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Un Banc, Un Arbre, Une Rue (1971) 

Monaco, benches, sculptures and views 

EUROVISION COUNTRY: Monaco
KYIV DESTINATION: Peyzazhna Sculpture Park, Monaco restaurant

Landscape Alley is a popular cliffside park walk and the first sculpture park in Ukraine.
It starts in the right hand corner of the park in front of the grey porticoes of the National Museum.
The kilometre-long walk includes lots of novelty bench designs, sculptures, and children's play areas. This also attracts coffee vendors, impromptu craft stalls, and street performers.
This reflective strolling area has the added benefit of great views over the river and the north of the city.
You can wander off the path and onto the hill tops below you. They give unobstructed views of the areas all around.
There are also two restaurants a couple of bars and cafes along the route.
One of them, Monaco, is a high-end formal dining room with panoramic views and Mediterranean cuisine. This is a popular place for celebration dinners. http://www.monaco.com.ua/en/restaurant/
You could double up and have a Monaco ice-cream made in Ukraine on your way home.
The walk concludes when you see a multi-storey fantasy mural. You can carry on along the same road in the same direction until you reach Lukianivska metro (this would take a further 40 minutes. Or  return back to the National Museum. 
Where's your favourite walk in Kyiv?

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