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Things to do in Gorodets

The ancient Russian town of Gorodets is famous for its beautiful architecture. A small but very cozy ancient city is located on the banks of the Mother Volga. According to one of the legends, Gorodets is considered the "elder brother" of Nizhny Novgorod, because it is located upstream of it.

Gorodets is currently on the list of leaders in the number of museums in the Nizhny Novgorod region. It can rightly be called a city with a great history and a great Russian soul.

Sightseeing tours of Gorodets

Numerous and popular attractions attract the attention of tourists from all over the world all year round. Unusual individual excursions around Gorodets include not only acquaintance with the historical objects of the city, but also with folk crafts, which are supported here throughout the time. A visit to the famous City of Masters, which is a complex of wooden structures, leaves an indelible impression.

Professional the best private guides in Gorodets will make an unforgettable city tour. This can be a visit to various museums, among which there are very unusual ones (the Gorodetsky Gingerbread Museum - will tell in detail the history of the famous gingerbread, the Museum of Goodness, the Museum of the Terem of the Russian Samovar, and many others) or walks through unique temples and churches.

Entertaining walking tours around Gorodets will definitely lead to a genuine decoration of the picturesque city. This place is the Volga Embankment. It houses unusual merchant houses that are maintained at the proper level. The most beautiful views of the river panorama can be seen from the observation deck, which is located near the square where the bust of A.V. Vorozheikin (twice Hero of the Soviet Union) is installed.

Unusual excursions around Gorodets

The city is famous for its unusual art objects that will interest not only adults, but also children. For example, a hut on chicken legs, located near a children's playground, will allow you to touch a fairy tale. In walking tours around Gorodets, you can imperceptibly find yourself near the art object of the Cat Scientist, who will take you to the world of childhood, when the works of A.S. Pushkin opened the world of magic.

Informative original sightseeing tours of Gorodets will be able to reveal the historical secrets and legends of the city. Acquaintance with significant monuments, for example, to Alexander Nevsky, can tell much more than a book. After all, only after visiting the Feodorovsky monastery, you can learn the urban legend about its repeated restoration.

Gorodets is considered a city of artisans, which attracts the attention of numerous tourists. A lot of architectural objects and an abundance of natural attractions attract you like a magnet.

Numerous the best excursions to the cities of Russia, among which Gorodets occupies a special spiritual place, will tell about the traditions, culture and history of each area of vast Russia. Unique architectural monuments will help you learn a lot about the life of Russian people. Only by knowing the past can we build the future of a great country. Each city with its own historical features is a part of a single whole.