Chełm

Chełm (Ukrainian: Холм, Kholm) is a Baroque town in Lubelskie, Poland. It lies on the main Warsaw - Kyiv road and rail routes, where it is the nearest sizeable Polish town to the Ukrainian border. The border towns are Dorohusk in Poland and Yahodin (or sometimes Yagodin) in Ukraine.

By train
There are several trains daily from Lublin. If coming from Warsaw you will likely change trains in Lublin. The is a bit outside of the old part. There are, however, two direct trains from the capital: at 13:40 (arriving in Chełm at 17:33) and also a few hours later the Warsaw to Kyiv train stops in Chełm at 20:05. To Warsaw, the direct trains are in the wee hours.

There is also the smaller which is slightly closer to the old town. Check in advance if the train you want to take stops here.

By bus
There are frequent bus connections from Lublin. The is just on the edge of the old part of the town.

Do

 * Bicycle tours and sightseeing.
 * Before the Second World War the city of Chełm and its region was a place of meetings of many different cultures and religions. Mainly Catholics, Greek Orthodox, Yiddish and Protestant. That's why there are many historical monuments to see. A full list of monuments is included on an interactive map of the Chelm's region with the pictures and descriptions can be found on http://www.chelm.info/zabytki-chelm-krasnystaw-wlodawa.

Go next

 * Lublin - the regional center
 * Kovel, Ukraine - via the Dorohusk/Yahodyn border