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Tour to Sergiev Posad
60 € per person (including lunch)
Date: 18.05.07
Duration: 8 hours
Time: 10:00-18:00
The price includes: transportation, entrance tickets, English speaking guide
The town was named in honor of St. Sergius of Radonej, whose relicts were buried at the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius that today become "Russian Vatican". Lavra is the richest place of historical monuments and authoritative monastery of Russia that included in UNESCO's list of world heritage. There are out-of-town patriarchy residence, Moscow Religious School academy and seminary, the richest library of religious literature in Russia located at the territory of monastery. There are also architectural monuments, ancient icons, historical relics and treasures that concentrated in Lavra.
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