Trinity Monastery


About 2km southwest of St Catherine's Church you'll spot the 58m bell tower of the Troyitsko-Illynsky Monastery (Trinity Monastery). It's worth climbing the bell tower, which looks right down on the 17th-century Trinity Church, an important pilgrimage site that is often mobbed with worshippers. It's about a 3km walk to the monastery from the Dytynets, or you can jump on trolleybus 8.


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