Ural Jerusalem, an amazing region where a huge number of holy places, churches and monasteries, numerous trails to which trampled pilgrims from all over Russia, is located on the river Tura in the Sverdlovsk region, 300 km from Yekaterinburg. An amazing and blissful silence envelops the guests of the modest town of Verkhoturye, which is broken only by a bell from time to time.
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How to get there
The most convenient way to get to Verkhoturye is by car. From Yekaterinburg, you need to drive along the Serovskiy highway 275 km, then turn off at the signpost "Verkhoturye" and drive another 30 km. The journey takes about 4 hours. One more landmark that does not exactly allow you to turn off the planned path: a pointer to the village of Nikolo-Pavlovskoe
Also you can get by bus from Ekaterinburg (2-3 departures per day from the North and South Bus Stations, the journey time is about 5 hours ). There are buses from Nizhny Tagil, on the way about 3 hours.
Finally, the trains / trains run along the Serov-Priobye line, the Verkhoturye station. From Ekaterinburg, 2-3 trains a day will pass this way in about 7 hours. The ticket will cost from 350 rubles. in the general car and from 1200 rubles. for a place in the compartment. From Nizhny Tagil, the trains will be followed in the way for about 5 hours. Even from Perm, 1-2 compositions per day will be delivered to Verkhoturye in nine hours. A ticket in a reserved car will cost about 1200 rubles
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Hotels and cafes
In one day it's difficult to cover all the historical treasures of the city, so you can stay overnight in the courtyard of the Novo-Tikhvinsky convent in the village of Merkushino. Rule: the hotel is not inhabited by unbelievers. Modest cells in an agricultural house, affable sisters, warmth of a home - what else is needed for a tired pilgrim?
More secular option - the only hotel in the city "Sable", but you need to book in advance. The suite costs 3600 rubles. per night, junior suite - 3000 rubles, standard - 1600 rubles. Do not count on luxury. Pilgrims will also be received at the hotel in the monastery, but 13 people will have to sleep in the room.
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Women should be better off with a handkerchief and a long skirt, with cosmetics, too, to be discreet.
Excursion to Verkhoturye can be ordered through a travel agency, the cost is from 800 rubles and above . They do not take money for visiting sacred sites, so an independent trip will cost less (but with a guide, of course, more interesting).
Holy places of Verkhoturye
Even those who come here from idle tourist curiosity will not be able to not be imbued with radiance and goodness, literally ringing in the air. The view of the numerous domes, crosses and spiers of the bell-towers, cutting through the gray-blue canvas of the sky, awe even the convinced atheists. The main attraction of Verkhoturye is the Kremlin, the smallest in Russia, which visitors try to visit first.
Kremlin
The Kremlin (by the way, the smallest in Russia) stands on the high bank of the River Tours, and the view that opens onto the river from the cliff, crazy. From the bell tower of the Trinity Cathedral, where you can go up for a small fee, the whole city is seen as in the palm of your hand. Unfortunately, the Holy Trinity Cathedral has been preserved from the temple complex, as well as the eastern wall with a gate, but these buildings are able to convey what a marvelous architecture the original was, especially since it was recently restored.
It was the Trinity Cathedral, a majestic example of temple architecture, that served as the basic model for the beginning of the active erection of the first churches and temples of Siberia.
St. Nicholas Monastery
The next stately ridge of buildings is the St. Nicholas Monastery, which consists of three temples: the Cross Exaltation Cathedral, the Transfiguration and the Simeon-Annin Gate Church. Gateways, that is located above the entrances to the territory of the monastery.
The relics of St. Simeon of Verkhoturye, the patron saint of fishermen, are kept in the Holy Cross Cathedral, the third largest in Russia (after the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow and St. Isaac's Cathedral in St. Petersburg). The interior decoration of the cathedral is amazing with the subtlety and touching of icons, the simplicity and at the same time the restrained solemnity of the situation.
The Simeon-Anninsky church, in which the remains of unknown monks found during excavations of the monastery's territory, will appear ascetic. Buying environment, a pile of skulls, a lamp, a wall inscription: "We were like you, and you will be like us" and silence.
Address of the monastery complex: ul. Voinskaya, 1, the Holy Transfiguration church is open from 07:00 to 21:00, the break for cleaning from 13:00 to 16:00, the Cross Exaltation Cathedral is open all day long without a weekend, and there is an Orthodox museum on the territory of the monastery, which was opened from 09 : 00 to 17:00 every day except Monday and Tuesday
Historical and Archival Museum
Outside the walls of the monastery, right on the bank of the Kalachik pond, there is a wooden house of honorary guests, which is an ancient Russian theater, now occupied by the Historical and Architectural Museum - a saint. Address: st. Kuznechnaya, 13, working hours: from 10:00 to 17:00, on Sunday from 10:00 to 14:00, day off - Monday.
- Visit the church shop of the Holy Cross, Nikolaev Monastery, where you can buy icons, candles, crosses, books. This is the only place in the city where you will get religious souvenirs.
- Call at the neighboring town of Nevyansk, where there is a famous inclined tower. Local people say that Demidov minted there fake coins, and all the witnesses were flooded in the basement of the tower. In general, you are provided with ghosts.
- Behind the temple of the Nikolaev Monastery is to find a small wooden chapel with a well that has modestly laid on the bank of the Aktai River, and in a special green "booth" to pour out the life-giving water from the source. Pour on yourself 3 buckets of water, while you need to pour over your head and not wipe yourself.
- Take a walk along the cable bridge with log supports, for which you have to go down to the shore of the Tour. There are two such bridges in the city.
Other sights Verkhoturye
Another religious site of Verkhoturye worthy of its presence: Church of the icon of the Mother of God "Znameniye" (Znamensky Church), Church of the Resurrection of Christ (Spaso-Resurrection Church), Holy Protection Convent the icon of the Virgin Mary Tenderness, the Church of the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Old Church of the Intercession), in which fragments of the wall paintings were preserved, the Church In the name of St. John the Baptist.
Verkhoturye is a land of amazing nature, the local residents often picnic on the bank of Verkhoturskaya HPP or near the Bogorodsky spring.
Walking along Postnikov Street will also bring aesthetic pleasure: the old houses that once belonged to merchants and Lenin's cousin, lawyer Ardashev, were well preserved enough to momentarily immerse themselves in the distant past.
Neighborhoods
A curious place, covered with myths and legends - the village of Merkushino, is located near Verkhoturye, 60 km. On the way, you can look to the village of Kostylevo, where the temple is being restored in honor of the blessed Kosma of Verkhotursky
About Merkushino it is worth to say separately . In this village, according to legend, in the 17th century a righteous man named Simeon . came his house, he went from hut to hut, sewed fur coats and hats, while not taking money for work, and by appointing only a table and bed . Being very sick, soon Simeon died and was buried near the temple of Archangel Michael . @ After 50 years, his coffin was surprisingly on the surface of the earth, and a hundred It can be seen that the remains of the elder did not decay . There also began to break through the source, whose water turned out to be healing . Since then, people from all over the region began to gather for this water in Merkushino, and the saint's relics were transferred to Verkhoturye .
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