The folk arts centre is on the grounds of the former 15th-century Zverin Monastery (Зверин-Покровский монастырь). The craft shop sells exquisitely woven dresses, dolls and hats. Ask the local tourist office to call in advance if you’d like to participate in two-hour workshops (from R700 for less than six people) on producing Russian crafts, including amulet making, birch-bark crafts and textiles.
Also on the monastery grounds is the tiny Church of St Simeon , which contains very colourful frescoes that form a religious calendar.
