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Attractions in Russia - Gremyachy Klyuch waterfall, Sergiev Posad

Waterfall Gremyachy key is a place of pilgrimage for many believers. A large number of tourists come here to get acquainted with local sights.

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Sergiev Posad (photo of which is usually placedon advertising booklets) is located in close proximity to the Gremyachy Klyuch waterfall, which is the main attraction of these places. At present, a large number of people make an annual pilgrimage to these places. Also here comes a large number of ordinary tourists who are interested in various historical monuments. Mass gathering of people at the waterfall can be seen on religious holidays. The main of such holidays is Baptism. On this day a lot of people come to the waterfall Gremyachy key (Sergiev Posad) to bathe in the holy spring, which is pre-consecrated by representatives of the church.

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Sources located at the waterfall are completelycultivated. People built stairs near them, set up benches, etc. To the springs located near the Gremyachy Klyuch waterfall (Sergiev Posad), gutters are running along which water flows. It flows into specially assigned containers that look like the heads of fairy-tale monsters. Of these tanks, those who wish can draw water. Not far from this place there are buildings made of natural wood. For visitors there are always open bathhouses, with equipped changing rooms and rest rooms. The main bathhouse according to its external data resembles the church. Between the baths are laid trails, laid out by boards, to exclude the possibility of injury to people in case of accidental fall. For the faithful people a chapel is built in which they can quietly pray.

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The complex of these buildings is ancienta monument of architecture. In order for visitors to get to the bathing grounds, open at the Gremyachy Klyuch waterfall (Sergiev Posad), you should cross the Vondiga River. Until recently, the main buildings were located on the right side of the river, and on the left side you could see a wooden lodge next to which there was a building of a wooden church. In the shed, which was located not far from the descent to the baths, you could purchase different containers for water from local sources

To date, everything has changed heredue to large-scale construction and ennobling of the surrounding area. Not far from the baths there was a garden, which is planted with seedlings of various fruit trees. The only thing that has not been touched by the change is the road that leads from the roadway to the sources. Under adverse weather conditions, this road becomes completely impassable. At the side of the road usually accumulates a large number of road transport, since to the sources themselves, visitors get on foot. In the middle of the way for tourists there is a place for rest, where they can relax and refresh themselves. You can get to this parking place by car, but only one that is able to move in extreme conditions and overcome various obstacles.

The road from the parking lot to the source is fairly flat. The main part of it passes through the field, and the other - through a local semi-abandoned village. Near the waterfall Gremyachy Key (Sergiev Posad) there are two villages called Vzglyadnevo and Botovo. You can find out more exact information by calling directly to the administration of this tourist complex, dialing the code (Sergiev Posad) of the city before the phone number.

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