Krekhiv Monastery

Lviv Oblast · Ukraine

Krekhiv Monastery, Ukraine
Photo: Klymenkoy, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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May to September
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A Basilian monastery in forested hills north of Lviv, Krekhiv began as a cave hermitage and grew into a fortified complex. Its defensive walls once withstood Tatar and Cossack raids.

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