Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery

Vologda Oblast · Russia

Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery, Russia
Photo: Sergey Galchenkov (Сергей Галченков), CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
June to August
Budget
$
Accessibility
limited
Coordinates
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One of the largest fortified monasteries in Russia, its immense white walls rising beside Siverskoye Lake in the far north. Once a place of exile and a major spiritual centre, it now safeguards ancient icons.

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