Bogoroditse-Tikhonovsky Monastery (Tyunino)

Tyunino is a village of the late 17th century on the left bank of the Don, founded by Fyodor Tyunin, a service man from Yelets, on lands taken from monastery holdings. In 1814 the Bogoroditse-Tikhonovsky convent was founded here — the village's main sight. Tyunino adjoins Zadonsk to the north, with the federal M-4 'Don' highway passing to the south. The monastery is named after Tikhon of Zadonsk — the saint whose relics rest in neighbouring Zadonsk; the cloister continues the town's pilgrimage theme. Today the convent works, is being rebuilt and welcomes visitors who observe its rules. For a traveller, Tyunino fits a single route with Zadonsk: a monastic day — two cloisters, the Don and a few unhurried kilometres between them.