The best sights of Lukhovits: photos, description and reviews

"There are three big capitals in the world - Moscow, Beijing and Lukhovitsy!" This popular saying is connected with a small but ambitious town located on the southeastern outskirts of the Moscow region. What is interesting about Lukhovitsy? What can attract the tourist's attention in this city? In this article you will find a description, a list and a photo of the sights of Lukhovits, as well as its nearby outskirts.

Lukhovitsy: a portrait of the city

The tiny village of Lukhovitsy, which arose far from the important routes of communication, up to the beginning of the XIX century was not particularly distinguished. Lived in it mainly farmers. But in the middle of the century before last, a railway was built through the village, linking Ryazan with Moscow. This event became a powerful impetus to the development of Lukhovits.

The city is located on the spurs of the Central Russian Upland, 130 kilometers from Moscow and 50 kilometers from Ryazan. Today it has about 30 thousand people. The federal highway M5 (Ryazan Highway) divides the city into two parts: the northern one is built up primarily by the private sector, and the southern one by multi-apartment buildings. The railway station is on the northern outskirts of Lukhovits.

Cucumbers - this is the main business card and landmark of the city. Lukhovitsy, besides a useful and tasty vegetable, also produces first-class ... airplanes! Here is the plant, which is part of the MiG aircraft building corporation.

Lukhovitsa: sights and places of interest

Of course, if you analyze all the reviews of tourists about this city, most of them will be connected with cucumbers. The second most visited tourist attraction is Lukhovits - the local river Voblya. Or rather, not even the river itself, but its colorful name. Every self-respecting tourist, driving along the highway past Lukhovits, is simply obligated to take a photo with the plate "r. Voblya. "

According to the legend, the river owes its name to one of the Old Russian princes. The governor and his team did not manage to cross the watercourse - it too much flooded as a result of the abundant melting of the snows. In the hearts of the prince and uttered a phrase, which later became the name of this river.

Lovers of antiquity in the city will be particularly interested in the wooden church of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God built in the XIX century. This architectural landmark of Lukhovitsa was discovered and restored after decades of "Soviet atheism" only in the 90s. In the interiors of the church there is an ancient iconostasis and valuable frescos.

Cucumber Museum

The sight of Lukhovits No. 1 is, of course, the Museum of the Cucumber. Vegetables in this city, due to fertile soils and mild climate, grow very juicy and tasty. The local cucumbers are successfully delivered to almost all corners of the vast and vast Russia!

The Cucumber Museum in Lukhovitsy tells about the history of growing a green fetus. It was opened here not so long ago - in 2008. The museum is an improvised bed, where visitors are told how to properly cultivate cucumbers, and what dishes can be cooked from them. Tastings, various festivals and events often take place in this institution.

"Top" five of Lukhovitsy monuments

Another remarkable feature of Lukhovits is monuments. The city is decorated with many wonderful sculptures, both serious and comic. Here are the five most interesting and beautiful Lukhovitsk monuments:

• The monument to Peter the Great is a modest little sculpture set near the museum of local lore. The bronze sovereign stands on the deck of the ship and looks proudly into the distance. The founder of the Russian fleet is immortalized in Lukhovitsy not by accident. In the vicinity of this particular city, the first Russian ship was launched.
• The monument to the Cucumber-breadwinner is the main visiting card of Lukhovits! It is very strange that this monument appeared in the city only in 2007.
• The monument to Aibolit is a touching and harmonious composition, installed near the children's polyclinic. Behind the back of a good doctor there is a tree on the branches of which all his patients are located.
• The monument to the postman Pechkin, respectively, is located near the city mail building. And they opened it on the Day of Communication in 2008.
• The "MiG-23" monument is located on the square near the recreation center "Start". This is just as important a symbol of Lukhovits as a cucumber. The military maneuverable fighter that stands on this pedestal was released in 1967.

Blue Lakes

The unique natural landmark of Lukhovits is located on the northern outskirts of the city. It is a chain of lakes - former and submerged sand quarries. The main resting place for the residents of the city and its guests. On some lakes there are beautiful beaches, cafes, attractions and recreation centers. Almost all the water bodies are surrounded by a picturesque pine forest.

Once in these quarries quartz sand was extracted. Half a century ago they were abandoned and flooded, and the banks of the formed reservoirs were ennobled. Carp and carp fish are found in the water of anthropogenic lakes, however, special permission must be obtained for their fishing. According to the inhabitants of the city and its guests, the rest on the Blue Lakes in Lukhovitsy can be successfully combined with walks in the local forests and the collection of delicious berries.