Pro

Lots of cafes and restaurants, nights clubs and decent hotels
Con

A lot of Mc'Ds...
In a nutshell

Nice city with cool bars and restaurants!!
hunterV Says: Visiting the city stadium in Artyom Street you can see the statue of Sergey Bubka in front of the stadium. Sergey Bubka is a famous Olympic champion, a pole vault jumper, an IOC member, Hero of Ukraine, who lives and works in Donetsk. I think this is the only monument to a...
3 Reviews and 8 Opinions The first issue I had was re the price. I looked on a price comparison aggregator for hotels in...
Shynok: Ukrainian Food--Authentic
ghulet Says: The atmosphere at this Restaurant was so fun! The food was great. Our son was able to have his favorite, okroshka. The service was wonderful. I recommend the Ukrainian Vegetable and Meat Salad and the borscht. See above
Liverpool live music bar: Live music and now also a karaoke room
socheid Says: In the collection that is the Liverpool Art Hotel, Food Market etc there is also a live music venue. Sometimes they have discos on there. There has also been a karaoke room added.See also the hotel and restaurant section in the Donetsk section of VT.
hunterV Says: I also got to Donetsk from Boryspil International Airport in Kiev by Yak-42 plane and enjoyed the flight very much!The planes depart from Terminal A in Boryspil.The plane was full (more than 70 seats).The prices vary from $100 to 200 and the flight time is one hour and...
Donetsk citi: New way of consuming
traveloturc Says: Donetsk-Citi is a regional shopping mall. It was opened in 2006. The shopping centre will be a pleasant surprise for everyone with luxorious shops and many cafe and restaurantsThe complex is build by a Turkish Company ... whatever you can
hunterV Says: The city was occupied by the Nazis for about 700 days: from October 26, 1941 till September 8, 1943.Now there are a lot of war memorials in all the city districts.One of them is called To Your Liberators, the Donets Basin!You can read that inscription and see the huge...
hunterV Says: We faced one serious problem in Donetsk.It happened that we had no small bills since ATM only gives you 200 UAH or 500 UAH bills.It often happened like that. Thank God the ATMs have begun giving out smaller bills of late.Therefore it would be a good idea to have smaller...
hunterV Says: The city has no Zoo.You can go to the Botanical Gardens, but they are located 15 km outside the city on the way to Makeyevka and, as cab drivers told us, there is not much to see there...It's no trap/danger to buy fruit or vegetables on your way. There are a lot of vendors...
Construction Sites Wherever You Go
hunterV Says: Within the last three years the city has been changing its image for the better. New shopping malls, cafes and restaurants, hotels and churches are being built and refurbished, which makes the locals we've met feel proud of their city.The construction of the new Olympic...
hunterV Says: Here are some intesting and hopefully useful links on Donetsk:Another Donetsk pageOpera and Ballet TheaterRegional CouncilDonetsk Rotary ClubShakhtar Soccer ClubJohn Hughes HotelAfrica Entertainment CenterFlamingo RestaurantVictoria Hotel ComplexLittle Spanish Yard...
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Q: I am seeking information how to get from Donetsk airport to Rostov on Don in Russia. I hope someone will know the best cheep way...

A: According to the airport website there are no flights Donetsk to Rostov. It appears you cannot go via Kiev,so looks like a long journey via...
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The Capital of the Donets Basin

This is the exact replica of the Czar Cannon that stands in the Kremlin in Moscow. It was commissioned in Izhevsk, Russia, in 2001 and was presented to the people of the Donets Basin as a symbol of...
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Donetsk is the administrative centre of the Donetsk region. It was founded in 1689 by English technician-metallurgist J.J.Hughes who built the smithy that became the first production line of future......
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