A lot has already been written about the extraordinary beauty of this place, so I will focus on the technical details, the knowledge of which will help you fully enjoy this beauty and grandeur.
To fully explore the entire complex, you need to set aside a whole day for the trip.
If you go with a tour, then according to my observations, different companies offer approximately the same content and cost of excursions.
When choosing, it is very important to pay attention to details.
For example, for the same price, one company will simply take you to the monastery by bus, and the other will take you to the foot of the mountain, from where you will take the train to the monastery along a road laid among the most picturesque countryside.
To avoid queues, loss of time and have time to look at the Madonna before the start of the morning service, choose excursions (or plan an independent trip) with an early departure (you need to catch the train that leaves from the foot of the mountain at 9:15, in extreme cases, at 9:35), then until 10:30 you can get to the Madonna, and there will be a lot of time to inspect the entire complex.
And yet, visually, the distance from the monastery to the Cross of St. Michael seems to be large, but in fact, my daughter and I climbed in 12 minutes at a quick pace.
To fully explore the entire complex, you need to set aside a whole day for the trip.
If you go with a tour, then according to my observations, different companies offer approximately the same content and cost of excursions.
When choosing, it is very important to pay attention to details.
For example, for the same price, one company will simply take you to the monastery by bus, and the other will take you to the foot of the mountain, from where you will take the train to the monastery along a road laid among the most picturesque countryside.
To avoid queues, loss of time and have time to look at the Madonna before the start of the morning service, choose excursions (or plan an independent trip) with an early departure (you need to catch the train that leaves from the foot of the mountain at 9:15, in extreme cases, at 9:35), then until 10:30 you can get to the Madonna, and there will be a lot of time to inspect the entire complex.
And yet, visually, the distance from the monastery to the Cross of St. Michael seems to be large, but in fact, my daughter and I climbed in 12 minutes at a quick pace.
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