Resurrection & Gethsemane Sketes, Valaam
Воскресенский и Гефсиманский скиты
A 'New Jerusalem' hermitage laid out after the holy sites of Jerusalem, with a red-brick Resurrection church and a wooden Gethsemane chapel in the forest.
The Resurrection Skete was built in the early 20th century. Its red-brick church has a lower level modelled on the Holy Sepulchre cave in Jerusalem, and the surrounding hills and streams have been named after Jerusalem sites, such as the Mount of Olives and the Kidron brook, together forming the 'New Jerusalem'. Not far away, the Gethsemane Skete is a set of exquisite small wooden churches, and the forest paths here are very quiet. Getting there from the Central Monastery by monastery bus or boat takes about half a day. Most one-day tours combine it with the Central Monastery. Those travelling independently should confirm the day's transport timetable first.
Opening hours
Daytime in summer
Nearby sights
- Saint Vladimir Skete, Valaam
- St. Nicholas Skete, Valaam
- Valaam Transfiguration Monastery
- Ladoga Skerries National Park
- Sortavala Old Town
- Ruskeala Express
- Museum of Northern Ladoga Region
- Vakkosalmi Park