Castles and fortresses in Vologda surroundings

Q: What historical places of Vologda should a lover of ancient Russian architecture visit?

The Church of the Intercession at the Trade of 1780 combines Baroque with traditional northern architecture. The wooden house of Peter I is the only surviving building from the time of the visit of the tsar in 1724. Spaso-Prilutsky monastery of the XIV century demonstrates the classical school of Vologda stones.

Q: Where to go in Vologda with children: interesting places for family holidays?

The Vologda Museum-Reserve offers interactive programs with folk crafts. The house-museum of the merchant Samarin introduces life through objects of everyday life of the XIX century. In the park VRZ preserved attractions of the Soviet period and the alley with wooden sculptures.

Q: Where to take beautiful photos: the best photo zones?

The stone bridge over the Zolotukha River is decorated with forged lanterns in the style of the XIX century. A noble assembly with a colonnade of an Ionic order is a standard of classicism. Revolution Square is framed by ancient shopping rows with arched galleries.

Q: What legends and legends are associated with the Sophia Cathedral in Vologda?

According to legend, Ivan the Terrible planned to move the capital to Vologda after a brick fell from the dome. In the subclete there is a fresco “The Last Judgment” of Dionysius, considered the amulet of the city. The bell tower of the cathedral is tilted 1.5 meters due to subsidence of the soil.

Q: What little-known sights of Vologda are worth seeing?

The church of Varlaam Khutynsky hides rare tiles of the XVII century with solar symbols. House-Museum Batyushkov is located in the estate of the poet of the Pushkin era. Vologda Sloboda preserved samples of folk wooden architecture with carved casings.

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Fortress of Ivan the Terrible

The fortress of Ivan the Terrible or Vologda Kremlin is a partially preserved urban fortifications of the XVI century. In the XVI- …

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Sightseeing tour of the ancient Russian city (“Soul of the Russian North – Vologda”)

Do you want to immerse yourself in the history of the ancient northern city, from the origins to the present? Then stop your choic …

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Individual excursion "Vologda Detinets Ivan the Terrible"

This unusual excursion program is dedicated to the authentic Vologda fortress – a historical and archaeological monument of Vologd …

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Tractorial Vologda

In our city, there are still primitive corners of Soviet catering, where the romance of the 60s and the prices of the 90s are inte …

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Excursion from Vologda to the ancient monasteries of the Kirillov tract

An introductory trip to the monasteries of the XIV-XVI centuries is an exclusive excursion program covering locations where mass b …

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Plekhova Anna

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Kozakov Alexei

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Remeikis Galina

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Sightseeing tour of Vologda with a visit to museums. Tour of Vologda with a visit to the Spaso-Prilutsky Monastery, t …

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Yakunina Olga

Vologda

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Vologda - Kirillov - Ferapontovo - Gryazovets, 2 days

Tour "Orthodox shrines of the Vologda land", travel by rail. The city of Gryazovets is called "a town on the Moscow road" - one of …

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The unfading classic of Russian tourism, with a visit to the great northern monasteries of Kirillo-Belozersky, Ferapontovo, Spaso- …

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Vologda - Kirillov - Ferapontovo - Priluki (2 days)

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Castles and fortresses in Vologda surroundings

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