox Church of Holy Mother of God of Kazan, Church Baptyska, Peter and Paul Church