PIDKAMIN MONASTERY (LVIV REGION)

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About the project

📝 Detailed information

🏢 About the local organisation

Pidkamin is a village in Lviv region, famous for its picturesque landscapes, Devils rocks, and medieval monastery of XIII century. Monastery was not only place of worship, but also a fortress during wars. A lot of famous architects and artists have contributed to its construction and decoration in XVII-XIX. It had tragic history during XX (concentration camp of Soviets in the 30s, Nazi occupation, in USSR was converted to psychiatric hospital). Now it is monastery again, and monks are conducting renovation works. The aim of the project is to contribute to renovation of the monastery.

💼 What the programme involves

Removing soil and historic layers on the territory of the monastery.Be ready for monotonous and sometimes hard work

🏠 Accommodation on site

n the territory of the monastery in one of the buildings. Bring a sleeping bag. A person from the monastery will be cooking for the volunteers. During weekends volunteers will prepare food for themselves.

📍 About the location

Village of Pidkamin, Lviv region

ℹ️ Additional information

The project will take place in the west of Ukraine, more than 1000 km away from the eastern regions of the country. During the previous years the situation was peaceful and safe here, no mass protest actions or violence took place. We organized several international activities in the West of Ukraine in spring and summer of 2014-2016 with over 80 participants from all over Europe. Nobody experienced problems during the travel to the project venues or during the activities themselves.

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📅 Available sessions

UA-SVI 12.1

12/07/2017 → 22/07/2017

Closed

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ℹ️ Key information

Age required

18–99 years old

Solidarity donation

0.00 EUR

French tax residents may be eligible for a tax reduction of up to 66% of their costs (membership, plane tickets, solidarity donation).

📍 Location

Pidkamin', Lviv Oblast, Ukraine, 80670

Ukraine

🌍 Location info

Local currency

Ukraine Hryvna (UAH / ₴)

Exchange rate

1 UAH = 0.019663 EUR

Rate as of 31/05/2026

Timezone

Eastern European Standard Time

Local time: 21:45 (12/11/2026)

🛡️ Before you leave

Security information

📞 Contact us

[email protected]

+32 2 888 67 13

Contact form

✅ Features

🗣️ Languages spoken

English Ukrainian