volleyball tour

• Associated Press ,

• Nick Zaccardi ,

Trending Teams

Taryn kloth, kristen nuss win beach volleyball tour finals, finish year ranked no. 2.

• OlympicTalk ,
• OlympicTalk

20 August 2023, Hamburg: Volleyball/Beach: Beach Pro Tour, Final, Brazil - USA. The US-Americans Taryn Kloth (r) and Kristen Nuss discuss during the final. Photo: Gregor Fischer/dpa (Photo by Gregor Fischer/picture alliance via Getty Images)

dpa/picture alliance via Getty Images

Americans Taryn Kloth and Kristen Nuss won the beach volleyball tour finals and will finish 2023 ranked No. 2 in the world.

Kloth, a 26-year-old who is 6-foot-4, and Nuss, a 25-year-old who is 5-foot-6, beat Germans Svenja Müller and Cinja Tillmann 21-17, 21-14 in Saturday’s final in Doha to clinch the biggest title of their two-plus-year partnership.

They swept Olympic silver medalists Mariafe Artacho and Taliqua Clancy of Australia 21-19, 21-13 in the semifinals.

Kloth and Nuss are ranked second in the world behind Brazilians Ana Patricia and Duda, who took third at the finals.

Another American team, Kelly Cheng and Sara Hughes, beat Kloth and Nuss and Ana Patricia and Duda to win the world championships in October. Cheng and Hughes went 0-4 at the finals and are ranked third in the world.

Kloth and Nuss and Cheng and Hughes are in solid position to earn the two U.S. Olympic spots for the Paris Games. They will likely mathematically clinch those spots early next year.

Kloth and Nuss, former LSU teammates, began 2023 having to go through qualifying to earn main draw spots at international tournaments.

They totaled three international titles this year, plus two more on the domestic AVP tour.

SideOut Summer Series

• Leyton, London

Crosby Beach Series 2

• Crosby Beach

Northern Open

• Bridlington Beach, Bridlington

Resources for

Follow USAVolleyball

We Are USA Volleyball

Recent stories.

Jun 19, 2024

U.S. Women to Play Italy in VNL Quarterfinal

DeFalco Scores 33 in 5-Set VNL Loss to Iran

USAV Coach Academy Offers “Million Coaches Challenge” Free

Upcoming Events

2024 USA Volleyball Girls Junior National Championship 11-13s

June 21-24, 2024

United States

National Championship

June 18-23, 2024

2024 FIVB Men’s Volleyball Nations League Round 3

Philippines

International Events, National Team Events

June 17-20, 2024

2024 Beach U19 National Team Trials

Beach Event, Camps and Trials, Beach NTDP Events

June 20-23, 2024

2024 Women’s Volleyball Nations League Final Round

The USA Volleyball Shop

Remembering the Gold 🥇🏐

Exclusive throwback jerseys are here!

Get Tickets Now!

It’s your last chance to see the U.S. Women’s National Team in person before the 2024 Paris Games. July 10, 12 and 14 in Long Beach.

Get Started in Volleyball

Become a Member

Follow your own path by becoming a member of USA Volleyball.

Visit our membership hub to learn the benefits of joining USA Volleyball, and contact your local region to begin your journey.

Trevor Crabb

U.S. Beach National Team

Trevor and his partner Theo Brunner won important qualifying points in the Olympic race by capturing gold at Challenge Guadalajara in April. The pair is the second-highest ranked U.S. men's team in the provisional Olympic rankings,

Lora Webster

U.S. Women's Sitting National Team

Lora is a five-time Paralympian and helped the U.S. Women's Sitting National Team win gold in the last two Paralympic Games. She's training with the team with a goal of making her sixth Paralympic team in Paris.

Finn Kearney

In the Boys U19 team's first match at the World Championship, Finn led all U.S. scorers with 14 points on 10 kills, two blocks and two aces.

Be Your Best

Compete with USA Volleyball

There’s nothing like the feeling of being part of a team. Whether you win or lose, you’ll never forget the friendships forged while playing volleyball. Find a team or a club near you, and create lasting bonds with teammates on and and off the court.

