Hydropark in Kyiv
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Hydropark | |
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Location | Kyiv, Ukraine |
Coordinates | Coordinates: 50°26′37″N 30°34′37″E / 50.44361°N 30.57694°E |
Owner | KP "Hydropark" |
General Manager | Denys Vasylenko |
Opened | 1968 |
Operating season | summer |
Area | 365 ha (900 acres) |
Pools | 6 beaches pools |
Website | www.gidropark.org.ua |
Hydropark, or Hidropark (from Ukrainian: Гідропарк) is a landscape-recreational park[1] on the Dnieper River in Kyiv, Ukraine.
It was created as an entertainment complex with mainly water activities: beaches, boating, water attractions. It is located on Venetian (Ukrainian: Венеціанський) and Dolobetsk (Ukrainian: Долобецький) islands; the Venetian Bridge connects these islands. Venetian island is connected with the rest of Kyiv by two bridges: the Metro Bridge to the right-bank city and the Rusanivka bridge to the left-bank city. The Hydropark station of Kyiv Metro is located on Venetian island.
Current activities available: number of beaches (including one for children and one for nudes), boat and catamarans rental, ping-pong and tennis, paintball and football, water attractions, restaurants, casino and disco club (right on the beach), open-air gym (Soviet era heritage) and riverboat excursions.
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- Beaches of Ukraine
- Venetsiansky Island
- Neighborhoods in Kyiv
- Parks in Kyiv
- Tourist attractions in Kyiv
- Ukraine geography stubs