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Top 10 Hidden Gems Things to do in Central Russia, Russia
Discover the best top things to do in Central Russia, Russia including Gefsimansky Chernigovsky Skit (convent), Vadim Zadorozhny's Museum of Equipment, Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin, Church of The Holy Virgin, Voronezh State Nature Biosphere Sanctuary V.M. Peskova, St. John the Baptist Church, Vvedenskiy Tolga Convent, St. John the Baptist Monastery, Provincial ARTgallery-M, House-Museum of Kropotkin.
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1. Gefsimansky Chernigovsky Skit (convent)
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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....
2. Vadim Zadorozhny's Museum of Equipment
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5.0 based on 381 reviews
3. Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin
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5.0 based on 435 reviews
Reviewed By Koshara - Nizhny Novgorod, Russia
This little church is a hidden gem and worth visiting as part of Vladimir/Souzdal tour, one of the oldest churches in white stone of XII century, built by Italian stonemasters , ordered by Prince Andrew to commemorate the death of his dear son and to pray in solitude, used to be even more impressive as you can see from the olden plan, surrounded by the river , with a pier for boats, galleries around it, that is double of today`s size, yet even today, after ages of reconstruction work some of the stonework like lions and birds and the paws of the unknown animal at the basement is absolutely stunning, that may be compared to St.Dimitry cathedral in Vladimir in terms of artwork... tip for a long distance traveller: rural summertime toilet near the church is for summer only, otherwise think where you could get a warm enough facility on the way, for a winter journey or wait till Souzdal
4. Church of The Holy Virgin
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5.0 based on 293 reviews
Reviewed By alice0412 - Ascoli Piceno, Italy
Church of the Sign of the Most Holy Mother of God made in the style of European Baroque. This style was not typical for the traditional Russian church architecture.History of the estate began in 1627, when it was owned by Boyar Morozov. His daughter married Prince Golitsyn and the estate became the possession of their family.Construction of the church was carried out from 1690 to 1698 years, and only in the summer. Unfortunately, architects are not known. Probably, they were from Italy.The church is decorated with figures of angels and saints, contrary to Orthodox tradition of building.It is magnificent. I advise you to visit it absolutely!
5. Voronezh State Nature Biosphere Sanctuary V.M. Peskova
6. St. John the Baptist Church
7. Vvedenskiy Tolga Convent
8. St. John the Baptist Monastery
9. Provincial ARTgallery-M
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5.0 based on 301 reviews