USA Volleyball offers competition in:

• Girls, boys and adult indoor volleyball

Welcome to the EVP ® Beach Volleyball Experience

Please select a tournament, camp or training session below....

• Club/High School
• Olympics Indoor
• Olympics Beach
• TV & Streaming Listings
• VBM Interviews
• Video Submissions
• Volleyball Basics
• Photo Gallery
• Best of the Best

Schedule updated: Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour adds stops to 2022 season

Travis Mewhirter

November 22, 2021

Volleyball World on Monday announced the latest stops in its preliminary schedule for the 2022 Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour.

A month ago, at the World Tour Finals in Cagliari, Italy, the new Beach Pro Tour was unveiled, a three-tiered system — divided into the Elite 16, Challengers, and Futures — that is replacing the five-star tour that was put into place in the wake of the Rio Olympic Games. Twelve stops were announced then, and six more were added on Monday.

Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour 2022 Schedule

March 10-13: Mexico Challenger March 17-20: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Elite 16 March 24-27: Mexico Elite 16 March 31-April 3: Itapema, Brazil Challenger April 7-10: Cape Town, South Africa Elite 16May 26-29: Ostrava, Czech Republic Elite 16 June 2-5: Jurmala, Latvia Elite 16 June 7-19: Rome, Italy World Championships July 7-10: Gstaad, Switzerland Elite 16 August 11-14: Hamburg, Germany Elite 16 September 15-18: France Elite 16 October 5-8: Red Sea, Egypt Challenger October 13-16: Maldives Challenger October: Nanjing, China Challenger October: China Challenger November 17-20: Australia Challenger November 24-27: Sydney, Australia Elite 16

Many of the stops have been long-time hosts of international beach volleyball. Rio de Janeiro was the first stop on the FIVB, in 1987, and played host to the wildly popular 2016 Olympic Games. Mexico has typically hosted a fall event, and featured back-to-back-to-back four stars in 2021, in Cancun.

Ostrava is one of the most unique stops on Tour and is a favorite amongst the players. Jurmala recently hosted the CEV European Championships, and is a beloved beach by Latvian Olympian and USC standout Tina Graudina .

Rome, Hamburg, and Gstaad have traditionally put on the grandest shows on the World Tour, with enormous fanbases, iconic sites, and major prize money.

Egypt, meanwhile, has never hosted a tournament, nor has the Maldives, unless you include the small invitational they put on two years ago, documented by the McKibbin brothers. 

An obvious question mark for players and fans like is the total dearth of Futures events, which are the equivalent of one-stars in the old system. The graphic above mentioned that more cities will be announced soon, many of which are likely to be Futures events, as they are the cheapest to run.

There are several gaps in the schedule that are likely to be filled: between Cape Town and Ostrava, Rome and Gstaad, Gstaad and Hamburg, Hamburg and France, China and Australia.

No announcement has been made by the AVP or NORCECA in regards to their schedules for the 2022 beach volleyball seasons.

PLEASE JOIN THE TEAM! We are happy to provide free content for our readers and we hope you appreciate all of our beach coverage. You can help keep free volleyball journalism free by becoming a VolleyballMag.com Sustaining Member. Memberships start as low as $10:  https://volleyballmag.com/sustaining-membership/

Latest news.

Olympic Beach Volleyball Rankings: Ostrava Elite16 to decide final Paris berths

June 3, 2024

One beach volleyball event left: How remaining teams can qualify for Paris Olympics

June 2, 2024

“Outrageous” comeback leads Nuss-Kloth to gold in Espinho Elite16

May 26, 2024

• Schedule 2024
• Schedule & Results
• Player Statistics
• Tournament Points
• Points Per Week
• Power Rankings
• Schedule and Results 2021

Genius Sports Presenting Sponsor for the 2024 Season

Host & Media Partners

The Greatest Summer Sport!

Welcome 2024 - World's #1 Footvolley Professional Tour

Latest news.

