The charm of the Russian province

The city just recently celebrated its 800-year anniversary and during your stay you can get acquainted with its rich history and ancient architecture. The main attraction is the Kremlin, it was built at the beginning of the sixteenth century as a military fortress, nowadays it is a unique open-air museum. The city is a large industrial, cultural and transport center of the Middle Volga and used to be known as "the pocket" of Russia thanks to the world-famous Fair.

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Nizhny Novgorod is called the “Volga capital”. The city was founded in 1221 as a fortress on the right bank of the Volga river at the place where it merged with the Oka river. The city is rich in architectural monuments. This is the Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin, on the territory of which there is the Archangel Cathedral, the existing Annunciation and Pechersky Monasteries, the Christmas Church, Alexander Nevsky Cathedral and many other monuments. The city is a large industrial, cultural and transport center of the Middle Volga.

Chkalovsk was founded in the XII century by the son of Yuri Dolgoruky, Prince Vasily, and was called Vasileva Sloboda.

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Chkalovsk was founded in the XII century by the son of Yuri Dolgoruky, Prince Vasily, and was called Vasileva Sloboda. People there were engaged in various crafts, and especially pottery was developed. The village of Vasilevo was renamed to Chkalovsk only in August 1937, a record flight to the United States through the North Pole, which performed the famous fellow countryman V.P. Chkalov.

Once a thriving merchant town, today Kineshma is a popular place to visit. Much of the original architecture remains in perfect condition, giving people a sense of what life used to be like.

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Kineshma is a city (since 1777) in the Ivanovo region of Russia. In 2010, the city was included into the list of historical settlements of federal significance. Initially, Kineshma was a small settlement, the inhabitants of which were engaged in fishing for themselves and the sovereign; then it grew and formed a posad. In one of its parts, the Yamskaya Sloboda (later Zarechye or Turuntaevka), coachmen lived, whose lineage came from Turuntai Pronsky and belonged to the armored boyars class. At the beginning of the 20th century, traces of an earthen rampart and a dry moat remained intact. Kineshma is known for its factory buildings of the 19th century, many of which are still working and give a special charm to city landscapes.

Yaroslavl is the unofficial capital of the Golden Ring of Russia and the oldest city on the Volga with a history of more than 1000 years.

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Yaroslavl is the unofficial capital of the Golden Ring of Russia and the oldest city on the Volga with a history of more than 1000 years. Many attractions are a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The city is famous for examples of ancient Russian architecture, magnificent landscapes of the Volga and unique museums. The famous Russian poet N. A. Nekrasov spent his childhood in Yaroslavl. Today Yaroslavl is a large industrial center.

Kostroma is one of the ancient cities included in Russia’s famous Golden Ring.

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Kostroma is an ancient city in Central Russia on the Volga, included in the Golden Ring route. According to the legend, it was in the Kostroma lands where the heroine of Russian fairy tales was born - the Snow Maiden. One of the most significant sights of Kostroma is the Ipatiev Monastery, where on March 14, 1613 the Romanov dynasty was elected by Zemsky Cathedral to rule the kingdom.

Plyos is situated high above the riverbanks, and is known as the ‘Jewel of the Volga’.

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The “Jewel” of the Volga, the city of Plyos, since 1410 it has been situated on the high slopes of the right bank, which rises here by almost 80 meters. The river in these places for 20 km has a straight channel - "plyos", and therefore the fortress got its name. It is here where the famous Russian artist I. Levitan lived and painted over 200 paintings.

The city just recently celebrated its 800-year anniversary and during your stay you can get acquainted with its rich history and ancient architecture. The main attraction is the Kremlin, it was built at the beginning of the sixteenth century as a military fortress, nowadays it is a unique open-air museum. The city is a large industrial, cultural and transport center of the Middle Volga and used to be known as "the pocket" of Russia thanks to the world-famous Fair.

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Nizhny Novgorod is called the “Volga capital”. The city was founded in 1221 as a fortress on the right bank of the Volga river at the place where it merged with the Oka river. The city is rich in architectural monuments. This is the Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin, on the territory of which there is the Archangel Cathedral, the existing Annunciation and Pechersky Monasteries, the Christmas Church, Alexander Nevsky Cathedral and many other monuments. The city is a large industrial, cultural and transport center of the Middle Volga.