Sekirnaya Hill. St. Ascension Skete
All year
Bus trip
Lasting 3 hours
Description: This is a bus tour to the Sekirnaya Hill - one of the highest points of the Big Solovetsky Island from which top an unforgettable view to the Northern part of the Solovki and the White Sea opens up. The visitors will be told about the history of the functional St. Ascension skete and about the monastery buildings of the XIX century after the restoration: the boulder bath, the well, the unique Church of the Ascension with the lighthouse. During the prison camp period inside the church building there was a punishment cell for men with very harsh conditions.
Notice: the distance between the village and the Sekirnaya hill (11 km) is covering by bus with the maximum capacity of 25 people. The skete is functional and the visitors shall keep rules of the skete and shall be dressed in a proper way.