Excursion to Yoshkar - Ola - the capital of Mari El.

The city was founded in 1584 to suppress uprisings after the accession of the Kazan Khanate as a fortress "Tsarev city on the Kokshag River" - Tsarevokokshaysk. Until 1919 it was a county town of Kazan province. In Soviet times it became the capital of the MASSR. Especially actively the city was built up in 1950-60 and 1970-80, acquiring new unique features. In 2007, the development of the embankment of the Malaya Kokshaga River in the Flemish style begins with a large number of monuments and is the main attraction of the city.To see the wonders with their own eyes, tourists come to walk along the Yoshkar-Ola embankment.Cathedrals and towers similar to Moscow, monuments to the Tsar, Empress and Patriarch, writers and artists, the unofficial rulers and the Prince of Monaco with his wife, buildings and palaces in the Flemish style all this can be seen in the center of the city. Also the sights of the city are dynamic compositions of 12 apostles and a donkey with an icon of the Mother of God, moving under the chimes, the sculpture of the Yoshkin Cat and buildings, built in 50-60 years, a local history museum, with a stunning ethnographic exposition, restaurants with the national cuisine of the Mari people. Unforgettable sorrows from what you see can be obtained on an excursion to Yoshkar-Ola.