• Championships

No news in this category

Media Gallery

Official Pro Shop

Product Details: – Official Pro Footvolley Tour Mini-Court AND Match Ball – Portable Mini-Court comes with Boundary Lines, Sturdy Steel Poles, Carry Bag for Backyard, Beach, and Grass Lawns – Official Pro Footvolley Tour Match Ball ($69.99 value included FREE!)

The 2023 Official Footvolley Match Ball   of the Pro Footvolley Tour

Size: 68-70cm Weight: 440-450g Material: High Grade Synthetic Leather Construction: Laminated Country: Imported

Brand: Official Team USA Footvolley Men’s Jersey

Team USA Footvolley have improved on the sand!  Support our nation’s Beach Kings with the new 2022 Summer Jersey for international competition! Want to wear the same gear Luke ‘the Rock’ Roque has on?  Want to be as intense as Captain Menezes?  Want to rock the ‘SuperBoy’ Jersey? upport Team USA Footvolley as it takes on the World!   Get your Official Match Jersey today!

Official Team USA Pro Footvolley Tour Match Jersey The Official USA Footvolley Men’s Jersey uses a knit-in design, lightweight, and breathable fabric.

– Dry-FIT moisture-wicking technology

– Sleeveless design keeps you cool and on the move – Mesh panel improves breathability. Don’t get tired mid match! – Swift vents help you to move freely. Get that should set perfect! – Curved back hem extends coverage – Forward shoulder seams improve the fit

– Country of Origin : Imported – Fabric: 100% polyester

Warning:  You will feel BETTER. and PROUD, to wear this Jersey!

• The 2024 AVP Schedule
• Leaderboard
• AVP America
• AVP Grass Tour
• AVP Juniors

Thank you to our sponsors:

2024 Season Schedule

Become an AVP Member and join the AVP Family

Unlock exclusive discounts and access to the AVP Pros.

The Gold Standard

Since 1983, the AVP has been the gold standard for beach volleyball. From youth players to world-class pros, the AVP provides opportunities for all athletes to play, with a relentless effort to grow the sport on a national scale.

Together, as athletes and fans, near and far, online and on the sand, we are the greatest beach volleyball community in the world.

AVP Newsletter

Don't be a fair weather fan.

SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER

Advertising, big bangkok vnl finals coming up, serbia react to beat cuba in direct battle for a spot in paris, manila welcomes eight strong teams as race for vnl finals heats up, volleyball olympic games paris 2024, paris 2024: women’s volleyball national teams qualified, usa shut out japan to secure last spot at vnl finals, kelly_cheng_points_made_leader_in_hughes/cheng_vs._ana_patricia/duda_-_top_plays_10221951.

All Matches

Men's statistics

Women's statistics, 🇩🇪 ger vs. 🇨🇦 can - highlights | week 3 | men's vnl 2024, 🇮🇹 ita vs. 🇵🇱 pol - highlights | week 3 | men's vnl 2024, 🇨🇺 cub vs. 🇷🇸 srb - highlights | week 3 | men's vnl 2024, 🇩🇪 ger vs. 🇫🇷 fra - highlights | week 3 | men's vnl 2024, 🇸🇮 slo vs. 🇦🇷 arg - highlights | week 3 | men's vnl 2024, 🇧🇬 bul vs. 🇹🇷 tur - highlights | week 3 | men's vnl 2024, 🇨🇳 chn vs. 🇵🇱 pol - highlights | week 3 | women's vnl 2024, 🇯🇵 jpn vs. 🇺🇸 usa - highlights | week 3 | women's vnl 2024, 🇹🇷 tür vs. 🇧🇷 bra - highlights | week 3 | women's vnl 2024, 🇷🇸 srb vs. 🇮🇹 ita - highlights | week 3 | women's vnl 2024, latest news, last chapters of the olympic race to unfold this week in ljubljana, get your official vnl gear to show your support, get access to all of the best volleyball content today, vnl collection.

