Chelter-Marmara

The monastery extends across five tiers carved into a forty-meter cliff face, containing fifty preserved caves connected by wooden staircases and passages.

Dating from the 18th century, this religious complex was built upon an earlier settlement, marked by ceramic fragments and tiled roofs still found along approach paths.

The monastery includes four churches, monastic cells, and a refectory, with the main temple spanning 150 square meters within a natural karst formation.

The monastery maintains active religious functions with monks inhabiting the caves, restoring structures, and managing agricultural activities using ancient water collection systems.

The largest cave temple in the region features stone columns, an altar, a baptismal font, and multiple burial sites within its expansive interior space.

Location: Ternivka

GPS coordinates: 44.59561,33.73214

Latest update: March 11, 2025 12:51