Among the long traditions of the Russian land is the commission of pilgrimages to holy places . Of course, life makes its own adjustments, now they do not walk to shrines on foot with a bundle behind their shoulders, but go on comfortable buses or even fly to other countries by planes . Pilgrimage trips are designed in such a way that believers can visit hard-to-reach monasteries of the Russian outback, meet with wise old men and priests, attach themselves to the relics and icons of holy saints, participate in common worship si . Since the revival of the Orthodox faith, a lot of experience has been accumulated in conducting pilgrimage tours with the departure from St. Petersburg to the holy places of our country and abroad . Popular excursions around St. Petersburg for the purpose of cultural enlightenment, participation in divine services and sacraments . In such trips the main target audience is made up of Orthodox believers, therefore, Orthodox guides or even clergymen always act as escorts .
| Pskov Kremlin |
| Cathedral of the Assumption in Tikhvin |
Day pilgrimage tours
During the trip to Konevets the pilgrims will visit the Konevsky Nativity-Mother of God monastery, a trip to Valaam will acquaint you with its main shrine - the Savior-Transfiguration Monastery, in one day in Imatra you will visit Lake Saimens, the Church of Three Crosses and the Orthodox Church of St. S $ The .Nicholas the Miracle-worker .In a busy trip to Ladoga, the monasteries of Staraya Ladoga, the Nikolsky Monastery, the Staroladozhsky Assumption Monastery, the Church of St. George the Conqueror will open its eyes ... $ .Demand from pilgrims is a trip for one day to Pskov, a trip to Tikhvin will acquaint with Tikhvinsky posad, and the program of visiting Kronstadt includes visits to the Tikhvin chapel, the Vladimir and the Naval cathedrals, the monastery Sv .John Rylsky .
Multi-day trips
Varied and multi-day pilgrimage tours. The program "Valdai - Novgorod - Izhitsy" will acquaint you with the monasteries and temples of Veliky Novgorod, the Iversky Monastery near the Valdai Lake and the holy spring in the village of Izhitsa. During the pilgrimage to Pechory, the faithful attend the Pechersky Holy Assumption Monastery, the Snegogorsky Nativity-Theotokos Convent, the Spaso-Eliazar Convent.
Foreign Directions
During a two-day trip to the shrines of Southern Finland, pilgrims will visit the Orthodox Church of St. Peter and St. Paul and the Church of St. Nicholas. The journey through the Holy Land will last nine days and will introduce participants to the main shrines of Bethlehem, Jerusalem, Hebron, Eleon, Jericho, Nazareth, Capernaum.
Interesting multi-day tours with departure from St. Petersburg and visiting the main Christian shrines are also compiled for Greece, Italy, Estonia, Lithuania, Great Britain and other countries.
| The Wailing Wall in Jerusalem |
| Bethlehem |
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