"Raif Monastery"

The tour includes a visit to the country monastery, the full name of which is the Raifa Monastery of God or briefly - the town of Raif, which translates as "God-preserved place." It is located 30 km from Kazan on the territory of the Volga-Kama Biosphere Reserve and is surrounded not only by a forest, but also by a beautiful lake. Kazan residents regularly come there to put candles of the Wonderworking Georgian Icon of the Virgin Mary and collect water from the spring.

This is a very popular country route at any time of the year.

You'll see:

• Ancient temples of the monastery - the date of foundation of the monastery by Filaret: 1613

• Modern temples of the early 20th century – the work of the diocesan architect Malinowski

• Miraculous Georgian Icon - the object of mass pilgrimage of people to the monastery

• Tactile icons – authorship of master Anna Solnechnaya, installed on the shore of Raifa Lake and in the Trinity Cathedral

• Water source - where you can try it or take it with you, as well as taste the monastery pastries

• Marble sculptures - works of the former novice of the monastery sculptor Vladimir Saveliev

• The Temple of All Religions is a 1994-2013 creative workshop of the artist Ildar Khanov, located on the road to Raifa on the banks of the Volga River.

• And much more - all the secrets of the route will not give out ...