Alexander Nevsky Lavra

Alexander Nevsky Monastery is the city’s most ancient and eminent monastery.

What is included

• Private transportation in sedan car, or minibus depending on the group size
• English-speaking guide
• Entry tickets included
• Duration of the excursion is 1 hour
• The guide meets you at the hotel

Historic and revitalized Alexander Nevsky Monastery is a beautiful complex of churches dating back to the time of the city’s foundation. The spot was chosen by Peter the Great who wrongly considered it to be where Alexander Nevsky fought and defeated the Swedes. Today it is a working monastery that attracts the most devout believers.

The monastery complex includes cemeteries that house the graves of some of Russia’s historic cultural giants including Tchaikovsky, Dostoyevsky, Glinka and others.