Cathedral of Prophet St.John the Baptist

You see its extraordinary age at first glance

Very old. Very pious. Sacred. I visited it together with my friend in the beginning of April. Thanks God, it was a low season and Tuesday so there were no omnipresent obnoxious chirping tourists insi...

Nice view inside

if you are in kerch you must visit in this church its center of the city in kerch , nice painting in church wall.

Ordinary

It is a relatively small and compact church. The architecture is relatively plain, I would not spend time to actually study and admire it from the outside. On the inside it is a typical orthodox churc...

The Church of John the Precursor

The oldest church in Eastern Europe for sure and possibly the oldest in all of Europe. The first time I visited it was in 2008. At that time, I didn't realize it was named after John the Baptist as ...

Place obligatory to visit

Original Text

The temple of John Pretencies is one of the oldest existing temples in Crimea. The date of construction is considered to be VIII - XI century. The temple is built in the Byzantine style, which makes it distinct from ...