Tver
From the capital to St. Many people traveling to St. Petersburg skip Tver, and to no avail. The city is 12 years older than Moscow and could have become an alternative capital of Russia in the Middle Ages. One of the striking attractions is the Imperial Travel Palace, built in the 18th century for the rest of members of the imperial family. Currently, the monument has been restored and houses a regional art gallery with works by such famous masters as Levitan, Grabar, Shchukin, Serov and Venetsianov.
View of Tver city
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What remains of the ancient heritage of a large commercial city is the historical development of the city center with its pedestrianized Trekhsvyatskaya Street. Beautiful views also open from the Volga embankments. Not far from the Afanasy Nikitin embankment, the Tver Museum of Life is located in the buildings of two commercial estates.
Fans of industrial architecture can explore the town of Morozovsky (aka Proletarka), which consists of about 50 buildings in neo-Gothic style, built for the famous Russian entrepreneurs Morozovs in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Distance to Moscow – 200 km.
Pskov
Many attractions have been preserved in one of the oldest cities in Russia, founded in the 10th century. In the historical center you can see the Kremlin, ancient chambers of commerce and ancient temples. The Straight Tower, which is part of the Kremlin fortress structure and has been known since 1500, is open to visitors. In the center of the castle is the Trinity Cathedral, in front of which is the veche square. In the past, important problems were solved here, for example, mayoral elections were held. (city leaders).
Pskov Kremlin and Trinity Cathedral on the banks of the Velikaya River in Pskov
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30 km from Pskov is ancient Izborsk, where a 14th-century fortress has been preserved, which served to protect the western borders of Russia. On the way from Moscow to Pskov, it makes sense to deviate from the route and visit the village of Pushkinskie Gory – the poet’s museum is located here.
Distance to Moscow – 630 km.
Ivanovo
Ivanovo is known as an important center of the textile industry, but from a tourist point of view it is a reserve of constructivism. A shiphouse, a horseshoe house, a bird school and an avant-garde station built in 1933; All these buildings from the avant-garde period can be found in this city.
View of the city of Ivanovo
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The regional art museum has a collection of paintings by Russian avant-garde masters, including Kazimir Malevich and Alexander Rodchenko. Ivanovo Calico Museum opened in 2022 after restoration. You can see weaving looms and fabric samples from different periods in the exhibition.
Distance to Moscow – 300 km.
Ryazan
The first buildings on the territory of the current Ryazan Kremlin appeared in the 11th century. The city used to be called Pereyaslavl-Ryazansky. Currently, it has preserved the architectural ensemble created in the 17th century, when Catherine II Ryazan was subjected to large-scale reconstruction.
Monument to the poet Sergei Yesenin in Ryazan
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The main attractions of the Kremlin are the Assumption Cathedral and the 83-meter-high Cathedral Bell Tower. One of the most interesting buildings in Ryazan is the building of the Noble Assembly Summer Club, built in 1905 from wood with openwork carvings.
Another interesting architectural ensemble is the Trade City, built in the mid-fifties and originally intended to host a regional agricultural, industrial and construction exhibition. Ryazan VDNH, which gradually fell into disrepair, was restored in 2023.
In Ryazan there is a museum-estate of the world famous scientist and physiologist Ivan Pavlov. The name of the poet Sergei Yesenin, born in the village of Konstantinovo, 40 km from the city, is also inextricably linked with Ryazan. The museum reserve includes the house in which Yesenin was born and the building of the zemstvo school where he studied. The poet’s personal belongings are exhibited in the museum, and the school portrays an early 20th-century classroom. There are picturesque views from the steep bank of the Oka.
Distance to Moscow – 200 km.
Moore
One of the oldest cities in Russia and the birthplace of the epic hero Ilya Muromets, it was a border city until the 16th century, but developed as a trading city after the conquest of Kazan by Ivan the Terrible. The ancient Spaso-Preobrazhensky Monastery, founded in the 11th century, has been preserved in Murom.
Spaso-Preobrazhensky Monastery in Murom
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In the 1860s, Murom became the first city in the Vladimir province to have a water supply system. The city has preserved a water tower from those times. The modern symbol of the city is the Cable-Stayed Bridge, built in 2009.
Distance to Moscow – 310 km.
Veliky Novgorod
The main square of the city is Sofia Square, where the regional government buildings and the Museum of Fine Arts are located, located in the historical building of the Assembly of Nobility. The Novgorod Kremlin ensemble is included in the UNESCO World Heritage List. There are four museums inside, including the Literary Museum, the Government Building and the Directions Room, built in the Gothic style.
View of Novgorod Kremlin from above
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On the right bank of the Volkhov River, opposite the Kremlin, is Yaroslav’s Dvorishche. It is believed that the famous Novgorod trade took place here, where merchants from Hanseatic cities gathered. In 1862 in Novgorod, the Rurikovichs II. The monument “Millennium of Russia” was erected, telling about the history of the country until Alexander.
Distance to Moscow – 530 km.
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Source: Gazeta
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