Monasteries of Pereslavl-Zalessky. Attractions. What to see

in Pereslavl-Zalessky . Unfortunately, during our stay we did not have time to visit each of them. Nevertheless, I would like to show photographs and share my impressions of the two monasteries that I managed to see. These are the Goritsky Assumption Monastery and the Pereslavl St. Nicholas Convent . Once upon a time, I imagined a typical monastery as dilapidated gloomy walls, strict monks or nuns at the entrance, a reigning tense atmosphere in which an ordinary person is very uncomfortable. Moreover, it seemed that you couldn’t just come to the monastery without special permission. However, in reality everything turned out to be completely different. I invite you to look at modern monasteries. Perhaps when visiting Pereslavl-Zalessky you will want to see them with your own eyes.

Pereslavl St. Nicholas Convent

I noticed it on the very first day of my stay in the city during my first walk through the sights of the center of Pereslavl-Zalessky. Walking along the earthen ramparts of the ancient Kremlin, I saw bright golden domes nearby behind the treetops.

They contrasted greatly with the overall cloudy picture. It was simply impossible not to notice them. And so, on the last day of our trip, we decided to drive closer to the monastery, take photos, and, if we were lucky, go inside.

Pereslavl St. Nicholas Monastery is located near the city center. You can easily walk there: you move along Sovetskaya Street in the direction from the center, go beyond the earthen Kremlin rampart and turn right at the first turn. Next you will have to walk or drive 500 meters along Gagarin Street. You are unlikely to like the road, so take your time and take comfort in the thought that you won’t have long to endure.

The monastery will appear before you in all its glory. This is a small fortress with real walls and watchtowers.

The walls, of course, are not as high as in other similar structures. The turrets, as it seems at first glance, serve a purely decorative role, since they have no loopholes or any windows at all. Perhaps they were present before, but due to the absence of an external enemy, most likely during the next perestroika they were simply “closed up.”

But the golden domes of the cathedral and bell tower immediately catch your eye.

Although the monastery is active, anyone can enter the monastery territory. Before you do this, you should familiarize yourself with the rules so as not to get into an awkward position.

In principle, everything is extremely simple and clear: don’t litter, don’t walk on the lawns, don’t make noise, be decently dressed, don’t walk your dogs, don’t ride bicycles, don’t smoke.

Separately, it is worth noting that when visiting a monastery, women must have their heads covered (for example, tie a scarf) and wear a skirt. These are the usual rules when visiting temples. For those who do not have a headscarf and are wearing trousers, there are two stalls near the entrance with scarves and skirts that can be worn directly over the trousers. This is very convenient for those who initially did not plan to visit the monastery and just stopped here while passing through. Naturally, when you leave, don’t forget to put everything back in its place.

The territory of the monastery is very neat and well-groomed. You can feel it starting right from the entrance. At the time of our visit, paving stones were being laid in the area.

The monastery was founded around 1350 by Dmitry Prilutsky, a monk of the Russian church. It is noteworthy that the monastery was originally founded as a men's monastery. About 30 years later, it was devastated by hordes of Mongol-Tatars led by Khan Tokhtamysh.

Restored in the 15th century, the monastery flourished and received rich donations, but was again destroyed in 1613 by the Poles and Lithuanians.

In 1923, the Soviet authorities closed the monastery, the main cathedral and bell tower were blown up, and a livestock base was located on the territory for a long time.

The majestic St. Nicholas Cathedral was rebuilt after the transfer of the monastery to the Russian Orthodox Church.

In the absence of noisy tourist groups, the territory of the monastery is quiet and peaceful. Only part of the territory is open to ordinary visitors. Special signs remind you of this. Going beyond the fence and, moreover, taking photographs there is strictly prohibited. It is difficult to say what kind of disobedience this will be. But I would not like to find out this from my own experience and I do not recommend it to you.

By far the most significant building of the monastery is the Cathedral of St. Nicholas . Entrance inside is free.

On a nice sunny summer day it looks great framed by green leaves and blue sky. The best time to photograph the facade of the cathedral is after 16:00.

Next I would like to show a few photographs taken on the territory of the monastery. It is mostly beautiful and well maintained here. There are lawns around with evenly cut grass and flowers. However, some buildings are in need of renovation. In some places he is already on his way.

Use was also found for the arches of the fortress wall. Firewood is stored there:

The three-domed Church of the Beheading of John the Baptist looks especially unusual:

General impression : this is really more of a working monastery than a tourist site.
It's calm and beautiful here. No souvenir stalls. You won't be able to stay here for long unless you want to attend a service in the cathedral. In half an hour you can leisurely walk around the entire territory, take beautiful photographs, sit on a bench, relax and move on.

Goritsky Assumption Monastery

This monastery was abolished in 1744. Currently, the Pereslavl-Zalessky State Historical, Architectural and Art Museum-Reserve .

People come here not so much to communicate with the Almighty, but to touch history and art. The monastery was founded presumably in the 14th century. No one can say more precisely, since in 1722, during a big fire, the archives of the monastery were destroyed.

To enter the monastery territory you have to pay 20 rubles. It’s not that expensive, but there’s not much point in just wandering around the area. If you want to go to a museum or climb a bell tower, you have to pay separately for each such entrance. Sometimes this is not entirely convenient. The object of your interest may be in the far corner of the territory, and to get a ticket you will have to walk back to the entrance where the ticket office is located.

You can immediately buy a so-called “single” ticket and get, as they say now, unlimited access to all museum exhibitions. The cost of such a ticket is 450 rubles. By the way, here's a look at the prices. They are valid at the end of May 2016:

The monastery is located on a mountain, hence its name “Goritsky”. Its walls and bell tower offer magnificent views of Pereslavl-Zalessky and Lake Pleshcheyevo. For example, you can climb into this observation tower,

and see a gorgeous panorama:

There is not much space in the turret, so it is better to wait until some excursion has subsided. For example, I was “lucky”. As soon as I climbed into the turret and started taking photographs, then, out of nowhere, about 30 more teenage schoolchildren climbed in after me. Such proximity made it impossible to turn around, and it was no longer possible to get out - the visitors pushed me to the wall farthest from the exit.

We had to squeeze through to the exit gradually. It was difficult to get out of the tower. But now you can see from the photographs obtained that the museum is in a state of slight neglect. It’s a pity that we weren’t able to walk along the wall, we just didn’t have enough time.

Next, I suggest you look at several photographs taken on the territory of the museum. And then you and I will “climb” the bell tower of the Church of the Epiphany.

Already on the way back I came across the bell tower of the Church of the Epiphany. Seeing that people were coming in, I, too, headed for the door. However, a polite lady blocked my path and asked me to show my “ticket”. Of course, I didn’t have a ticket, but I had a great desire to climb the bell tower to look around the surroundings from a higher point.

It’s just that at one time I climbed the Venerable Bell Tower in Suzdal and took magnificent photographs from there. If you are interested, you can then look at them in this article: How I went to Suzdal as a savage.

I had to pay 80 rubles at the ticket office, after which I was allowed to climb the bell tower.

The following rules were posted on the door at the entrance:

It must be said that in terms of scale this bell tower, of course, is inferior to the Suzdal one. And the height is not the same, and there are not so many steps. The view inside the tower was quite gloomy:

Two people cannot pass each other in this narrow corridor. Therefore, it may be good that the entrance here is paid. Otherwise, congestion would constantly form in the corridor, and the wooden stairs would not withstand the heavy weight of the crowd of tourists:

And now, having overcome all the steps, we find ourselves at the observation deck of the bell tower. By the way, there are no bells here. Therefore, the only thing you can look at is the bird's eye view of Pereslavl-Zalessky and its surroundings.

That's basically all that can be seen from there. The best time for shooting is the second half of the day. In the morning the sun will shine in your eyes and you may not get good pictures.

Of course, the territory of the monastery itself is visible, but believe me, there is nothing special to see there. And the height of the bell tower, by the way, is not enough to “be afraid to approach the edge” and look at all the objects from top to bottom. Once again we were able to verify that the majestic Assumption Cathedral and All Saints Church are in a state of slight neglect. From below it’s somehow not very noticeable. But the sight of rusted iron on church domes evokes despondency. This is really just a museum, and not a temple at all.

