Sergeev Posad (ex-Zagorsk-70 km).
| Sergeev Posad (ex-Zagorsk-70 km). In this town The Holy Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra is situated – the main russian monastery, the largest religious center and a place of holy pilgrimage. |
Visit of the monastery, one of the biggest in Russia, whichnd houses the Russian Patriarchs temporary residence. In the monastery you will visit St.Trinity Cathedral where the shrine with St.Sergeys relics is stored, Assumption Cathedral that repeats by its forms the Assumption Cathedral of Kremlin.The most beautiful part of the monastery is represented by the two similar constructions one of which is the Ecclesiastical Academy and Seminary and the other – the Refectory with the Church of St.Sergey that is visited inside.
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