Volleyball Tours to Europe and Brazil

Volleyball Tours to Europe and Brazil

Beach Volleyball Tour for Junior Age and Adult age players

April 6-14 2024

Italy Tour Dates

June 21 -July 2 2024

Rome - Grosseto

Florence - Venice

Special $200 Discount

London -Barcelona-Venice

July 3 - 13 2024

London - Barcelona -Venice Special $200 Discount

International

Volleyball Canada

Jun the 13 Indoor Women Senior

Canada shows grit in win over Japan

June 13, 2024: Canada came out on top of an intense five-set battle at 2024 Volleyball Nations League in Fukuoka, Japan, over the host nation today.

The final score was Japan 2 Canada 3 (25-23, 25-22, 20-25, 21-25, 14-16) .

"That was a big win for us,” said Canada’s head coach Shannon Winzer of her team’s comeback effort after being down two sets to none. “We knew we had to be patient on attack and then work hard on defense around our block and while we kept falling just short in two very close first and second sets, we found our rhythm and our confidence in the third and kept going from there. Big team effort tonight!”

It was a back-and-forth affair, with Canada just edging out Japan in attack points (68-67), service aces even at six and Canada making more errors 26-24. However, Canada’s block was effective with 13 points compared with six for Japan.

Alexa Gray with 30 points and Kiera Van Ryk with 27 points led the attack for Canada. Sarina Koga was top scorer for Japan with 20 points.

Canada is still in a tight race to qualify for Paris 2024. More on that process can be found here: https://bit.ly/3xfcDB0

Canada’s next match - a crucial contest against Netherlands as both teams are still vying for an Olympic berth - is at 2:30 am ET on Friday.

Viewers guide: -All matches are streamed on VBTV and CBC Sports and CBC Gem. -VNL Web site: https://en.volleyballworld.com/volleyball/competitions/volleyball-nations-league/

The women’s team is still in contention to qualify for Paris 2024 via the World Rankings. Seven women’s teams are already qualified for the Games. The remaining five places are filled by selecting the top five not yet qualified teams in the FIVB World Ranking as of the end of the preliminary phase of Volleyball Nations League.

VNL Roster Brie O'Reilly – Langley, BC Courtney Baker - Bridgewater, NS Emily Maglio – Coquitlam, BC Jazmine White – Oshawa, ON Alicia Ogoms – Winnipeg, MB Layne Van Buskirk – Windsor, ON Alexa Gray (C) – Calgary, AB Hilary Johnson – Calgary, AB Andrea Mitrovic – Mississauga, ON Vicky Savard – Jonquière, QC Kiera Van Ryk – Surrey, BC Shainah Joseph – Ottawa, ON Julia Murmann – Toronto, ON Kacey Jost – St. Albert, AB Staff: Shannon Winzer - Head coach Vincenzo Mallia - Asst. coach Matt Krueger - Asst. coach Kevin Valcke - Physiotherapist Gabriele Tortorici - Statistician Rob Hooper - IST lead Hilary Mallinger - Physiotherapist Roger Friesen - Mental performance coach Julien Boucher - High performance director Jennah Paron - Team coordinator

Volleyball Canada Media Contact: Jackie Skender [email protected] Mobile: 613-794-7676

Santa Clara University

Women's Volleyball 6/18/2024 2:02:00 PM

Broncos On Tour - Amsterdam Day Two

Took the scenic route ?? #StampedeTogether | #SCUBroncos pic.twitter.com/7xRxEWOtZ2 — Santa Clara Volleyball (@scuvolleyball) June 18, 2024

Well, that was fun ?? Some ?? after our first competition #StampedeTogether | #SCUBroncos pic.twitter.com/lPWvDTiqIT — Santa Clara Volleyball (@scuvolleyball) June 18, 2024

Thanks for having us, Armixtos ?? #StampedeTogether | #SCUBroncos pic.twitter.com/UrDpL1KYJA — Santa Clara Volleyball (@scuvolleyball) June 18, 2024

Players Mentioned

#21 Elena Radeff

Thanks for visiting !

The use of software that blocks ads hinders our ability to serve you the content you came here to enjoy.

We ask that you consider turning off your ad blocker so we can deliver you the best experience possible while you are here.

