Tour to Plyos on the Volga or "Russian Switzerland on the Central Russian Plain"

“Plyos is the most artistic city on the Volga” or “Russian Switzerland on the Central Russian Plain”.

Plyos, this city is a medicine that is shown to residents of large modern cities, which has therapeutic properties, eliminating the burden and bustle of urban life. It is worth seeing one day to want to come back!

The route includes:

• Bazaar Square and modern shopping rows on the site of historical "Four" rows
• The Church of the Resurrection of Christ, which was built in honor of the victory over Napoleon in the war of 1812.
• Walk along the embankment, along which are located the former houses of wealthy Plesian merchants. Today these are architectural monuments of the XIX century. In the style of classicism, modern and eclectic
• The Assumption Cathedral and Monument to Prince Vasily.
• Ascent to the Cathedral Mountain with the preserved remains of the rampart and the reconstructed watchtower. In ancient times, Ples played the role of a watchdog and watchdog in the troubled Volga territories of Russia. Be prepared for the pedestrian ascent and unforgettable impressions of the beauty of the Plessian landscape.

During the tour you will have the opportunity :

• Take a photo on the stone bridge , across the river Shokhonka flowing into the Volga
• Sit on a bench and take a picture with the "Dachnitsa" - a bronze sculpture in which you can recognize Sophia Petrovna Kuvshinnikova - a devoted student and love of the artist Isaac Ilyich Levitan.
• Walk along the Levitan’s Path, climbing a wooden staircase to Mount Levitan, where there is a wooden church, known from the artist’s painting “Above Eternal Peace”.

You will know: About the times when Plyos was a Finno-Ugric settlement, then a fortress of the Moscow principality, a center of merchant trade, in Soviet times a health resort, and today it is a fashionable country corner and a place of pilgrimage for travelers.

You will feel the unique flavor of the provincial town, where residents regularly go from mountain to mountain, along cobblestone roads, and where there has never been public transport.

You will hear interesting stories about famous summer residents and get valuable practical recommendations: where to eat, what exhibitions to go and where to stay.

Ples is good in summer and winter, but of course especially in autumn, when the foliage acquires a sunny color.

You need to wear comfortable shoes - you will have an excursion with an ascent to the hill, from which the magnificent Volga landscape opens.

Ples glorified Levitan, and Levitan glorified Ples! This is an amazing place where in any weather you will be in peace of mind, admire the landscapes, listen to the silence and splash of waves.

The tour is completely pedestrian! , with climbing uphill, and descending from the mountain. In rainy autumn weather, it is necessary to wear safe shoes, because the paths lined with cobblestone, and sprinkled with fallen wet foliage are not safe!

Also, the tour is added by visiting (at the discretion of guests) the Levitan Museum or the Landscape Museum.