Children's Museum in Cherepovets
Visiting this unusual museum will be exciting not only for children but also for adults. Here, one can embark on a journey through childhood across different eras, starting from ancient times to the end of the 20th centu…
Local History Museum in Cherepovets
The museum began its history in 1896, and in 1925 it was granted the status of a local history museum.
The exhibition titled "Young City, Ancient City" highlights the history of the region from ancient times to the pres…
Nature Museum in Cherepovets
The institution began its activities in the 1920s as the Herzen Local Nature Museum. Over its nearly century-long history, the exhibition has changed its name multiple times, but its main functions have remained unchange…
Church of the Nativity of Christ in Cherepovets
In the 16th and 17th centuries, there was a village called Rozhdestvenskoye on the banks of the Sheksna River. Here, near the crossing, a wooden church dedicated to Saint Nicholas with an altar of the Holy Trinity was bu…
Nil Sorsky Church in Ferapontovo
The construction of the church took place from 1995 to 2008 under the guidance of Moscow architect Dmitry Shchepetkov. His friends, acquaintances, and local residents participated in the project. The main goal was to ful…
Ferapontov Belozersky Mother of God Birth Monastery
The monastery, founded by Saint Ferapont in 1398, has a rich history. Ferapont, from the noble family of Paskochins, became a monk at the Simonov Monastery in Moscow. Together with his friend, Saint Kirill of Belozersk, …
Cathedral of the Nativity of the Most Holy Mother of God
In 1488, Archbishop Joasaph, who was resting in Ferapontovo, invited craftsmen to build the Nativity Cathedral, which was to replace the old wooden church destroyed by a severe fire. This fire damaged many buildings of t…
Church of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
A unique architectural monument of the early 16th century. Historians suggest that the church with the refectory was built at the initiative of Grand Duke Vasily III in honor of the birth of the heir, the future Tsar Iva…
Bell Tower of the Ferapontovo-Belozersky Monastery
The ensemble of the former Ferapontovo Monastery, a monument of history and culture of federal significance, is located in the village of Ferapontovo in the Kirillovsky district. In 2000, the monastery was included in th…
Church of Martynian of Ferapontov Monastery
The tent-like church was built over the burial site of the second founder of the Ferapontov Monastery, the venerable Martynian, at the southern wall of the Nativity of the Virgin Cathedral. An inscription carved on the w…
