Tourist Attractions & Sightseeing

The church, dedicated to the legendary 11th century saint, one of the greatest in Russian Orthodox Church, itself is a 1859 finished humble wooden building hidden in the trees at a small hill. Nearby the church there are mounds from the 13th century res...

Äksi as a place having a church was first mentioned in 1443. As usual – due to wars, lightning or other calamities – the first building has long gone, burnt. Though the current look originates from the year 1889 it still bears earlier construction...

The guild house of John’s quarter has been in the same place from Medieval years. Handicraftsmen of 64 different arts gathered under its trusteeship. Nowadays there are 21 arts represented in the guild. Visitors can observe the very process of ...