Chernihiv caves. From generation to generation people retell true stories and even legends about them, sometimes keen and romantic. Even nowadays some believe in the legend about an underground way from Chernihiv to Kyiv. But it’s only a beautiful legend…

Pechers’k monastery. In ancient times there was a monastery which consisted of small underground buildings. They are caves, which were used by monks for religious ceremonials and living, cave necropolises (kymityrii) and underground churches. By the way even nowadays they impress visitors and researches by their sizes and architectural shapes. Thus, the height of Rev. Theodosius Totems’kyi church reaches 8 m 40 cm which is nearly like three-storey building (and this is under the ground!).  An apartment has a form of octahedron, walls are decorated with semi-circular and square niches, there is a multi-profiled cornice above them and a dome completes church building.

Today the underground complex of caves, 350 meters of total length, consists of two layers. Lower – it the underground cemetery in a way. The burial places are found everywhere here: in walls, in the floor of gallery, in monastic cells.

But the most mysterious phenomenon of Anthony caves is ghosts. They as if go out from the walls of caves and in a few minutes… dissolve midair or appear in total darkness. Mostly ghosts rise up near the monastic cell of Anthony Pecherskyi. Possibly, the founder of caves comes to examine underground buildings created by him.

Many articles can be written about Anthony caves, but it’s better to see them. Visit Boldyn Hills and mysterious caves.

“Anthony caves” museum works daily, without a break and days off, from 10.00 am till 6.00 pm.