Descending from the bell tower is a more important task than going up. Due to the flimsiness of the stairs, the steps of which creaked underfoot, we had to move very carefully. No, I'm not saying that the stairs are old and rotten. By the looks of it, they were made not that long ago. However, their appearance does not inspire confidence. People who feel insecure at heights should carefully hold on to the railing when descending.

I especially liked the very last stairs, the ones near the ground. They are narrow passages in the stone interior of the tower:

As I wrote earlier, the passage is so narrow that two people of average fatness may not be able to separate. Look, I specially photographed my “slippers” on the steps so that you can estimate the width of the stairs on this scale:

But the photographs inside these catacombs turned out to be very interesting and unusual. Take a look - almost like a “stairway to heaven”:

I think people who suffer from a fear of crowded spaces and confined spaces should not stay here for a long time.

Let's look at the bell tower itself from below. It probably won’t be difficult to figure out exactly where the observation deck is. If you come to the Goritsky Assumption Monastery, decide for yourself whether it’s worth spending 80 rubles on the climb. Personally, I definitely won’t climb it a second time.

In parting, here are a few more photographs - they were taken outside the monastery walls. This is still the same bell tower, just a view from the outside:

And a photograph in which part of the wall is visible. The ornate forms of individual details and the entire composition as a whole cannot but arouse admiration:

It's a shame that all this is in a semi-abandoned state.

Pereslavl diocese

Monasteries:

1. Nikitsky Monastery, Pereslavl-Zalessky;
2. Borisoglebsky Monastery, Borisoglebsky village;
3. Resurrection Monastery, Uglich;
4. Holy Trinity Danilov Monastery, Pereslavl-Zalessky;
5. Alekseevsky Convent, Uglich;
6. Feodorovsky Convent, Pereslavl-Zalessky;
7. St. Nicholas Convent, Pereslavl-Zalessky;
8. Epiphany Convent, Uglich;
9. Nikolo-Solbinsky Convent, metro Solba.

Bishop's metochions:

1. Alekseevskoye Bishop's Monastery Compound, village. Novoalekseevka;
2. St. Nicholas Church of the Goritsky Bishop's Compound, Pereslavl-Zalessky.

Parishes of the Bolsheselsky deanery:

1. VMC Temple Paraskeva Fridays, p. Bolshoye Selo;
2. Temple App. Peter and Paul, p. Bolshoye Selo;
3. Church of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, p. Annunciation;
4. Church of the Nativity, p. Christmas;
5. Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, p. Nikolo-Moloksha;
6. Temple of the Archangel Michael, p. Leontyevskoe;
7. Temple of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God. Elohovo;
8. Church of the Holy Trinity, p. New;
9. Temple of the Exaltation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross of the Lord, p. Shelshed.

Parishes of the Boris and Gleb Deanery:

1. Temple martyr. Andrei Stratelates, p. Andreevskoe-on-League;
2. Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord, p. Voshchazhnikovo;
3. Temple of the Tikhvin Icon of the Mother of God, p. Pavlovo;
4. Church of the Annunciation of the Lord, p. Shchurovo;
5. Church of the Life-Giving Trinity, p. Pereslavtsevo;
6. Temple of the Prophet Elijah, p. Ivanovskoe;
7. Temple of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God, p. Davydovo;
8. Church of the Resurrection of Christ, p. Yakovtsevo;
9. Church of the Martyr. Flora and Lavra, p. Protasyevo;
10. Church of the Epiphany, p. Krasnovo;
11. Church of the Life-Giving Trinity, p. Sushchevo;
12. Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, p. Veska.

