Vitoslavlitsy is an architectural and natural reserve in which various types of preserved wooden churches are assembled: the hipped octagon on the quadrangle, the Church of the Assumption from Kuritsk (1595), the cross on the basement with three altars, the Nativity of the Virgin from the village of Peredki (1531), the tiered temple of Nikola from the High Island (1767) and the Kola - from the village of Tuchola (1688) .A total of 22 monuments are located on the territory .Once, in the 12th century, here, on the road between Novgorod and St. George's Monastery, was the village of Vitoslavlitsy .Nearby - Panteleimonov, Blagoveshchensky, Arkazhsky and many other small monasteries .

Peasant hut in Vitoslavlitsy

The tiered temple of Nikola

Church of the Nativity of the Virgin

There is now no village, no some monasteries (only Blagoveshchensky remained), but there were lakes, channels - that historical landscape, which turned out to be so attractive that in 1960s this place was chosen to create an open-air museum. Here, from the territory of the whole region, they brought in buildings that were in poor condition. Behind the fence among the trees are the tents and domes of churches and bell-chalks.

How to get here

You can get there by buses No. 7, No. 7a or by fixed-route taxis from the bus station of Veliky Novgorod; Opening hours: 10: 00-18: 00 (in the winter until 17:00), exposure in the huts - up to 17 hours, day off - Wednesday; In the autumn-winter period, all the exposition buildings, except the log hut from the village of Ryshevo, are closed.

Entertainment and exposition in Vitoslavlitsy

On the threshold of the hut you will be met by the hostess in a suit typical for the Novgorod village of the last century, smiling and talking. It will show the yard and garden, hayloft and stall for cattle, explain the purpose of all objects. On the gallery near the master's house you will be offered souvenirs from birch bark and wood, will show how to work with these materials.

Twice a year, at Christmas and Trinity, in Vitoslavlitsy holidays are arranged. In winter, they roll from ice slides and sleighs, songs are played, ritual performances are played out. In summer, the festival gathers folk groups from all over the region. On the playgrounds, children and adults learn "stilts", "giant steps", play "ryuhi" and "grandmas", pull the rope. Nearby - fair: weaving of birch bark, carving and painting on wood, hand weaving, clay toy-whistle. Often the holiday ends with a concert of bell music.

Interior of a peasant's hut

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In the attic of a peasant hut, Vitoslavlitsy

The mill, Vitoslavlitsy

Facade of the hut, Vitoslavlitsy

Reviews about Vitoslavlitsy (1)

Evaluation 8

The Museum of Fine Buildings from Wood. November 19, 2014

Vlad128

was here in August 2013

Very close to the Novgorod the Great, just four kilometers south of the city's borders, is an interesting visit to the exposition, representing the wooden architecture of the northern regions of Russia, mainly the Novgorod region.
Since the passage to the banks of Lake Ilmen, namely to the Pereyn Skete and St. Yuriev Monastery, still passes this complex of monuments "in the open air" with the unusual Old Slavonic name "Vitoslavlitsy", then visiting these places is better ... Read the whole review