Unexplored Zapskovye with the architect

Zapskovye is a trade and craft quarter of medieval Pskov. Once there were many water mills and forges, there was a lively trade in fish and local products. You will see the surviving artifacts of bygone times: the chambers of wealthy merchants, white-walled temples and the German trading court in Primostye.

What awaits you

Immersion in the Middle Ages

You will walk along the old streets of Zvanitsa and Bolshaya Zapskovskaya. Decipher the features of the architecture of the Konchana temples, walk along the spines of the walls, climb the Varlaam and High Towers. You will find out where the name “American Embankment” came from, how Pskovites built crossings across rivers, what “wolf pits” are and where the remains of the Leather Factory are located.

Interesting facts

We will show the Upper and Lower Grids and tell you what function they performed. We will share the legends of the Rattle Tower and reveal what the royal secretary Stefan Batory wrote about Pskov in his diary. You will also hear through which gates Vasily III entered the city, what is the “Bogoevlensky Triangle”, what are the remarkable Rybniki and in which church Peter I sang.