Thank you for your support!

was not found

Former Lincoln dentist runs 17,000 miles to raise awareness about grief

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) - Former Lincoln dentist Joshua Nehring and his family are running from state capitol to state capitol across the country in a tour called the Black Pearl Project, raising awareness about grief.

The tour will cover 17,000 miles across 48 states in one calendar year and Joshua will run approximately 60 miles per day to make it to all the capitols on the tour.

In 2017, former Lincoln residents Joshua and Stacy Nehring lost their teenage daughter in a fatal car crash.

Since then, the family has been helping others cope with grief through service.

Together, the pair created a non-profit called SRVIVRS, which supports people who have lost a loved one or friend.

The run started from the gravesite of their daughter Lilli Nehring in Rapid City, South Dakota, on June 3 and made its way across South Dakota with its first Capitol Tour stop in Pierre.

They will be in Nebraska next and will arrive in Lincoln on June 20. A special ceremony will be held on the Nebraska State Capitol steps that afternoon from 3:30-4:30 p.m.

“No one has ever run from capitol to capitol across our country for grief awareness. Just like in running, grief can feel isolating, but is best accomplished with the support of those around you,” Joshua said. “My calling is to serve others in knowing they aren’t alone. Grief is something we all share from the cornfields to the mountains to the coasts.”

The Nehring’s named the Tour the “Black Pearl Project” because as Joshua believes, “Over time, beauty can emerge from overcoming stress and challenges – just like a rare pearl found in the ocean.”

Click here to subscribe to our 10/11 NOW daily digest and breaking news alerts delivered straight to your email inbox.

Copyright 2024 KOLN. All rights reserved.

Lincoln woman arrested after fatal head-on collision near 84th and Augusta Drive

Victims identified in deadly I-80 rest stop stabbing

Lincoln man charged after 2-month-old suffers broken ribs, skull fracture

Lincoln man charged with selling fentanyl pill allegedly tied to overdose death

Missouri man killed, woman injured in I-80 rest stop stabbing near Grand Island

Latest news.

‘Long road ahead’: Lincoln woman recovering after being attacked with brick

Woman attacked with brick on the road to recovery

Thursday Forecast: Warmer with rain possible

Lincoln inmate serving decades for child sex crimes dies in custody

Governor makes appointments to several Nebraska boards, committees

A giant baseball card was made for Willie Mays before his death

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ( WBRC /Gray News) - An oversized baseball card honoring Willie Mays was unveiled Tuesday in Alabama as part of an effort to honor different Black baseball players.

Fox Sports partnered with Fanatics in a six-stop tour leading up to the MLB game on June 20 at Rickwood Field.

Each stop on the tour featured an oversized baseball trading card of a different Negro Leagues Legend.

All of the cards are a whopping 24 by 16 feet.

The Birmingham Civil Rights Institute was the last stop on FOX Sports and Fanatics tour across the country. The Tuesday event featured an oversized baseball card designed by former MLB player and artist Micah Johnson, honoring Mays.

Mays died on the same Tuesday, June 18, at the age of 93.

“Willie Mays started here at the Birmingham Black Barons at just 16 years old,” Sami Polanco, manager of brand and partnership marketing at Fox Sports said. “He then went on to play for the New York and San Francisco Giants.”

Rickwood Field is the oldest professional ballpark in the United States, and from 1924 to 1960 it was home to the Birmingham Black Barons.

“There’s just so much that we need to honor and be a part of, and I think this was … we’d be remiss not to be here in Birmingham for a game celebrating the Negro Leagues,” Polanco said. “There are so many great legends that came from this field.”

Polanco said the Negro Leagues were fundamental in the history of baseball, and their contributions made the sport what it is today.

“The Negro Leagues were the reason why a lot of plays and records were made that unfortunately had not been established in our record,” she said.

Birmingham resident Jade-Gracie Griffin is proud to live somewhere that honors the Negro Leagues and their contributions to baseball.

