Best places: Monasteries in Moscow, Russia

Orthodox place of worship & former home church of the Romanovs, Russia's last Imperial family.

This monastery has been the headquarters of the church & home of the Patriarch of Moscow since 1983.

Orthodox monastery complex with 14th-century roots, gold-topped domes & a famed male-voice choir.

Working nunnery, founded in 1909 by a grand duchess, with children's medical centre, museum & tours.

👍👍 The monastery has a lot of history; it dates back to the 14th century. Unfortunately, only the Gate Church of the Savior Not Made by Hands from 1696 in the Naryshkin Baroque style and several dozen tombstones have reached us. Calm, quiet, beautiful, well-groomed area.

Monastery with one of Moscow's oldest cloisters, offering guided tours plus pilgrim's accommodation.

👍👍 A small, cozy, beautiful monastery. There is a cotton toy museum on site where you can view the exhibitions for free. Children will also love the funny, nimble squirrels. There is a very small refectory where you can buy pies and tea.

Riverside 1520s monastery known for its fresco-lined 5-domed cathedral & ornate soaring bell tower.

Landmark 14th-century monastery offering churches, shrines, temples & the Moscow Literature Museum.

👍👍 An ancient monastery, returned to the fold of the church after a long break. Of course, not everything on its territory has been preserved, but what remains is gradually being revived. The monastery was founded in 1386 by the wife of Prince Andrei Serpukhovsky and the mother of Prince Vladimir the B...

👍👍 St. Andrew's Stavropegic Monastery was revived in 2013, before which it was only the Patriarchal Metochion. The monastery existed from the 1620s to 1918, with individual churches continuing to function until the late 1930s. In 1991, the Patriarchal Compound was opened on the territory of the former...

👍👍 An ancient monastery in the most visited place in Moscow. But few people come here. But in vain! The monastery was founded back in 1600!!! under Boris Godunov. Like all Moscow Temples, it has suffered many hardships throughout its history. Now he is performing his direct function. External and inter...

👍👍 The huge Epiphany Cathedral has not lost its significance in modern Moscow. There is no longer a monastery as such, new buildings have appeared nearby, but it still rises among its surroundings, claiming central importance in Kitai-Gorod. Its powerful dome is clearly visible from Zamoskvorechye. Dur...