Migulinsky caves (cave monastery) - a narrow passage into the past
Having looked Lykovskaya HPP in the Oryol region, we smoothly moved to the Voronezh and Rostov regions. Since we are supporters of leisurely travel, and at best, so in general «travel life», then we drove 200-300 km a day. Before Voronezh we had to spend the night in a motel-train, as some drunken locals were running around the tent, and we had to take off and leave. But the motel had 3G, I could write an article there.
The content of the article
- one We go to the Rostov region
- 2 Stanitsa Migulinskaya
- 3 Migulinsky caves or Migulinsky cave monastery
- 4 Video review
- five On the map
We go to the Rostov region
The Rostov region is quite different from the Voronezh region in the absence of forests. But despite this, we spent the night in such a pleasant place - an oak grove, a view of the hills and fields, there is no one nearby, full of firewood. And the very next day we got to the Migulinsky caves, or more correctly, to the Migulinsky cave monastery. Although the locals, as I understand it, call them simply caves, large and small.
The route of our trip and its concept can be seen here: We are participating in the project «Russia in 365 days»
The tent is hiding in the oak forest
Views of the Rostov open spaces
Bright linen fields
Stanitsa Migulinskaya
The village of Migulinskaya is located in the north of the Rostov region, its population is slowly decreasing, but while life is still in full swing. The former head of the district met us on a modern scooter, and showed us where the same cave monastery on the banks of the Don is located. They say that there is even a passage leading to the other side of the river.
Stanitsa Migulinskaya
Handsome don runs away into the distance
Slogans in the villages
Migulinsky caves or Migulinsky cave monastery
In the last century, a monk lived in the Migulinskaya cave, but towards the end of the century, in his old age, he came out to people, and happily left for another world. Nobody even remembers who dug the passages underground, and therefore these man-made caves are not even included in the register of the area's attractions. According to the Head, in addition to a couple of journalists and cavers, no one has come over the past five years. The locals, having been there several times in childhood, do not see any particular reason to crawl underground, although you cannot say about this by the number of inscriptions on the walls inside..
Unfortunately, the entrance to the main cave was blocked up, as the rock is constantly settling, and we had to be content with a small one. The differences are only in the scale and the presence of some interesting things. In the large cave, there is also a well and icons on the walls, and in the small cave there are only passages and rock paintings and the spirit of the past.
Entrance to the great Migulinskaya cave
The entrance to the Migulinskiye Caves is a manhole several meters long and forty centimeters high. Claustrophobic people will likely have to wait outside. I am also not comfortable with cramped spaces, but from the point of view that the entire thickness of the rock can collapse, and it is in a narrow place that this is felt most clearly.
Entrance to the small Migulinskaya cave
Videographer at work
Photographer at work
The light of freedom in the distance
The walls are almost perfectly flat inside, and the vaulted ceiling is all smoky. A network of corridors connects several small rooms. From time to time there are faces and niches for candles, there are a lot of inscriptions, most of which are modern. Only in a couple of places did we see painted crosses on the walls and a prayer.
Long corridors
Crosses on the walls
Prayer on the wall
Candle stubs in niches
Inscriptions of the last century
Inscriptions of the last century
Someone got very confused by making a deep inscription
Water is dripping in one of the corridors
Water is dripping in one of the corridors
Strange growths on the walls
Crosses on the walls
Faces on the walls
Faces on the walls - bulls in the mouth
Faces on the walls
Walking along the corridors
The vaults are all in soot
Monastic cells
Dead end - work stopped
Once again, I am surprised how many amazing places we have that we usually pass by and do not even know about them. Thanks to the Internet, it is possible to learn about such attractions.
Making fun with a tripod
A little bit of ghosts underground
A little bit of ghosts underground
Happy and contented in the wild