Ancient Gorod

In the most ancient city of the Nizhny Novgorod region, founded, as most historians believe, in 1252 by the founder of Moscow Yuri Dolgoruky, you will see:

• defensive fortifications of the ancient city, taken by the Mongols - a powerful tree-earth rampart and a deep moat of the XII century;
• Gorodets embankment with mansions, a monument to Alexander Nevsky, a view of the Volga and the locks of the Nizhny Novgorod hydroelectric power station;
• Museum Quarter, fully preserved the authentic merchant building of the XIX century;
• Theodore Monastery, on the territory of which Alexander Nevsky died in 1263, returning from the Golden Horde;

In addition, you can visit any of the museums:

• "The City Museum of Local Lore";
• Museum "House of Countess Panina" (a collection of unique objects, many of which have high artistic and technical value);
• "Terem Russian samovar" with the world's largest collection of samovars;
• "Gallery of Good" (rare objects of pre-revolutionary life today);
• Museum "Gorodetsk gingerbread" (all about the history of gingerbread);
• "Children's Museum on the Merchant";
• in the "City of Masters" you can get master classes: independently sculpt a whistle, sit at a potter's wheel or paint an object with a Gorodets painting.

Free time is provided for the purchase of city gingerbread, souvenirs and lunch (optional).

A trip to ancient Gorodets with a story of a guide on the road and a tour of the city.

Travel time is 1.5 hours.

Museum tickets and meals (optional) are paid separately. The cost of entrance tickets is 190 rubles. For children, students, students and pensioners - discounts.