I haven’t written anything in a long time. In fact, not since I came back home. In just three weeks away from home, an unexpectedly large number of tasks piled up. So during this time, I barely had any rest and went out even less. But I had long promised my friend a walk. She’s passionate about the history of Kyiv and knows an incredible amount. We picked a location for our walk that I hadn’t visited before (which wasn’t hard to find), and she became my guide. As often happens, fascinating places turn out to be right next to our usual routes. This time, it was the ancient historical area of Kyiv — Kytaiv.
The Kytaiv area is located on the southern outskirts of Kyiv. It is an archaeological site of national significance. Here you can find an ancient Rus' fortified settlement, a burial mound necropolis, a men's monastery, and a system of caves.
Opposite the entrance to the monastery is a building where pilgrims used to stay.
Here, we also found a unique tree that is rarely seen in our area – the Japanese Pagoda Tree. It blooms in July once every few years. Perhaps this year I’ll be lucky enough to see it bloom.
It was Palm Sunday, but there weren’t many visitors. Usually, this place is almost deserted.
The Trinity Kytaivsky Monastery operated from the 18th century until the early 20th century. It was restored in 1993. The entire interior of the church is modern, but I really liked it. Inside, the atmosphere is very pleasant — almost cozy.
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This area is home to many small lakes formed along a little stream. The weather was sunny and warm, so the walk felt like a real blessing. Just a few days ago, everything was covered in an unexpected layer of snow, and now signs of spring are everywhere.
At the top of one of the hills, there's an entrance to the caves where monks and hermits once lived. In fact, there are several entrances, but only one is currently open. The soil in this area is quite soft and easy to work with, so digging caves wasn’t difficult. But because of that, there’s also a risk of collapse, which is why the caves are specially reinforced. There's even a story about a monk who lived a very pious life, and after his death, it was discovered that the monk was actually a woman.
Unfortunately, the caves are closed during the cold season, and they’re still not open. So we couldn’t go inside this time — yet another reason to come back. For now, we simply enjoyed the view.
Due to the caves being closed, we had some extra time, so we took a walk along the path by the lakes, admiring the fresh green grass, the first spring flowers, and the young buds on the trees.
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That's it.
Thank you for taking the time and walking with me. Hope you enjoyed!
Cheers,
@zirochka
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When I see those beautiful landscapes of Kiev I feel nostalgic and many memories come to my mind, I think I told you once that I had the immense joy of living there for 5 years.
Kiev is beautiful, its lakes, its vegetation. I knew part of what you have shown us in your tour, you and your friend enjoyed it. You chose a very good moment for this tour.Дорогий @zirochka,Бажаю тобі щасливого тижня, міцно обіймаю.🤗🥰❤️
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That green spring colour is so beautiful 😍, as well as the whole area. I hope you rested well from your Spanish travel, although I see you have been busy since then.
I always think back to the time I spent in Spain. I want to go there again. ❤️
There are a lot of chores to do because, you know, if a man is home alone, he usually doesn't need much and doesn't notice the mess and broken things... And when his wife comes back... 😅
What a joy it is to read and see such beautiful photographs of this country so far away from my own ❤️ It seems that Sunday was a perfect day to appreciate so many wonders, even if you were not able to visit all the spaces, it doesn't matter, the important thing is that you gave your friend an unforgettable experience, as well as me. I can imagine those monks living apart and meditating and I am very surprised, in a place like this the disconnection must be total. Thank you very much for sharing Zirochka 🙏
Thank you for your meaningful comment, @jesuslnrs. Indeed, days like this are rare but it makes them more precious.
Greetings 😁 beautiful ride. You have really captured a very particular atmosphere, being surrounded by so much vegetation, the monastery and the church itself. If interior is mind-blowing, I think I would spend much of my time inside it, observing every detail of its ornaments. Good pictures, a hug.
The Japanese Pagoda tree blooms once every few years - so when it blooms, surely many people look forward to seeing it. It feels so quiet as there only few people within the area. How lovely the interiors look, very colorful and well-decorated ceiling and walls. The lake view is wonderful too. Beautiful capture of this area.
I am glad you like it. Thanks for reading!
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You and your friend has choose a good place to walked by, the place is so nice and i like the monastery pilgrim place. BE safe and have fun on your walk.
I appreciate your kind words, @ronimarie82
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Keep up the great work 💪 Happy Easter! 🐣🐣
Good to see you back, I was getting concerned for your safety. Great to se spring In your city. happy Easter
Thank you, and Happy Easter, dear @grindle 🐰💛
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