How the Trinity-Sergius Lavra was built

The Trinity-Sergius Lavra is the heart of Russian Orthodoxy and the largest monastery in Europe. A trip here is a great opportunity to give up for one day from the hustle and bustle reigning in the capital, listen to the chime of bells melting in the air, feel the coolness of living keys beating next to the walls of the laurel, enjoy the beauty in the stone created by human hands. And most importantly - to get acquainted with the history of the monastery, which played a significant role in the political life of Russia.

You will have a leisurely walk through the streets of Sergiev Posad, built up with sleepy merchant mansions and the Lavra itself. We will talk about Russian architecture, each epoch of which is imprinted in different, different churches and towers. About how they formed into a single ensemble, a fabulous city, from the view of which involuntarily breathtaking. About people who came out not from princes and nobles, but became mentors and inspirers of the nation, whose light is still felt in the walls of one of the most beautiful and most powerful Russian monasteries.

I will tell you about what was on the Makovets hill before Sergius of Radonezh came to it, about the people who built churches, painted icons, cast the bells of the Trinity-Sergius Lavra. About the life of the monastery in our days and its past, when the fate of our people was decided at the impregnable walls and within them, and also about why it differs from other Russian monasteries. You will walk along the surrounding hills and learn where the Friday Well is located, how the spring of St. Sava arose, than the famous Gethsemane Skete. Hear about the ancient legends of the land of Radonezh, and also learn why Sergiev Posad is called the “Russian toy capital” and where in this city it is best to dine.