1. Sightseeing excursion
What to see: Vladimir Cathedral, Golden Gate, St. Sophia Cathedral, St. Michael’s Monastery, St. Andrew’s Descent, St. Andrew’s Church, Khreshchatyk, Independence Square, “House of Chimeras” …
Brief description
A classic sightseeing tour of Kiev is the best way to get to know the beautiful city, find out its history, interesting places, historic areas. The standard duration of the classical sightseeing tour is 3 hours. During this time you will see Kiev several epochs – Ancient city of the times of Kievan Rus, Kyiv classical and architectural, Kyiv is modern and dynamic.
2. The Kiev-Pecherskaya (Cave) Lavra
During the walking pilgrimage in the Lavra, the greatest holy place of the Orthodox world, first of all, you will see the ground churches of the 11th-19th centuries, you will hear the history of this ancient monastery of Rus (Ruthenia)**, get to know the life and the feats of the great ascetics – the monks of this monastery and see their imperishable bodies, the remains (relics) of these saint people. You will hear the narrative about the miraculous divine help to the people who turned to them in prayer. Also you may visit the ancient
underground temples of the 11th century, put candles for the health of your close people, pray to the saints of God, whose bodies remain imperishable. You will be able to overlook the ancient architecture of this remarkable ensemble of the architecture of Rus.
