Local favourite church · Orhei District, Moldova
Pestera Monastery
Mănăstirea Rupestră Peștera
Pestera Monastery is a church in Orhei District, Moldova.
Pestera Monastery: crowds and conditions
Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.
Status options for this church: Open, normal crowd · Very crowded today · Festival / special day · Closed today.
Best time to visit Pestera Monastery
Season: Year-round; Christmas and Easter week are busiest.
Busiest days: Sunday services; Christmas, Good Friday and Easter.
Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun packed.
How to reach Pestera Monastery — distance from nearby cities
Coordinates: 47.30293, 28.96788. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.
Places to visit near Pestera Monastery
- Orheiul Vechi · fort · Orhei District · ~1 km · Must-see
- Remains of the Governor Palace · fort · Orhei District · ~1 km · Must-see
- Biserica romano-catolică · church · Orhei District · ~17 km · Must-see
- Biserica Sf. Dumitru (sec.XVII) · church · Orhei District · ~17 km · Must-see
- Monumentul lui Vasile Lupu · fort · Orhei District · ~17 km · Must-see
- Parcul Conaculul familiei Șalari · park · Criuleni District · ~18 km · Must-see
- All Saints Church · church · Administrative-territorial units of the left bank of Nistru · ~18 km · Must-see
- Peștera Surprizelor · cave · Criuleni District · ~20 km · Must-see
- Orhei National Park · sanctuary · Orhei District · ~21 km · Must-see
- Casa-muzeu ”Alexandru Donici” · museum · Orhei District · ~28 km · Must-see
- Manastirea Curchi · Buddhist site · Orhei District · ~30 km · Must-see
- Ghidighici Reservoir · lake · Chișinău Municipality · ~37 km · Must-see
- Monument to Nizami Ganjavi · fort · Chișinău Municipality · ~38 km · Must-see
- Biserica Buna Vestire · church · Chișinău Municipality · ~39 km · Must-see
- Biserica „Acoperământul Maicii Domnului” · church · Chișinău Municipality · ~39 km · Must-see
- Biserica armenească apostolică Sf. Maica Domnului · church · Chișinău Municipality · ~40 km · Must-see
- Alexander Pushkin Historic House Museum · fort · Chișinău Municipality · ~40 km · Must-see
- Monument to the Victims of the Jewish Ghetto · fort · Chișinău Municipality · ~40 km · Must-see
Other churches near Pestera Monastery
- Biserica romano-catolică · church · Orhei District · ~17 km · Must-see
- Biserica Sf. Dumitru (sec.XVII) · church · Orhei District · ~17 km · Must-see
- All Saints Church · church · Administrative-territorial units of the left bank of Nistru · ~18 km · Must-see
- Biserica Buna Vestire · church · Chișinău Municipality · ~39 km · Must-see
- Biserica „Acoperământul Maicii Domnului” · church · Chișinău Municipality · ~39 km · Must-see
- Biserica armenească apostolică Sf. Maica Domnului · church · Chișinău Municipality · ~40 km · Must-see
- Biserica Sfântul Ierarh Nicolae · church · Chișinău Municipality · ~40 km · Must-see
- Cathedral of Divine Providence · church · Chișinău Municipality · ~40 km · Must-see
- Transfiguration Church · church · Chișinău Municipality · ~40 km · Must-see
- Biserica Sfântul Mucenic Haralambie · church · Chișinău Municipality · ~40 km · Must-see
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Frequently asked
Is Pestera Monastery open today?
No visitor has reported the service & crowd status for Pestera Monastery yet. Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Busiest: Sunday services; Christmas, Good Friday and Easter.
What is the best time to visit Pestera Monastery?
Year-round; Christmas and Easter week are busiest. Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.
What are the places to visit near Pestera Monastery?
Nearby: Orheiul Vechi (fort, 1 km), Remains of the Governor Palace (fort, 1 km), Biserica romano-catolică (church, 17 km), Biserica Sf. Dumitru (sec.XVII) (church, 17 km), Monumentul lui Vasile Lupu (fort, 17 km), Parcul Conaculul familiei Șalari (park, 18 km).