St. George Monastery at Cape Fiolent.

the time allotted for inspection tourist facility  1:00

Getting Out ​​of Sevastopol  
- 0m area of ​​50 th anniversary of the Soviet Union to Cape Fiolent a bus number 19.   Should go off at "St George's Monastery ."   Then - follow the signs to the gates of the monastery.   Travel time - 40 minutes.  
- From the public transport "5-km highway Balaklava" and "Square of the 50th anniversary of the USSR," sent a shuttle bus number 3.   Should go off at "St George's Monastery."   Travel time - 25 minutes from the area of ​​the 50th anniversary of the Soviet Union and 10 minutes from 5-km Balaklav-sky highway.  
- From the Square of the 50th anniversary of the USSR on the street to go to Vakulenchuk Fiolentovskoe highway.   According to it, move to the St. George Monastery.   Distance - 20 kilometers.   5-km highway Balaklava move in the direction of the city cemetery to the junction with Highway Fiolentovskoe.   Turn left and follow to St. George Monastery.   Distance - 10 kilometers.  
- The car can be parked near the bus stop or on the roadside.   They Balaclava  
- Summer in Jasper beach from the pier on the waterfront walk Nazukin cruise boats.  

St. Georgipsky monastery  - one of the oldest in the Crimea.   The monastery was founded in  891 year.  

There are several theories about the origin of the word "Fiolent" As one of the name, this place name in Greek means "God's country."   On the other, the name comes from the Turkic "felenk" - slope for launching vessels on the water.   Also, the word "felenk" translates as "Tiger's cape." This name will exchange the geological structure of the cape which forms the alternating light and dark soil - the sedimentary and volcanic origin

A large part of the old buildings of the monastery complex is located in the rented Russian Black Sea Fleet.   Church handed over only the lower part of the monastery adjacent to the sea.   A monastery bell tower, temple of the Holy Exaltation, the graves of the monastery XVIII-XIX centuries are still outside the monastery.   In 2005, the military unit a  monument  was erected Apostle Andrew.   According to legend, here in Cape Fiolent, the Apostle first set foot on the Crimean land, where he later preached the gospel.  

The monastery  church of St. George  operates, built in 1814, I in style of Russian classicism.   On Friday, Saturday and Sunday services are held here.