Tour of Pechora and Izborsk

The Holy Dormition Pskov Caves Monastery is a monastery with more than 500 years of history, the only one in Russia where prayer never stopped. Izborsk is one of the oldest cities in Russia, founded by the Slavs in 862. Touch the secrets of ancient Russia you can on this tour.

The city of Pechora, compactly located around the fortress wall, gives a great opportunity to see the Russian city as it was many years ago. Of course, the main attention when mentioning Pechora attracts the Pskov-Pechersk monastery - a monument of Russian serf and church architecture, one of the largest and most famous in Russia male monasteries. That's where our tour starts. Then we will move to Izborsk, where we will visit the Truvorovo settlement, which stretches on the expanses of the Malsk valley, the Slovenian keys, the temple of St. Paul. Nikolai, the fortress of the XIV century, where we climb to the observation deck, which opens a magnificent view of Gorodishchenskoye Lake. Izborsk is often called an open-air museum. By visiting it, you will be able to fully verify the validity of this statement.

• A walk in Pechora;
• Holy Dormition Pskov-Pechersk Monastery;
• Izborsk (Truvorovo settlement, Slovenian keys, fortress on Zheravie Hill, temple of St. Nicholas).