Things to do in Sergiev Posad
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Trinity Monastery of St Sergius
The Trinity Monastery of St Sergius is an active religious centre with a visible population of monks in residence; visitors should refrain from photographing them. Female visitors should wear headscarves, and men are required to remove hats in the churches. Built in the 1420s, the squat, dark Trinity Cathedral is the heart of the Trinity Monastery. The tomb of St Sergius stands in the southeastern corner, where a memorial service for St Sergius goes on all day, every day. The icon-festooned interior, lit by oil lamps, is largely the work of the great medieval painter Andrei Rublyov and his students. The star-spangled Cathedral of the Assumption was modelled on the c…
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Solovetsky Transfiguration Monastery
This highly memorable monastery is the island’s heart and soul. It’s contained within a very impressive kremlin of massive boulder-chunk walls whose six sturdy fortress towers are topped with conical wood-shingle roofs. These, along with a quivering flurry of church towers and domes, reflect magnificently in Svyatoe Lake and look equally fine viewed across the port-bay from the 1882 Biological Station. It’s a mesmerising sight worth observing in various lights.
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Cathedral of the Assumption
The star-spangled Cathedral of the Assumption was modelled on the cathedral of the same name in the Moscow Kremlin. It was finished in 1585 with money left by Ivan the Terrible in a fit of remorse for killing his son. It is closed to the general public but included as a part of guided tours. Outside the west door is the grave of Boris Godunov, the only tsar not buried in the Moscow Kremlin or St Petersburg's SS Peter & Paul Cathedral.
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Refectory Church of St Sergius
The huge block with the 'wallpaper' paint job is the Refectory Church of St Sergius, so called because it was once a dining hall for pilgrims. Now it's the Assumption Cathedral's winter counterpart, with morning services in cold weather. It is closed outside of services, except for guided tours. The green building next door is the metropolitan's residence.
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Trinity Cathedral
Built in the 1420s, the squat, dark Trinity Cathedral is the heart of the Trinity Monastery. The tomb of St Sergius stands in the southeastern corner, where a memorial service for St Sergius goes on all day, every day. The icon-festooned interior, lit by oil lamps, is largely the work of the great medieval painter Andrei Rublyov and his students.
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Konny Dvor
Upstairs from the Konny Dvor museum, this lovely little restaurant evokes the atmosphere of a 19th-century estate inside, while outside it offers views of Bely Pond and the monastery bell tower. The menu calls itself European, but the speciality is traditional Russian favourites.
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Vestry
The Vestry, behind the Trinity Cathedral, displays the monastery’s extraordinarily rich treasury, bulging with 600 years of donations by the rich and powerful – tapestries, jewel-encrusted vestments, solid-gold chalices and more.
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Chapel-at-the-Well
The resplendent Chapel-at-the-Well was built over a spring that is said to have appeared during the Polish siege. The five-tier baroque bell tower took 30 years to build in the 18th century, and once had 42 bells, the largest of which weighed 65 tonnes.
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Russian Court Restaurant
Not to be confused with the hotel by the same name, this restaurant is decorated like a Russian dacha. Appropriately enough, it features wait staff in peasant dress and serves hearty country cuisine. The place is popular with tour groups in summer.
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Church of the Descent of the Holy Spirit
The miniature imitation of the Trinity Church is the 15th-century Church of the Descent of the Holy Spirit. It's used only on special occasions and it contains, among other things, the grave of the first Bishop of Alaska.
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Trapeza Na Makovtse
Location, location, location. The highlight of this ‘refectory’ is alfresco dining in the shadow of the spires and cupolas. Dining is also pleasant inside, where live music plays nightly.
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Art Museum
See local artists’ works in the two exhibition halls of the Art Museum.
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Horse Yard
Exhibits on the ethnological and archaeological history of Sergiev Posad.
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Toy Museum
Toys from throughout history and around the world are on display.
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