The Kyiv Post picked seven top destinations in southern Ukraine — from the wild desert island of Dzharylhach to the noisy yet comfortable Zaliznyi Port.

Arabat Spit, (click here) the longest sand spit in Europe, is a popular tourist destination, known for shallow sea, large comfortable beaches, recreation centers, salt lakes and thermal springs. The most popular resorts on the spit are the villages of Genichenskaya Gorka, Strilkove and Shchaslyvtseve. The spit separates lagoons named Syvash from the Azov Sea.