UKRAINE

TUNNEL OF LOVE

KLEVAN, UKRAINE

Tunnel of Love is a beautiful spot in Klevan, Ukraine. A three kilometer railway section leads to the fibreboard factory. 

The train goes three times a day and delivers wood to the factory. However, the trees make a green corridor, which attracts many couples, as well as photographers for its eye catching evenue.

It is said that if you and your beloved come to the Tunnel of Love and sincerely make a wish, it will come true. This might be a new romantic place to discover.

Tunnel of Love in Klevan, Ukraine is the name given by the local people to this fairytale track. It is not everyday, you get in the train and find yourself surrounded by natural green arches, which is why make the sight of Tunnel of Love special.

An unused railway track in the small Ukrainian town of Kleven (which lies some 350km from Kiev) has naturally transformed itself into a romantic paradise for couples.

The track, which is known locally as The Tunnel of Love, is becoming an increasingly common spot for couples, particularly during spring, when a huge canopy of trees along the track grows over either side to form an arch. This arch stretches for up to three kilometers and looks like a green tunnel of trees and couples wishful of a few moments of romantic solitude are often seen strolling around.

However, the railway track is not completely out of use. According to a Daily Mail report, the tunnel is actually a part of a private railway serving a fibreboard factory in eastern Ukraine near Kleven. The train carrying logs chugs along the tunnel, or rather through it, thrice a day. That occasional activity is what, perhaps, prevents the trees from growing in the middle of the track, allowing the tunnel to remain as it has through the year.

The tunnel of trees is so dense it is difficult to see outside from within the structure and the natural light that penetrates the canopy from above makes the space soothingly dark.

However, there is not much attention given to the tunnel as a tourist attraction despite the obvious potential and the fact it is a naturally occurring space. So far, only locals really know of the place but a number of photographs surfacing in recent months suggest the tunnel could soon become a location synonymous with the idea of love, much as the Taj Mahal in India and the cities of Paris and Venice in France and Italy

ACTIVITIES AT TUNNEL OF LOVE

1. Walking along the Tunnel of Love

2. Get in the train and sightseeing along the Tunnel of Love