D53 - Nilov Monastery

AUG02 - Day53 - Seliger Lake - Km4770

Anar de compres no es cosa facil aqui. El poble a l'altre costat de la nostra illa te una botiga petita i s'ha de caminar mes d'1 hora per arribar-hi. L'altre lloc es l'illa del davant, on hi ha el monestir de Nil i que esta connectada per un pont a la carretera principal. Sant Nil (1594) va arribar aqui en busca de tranquilitat i va fundar aquest monestir que avui en dia es lloc de peregrinacio. No obstant, durant la segona guerra mundial es va convertir en en camp de presoners de guerra que va arribar a acollir fins a 7000 soldats polonesos. Per nosaltres la unica manera d'arribar-hi es per aigua i remant perque no tenim cap barca amb motor, nomes son 500 metres pero si fa vent pot ser una tasca bastant dura. Jo nomes hi vaig estar 2 vegades en 12 dies, la primera vegada per visitar el monestir i la segona per comprar begudes per una festa.
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The other main place to go shopping (mainly beer and vodka because the food is provided for free in the camp) is Stolbnyi Island, the home of the beautiful Nilov Monastery, founded by Saint Nilus in 1594 when he was looking for a quiet place. It is now a pilgrimage place but was used a camp for war prisoners during the WWII. It's an island connected to the mainland by one bridge. For us, to go there from our little island, we need to take a boat and cross about 500m, which can be really tough on a windy day, we do not have any motor boat. I was there only 2 times in 12 days, first time to visit the monastery and the second time shopping with the young guys.
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