Ples

Ples is a city in the Ivanovo region of Russia, located on the right bank of the Volga River, cutting through...

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Each tour can be improved / modified / modified according to all your wishes. A tour of the Plyos is a walking tour, so prepare y …

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2 h. 1 - 4

Ply through the eyes of Levitan

My tour takes place in the format of a leisurely walk, the dates are not overloaded. For the tour we walk 4 km. On the tour I will …

4000 ₽ group

2 h. 30 min. 1 - 40

Ples - from the fortress to the resort

Golden Ples, the pearl of the Volga, the emerald of the North, Russian Switzerland - variously called this small town on the steep …

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Ples - the charm of the Russian hinterland

I invite you to individual excursions, excursions for small groups: 1-5 people in the ancient Volga city of Ples! I will gladly sh …

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8 h. 1 - 50

From Kostroma to Ples!

There is such a unique city, its name is Ples, and it is only an hour away from Kostroma. Therefore, when planning a trip to Kostr …

12000 ₽ group

2 h. 1 - 6

Excursion "Revived Levitan landscapes"

“The whole life, all the work of Levitan passed over his beloved country, over its nature beneficial rain,” wrote the artist G. Ni …

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2 h. 1 - 6

Ples back in time.

There is a small fabulously beautiful town of Ples, Ivanovo region, and affectionately call it Russian Switzerland and the pearl o …

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2 h. 30 min. 1 - 6

Volga Pearl on 7 Hills

The beginning on the Trinity settlement (bus station).Cathedral Mountain - a monument to the founder of the city, the rampart and …

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Kasyankova Julia

Kostroma

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Language: Английский, Русский

About Kostroma with love, fascinating and unforgettable) for the most demanding travelers and those who appreciate comfo …

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Sekirina Tatiana

Ivanovo

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Ready-made tours of Ivanovo, Plyos, Shuya, Kineshma, Vichuga, Yurievets - from 4000 rubles (on your or my car).Compiled …

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Zakharov Dmitry

Yaroslavl

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"Legends of Old Yaroslavl" is the author's route of Dmitry Zakharov, generously filled with true stories about the fate …

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Mikhail Bobrikov

Ples

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Golden Ples, the pearl of the Volga, the emerald of the north, Russian Switzerland - variously called this small town on …

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Anna Chernyaeva

Ples

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Greetings, dear travelers! My name is Anna, I invite you to soul walks for small groups in the ancient picturesque city …

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Alexander Osipov

Kostroma

Language: Русский

Guide to Kostroma, Ples and the surrounding area. Excursions for couples, families, companies and groups of tourists. Fr …

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Yuri Rudakov Guide in Moscow, Suzdal, Kostroma, Yaroslavl, Sergiev-Posad

Moscow

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Car and walking tours in Moscow and the Golden Ring.AUTO and walking tours in Moscow and Golden Ring citiesMilitary tour …

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Marina Alexandrovna Solovyova

Kostroma

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I suggest you to be inspired by the charm of the city-reserve Ples, famous for Levitan, and get acquainted with its symb …

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Oh. Ples

Ples is a city in the Ivanovo region of Russia, located on the right bank of the Volga River, cutting through the Rostov-Plessky moraine ridge, forming the Plessky Gate, 38 km from the Furmanov railway station, 71 km northeast of Ivanovo. The population is 1,732 (2020).

Ples is part of the Golden Ring of Russia and is a climatic resort.

Ples was founded by Prince Vasily I of Moscow in 1410 to protect the approaches to Moscow and Kostroma. At the mouth of the Shokhonka River, a wooden fortress was built, which existed until the end of the 17th century. From the fortress, a straight section of the river - ples - was clearly visible. The city was first mentioned in the Sunday Chronicle.

Ples stands on the Rostov-Plessk moraine ridge, divided into two parts: the upper - mountain and lower - submountain. The upper part is called the Trinity, the lower - the Embankment. In 1551, in Ples by order of Ivan IV, an army was formed for a campaign on Kazan. In 1612, Plesian carpenters helped the militia of Kozma Minin and Dmitry Pozharsky to cross the Volga. In the 17-18 centuries, Ples developed as a shopping center, supplier of linen and canvas. Since 1778 it has been a county town.

At the end of the 19th century, Ples and its surroundings turned into a favorite vacation spot for the Russian intelligentsia. In 1888-1889, I. I. Levitan lived in Ples. Here they painted paintings: "Evening. Golden Ples," "After the Rain." Ples", "Fresh Wind", "Above Eternal Peace", "Evening Ring", "Birch Grove", "Golden Autumn". The Levitan Museum is located in Solodovnikov’s house. The city and its surroundings were captured on their canvases by V.V. Vereshchagin, A.V. Makovskaya, G.K. Savitsky.

Ples preserved the urban layout that developed in the 17th - first half of the 18th century. The streets are parallel to the river. In the old part of the city there are preserved the rampart and the surrounding moat, built in 1410. The high bank is cut through by numerous ravines, dividing it into separate mountains. The mountain on which the wooden fortress of the city of Ples stood was called Cathedral. It was later renamed Mount Liberty. Here in 1699 the Assumption Cathedral was built - the oldest building of Ples. The cathedral was built on the site of a wooden church burned down in 1695 and presents its almost exact copy, made in stone. The temple is depicted in the paintings of I. I. Levitan “Quiet Abode” and “Evening Ring”. To celebrate the five-centenary of the city in 1910, a monument was erected on the Cathedral Hill to its founder - Prince Vasily I Dmitrievich.

The Market Square, which has preserved 19th-century buildings, is dominated by the Resurrection Church, built in 1817 to commemorate the victory over Napoleon. There are also low-rise buildings of the trading rows of the mid-19th century. On the Peter and Paul Mount (Mount of Levitan) there is the Peter and Paul Church erected in 1841, next to which there was a chapel (1561), depicted in the painting by I. I. Levitan “Above Eternal Rest”. On the territory of the Trinity Sloboda there is an ensemble of the summer (1808) and winter (1828) Trinity Church.

In the eastern part of the city is the Varvarinsky Church, built in the style of classicism, and a multi-tiered bell tower, consecrated in 1821. In the style of late classicism was built and the Transfiguration Church (1849), located above the river on the site of an ancient monastery. Civil architectural monuments include the building of the fire department of the second half of the 19th century, residential buildings (the houses of Moiseev, Podgorny, Smirnov), Pavlov's house in the Art Nouveau style of the early 20th century.

The Plessky Historical-Architectural and Art Museum-Reserve includes the house-museum of I. I. Levitan (the exposition presents the works of Russian artists I. I. Levitan, A. K. Savrasov, V. D. Polenov, I. I. Shishkin); the Museum of Landscape (the museum presents the works of I. I. Shishkin, A. K. Savrasov, R. G. Sutkovsky); the exhibition "Laquo miniature of Palekh and Holui" (the objects of decorative art of the Palekh, Ivan Ples, masters).

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