Taraskovo — Holy Source of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker

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In the pilgrimage routes associated with the Taraskovo area, the Holy Source of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker (Taraskovo) is mentioned. The Trinity Monastery, on the outside, on the northeastern corner, in a small wooden overlay chapel is a well consecrated in honor of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker.

Pilgrims are advised to check in advance the possibility of travel and access to water on the selected date.

How to Get There

Landmark is Tarascovo. Personal transport from Yekaterinburg on the route Moscow tract - Pervouralsk - Bilimbay - Yelani - Pochinok - Taraskovo. From Bilimbay to Tarascovo about 30 km to the northeast. By public transport from Yekaterinburg on the next electric train to Nizhny Tagil, to Murzinka station, then by bus to Taraskovo village or to Kalinovo station, then on foot, from the platform (directly opposite the station canopy) to the left, to the forest, there is a path along which you need to walk about 3 kilometers west to the village of Taraskovo. With the help of the diocesan Pilgrimage Department, which every month organizes several day bus trips to Taraskovo, to the miraculous icon and numerous springs in the vicinity of the village. For navigation, use the coordinates 57.124167, 60.066111.