“I really love to be a part of the whole celebration of the Negro League, especially with Juneteenth coming up, it’s a really special thing to be a part of,” Griffin said.

For the past six weeks, FOX Sports and Fanatics have been releasing the cards one at a time, which can be seen here .

On Thursday, all of the collectible cards will be available for purchase.

Copyright 2024 WBRC via Gray Media Group, Inc. All rights reserved.

Victims identified in deadly I-80 rest stop stabbing

Omaha wings restaurant robbed overnight

Mother of Omaha man murdered in cold case still grieving, relieved by suspect’s arrest

Omaha Police Deputy Chief sues Douglas County 911

County Attorney: David Schultz’s death not a homicide, state examiner rules

Latest news.

New law requires Ten Commandments to be displayed in all public schools in Louisiana

Man ‘believed’ to have been hit by roller coaster, amusement park officials say

Alberto, season’s first named tropical storm, dumps rain on Texas and Mexico, which reports 3 deaths

Heat, fire and a tropical storm on first day of summer

The Unique Burial of a Child of Early Scythian Time at the Cemetery of Saryg-Bulun (Tuva)

<< Previous page

Pages:  379-406

In 1988, the Tuvan Archaeological Expedition (led by M. E. Kilunovskaya and V. A. Semenov) discovered a unique burial of the early Iron Age at Saryg-Bulun in Central Tuva. There are two burial mounds of the Aldy-Bel culture dated by 7th century BC. Within the barrows, which adjoined one another, forming a figure-of-eight, there were discovered 7 burials, from which a representative collection of artifacts was recovered. Burial 5 was the most unique, it was found in a coffin made of a larch trunk, with a tightly closed lid. Due to the preservative properties of larch and lack of air access, the coffin contained a well-preserved mummy of a child with an accompanying set of grave goods. The interred individual retained the skin on his face and had a leather headdress painted with red pigment and a coat, sewn from jerboa fur. The coat was belted with a leather belt with bronze ornaments and buckles. Besides that, a leather quiver with arrows with the shafts decorated with painted ornaments, fully preserved battle pick and a bow were buried in the coffin. Unexpectedly, the full-genomic analysis, showed that the individual was female. This fact opens a new aspect in the study of the social history of the Scythian society and perhaps brings us back to the myth of the Amazons, discussed by Herodotus. Of course, this discovery is unique in its preservation for the Scythian culture of Tuva and requires careful study and conservation.

Keywords: Tuva, Early Iron Age, early Scythian period, Aldy-Bel culture, barrow, burial in the coffin, mummy, full genome sequencing, aDNA

Information about authors: Marina Kilunovskaya (Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation). Candidate of Historical Sciences. Institute for the History of Material Culture of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Dvortsovaya Emb., 18, Saint Petersburg, 191186, Russian Federation E-mail: [email protected] Vladimir Semenov (Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation). Candidate of Historical Sciences. Institute for the History of Material Culture of the Russian Academy of Sciences. Dvortsovaya Emb., 18, Saint Petersburg, 191186, Russian Federation E-mail: [email protected] Varvara Busova  (Moscow, Russian Federation).  (Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation). Institute for the History of Material Culture of the Russian Academy of Sciences.  Dvortsovaya Emb., 18, Saint Petersburg, 191186, Russian Federation E-mail:  [email protected] Kharis Mustafin  (Moscow, Russian Federation). Candidate of Technical Sciences. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology.  Institutsky Lane, 9, Dolgoprudny, 141701, Moscow Oblast, Russian Federation E-mail:  [email protected] Irina Alborova  (Moscow, Russian Federation). Candidate of Biological Sciences. Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology.  Institutsky Lane, 9, Dolgoprudny, 141701, Moscow Oblast, Russian Federation E-mail:  [email protected] Alina Matzvai  (Moscow, Russian Federation). Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology.  Institutsky Lane, 9, Dolgoprudny, 141701, Moscow Oblast, Russian Federation E-mail:  [email protected]

Shopping Cart Items: 0 Cart Total: 0,00 € place your order

Price pdf version

student - 2,75 € individual - 3,00 € institutional - 7,00 €

Copyright В© 1999-2022. Stratum Publishing House

• Yekaterinburg
• Novosibirsk
• Vladivostok

• Tours to Russia
• Practicalities
• Russia in Lists

Rusmania • Deep into Russia

Out of the Centre

Savvino-storozhevsky monastery and museum.

