Gornensky monastery

A search for an ancient road leads to an unexpected discovery

By Viktoria / January 7, 2022 July 23, 2022

What happens when you plan to raid a monastery but instead find yourself on hunt for an ancient road and discover a hobbit hole in he middle of the forest.

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A Monastery, Murder and a Forgotten Tower – Gornensky Monastery

By Viktoria / May 9, 2021 July 28, 2022

Nestled amongst the hills on the outskirts of Jerusalem stands a relic of Russian architecture embedded in the local history, the Gornensky monastery. Join me in a tale about a devout Victorian era scholar and nuns, as I unveil a morbid murder mystery that occurred between the walls of the Gornensky monastery and through it marvel at the beauty of the region.