Spaso-Preobrazhensky Monastery
Спасо-Преображенский монастырь
A white-walled monastery founded in the 12th century, where the manuscript of The Tale of Igor's Campaign was discovered. You can see the whole city from the top of the bell tower.
The monastery was founded at the end of the 12th century. Its white stone walls and towers were built in the 16th century, and the Transfiguration Cathedral (1516) is the oldest building in the city. At the end of the 18th century, the only handwritten copy of the epic The Tale of Igor's Campaign was discovered here, and the courtyard has a themed exhibition about it. Today it is the main building of the Yaroslavl Museum-Reserve, with exhibitions on icons, the treasury, and natural history. Climbing the bell tower offers views over the old town and the Kotorosl River. You can wander the courtyard freely, but the exhibitions and the bell tower require separate tickets.
Opening hours
Courtyard approx. 08:00–19:00; exhibition halls approx. 10:00–17:30; some closed Mondays
Nearby sights
- Church of the Epiphany
- Vlasyevskaya (Znamenskaya) Tower
- Volkov Theatre
- Church of Elijah the Prophet
- Church of St Nicholas Nadein
- Yaroslavl Art Museum (Governor's House)
- Music and Time Museum
- Volga Embankment