Zvenigorod's most famous sight is the Savvino-Storozhevsky Monastery, which was founded in 1398 by the monk Savva from the Troitse-Sergieva Lavra, at the invitation and with the support of Prince Yury Dmitrievich of Zvenigorod. Savva was later canonised as St Sabbas (Savva) of Storozhev. The monastery late flourished under the reign of Tsar Alexis, who chose the monastery as his family church and often went on pilgrimage there and made lots of donations to it. Most of the monastery’s buildings date from this time. The monastery is heavily fortified with thick walls and six towers, the most impressive of which is the Krasny Tower which also serves as the eastern entrance. The monastery was closed in 1918 and only reopened in 1995. In 1998 Patriarch Alexius II took part in a service to return the relics of St Sabbas to the monastery. Today the monastery has the status of a stauropegic monastery, which is second in status to a lavra. In addition to being a working monastery, it also holds the Zvenigorod Historical, Architectural and Art Museum.

Belfry and Neighbouring Churches

Located near the main entrance is the monastery's belfry which is perhaps the calling card of the monastery due to its uniqueness. It was built in the 1650s and the St Sergius of Radonezh’s Church was opened on the middle tier in the mid-17th century, although it was originally dedicated to the Trinity. The belfry's 35-tonne Great Bladgovestny Bell fell in 1941 and was only restored and returned in 2003. Attached to the belfry is a large refectory and the Transfiguration Church, both of which were built on the orders of Tsar Alexis in the 1650s.  

To the left of the belfry is another, smaller, refectory which is attached to the Trinity Gate-Church, which was also constructed in the 1650s on the orders of Tsar Alexis who made it his own family church. The church is elaborately decorated with colourful trims and underneath the archway is a beautiful 19th century fresco.

Nativity of Virgin Mary Cathedral

The Nativity of Virgin Mary Cathedral is the oldest building in the monastery and among the oldest buildings in the Moscow Region. It was built between 1404 and 1405 during the lifetime of St Sabbas and using the funds of Prince Yury of Zvenigorod. The white-stone cathedral is a standard four-pillar design with a single golden dome. After the death of St Sabbas he was interred in the cathedral and a new altar dedicated to him was added.

Under the reign of Tsar Alexis the cathedral was decorated with frescoes by Stepan Ryazanets, some of which remain today. Tsar Alexis also presented the cathedral with a five-tier iconostasis, the top row of icons have been preserved.

Tsaritsa's Chambers

The Nativity of Virgin Mary Cathedral is located between the Tsaritsa's Chambers of the left and the Palace of Tsar Alexis on the right. The Tsaritsa's Chambers were built in the mid-17th century for the wife of Tsar Alexey - Tsaritsa Maria Ilinichna Miloskavskaya. The design of the building is influenced by the ancient Russian architectural style. Is prettier than the Tsar's chambers opposite, being red in colour with elaborately decorated window frames and entrance.

At present the Tsaritsa's Chambers houses the Zvenigorod Historical, Architectural and Art Museum. Among its displays is an accurate recreation of the interior of a noble lady's chambers including furniture, decorations and a decorated tiled oven, and an exhibition on the history of Zvenigorod and the monastery.

Palace of Tsar Alexis

The Palace of Tsar Alexis was built in the 1650s and is now one of the best surviving examples of non-religious architecture of that era. It was built especially for Tsar Alexis who often visited the monastery on religious pilgrimages. Its most striking feature is its pretty row of nine chimney spouts which resemble towers.

Plan your next trip to Russia

Ready-to-book tours.

Your holiday in Russia starts here. Choose and book your tour to Russia.

REQUEST A CUSTOMISED TRIP

Looking for something unique? Create the trip of your dreams with the help of our experts.