Belogorsky Monastery
Белогорский Свято-Николаевский монастырь
“The Athos of the Urals,” a Neo-Byzantine cathedral atop White Mountain, its golden domes visible from afar across the hills.
The monastery was founded in the 1890s on the summit of White Mountain, about 400 meters above sea level. Its main building, the Cathedral of the Exaltation of the Cross, is Neo-Byzantine in style and grand in scale, earning it the nickname “the Athos of the Urals.” It was damaged during the Soviet era and restored from the 1990s onward, and today its golden domes and white walls have been revived. The summit offers wide views over the surrounding hills. Entry is free. Women must wear a headscarf and a skirt (both can be borrowed on site). It is about 110 km from Perm and is often combined with the Kungur Ice Cave as a day trip.
Opening hours
Daily approx. 8:00–19:00
Nearby sights
- Diaghilev House Museum
- Museum of Permian Antiquities
- PERMM Museum of Contemporary Art
- Perm Tchaikovsky Opera and Ballet Theatre
- Perm State Art Gallery
- Cathedral of the Transfiguration
- Kama Embankment
- Meshkov House – Perm Regional Museum