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Entrance to the cave monastery |
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There is a a cave monastery dug by Orthodox monks in the 13th century. The caves are in the side of a limestone cliff high about the Raut River.
The caves were inhabited until the 18th century, until they were taken over by local villagers. A handful of monks returned in 1996 and began to restore it.
Where monks used to sleep |
The Orheiul Vechi Cultural Landscape was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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