Metalist stadium - Ukraine

Name: Metalist stadium
Capacity: 35,000
Year Completed: 1926

Completely rebuilt Metalist Stadium is a set of three Group B match. Well-known as "Spiderman", because the 38,500-capacity ground support its arachnipod roof is located in the southern Kominternovsky area and the best subway reached from the main railway station Sportyvna red line.
Where to go, what to see

You can not fail to note that Russia in Kharkov, eastern Ukraine, which is its superpower neighbor only 20 miles from the border outpost of influence. Residents close to the city of Kharkov, the quarters are ethnic Russians, this is a matter of shame, the Russian national team is not going to do what we can effectively become a 'home' game Dick Advocaat Euro 2012 action on both sides of one of his men. However, the reconstruction of the city stadium attractive game will drool, and Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo and Germany's Miroslav Klose and the Netherlands Wesley Sneijder set up the riding in Parliament in June in Kazakhstan Zhirkov some of the star's name.

Russia is the main languages spoken in the city, all the street names, road signs and menus, even in the Ukraine, which is a host city, has taken the time to embrace the deterioration of the rest of the country enjoyed in the past few years, but It has begun to catch up quickly. Kharkov will never be described as a tourist center. Become dust after the Nazis during World War II, the role of the former Soviet Union plant, because it produces steam tractors, tanks, planes, endless, how is this possible.
To this day, still beating heart of the Ukrainian industry, care, electronics, military hardware and turbines, and energy supply business. Place, functional and all of its Soviet-style building, it looks a bit simple, but anyone to think that its only attractions this summer will be the superstar players from Germany, the Netherlands and Portugal football player, may be a surprise. Although this is a working town, is also a dynamic and forward-thinking one.

Technology and innovation to make substantive march in here and the city is not surprising that the majority of students in the Ukraine, increasingly vibrant nightlife, reflecting the thriving clubs and rocks and Indy music scene. Churchill the volcano Darvina Music Club has a higher than average levels of live music every night. On the Lermontovskaya starograd decent on a German beer hall and garden, while the Irish pub (Mironositskaya 46) and Patrick's Irish Pub (Universitetskaya 2) to avoid the usual cliches of the Emerald Isle, focus on good beer and craic.
A word of jargon, you may need is the the 'horilka "vodka. The highest concentration of restaurants, they are very affordable, in the volcano Petrovskovo around. Try a European-style cafe-cum-pub 22 (Petrovskovo 22) or welcome Italy, Adriano (the VUL Pushinska 79). Lenin 11 Norma is the delicious local dishes, such as red caviar, borsch (beetroot soup) pancake place.

Two points you must bear in Kharkov tour, including a large number of Ploschad Svobody (Freedom Square), the largest of its kind in all of Europe, this will be the city's Euro 2012 Fan District, as well as cafes and Sumskaya club, The oldest and most central thoroughfare in town. The PL Konstytutsiyi Kharkov History Museum is also worth a visit is the name of the landmark of the large green city of Shevchenko Park - Ukraine striker Andrii but Taras is a very important 19th-century poet and philosopher named.
An impressive tour of the Opera House afternoon, visit the cultural understanding of football fans, it also will be the Tsentralny the Rynok central market worth checking out organized chaos and outdoor playgrounds, parks Gorkovo. You will soon notice a thing about Kharkov in these billionaire businessman Oleksandr Yaroslavsky, who use its massive financial strength on a map of his city in the heart of regional hegemony. A police officer wealthy industrialist, Yaroslavsky is not only in professional financial services, construction and chemical production, the holding company is responsible, but also identified as political influence, charities and run Metalist, a first-class football club when he large sums of money have been pumped since 2005.

Very simple, the 2012 European Cup will not come to Kharkov Yaroslavsky. Their bid is willing to competition as the main event, as well as its preparations to host the driving force behind his legacy will be huge, especially the new airport terminals to provide a city financial - in the southern suburbs of shut down Prospekt Gagarin found - and The subway system ticks all the boxes: clean, cheap, often with some amazing gorgeous stations.
A journey costs 1.5 the hrivna (referred to as UAH). Kharkov main railway station in the city - and its signature fountain in the front yard - the road a little south east of the cathedral in Poltava. The main bus station south of the town, a stone's throw from the metro station Prospekt Gagarin.
Bus 119T PR Lenin in the town the middle of running the airport. Kharkov falls you do not love, because it is not a city to inspire a feeling, but it is committed to providing the context of a charming European Championship that will allow supporters to experience a host of different cultural environment in a The unique game.

