Huge territory, majestic towers, everything is perfectly preserved. Excellent sea views. I advise you to set aside at least 2 hours, and not during the hottest time of the day.
Don't miss it, all roads start from there. It somehow reminded me of the Mariinsky Park in Kyiv, but not so crowded, and therefore a more spiritual place. The guns did not impress at all .
I don’t know where the practice of sensory deprivation appeared earlier - in Eastern religions or in the Christian one. The most advanced Christians practiced in caves, including here in Chernihiv.
Active monastery. Clean, peaceful, beautiful. Inside the cathedral there is a feeling of a museum, in which the exhibits are not only the cathedral and icons, but also nuns.
It is difficult for a Kiev dweller to appreciate the significance of the Chernihiv monuments. Lviv, and even more so European Catholic architecture is significantly different from Kyiv, so it evokes the feeling of “Wow!
According to our guide, what we see now is half of the Collegium, the second wing and other buildings have not been preserved. Allegedly, when they dug the foundation, they found a huge silver idol.
What we see now is 80% of the reconstruction of the Old Russian church, since the building was very significantly damaged during the War. Despite the monumentality, bricks, and a tin roof, the church has some kind of feminine beauty and elegance.
There are many burial mounds in Chernihiv, but Black Grave is one of the most important. There is absolutely nothing to see there. And, if it were not for the Yelets Monastery nearby, then one would not even have to go in this direction.
One of the standard “walk-by” sights of Chernihiv Detynets, since you can’t go inside. And this, to my great regret, if only because, according to encyclopedias, there is a six-chamber cellar under the house, with a ceiling height of 3 m.