Parishes of the Iliinsky deanery:

1. Temple of the Korsun Icon of the Mother of God, Uglich;
2. Temple of the Prophet Elijah, p. Zolotoruchye;
3. Temple of the Prophet Elijah, p. Ilyinskoe;
4. Temple of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, p. Zaozerye;
5. Temple of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, p. Ivankovo;
6. Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, p. Dubrovo;
7. Church of the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, p. Pokrovskoe;
8. Temple of St. Sergius of Radonezh, p. Sergievskoe;
9. Church of the Life-Giving Trinity, p. Marvelous Mountain;
10. Temple of the Archangel Michael, p. Arkhangelskoe;
11. Church of the Martyr. Boris and Gleb, p. Starovo;
12. Church of St. Basil the Great, p. Gorki;
13. Church of the Life-Giving Trinity, p. Trinity.

Parishes of the Myshkin deanery:

1. Assumption Cathedral, Myshkin;
2. St. Nicholas Cathedral, Myshkin;
3. Temple of the Icon of the Mother of God “Joy of All Who Sorrow”, Myshkin;
4. Temple of the Ascension of the Lord, p. Okhotino;
5. Temple of St. Cassian of Uchemsky and the Great Martyr. Anastasia the Pattern Maker, p. Uchma;
6. Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord, p. Povodnevo;
7. Temple of the Vladimir Icon of the Mother of God, p. Kharinskoe;
8. Temple Clement, Pope of Rome, and Peter of Alexandria, p. Kostyurino;
9. Temple of the Holy Spirit, p. Bogorodskoe;
10. Church of the Nativity of Christ, p. Rozhdestveno.

Parishes of the Pereslavl Deanery:

1. Vladimir Cathedral, Pereslavl-Zalessky;
2. Church of the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Pereslavl-Zalessky;
3. Temple of St. Simeon Stolpnik, Pereslavl-Zalessky;
4. Temple of the Forty Sebastian Martyrs, Pereslavl-Zalessky;
5. Church of the Presentation of the Lord, Pereslavl-Zalessky;
6. Temple of the Icon of the Mother of God “Znamenie”, Pereslavl-Zalessky;
7. Church of the Great Martyr St. George the Victorious, Pereslavl-Zalessky;
8. Temple of St. Sergius of Radonezh, Pereslavl-Zalessky;
9. Church of the Life-Giving Trinity, p. New;
10. Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, p. Glebovskoe;
11. Temple of the Smolensk Icon of the Mother of God, p. Yam;
12. Temple of the Ascension of the Lord, p. Red;
13. Church of the Life-Giving Trinity, p. Efimyevo;
14. Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, p. Skoblevo;
15. Church of All Saints, s. Berendeevo;
16. Church of the Life-Giving Trinity, p. Great Brembola;
17. Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, p. Kabanskoe;
18. Church of the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary, p. Aleksino;
19. Temple of the Archangel Michael, p. Ryazantsevo;
20. Temple of the Smolensk Icon of the Mother of God, p. Smolensk;
21. Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, p. Vashka.

Parishes of the Pleshcheyevo Deanery:

1. Church of the Nativity, p. Gagarinskaya Novoselka;
2. Church of the Great Martyr St. George the Victorious, p. Veskovo;
3. Church of the Life-Giving Trinity, p. Talitsa;
4. Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord, p. Kupanskoe;
5. Temple ap. John the Evangelist, p. Kupan;
6. Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, p. Kopnino;
7. Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord, p. Highlands;
8. Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, p. Andrianovo;
9. Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, Kubrinsk;
10. Church of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary, p. Zagorje;
11. Church of the Life-Giving Trinity, p. Trinity Sloboda;
12. Temple of the Tikhvin Icon of the Mother of God, p. Romanovo;
13. Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, p. Lychentsi;
14. Temple of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, p. Rakhmanovo;
15. Church of the Great Martyr Demetrius of Thessalonica, p. Dmitrovskoe.

Parishes of the Uglich Deanery:

1. Transfiguration Cathedral, Uglich;
2. Temple of Tsarevich Dimitri “on the field”, Uglich;
3. Temple of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God, Uglich;
4. Church of the Martyr. Flora and Lavra, Uglich;
5. Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, Uglich;
6. Church of the Exaltation of the Lord, p. Vozdvizhenskoe;
7. Church of the Life-Giving Trinity, p. Golovino;
8. Church of the Life-Giving Trinity, p. Ordino;
9. Church of the Life-Giving Trinity, p. Flat;
10. Church of the Nativity, p. Masala.