Embankment of Afanasia Nikitina

Embankment Athanasiya Nikitina is located on the left side along the Volga. It begins in the city of Tver at the river station. Previously, this embankment was called Zavolzhskaya (until 1923), Pervomayskaya (from 1923 to 1991). The first information about this embankment is found in the XVII century. Its modern name is given by the name of the Tver traveler Afanasy Nikitin. The following attractions are located here: the river station, the Church of the Ascension of Christ, the Assumption Cathedral of the Troch of the monastery, the monument to Athanasius Nikitin and others. It is located from the River Station (the mouth of the Tverts River) and to the Artillery Lane.