Elabuga

• Spasska Cathedral, made in the early XIX century in the style of Russian classicism
• city square
• Shishkin Ponds - the most picturesque attraction of Elabuga, a symbol of the city
• Tower of the Devil's Fortress, which offers a beautiful view of the historical center of the city

Programme details:

• The distance from Kazan to Elabuga is 209 km along the federal highway.
• The tour will be individual only for you or your group, on clean and comfortable vehicles.
• We do not organize tours and do not join anyone.
• The tour will begin at any convenient time from your hotel.
• The trip to Elabuga will take about 3 hours, there will be a sanitary stop on the road.
• Check the weather forecast in advance and dress accordingly.
• We recommend taking a small backpack to put there in advance a bottle of water and an umbrella from the bright sun or rain, your shoes should be comfortable.
• No additional entrance tickets are required.
• The visit program includes a visit to 2 of any museums to choose from: the Museum of Cavalrywoman Durova, the Museum of District Medicine named after Bekhterev, the museum-reconstruction of the public laundry of the 19th century (portomoyni). If you have not decided in advance when submitting an application, then by default we put the most popular ones: Shishkin’s estate museum, Tsvetaeva’s memory house.
• On country trips, we recommend ordering lunch in advance through us. Business lunch (salad, soup, second course, tea) is usually 300 rubles, with dessert 350 rubles per person.
• Duration of the program: 10-11 hours.

The uniqueness of the city is that its historical part has remained unchanged since the beginning of the XIX century. This is a real open-air museum.
Elabuga is one of the best preserved small and medium historical cities in Russia.

Every year in August, the Spassky Fair takes place here, the roots of which begin in the 19th century. The fair presents only handmade craftsmen from different parts of Russia. In addition, the fair attracts tourists with performances of folklore groups, circus performers and puppeteers, as well as phaeton riding in the old quarters of the city.

You will also be interested in the Festival of Bell Ringing: for example, in 2007 the administration of the Yelabuga district purchased 12 bells and a mobile belfry for the Spasskaya Cathedral in the city. From now on, during 3 festival days, residents of Elabuga and guests of the city can enjoy the bell chime.

You will visit:

1.Devil settlement is the only remnants of the ancient city that survived from the time of ancient Volga Bulgaria. There are preserved ramparts and ditches, but the main attraction of the settlement is the ruins of the Cathedral mosque built in the 11th century. The mosque itself remained only at the foundation level, but there were five fortress towers around it. One of them survived completely - the tower of the Devil's settlement - the most beautiful and memorable place of Elabuga.

Interesting examples of wooden architecture in the suburbs of the county city. Also among the most memorable buildings of Elabuga is a wooden fire tower (on a stone base). The churches of Elabuga deserve attention, for example, the Cathedral in the name of the Savior of the Unmade Image, consecrated in 1821.

2.The house of memory of Tsvetaeva is one of the most prominent figures in the literature of the Silver Age, she was evacuated to Elabuga in August 1941. In the city she lived only 11 days and on August 31, unable to withstand life circumstances, committed suicide. Here is the cultural center of her name.

3. The Shishkin Museum includes a house-museum, an art gallery and a monument, which are located in the most picturesque place of the district Elabuga - on the street Naberezhnaya on the Shishikin ponds. The art gallery presents one of the largest collections of the artist.

4. The historical center of Elabuga is an ensemble of a county city in Russia, characterized by amazing integrity and preservation.