| M-01 |
| E 95 |
Motorway M-01
The highway M-01 is the international highway of Ukraine of national importance. Kiev is the state border with the Republic of Belarus . It passes through the territory of Kiev , Chernihiv regions and the city of Kiev . A component of the European automobile route E 95 ( St. Petersburg - Kiev - Odessa - Samsun - Merzifon ) and IX Pan-European corridor .
It starts in Kiev , passes through Chernihiv and ends at the Novye Yarylovichi checkpoint (hereinafter - the Belarusian M8 highway towards Gomel and Vitebsk ).
The total length is 205.6 km [1] , with entrances - 224.4 km.
Old route number M20, which connects St. Petersburg and Odessa
Attractions
Interest for tourists may be:
- Kozelec town, located on the river Oster, a tributary of the Desna. Mention of Kozelets is in the documents of the XV century. The place was a significant trading and fortified point, which served as the support of the Ukrainian people in its war of liberation in 1648-1654. You can see the architectural monuments of the XVIII century - the cathedral, the house of the magistrate and others. Hotel.
- the ancient city of Chernigov , which in the 9th century was the center of the East Slavic tribe of the northerners, later - the Principality of Chernigov. In the X-XII centuries, Chernihiv was one of the largest cities in Kievan Rus, a craft and trade center. From the time of Kievan Rus, the city has preserved frescoes and mosaics (Annunciation Cathedral, Borisoglebskaya, Spasskaya, Uspensky churches, XI-XIII centuries). The works of M. Kotsyubinsky, P. Tichina, A. Markovich, I. Golyatovsky, G. Uspensky, M. Glinka are associated with the city and the surrounding area. Now in Chernigov you can see the Trinity-Ilyinsky Monastery, the Yelets Monastery, the House of the Former Regimental Chancellery (XVII), the Historical and Literary Memorial Museum of M. M. Kotsyubinsky, the ramparts of the ancient Chernigov Kremlin, Pyatnitskaya Church, Holy Transfiguration Cathedral, etc. In the city several hotels, theaters, philharmonic society, etc.