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Dovbush Rocks, Bubnyshche

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Dovbush Rocks, Bubnyshche

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A rock complex with caves: a pagan sanctuary, then a cliff monastery.

A ridge of sandstone rocks up to fifty metres tall runs for a kilometre through the forest above Bubnyshche. Caves are hewn into the rock: archaeology points to a pagan sanctuary here, later a cliff monastery. The name of opryshok Oleksa Dovbush came from legends — those are about hidden treasure, while the caves are in truth centuries older than he.

From Bubnyshche to the rocks it is 2.5–3 km along a forest dirt road. By car to the car park (paid entry), then about 1.5 km on foot.

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