Day Trip to Sergeiv Posad

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Sun 23 Mar 09:00 - 20:00

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We will visit the Trinity Lavra of St. Sergius - a world famous spiritual centre of the Russian Orthodox Church and a popular site of pilgrimage and tourism. Being situated in the town of Sergiev Posad about 70 km to the north-east from Moscow, it is the most important working Russian monastery and a residence of the Patriarch.
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There we will find the grave of Boris Gudonov.
And an icon painted by Andrey Rublev (remember the famous movie by Tarkovski?)

We will use local trains for travel, about 1 1/2 hours each way.
Trying to get a guide when visiting the sites.

Information for women: It's recommended to wear a long skirt and have a scarf to cover your hair when entering the churches. This is the spiritual heart of the Russian Orthodox Church - and probably very conservative.