ALEXANDER NEVSKY LAVRA
The main Orthodox monastery of the city was founded by Peter the Great on the site of the legendary 1240 battle between Alexander Nevsky and the Swedes. The term Lavra is usually translated as monastery or abbey, and there are only four "lavras" in all Russia. The metropolitan of the Orthodox Church resides here. The palace of metropolitan, the Church of Annunciation as well as main place of worship in town - The Holy Trinity Cathedral, are located here. Also worth seeing is the Necropolis (Tikhvin Cemetery), two plots of land filled with monuments to the outstanding people of the 18th and 19th centuries including Dostoyevsky, Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky to name a few.
Open 11:00 - 19:00 (in winter to 18:00)
