Ferapontov Monastery

Vologda Oblast · Russia

Ferapontov Monastery, Russia
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May to September
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A lakeside monastery preserving rare early-16th-century frescoes by the master Dionisy across its cathedral walls. The restrained white buildings sit within a serene northern landscape.

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