Kiev Olympic Stadium - Ukraine

Name: Kiev Olympic Stadium
Capacity: 70,500
Year Completed: 1923

Glorious reconstruction of the Olympic Stadium is the amazing works of art in a small town in southern volcanic Chervonoarmiyska.
Old Kiev stadium is past the date of the sale, the most advanced stage of this new country is the best in world football. Eyes and oozing with modern facilities, a spectacular stage of the new face of the grand opening, Ukraine and Germany played out a thrilling 3-3 draw in the new round in November last year.
Stadium has been a long time one of the hotspots of the world's top musicians to perform and Hou Qiaozhi Michael and Shakira appeared in recent years, the "red hot chili peppers, and Madonna passenger lists this year and it is a connector locations in the music and The sport's biggest names.
Go to Kiev's Olympic Stadium is also very simple. Simply take the Blue Line subway from the city the Khreshchatyk station in the heart of to Respublikansky stadium. The Palat Sportu subway station on the blue and black lines are in a very short walk.
Where to go, what to see

Not for nothing Kiev to the passion of the game just as hot-hosted Euro 2012 finals, as the capital of Ukraine is one of Europe's most fanatical football hotbed of honor, because you will find in Manchester, Milan, Madrid or Dortmund.
In fact, as a football feud, Kiev together in Barcelona. As Barcelona's Catalan identity, the flagship club Dynamo Kiev have long been the focal point of the Ukrainian nation, whether they win the continent - especially in the European Cup Winners Cup in 1975 and 1986 - or picking the domestic champion.

Dynamo took the lead with locals happy invasion of street produce a variety of aims to create a wall-to-wall chaos and noisy reception on a familiar scene in the streets of Kiev victory.
If you are not fortunate enough to buy tickets to watch the Euro 2012 competition at the Olympic Stadium, the Fan District, Kiev, Ukraine State Circus. For all your large-screen Operation Champion and fair head in this fun Prospekt, Peremohy dome.
When you arrive in Kiev, then you can expect it? Well, standing on the chestnut tree-lined streets, the towering monument, a heavy stone buildings, the colorful golden dome and Stalin's heritage cathedral yesterday beautiful, eclectic city.
Side by side with the material world of the 21st century, Kiev is not a difficult place, navigation, on board need to get your bearings two prompts, first of all to find the fountain filled with Maidan Nezalezhnosti (Independence Square), the most popular in the city meeting place, remember square meters located in the volcanic Khreschatyk the name of the street. 1.5 km wide Avenue is the city's main shopping channel, and spot the locals like to stroll.

The fastest way to solve Kiev by their honest, efficient, reliable subway system, although it can be six or seven minutes to take any practical steps to the subway station from street level. Plastic glide 2, the hryvnia, the mark is a journey, sold by the cashier and subway station entrances and exits, token dispensers.
Kiev Boryspil Airport is some 40 kilometers of the city center and the eastern part of the taxi drivers to charge excessive fees if you hire a jump aircraft, the tendency of their services, so the best option is to use the Polit airport bus from the train station of the main run Boryspil by Kharkivska metro station (green line). The service runs every 15-20 minutes, takes about an hour, the cost is 25 Grivner. The main railway station, Kiev Passazhirsky, concentrated in the service by the Vokzalna subway. In fact, it is connected by a causeway, the two stations: Central and South.

Kiev, the capital is not strange that provides an amazing selection of restaurants, ranging from cheap and cheerful blue-ribbon; imagine the delicious local cuisine ethnic cuisine. The VUL Khreshchatyak is a start, you can continue to try French flammekueche (tartes flambes) Muka's a good place.
If you are looking for something more exotic, to seek in the Himalayas or a great pizza joint Celentano spicy curry. kozachok Kyrovogradska 118 is a great Ukrainian restaurant and bar, specializing in pizza and lamb kebabs.
Two bars, standing above the rest. German beer hall, the Bierstube Chervonoarmiskya 20 eye-catching, and provide a good drink, the volcanic Saksahanskoho 36 beer sommelier is a good place, between the adoption of the Euro 2012 action for several hours.

khreschatyk retail center, with a huge mall, the Metrograd and Globus accounted for a considerable trade most of you can even be regarded as the outspoken local group FEMEN indulge in their bid, who in some high-profile stunt / protest to protest the booming sex industry in Kiev. They staged a day of the 2012 European Cup group stage draw in December last year, they wear the clothes of one of the protests, Finals, and will also target this summer.

