The bell tower and golden domes of the Lavra on the wooded hills above the Dnipro

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Pechersk, the Lavra and the hills

The Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, the Mystetskyi Arsenal, the Holodomor museum and the botanical garden.

The back story

  1. Neighbourhood guide

    Pechersk: the Lavra and the hills

    Pechersk·In depth

    The Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra, the Mystetskyi Arsenal, the Holodomor museum and the botanical garden above the river.

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What to see and do

  1. UNESCO World Heritage

    Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra

    Pechersk·Monastery and preserve

    The cave monastery above the Dnipro: churches, bell tower and underground passages.

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  2. Memorial museum

    National Museum of the Holodomor

    Pechersk·Museum

    The memorial museum to the victims of the famine of 1932–33, above the Dnipro.

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  3. The national cultural complex

    Mystetskyi Arsenal

    Pechersk·Arts centre

    The national cultural, art and museum complex in the old arsenal by the Lavra.

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  4. Beside the palace

    Mariinskyi Park

    Pechersk·Park

    The park beside the Mariinskyi Palace, above the river.

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  5. The great garden

    Hryshko National Botanical Garden

    Pechersk·Garden

    The national botanical garden above the river, near the Vydubychi Monastery.

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  6. Towards the Lavra

    Pechersk to the Lavra

    Pechersk·Walk

    From the Mystetskyi Arsenal along the hill to the Lavra and the Holodomor museum.

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