The main orthodox landmark of Valday - Iversky Monastery - is on the Selvitsky Island of the Valdai Lake. The monastery was founded in the middle of the 17th century in the likeness of a monastery on Mount Athos.
Today the Cathedral of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin, the Epiphany Church, several Gate-churches, a chapel with the burial-vault, the Pilgrim Center, as well as economic and administrative buildings are located on the territory of the Valdai Iversky Monastery.
The Iversky Monastery is open for visits from 6.00 to 21.00. For tourists and pilgrims, the monastery staff conducts daily excursions. True, you need to pre-register by phone and indicate the number of people in your tour group. In Iversky Monastery, tourists are accommodated in a hotel building (with overnight accommodation and meals), but these questions should also be agreed with the Pilgrim Center
You can get to the island, where the Iversky Monastery is located, by boat. It runs daily: on weekdays the ship "Zarya-211" departs from the pier of Valdai at 10.00, 12.00, 14.00 and 16.00, on Saturday and Sunday - at 9.00. The ticket for the ship costs 30 rubles (for adults) and 15 rubles (for children).
The ride lasts about an hour (departing from the island - in 17.00) and costs only 50 rubles. Children's ticket will cost two times cheaper, that is, 25 rubles
All prices are for October 2013
| Iversky Monastery, panorama |
| Iversky Monastery |
| The Holy Gates with the Gate Church of St. Philip, Iversky Monastery |
| Refectory with the Church of the Epiphany, Iver Monastery |