Mike Telis

Nice quiet place, but quite small and a lot of it fenced

It's a nice quiet park overlooking the Moscow river. A pond, several playgrounds. My favorite is Filyovskaya nab (embankment along the river) on the edge of the park.

I'm jogging in this park every day.

Spectacular views from the mountain top. Monastery has been closed for a long time, but the place is clean, in good order. If you decide to drive up, beware of windy, narrow road with a number of blind turns. No guard rails on the sides, either.

Monastic cells are half-buried. You'll be walking on the roof of the cells. Step down and around the "building" and take a pick thru a narrow windows. It's possible to go downstairs and get inside the cells if you wish and you dare.