Olympics come to London this summer, but tickets for the 2012 European Cup final in Kiev on July 1 is still one of the hottest up on the continent to compete this summer. Compared, the capital of Ukraine, a righteous mission.

Arena Lviv - Ukraine

Name: Arena Lviv
Capacity: 30,000
Year Completed: 2011

Found Sykhiv District City Arena in the southern, Lviv arena, especially at night, its translucent appearance of the eye-catching, it is best to reach the five trolley bus from the city center. Trolley bus link to the ground around the city center 9 km west, and a new city airport.
Where to go, what to see

This Ukraine's western city of Lviv, of course, the problems in their Euro 2012 show on the road, but the good news of the tickets to see here in Germany, Portugal and Denmark this summer, the city is a good time to prepare for the invasion of football enthusiasts.
70 km in the Polish border, Lviv (pronounced the Lu veev) hit the wrong reasons in the Euro 2012 construction of the headlines, when its two major infrastructure projects - Stadium (the Lvov Arena) and the airport - spiral out of budget. However, these problems solved in time, the city's now ready to become a sparkling host of one of the greatest sports festival in Ukraine.

There is no doubt that tourism is the most friendly site in Ukraine, Lviv has an absolute concrete and gray drabness of the old Soviet Union, the world has nothing in common. Its beautiful squares, wide boulevards, a mix of striking ornate architectural style - the Italian Renaissance, Gothic, come to the fore - the cafe culture and a friendly, cosmopolitan people, places many of Europe's most elegant The feel of the city.
You can feel the touch of the streets of Paris, and perhaps a trace of Florence, Vienna, Krakow, taste the flavor drops. It is little wonder designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, the entire city. Wherever you go, in this most fascinating of the city center, beautiful architecture meets the eye and attractive environment is Market Square is the heart beat of the Lviv Ploschka Rynok concentration greater than.

Make sure to check out the amazing old merchant house, the black building, Venice House and the House of Representatives season. Another locale GEM City Hall (Ratusha "), its tower zoom, stunning views over the city.
To the high castle (Vysoky Samok), the ruins of the 14 century Castle Hill Fort (Zankova Hora) the center of the Northeast more great new situation. This is a steep walk, but well worth it, if the leg pain, you can always grab a taxi. Part of Poland, is less eradicated large Jewish community until World War II, Lviv Holocaust Memorial in their honor during the period, is an opera and ballet theater in the old slums website to find a short stroll north In the publicist Chornovola.

The old Jewish Quarter is located around the old city vuls Staroyevreyska, Fedorova and Ruska. The city's 2012 European Cup Fan District will be open each day of competition, the central Prospekt, Svobody (Liberty Avenue), always frequented and busy thoroughfare.
The noisy Svobody standing in volcanic Virmenska, in sharp contrast, in Old Town, this is just the most beautiful, the largest gas street in Lviv. One aspect of Lviv, you can not fail to note is the dependence of beverages, including coffee and beer. "Leopolitans Vienna and superb cafes (kavyarna,) abound, such as the factory in Italy in the main square, brown beans have the same reverence; the PL Katedralna and Dzyga, cafe-cum-art galleries near the the Dominica the Svit Kavy volcano Virmenska Cathedral. Caffeine not only the circle and pastries is something else.

The same well-known beer, Lviv cool SIP offers many opportunities. Kumpel, a first-class wine and volcanic Vynnychenka underground Robert DOMS 18 volcanic Kleparivska, Brasserie restaurant, also Europa, which ticks all the boxes hanging out (good Ukrainian beer and food, plus the sports action on television) shevchenka 14.
Prague (Hnatyuka 8) in the Czech alcoholic gourmet, delicious pork dishes, and for those who do not care about calories, delicious cream cakes, business is booming. Krakivsky the volcanic Bazarna outdoor market provides all you may need a picnic for the 2012 European Cup, if chocolate is your choice of indulgence, you've come to the right place. Lviv famous candy, and main square Svitoch shop is a paradise.
Lviv is so compact, nearly all the attention, frequent use of public transport is not necessary. However, if your tires have a decent tram system, the system has been operating, the boulevard and the main railway station, which is two kilometers west of downtown, on the 1st and 9 tram connection to the southern tip of Svobody. The central bus station is some of the town 8km south, but very close to the 2012 European Championship Stadium has obvious advantages.
Generally speaking, fans fortunate enough to visit in the summer Lviv as the city's combination of actions of the 2012 European Championship complement the already pleasant little knowledge, so that everyone in a kind of enjoyment.