What to do and see in Sergiyev Posad, Central Russia: The Best Budget-friendly Things to do

December 30, 2021 Deane Carmody

Sergiyev Posad is roughly 70 km northeast of Moscow, accessible by train from Moscow's Yaroslavsky Station. The city’s centerpiece is the Trinity Monastery of St. Sergius Lavra, one of the largest and most important monasteries in Russia.
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1. The Holy Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra

Sergiev Posad mkr, Sergiyev Posad 141300 Russia +7 496 540-53-34 [email protected] http://www.stsl.ru/
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5.0 based on 1,449 reviews

The Holy Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra

The Holy Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra “In the land of Moscow and all over the world there is no other monastery equal to this one…” - Archdeacon Paul of Aleppa

Reviewed By israroz - Ra'anana, Israel

One of the highlights of our trip to Russia, (my wife’s and myself, her sister, and my brother in law) was without any doubt our trip to the Golden Ring and especially to The Holy Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra church in the city of Sergiev Posad which is considered to be one of the most important religious centers in Russia and a pilgrimage site especially to believers in Orthodox Christianity. Since we arrived with our “private” guide who had “pre-arranged” personal guidance for us, so we “got” a young guide from the church staff who took us under his wings and led us to all the interesting places (and they are many) throughout the site. Explained to us the history of the place from its inception to the present day. Starting from the entrance area with the arched door and the amazing frescoes on the walls and ceiling and later all the spectacular sites (and they are many). In conclusion a most amazing place NOT 2 B MISSED.

2. Gefsimansky Chernigovsky Skit (convent)

ul. Gefsimanskie prudy, d. 1, Sergiyev Posad 141307 Russia +7 496 549-25-28 http://skit-chernigovsky.ru/ru
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5.0 based on 237 reviews

Gefsimansky Chernigovsky Skit (convent)

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....

3. Trinity Cathedral

Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra, Sergiyev Posad Russia +7 496 541-56-58 http://www.stsl.ru
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5.0 based on 159 reviews

Trinity Cathedral

4. Cathedral of the Assumption

Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra, Sergiyev Posad Russia +7 496 541-56-58 http://www.stsl.ru
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5.0 based on 196 reviews

Cathedral of the Assumption

Reviewed By DLkkkhee

same walls and ceilings covered with paintings. giant chandelier in the centre. Golden iconostasis at one end facing the main doorway

5. Refectory Church of St Sergius

Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra, Sergiyev Posad Russia +7 496 541-56-58 http://www.stsi.ru
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5.0 based on 121 reviews

Refectory Church of St Sergius

Reviewed By drogilmour - Guatemala City, Guatemala

This was the cherry on top of the cake, we visited this on our way out and the quality of both the iconostasis and the frescoes adorning every inch of the refectory are incredible.

6. Sergiyevskaya Kukhmisterskaya

Karla Marksa, 7, Sergiyev Posad 141309 Russia +7 919 767-36-78 [email protected] https://vk.com/muzeykuhmister
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5.0 based on 59 reviews

Sergiyevskaya Kukhmisterskaya

It is very iteresting museum about russian kitchen of 19-20 century.

7. Art-Maket Museum

Karla Marksa, 7 2nd Floor, Sergiyev Posad 141310 Russia +7 926 419-16-90 [email protected] https://www.instagram.com/museumartmaket/
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5.0 based on 41 reviews

Art-Maket Museum

The Museum's exposition presents the main sights of the cities of The Golden Ring of Russia in miniature. You can see the Trinity-Sergius Lavra, the Rostov Kremlin and other architectural objects of the cities on the models. The layouts are highly detailed, highlighted, and animated. The Museum will be interesting for both children and adults.

8. St. Spring of Savva Storozhevsky

Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra, Sergiyev Posad Russia
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4.5 based on 42 reviews

St. Spring  of Savva Storozhevsky

9. Grave of Boris Godunov

Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra next to Assumption Cathedral, Sergiyev Posad Russia
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4.5 based on 85 reviews

Grave of Boris Godunov

10. Chapel-at-the-Well

Troitse-Sergiyeva Lavra, Sergiyev Posad Russia
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4.5 based on 84 reviews

Chapel-at-the-Well

Reviewed By drogilmour - Guatemala City, Guatemala

This chapel was constructed around the source of the water, just as in Evian, France, people come for collecting water bringing plastic gallons to carry it home. There is a sign indicating that in case you don not have a container you may buy them at souvenir shops. On the day of our visit these chapel was crowded as the outside well source was off for the season.

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