-
North
Showcases the settlement of the Kola peninsula, the history of science in the region and the culture of Kolas indigenous population – the Sami.
-
Museum of Perm Prehistory
The archaeological collection sometimes has objects in the Perm animal style of metal casting supplementing those in the Perm Regional Museum.
-
Penates
The home of Ilya Repin in his later years, this house and small estate is now a museum and park, and its a pleasant day trip any time of year.
-
Bereginya
Bereginya displays and sells a range of folk crafts and organises all manner of masterclasses – from making clay toys to traditional weaving.
-
All
Worthwhile museum covering the history of the region and includes frescoes, religious relics and archaeological finds from the Upper Volga region.
-
Nikolski Skete
For a great picnic site, stroll about 20 minutes north of the Transfiguration Monastery to the quaint, heptagonal bell tower of Nikolski Skete.
-
National Theatre
The distinctive white concrete National Theatre slightly oriental wooden flourishes make it the city’s most architecturally distinctive building.
-
Georgenburg Stud Farm
Tranken horses have been bred here since 1812; its also the location of the Georgenburg Cup, typically held over the second weekend in September.
-
Black Mosque
The Black Mosque was erected by Bukhara merchants in 1816 and destroyed by the Bolsheviks in 1939; it is currently being rebuilt from the remaining ruins.
-
AS Pushkin Museum
Contains various exhibits relating to Russias ubiquitous Pushkin, including doodles done by the great man himself that evoke local 19th century scenes.
-
St George’s Church
The colourful St George’s Church , another crafts gallery, dates from 1658.
-
Chekhov Statue
On the riverbank, opposite Slavyansky Bazar restaurant, this cheeky Chekhov statue was sculpted in bronze for the 400th anniversary of the city’s founding.
-
State Kremlin Palace
The bombastic marble, glass and concrete State Kremlin Palace, built between 1960 and 1961 for Communist Party congresses, is now home to the Kremlin Ballet .
-
Urals Military History Museum
Worthwhile for buffs, this military museum has two halls, one dedicated to the Urals Volunteer Tank Corp. In the yard is a collection of tanks and planes.
-
Kartinnaya Gallery
On the grounds of an 12th-century monastery, this gallery ouses a noteworthy selection of paintings and scultpures of artists who spent time in Staraya Russa.
-
Church of John the Baptist
Marking the north end of the village, this blue onion-domed church dates from 1695 and is pretty as a picture with a colourful iconostasis and frescoes.
-
Chinese Pavilion
Also known as the Chinese Village, this assembly of buildings was commissioned by Catherine the Great during the craze for Chinoiserie in the late 18th century.
-
Yaroslavl Art Museum
The restored former governor’s mansion now showcases 18th- to 20th-century Russian art with a large hall dedicated to impressionist Konstantin Korovin.
-
Tolstoy Statue
Local wags have it that the writer – celebrated here in a huge statue – was on his way to the vodka factory that once housed in the nearby brick building.
-
Hospital Chambers & St Nicholas Church
The combined Hospital Chambers and St Nicholas Church is just east of the cathedral group. St Nicholas is one of Suzdal’s own fine small 18th-century churches.
Total
1113 -travel
FirstPage PreviousPage NextPage LastPage CurrentPage:
18/56 20-travel/Page GoTo Page:
