Tour of Kyiv-Pechersk Monastery "Lavra"

Tour of Kyiv-Pechersk Monastery "Lavra"

Come visit Lavra with Natalia, a professional tour guide!
The oldest and the biggest standing monastery of Ukraine "KYIV-PERCHESK LAVRA", which is compared to the Roman Vatican, was founded almost 1000 years ago. Before long, it became the trend-setter for all other Rus' Orthodox monasteries. Today, it covers an area of about 28 hectares and is Ukraine's number one attraction!
Lavra's biggest shrine is its Catacombs, which hold the imperishable relics of more than 122 saintly monks and persons. Of particular interest is that the monks’ bodies have been naturally preserved to this day!
Furthermore, Lavra boasts one of Kyiv's best observation decks where you can enjoy a bird's eye view of Lavra's golden-domed churches, left-bank Kyiv and the Motherland Statue, which is taller than the Statue of Liberty in New-York! The Monastery's numerical strength is about 300 monks. The tour includes a visit to 3 churches with detailed explanations, the observation deck and a visit to the Catacombs.

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Stop At: Kyivo-Pechers'ka Lavra, vul. Lavrska 21, Kiev 01015 Ukraine

Come visit Lavra with Natalia, a professional English-speaking tour guide!
The oldest and the biggest standing monastery of Ukraine - KYIV-PECHERSK LAVRA, which is compared to the Roman Vatican, was founded almost 1000 years ago. Before long, it became the tastemaker and trend-setter for all other Kyivan Rus' monasteries. Today, it covers an area of about 28 hectares and is Ukraine's number one attraction.
Lavra's biggest shrine is its Catacombs which hold the imperishable relics of more than 122 saintly monks and holy persons. Of particular interest is that the monks’ bodies with their internal organs intact have been naturally preserved to this day! No doubt, these relics make Lavra stand out among many other religious shrines worldwide.
Furthermore, Lavra boasts one of Kyiv's best observation decks where you can enjoy a bird's eye view of Lavra's magnificent golden-domed churches, left-bank Kyiv, 1543 meter long Paton bridge built by the Soviets and the Motherland Statue, which at 102 m is taller than the Statue of Liberty in New York!
The tour includes a visit to 3 churhes with detailed explanations, the observation deck and a visit to the Catacombs where you will be introduced to the history of the underground labyrinths and life stories of monks buried in them.


Duration: 2 hours