Rest in the Kama region

Travel lovers know that in every major city for sure there should be hiking tours, such as in Perm Green and Red lines or all sorts of excursions in Yekaterinburg, Moscow, St. Petersburg. But if the problem with megacities is solved and each search engine will give out route schemes, then what about provincial towns? After all, sometimes it is in remote and county cities that there are unique “paths”, which can be interesting if not for everyone, then for most.

In the east of the Perm Territory, at the foot of the Arinina Mountain, the city of Chusovaya is cozy. A small town with Olympic and sporting fame and endless tourist resources. Who among the self-respecting tourists has not rafted on the Chusovaya River? And what to say about a unique ethnographic park of the history of the river with a recreated village of peasant life of the XIX - early XX centuries.

Along with other objects of the tourist show, recently added another - the first walking tour route "Line Astafiev".

Viktor Petrovich Astafiev is a famous Russian writer, whose writer’s dawn just fell on the period of residence in the city of Chusovoy. The first story “Civilian Man” was written in one of the buildings of the post-war Chusovoy. The route through the life of the writer is a great opportunity not only to walk around the city, but also to get acquainted with the work of Astafiev himself.

12 objects - and almost all of the old city you explored. Among the ordinary points of the route for experienced travelers in the likeness of the Station Square or the Museum House, there are also places that are breathtaking.

A fascinating view opens at the confluence of three rivers - Vilva, Usva and Chusovaya. It was on that place that the house of Astafiev’s close friend, Alexander Shirinkin, stood, and this place is displayed on the city’s coat of arms.

The end point of the route is St. Nicholas spring. This is the last residence of the writer in the city of Chusovoy. Now there is a mini-complex with the ability to collect spring water, relax and breathe fresh air.

Distances between objects can not say that large, but still, for ease of movement, I advise you to book a tour with bus escort. Although it is quite possible to do and “their two”, and even refuse the services of a guide, markers give exhaustive information about the places of stay, and even then it becomes possible to make a route yourself, simultaneously eliminating remote or not quite interesting places, or vice versa, add new points in the route. Particularly popular among residents and guests of the city is the so-called "balcony" - a high point on Mount Arkhipovka, which is just not far from the initial coordinates of the excursion along the Astafiev Line. This is a favorite place of couples in love, photographers and simply not indifferent to beautiful views of people. From this height there is a view of the city, the railway and the most important pearl - the Chusovaya River.

But if you choose the option with an escort, you will be told not only about the life of the writer, but also about the fate of the city in the postwar period. The tour is designed for an hour, the guides are the staff of the city library, in the building of which, by the way, one of the points of the route is located. The cost of visiting 200 rubles, for groups of more than 10 persons, an additional fee of 20 rubles per person is charged. To get to the city is possible in various ways - by train, train, bus or by your own way. The city is waiting for new faces! Nice routes and unforgettable impressions! Tourism in the Kama region is open to you.

Author of the text: Karina Razumovskaya