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The 10 Best Churches & Cathedrals in Russia, Russia
Discover the best top things to do in Russia, Russia including Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood, Transformation Church, Pechersky Ascension Monastery, Nikolsky Women's Monastery, Gefsimansky Chernigovsky Skit (convent), Holy Assumption Cathedral, Holy Trinity Convent, Holy Uspensky Trifonov Monastery, The Naval Cathedral of Saint Nicholas in Kronstadt, Cathedral of St. Alexander Nevskiy.
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1. Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 21,605 reviews
Built to memorialize Alexander II following his assassination in 1881, this magnificent church with Italian pink marble floors and numerous mosaics was modeled after 16th and 17th century churches, contrasting sharply with the prevailing architectural styles.
Reviewed By EileenMtShasta - Mount Shasta, United States
We went with Alla Tours while on a 24-hour stopover on our Norwegian Getaway Baltic cruise in August 2019. It was so crowded that we could hardly walk around! But, so gorgeously decorated inside, floor to ceiling filled with paintings, carvings, and very colorful mosaics! It is not a working church but just a tourist site.
2. Transformation Church
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5.0 based on 1 reviews
3. Pechersky Ascension Monastery
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5.0 based on 190 reviews
Reviewed By alexey2612 - Moscow, Russia
The monastery is situated in a low bank of the Volga river. I came here by public transportation. It can be seen from the cable-car. The monastery was founded in 14 th century by monks from Kiev Pechora monastery. They settled several miles away from the Nizhni Novgorod Kremlin. Now it is almost in the city center. In 2013 the monument to Alexander II was unveiled who visited the monastery in 1858. I enjoyed the atmosphere of this place.
4. Nikolsky Women's Monastery
5. Gefsimansky Chernigovsky Skit (convent)
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 237 reviews
Reviewed By Jedai79 - Singapore, Singapore
On 8 June 2018, nearing the end of our 19-day Russian trip (on a free & easy basis), my partner was really tired of seeing onion-structures, so we decided to book a cab to go to Tchaikovsky House Museum (it was a must for me!) and Sergiev Posad. Unlike the Croatian road trip we did end 2016 where we went to Plitvice Waterfall; drove past the mountainous terrain of Slovenia and some parts of Croatia; walked along the seaside promenade of Split; walked round the old city of Dubrovnik; went to the holy town of Medjugorje; walked to a castle along the seaside in Trieste (Italy); ventured up hilly cobblestone-paved roads to view the small town, Rovinj; went to lakes; Predjama Castle nestled in a cave; Postojna Cave; visited the mystical Mostar, for the 19 days in Russia, we visited almost the same kind of churches/palaces, we didn’t get a chance to see a variety of things. Not that Russia does not have the above that we mentioned for our Croatian road trip but those places were far from Moscow and St Petersburg and we can’t drive because we can’t remember the letters in Russian language. (Cyrillic, we think...) After referring to TA reviews, we decided on this place in Sergiev Posad. My partner wanted something SPECIAL and Gefsiansky Chernigovsky Skit did not disappoint him. Most tour groups would take tourists to Vladimir and Suzdal but we love Sergiev Posad. All the above are part of the Golden Ring. On 8 June 2018, it was a rainy day. The drive from Tchaikovsky’s House in Klin to Sergiev Posad plus a lunch stop was no more than 2.5 hours. Still had the onion-structure. After walking into the church, we could not find the entrance to the “caves”. We had to ask the lady who was selling candles for direction. She said 800 Rubbles, so we thought it was 800 Rubbles/pax and we were gonna pay 1600 Rubbles. She was so honest that she said it should be 800 Rubbles for two visitors. We could not see any signs there and she could have walked away with the extra money we had wanted to pay her. Thank you! She got one of the seminary student (he dressed like a friar from the Catholic religion) who was talking to her then to take us to the “caves” which were hidden by the Church. How this Church was built round the caves was something we didn’t understand. After walking into a fairly huge praying area, we thought that was the end of our tour. Then, the seminary student who was from Yugoslavia led us through another door, walked down some steps, walked through some dark narrow paths (most of them were fitted with lights, seminary student knew where all the switches were). There were small prayer rooms. Finally, he guided us to the stream. Stream water has been drawn into taps where we could get to drink the water. The religious paintings on the walls of the cave were done by seminary students quite recently. After the tour, we left church and were greeted by a nice pond with ducks swimming in it. Very peaceful and serene. If we have a chance to return to Russia, we’d like to see nature and not churches/palaces all the time.... Gefsimansky Cheenigovsky Skit was memorable. We did not have the time to visit other places of interest in Sergiev Posad. May be we should return to Sergiev Posad one day....
6. Holy Assumption Cathedral
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5.0 based on 1,008 reviews
Reviewed By danibetaliz - Moscow, Russia
The Assumption Cathedral is beautiful and a definite must see, it’s an open air museum so good to visit in nicer weather.
7. Holy Trinity Convent
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 222 reviews
8. Holy Uspensky Trifonov Monastery
9. The Naval Cathedral of Saint Nicholas in Kronstadt
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 2,680 reviews
Reviewed By kazaNina2015 - St. Petersburg, Russia
Kronstadt is rarely visited by tourists ( unfortunately) as it’s a significant part of Russian history and perfect place to feel local atmosphere especially in summer , recommended
10. Cathedral of St. Alexander Nevskiy
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 317 reviews
The cathedral was built in honor of Alexander II, who visited Nizhny Novgorod during the International industrial artistic exhibition that was held in Nizhny Novgorod in 1896.
Reviewed By shmeva44 - Moscow, Russia
I'm not a fan of the exterior color, but the inside of this church is beautiful. Wood iconostases. Beautiful painting all over the interior.
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