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Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra
UNESCO World Heritage
The cave monastery above the Dnipro: churches, bell tower and underground passages.
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Our take
- Great Bell Tower
- The caves
- Dress modestly
- Address
- Pechersk, Kyiv
- Nearest metro
- Dnipro
750 m · 10 min walk
More distances - Website
- kplavra.kyiv.ua
About Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra
The National Kyiv-Pechersk Historical and Cultural Preserve calls the Lavra the largest museum complex in Ukraine, with 144 monuments of history and culture, among them two underground complexes, churches and architectural monuments of the eleventh to nineteenth centuries. It is on UNESCO’s World Heritage List with St Sophia’s. The preserve is open daily from 10am to 6pm; a combined ticket includes the Great Lavra Bell Tower (kplavra.kyiv.ua).
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra before you go.
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What’s nearby
Distances from Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra are approximate, measured in a straight line (as the crow flies). Times are approximate too: walking at about 80 metres a minute, cycling at about 12 km/h and driving at typical city-traffic speeds. Traffic and routes vary.
Nearest metro stations
- DniproMetro750 m10 min walk
Key sights
- St Michael’s3.5 kmWalk 44 minCycle 17 minCar or taxi 18 min
- National Opera3.6 kmWalk 45 minCycle 18 minCar or taxi 19 min
- The Golden Gate3.6 kmWalk 45 minCycle 18 minCar or taxi 19 min
- St Sophia’s Cathedral3.8 kmCycle 19 minCar or taxi 19 min
The station and the squares
- Maidan Nezalezhnosti3.0 kmWalk 38 minCycle 15 minCar or taxi 17 min
- Kyiv-Pasazhyrskyi station5.0 kmCycle 25 minCar or taxi 23 min
Location
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