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Pskov region history and heritage

The Pskov Region, possessing a unique network of historical monuments, is attractive for both Russian and foreign tourists.

The Pskov Land is home to 372 monuments of federal significance, 3588monuments of local significance and475newly discovered legacy objects. The number of monuments, primarily architectural and archeological, puts Pskov into one of the leading positions in Europe. The city is the richest treasury of Russian culture. Today you can still see the rarest monuments of Old Russian architecture— fortification, civil and cult, as well as of monumental painting— the worldwide known frescos of Mirozhsky Monastery (12th c), Snetogorsky Nunnery (14th c) and Meletovo Monastery (15th c).

A pearl of Old Russian architecture is the Pskov Kremlin — the capital center of the Veche Republic, crowned by the Holy Trinity Cathedral with a 17th-century iconostasis. The Kremlin is the visit card of the Old Russian city. Many centuries ago, even before the baptism of Russ, Princess Olga, having come to the bank of the Velikaya River, showed to the spot, where a few heavenly beams were miraculously met. The Great Russian Princess prophesied that this would be the place of a great city and the Trinity Cathedral. Having been erected, both Krom and the Trinity Cathedral became the sacred symbols of Pskov and the entire Pskov Land for many centuries.

Pskov takes pride in the Cathedral of Transfiguration of Christ in Mirozhsky Monastery. Dating back to 1153, the Cathedral of Transfiguration of Christ is listed by UNESCO among the monuments of global significance. The unique frescos of Byzantine masters are the property of the world art.