Verkhorichchia

The village of Verkhorechye is located 15 km southeast of Bakhchisarai. Traces of an early medieval settlement of the 4th-5th centuries were found. The current settlement existed already in the 9th-10th centuries, as evidenced by the ancient tombstones in the old cemetery on the hill. There are also the ruins of a Greek church of the XIV-XV centuries, destroyed during the Second World War. Before the deportation of the Crimean Tatars in 1944, the village was called Biya-Sala. Between Verkhorechye and with. The high Greek settlement of Laki was once located, but during the war, Hitler's punishers completely destroyed it. Only the church of St. Apostle Luke has survived, on the basis of which the skete was created. The village of Verkhorechye is located far from resort centers and tou ...

The village of Verkhorechye is located 15 km southeast of Bakhchisarai. Traces of an early medieval settlement of the 4th-5th centuries were found. The current settlement existed already in the 9th-10th centuries, as evidenced by the ancient tombstones in the old cemetery on the hill. There are also the ruins of a Greek church of the XIV-XV centuries, destroyed during the Second World War. Before the deportation of the Crimean Tatars in 1944, the village was called Biya-Sala. Between Verkhorechye and with. The high Greek settlement of Laki was once located, but during the war, Hitler's punishers completely destroyed it. Only the church of St. Apostle Luke has survived, on the basis of which the skete was created. The village of Verkhorechye is located far from resort centers and tourist routes, there is no corresponding infrastructure.