Plyos: a pearl on the Volga and a climatic resort
A small picturesque Russian city on the Volga River is loved by many travelers and tourists.
Plyos is called variously: the emerald of the north, the Golden Plyos, the Little Russian Paradise.
"Russian Switzerland" called him revolutionary and Soviet statesman Anatoly Lunacharsky, journalist Konstantin Fedin belongs to the definition of "Russian gem".
Plyos is said to be a beautiful open-air museum. Here it is customary to leisurely walk along the embankment, climb the Cathedral Mountain and Mount Levitan to admire the Volga and enjoy the extraordinary silence and tranquility.
It is worth walking through the famous birch grove, which was immortalized by the artist Isaac Levitan, he worked on the landscape in 1885-1889, now the picture is stored in the Tretyakov Gallery.
The monument to Isaac Levitan (sculptor N.V. Dydykin) is located next to the museum of the master of the Russian landscape. The second sculpture dedicated to the artist was installed in 2012 on Mount Levitan.
Plyos is said to be the “Mecca of Russian Artists”: following the example of I. I. Levitan, great masters of landscape A. K. Savrasov, V. D. Polenov, I. I. Shishkin came to the city in search of inspiration.
Museums and galleries of Plyos: Home Museum of Decorative Glass, Landscape Museum, I.I. Levitan House-Museum, Museum Center of Archaeologist P. Travkin, Exhibition Complex "Present Places", Gallery "Exhibition Hall on the Embankment".
The city has preserved stone merchant mansions of the XVIII-XX centuries, for example, Sobolev House, Novozhilov House, Podgornov merchants House, Groshev House, Tikhomirov House and others.
Charming sculptures of Plyos: on the embankment "sitting" cat Fly, and "resting" dacha in the image of a lady of the XIX century. The city has the only monument in the world to Prince Vasily I, the son of Dmitry Donskoy.
In 2009, a monument to the city was erected on Nikolskaya Street, in 2011 - the figure of Botsman at the guest house.
Plyos has an amazing location on the mountainous right bank of the Volga River, here it is equally good to relax in winter and summer.
In summer, vacationers have access to clean sandy beaches, boat or boat trips, exciting and productive fishing, collecting berries and mushrooms, sports festivals.
In winter - fresh air, sparkling snow, fun skiing and sledding, family vacation at the Milovka ski complex (Sweet Mountain).
In the sanatorium, tourist centers, holiday houses Plyos guests come from all over the country at any time of the year.
The therapeutic profile of medical institutions: diseases of the nervous system, respiratory organs, digestion, bone system and other health issues.
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Text: Pauline M.
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