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RussiaWhat to Expect and Is It Worth Visiting
Initially Zilantov Holy Dormition monastery it was founded by Ivan the terrible in 1552 after the capture of Kazan on the site where the Royal tent and the Marching Church were located, and where the dead soldiers were buried. After the flood of the Volga and the flooding of the monastery in 1559, It was moved to its current place, on a mountain on which, according to legend, a mythical creature lived – the Winged Serpent Zilant.
In the Soviet years, the monastery experienced very difficult times. In 1918, ten monks led by the Archimandrite were shot by the Red Guards. The monastery itself existed until 1928 and was closed, the cemetery and the architectural ensemble were almost completely destroyed. After the collapse of the USSR, the monastery was revived as a women's monastery, the destroyed churches were restored in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
Today, the monastery is visited by tourists as a separate attraction on its own or with an excursion, there are no restrictions on access to the territory. When visiting, you should behave appropriately, because this is a functioning religious object. The territory is well-groomed and beautiful, in summer it is buried in greenery and flowers. The temples are also very beautiful, there are very few tourists, because few people get here, so the situation here is very quiet and peaceful.
🕐 Working hours
daily from 07:30 to 19:00.
💵Entrance fee / ticket price
free.
🚶 How to get there
the monastery is located away from the tourist area of Kazan in a very inconvenient location, Arkhangelsk Lane, 1 (monastery on the map. It is best to get here by taxi or private transport (there is free parking from the railway station "Admiralteiskaya Sloboda"), but by public transport you will have to walk quite far on foot.
To get there by public transport, you must first get to the stop "River Technical School" by bus №№ 45, 10, 72, 53, 63, 49, 44, 400, trams No. 1 and 5. The most convenient way to get there is by bus No. 10, 63 from Gabdulla Tukay square, or by bus No. 53, 72 and trams No. 1 and No. 5 from the railway station. Further on foot to the monastery one and a half kilometers, and there are almost no sidewalks along the way, you will have to go along the roadway and the roadside. Go first along Admiralteiskaya Street (along the railway tracks), then the pointer to Arkhangelsk Street and then up the hill along Arkhangelsk lane.
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