Known for
The Ivanovsky Monastery and the Cathedral of St John the Baptist on the west bank, opposite the Krom.
Monastery on the far bank
Ivanovsky Monastery
Ivanovsky Monastery
Maxim Gorky Street, Olginsky Bridge, Kommunalnaya Street
Ivanovsky Monastery and the cathedral of St John the Baptist stand on the west bank, opposite the Krom. The Myrrhbearers church is a short walk from them.
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Why go
A separate river crossing from the fortress, in daylight.
Where to stay
This is a short outing, so the suitcase stays by the Krom.
Local guide
Fedor Samorodov · guide
Cross to Zavelichye by Olginsky Bridge. The cathedral stands on Gorky Street, by Komsomolskaya Square, opposite the Krom, and it does not run along the wall. The church of the Myrrh-bearing Women is on Kommunalnaya, a short walk on the same bank. The Mirozh Monastery is farther south from here.
Places
- Ivanovsky Monastery, Pskov — One of Russia's oldest churches, dating from the 12th century.
- Saint John the Baptist Cathedral (Pskov) — A historic Orthodox cathedral built in the 12th century, serving as a burial site for Pskov princesses.
- Saint Myrrhbearers Church, Pskov — A 16th-century Orthodox church located in Pskov's Mironositskoye Cemetery.