The Holy Places to the North-East of Moscow , 1 day

Type: special offers, excursion, historical, events, culture heritage, recommended, discovery

Route: Moscow, Dmitrov

Dates: upon request, all year round

Mode: on foot, vehicle

Group: 2 pax and more

                                                                                                                     Led by Vasiliy Novakovskiy

The tour is along two ancient roads to the North - East of Moscow.
On these routes the most important holy and historical places as Dmitrov, Radonej, Saint Trinity monastery are situated.
 Dmitrov was founded in 1154. At present time  it is possible to see the ancient ground fortress (six gates) which was the town of medieval Russia. Inside the fortress is stood the great XYI century Assumption Cathedral with altar (bema presbytery) full of old ages icons. Close to the fortress is located the men’s active Boris&Gleb Monastery of the XII century. The historical and art Museum is excellent.
In Dmitrov took place the headquarters of Stalin concentration camp in which more then 300 000 prisoners died in 1932-1937. In November – December of 1941 Dmitrov region was the place of bloody fighting with Germans in the Great Battle for Moscow.  On the Peremilov Hills is stood the 40 meters high monument to Russian Solders. The monument is a masterpiece of monumental art.
On halfway from Dmitrov to Saint Trinity Sergiev Monastery is located the ground fortress of the XIY century, which was the ancient town known in a history as 'Radonej'. Close to this old ages town the famous Russian monk (Orthodox cloistered) St. Sergey in the XIY century founded a small and secluded monastery of Saint Trinity.
Further this monastery was transferred to a hill 20 km from Radonej.  Sergey of Radonej became one of the most important Russian Saints. He made a lot to develop the Church and  the State of Moscow.
In 1989 on the 1000 anniversary of Christening of Russia  the Memorial was build in Radonej.
Saint Trinity Sergiev Monastery (Lavra) in Sergiev Posad city is a powerful stone fortress which successfully participated in wars. Old temples keep ancient art and the relic of Saint Sergey of Radonej body. Thousands of Orthodox pilgrims come to this Holy place from all over the world.
The monastery has exclusive choir which is accompanying the mess. In the Museum of Lavra it is possible to see fantastic gobelins of the XYI century embroidered in gold and silver thread with river pearls. These handicrafts were made by Russian queens.
The monastery shop has excellent collection of Russian Church music (CD, DVD and MP3) and chime.

What to see  in this trip ?  We do offer you:

• Dmitrov – the ancient town (founded at XI century) both with the Boris and Gleb cloister, restored churches and countryside, with old Dmitrov Kremlin. The city which name is historically connected with the names of the famous Russian Prince 'Yury Dolgorukiy' and ancient Russian History
• The Dmitrov Kremlin  – located in the famous provincial city of Russia with marvelous private residences of the first decades of the 18-19th century and its cozy local museums.
• Museum of “ Tank T-34”  located close to Fedoskino village. That 'tank T-34' was named by Mr. Winston Churchill as the 'the Best tank of the Second World War'.
• The Boris and Gleb cloister, founded in the XII century and  had become as men's Monastery. Most of people who have been living there were hermits. They spent many years at the absolute loneliness.   Now the Dmitrov's active Boris and Gleb men's Hermitage is one the many centers of spiritual life of the Orthodox to the North of Moscow. There are a lot of descriptions about this place in historical books is keeping in exposition in local historical museum there in Dmitrov.
• The Peremilov's Hills, there in November and December 1941 Russian Soviet solders had stopped Germany combats in its military attack to Moscow
• The Channel 'Moscow – Volga' is connected two biggest Russian rivers. The great structure historically had come from totalitarian Soviet society time. That Channel was handy made by hundred thousand of prisoners of Stalin's Soviet  camps.
• Radonej – historical place known as a mother-land of parents of St. Sergiy Radonezhskiy. The monument in  a Memory of the 1000 anniversary of Christening of Russia
• Sergiev Posad city and Saint Trinity Sergievskay Lavra, the  famous all over the Orthodox world as pilgrim places
• Art Museum of St. Trinity Lavra
• Great landscapes of the Middle Russia with wild forests, wide fields and calm rivers.

Attention, please!
Women asked to be wearing long skirt (not trousers) and having headscarves to enter churches and cloisters according to the Orthodox rules.