What to see in Suzdal?

What to see in Suzdal?

In the annals of this city was first mentioned in 1024. But a hundred years later the city became the capital of the Rostov-Suzdal Principality. In 1157, the status of the capital from Suzdal to Vladimir moves. After two and a half centuries Suzdal joined the Moscow Principality.

Today Suzdal is called the Museum city because it has managed to retain a large number of attractions and the city’s economy is tourism. Cultivating and maintaining it, the city is trying to hold annual celebrations and festivals.

What to see tourists coming to Suzdal? The editors of infogruppy “TURPROM” thanks for provided and whether the information filed by the Committee on tourism of administration of Vladimir region. Indeed, in this ancient town collected a veritable storehouse of ancient artifacts and iconic landmarks. So…

1. Among the sights are the Spaso-Euthymius monastery (ulitsa Lenina, house 133-137), the complex which is included into the List of world cultural heritage of UNESCO. This monastery has the status of a Museum and its complex are interesting displays on the history and art.
2. The oldest monument in Suzdal is the Cathedral of the Suzdal Kremlin (Kremlin street, building 20). The Cathedral also belongs to the world cultural heritage, and its interior is a Museum of monuments of art and of painting in XIII-XVII centuries.
3. On the territory of the Suzdal Kremlin are the Bishop’s chambers. In their complex exposure history of Suzdal land and of ancient art.
4. Established in the mid-eighteenth century without a single nail, the wooden Church of St. Nicholas of Yuryev-Polsky district was brought and placed in the Kremlin in Suzdal.
5. Expanding the exposition of the Museum of wooden architecture and peasant life on the street Pushkarsky steel from different districts of the Vladimir region to bring unique wooden buildings. The location eventually was turned into a place for holidays and festivals.
6. Founded in the middle of the XIV century, the convent of the intercession (Pokrovskaya street, house 76) in the city of Suzdal, Dating from the seventeenth century, became a place of exile for disgraced tsarinas and women of noble boyar families. On the territory of this monastery preserved building of the “Mandative chamber” which introduce visitors, and to host visitors in 11 chopped homes (copies of the Russian huts) made of a unique hotel.
7. Founded in the XIII century monastery of the deposition (Communal village, building 6) located on the highest place in Suzdal.
8. Original stone house in residential area (No. 148) on Lenin street was turned into a Museum that talks about home shopping suburban residents.
9. On the street Gasteva is the Alexander monastery (house №3), which was founded by Alexander Nevsky in 1240. Originally it was a convent, today, the ancient monuments have not survived. In the current century life in it resumed, but he was male.
10. Known since the XIII century the monastery Vasilevsky (Vasilevsky street, building 32B ) in Suzdal, too, began to act like a male, although I was female. It is situated on the road from Kremlin of Suzdal to Kideksha and known were still “Vasil” grade cherry
11. In the village of Kideksha, in 4 km from Suzdal, is the Church of Boris and Gleb. It was built in 1152 and in it were buried the son of Yuri Dolgoruky – Boris and his wife, Maria. This Church is also listed as a UNESCO world heritage site.
12. Of the modern features that can attract tourists in Suzdal is a Museum, “shchurovo settlement” (street Cowsheds, 14) – a reconstruction of the Slavic settlement of X-XI centuries and the wax Museum (street Kremlin, building 3), where you can see wax figures of famous people from the IX century to the present.

A guide to other sights in Vladimir region can be read in the material “What to see in Vladimir?”, and in “What to see in Murom?”, “What to see in Gorokhovets?” and “What to see in Vyazniki?”. Besides the autumn-winter period, when unavailable beach holidays, guided tours are most relevant. If you are planning to make a trip to the sights of Russia, then analyze all the prices on these tours, which are collected in the online aggregators: ✈ here’s a direct link to the Level.Travel to Russia and here’s a direct link at Travelata in Russia. They are aggregated brand all tours all Russian tour operators, which allows tourists easy to compare them and choose the best tour packages. Moreover, the chosen tour you can book, get instant confirmation and pay online through a secure banking gateway. In these collected by aggregators tours from tour operators in Turkey, UAE, Egypt and the Maldives.