In July, went to Valdai, took pictures of the Iversky Monastery, the city and the surrounding area. In this post, photos from the lake.
Islands from left to right: Oblique, Potato, in the background Ant and in front
Selvitsky island - on it is located the Valdai Iversky St. Ozersky Bogoroditsky Monastery
View from above
A road leads to the monastery through Rudnev island
Two bridges pass along the road
Vane
Sunset over the monastery
And this is another place on the lake
On the territory of the Northern Lights boarding house since 2006, there is an exact copy of the southernmost Orthodox Church installed at the Russian Bellingshausen station in Antarctica
Church of St. Sergius of Radonezh
Watch the video: LIVE: Lavrov gives speech at discussion club Valdai session (October 2024).
There is one interesting legend associated with this magnificent temple. It is said that around 900 A.D. a certain traveler saw something sparkling in the distance. Approaching, he discovered a luminous grave with the body of an important Muslim figure. Soon, this area became a place of pilgrimage for Shiite Muslims from all over the world and is so to this day. ...