Vologda: sightseeing of the city

The city of Vologda was first mentioned in 1147 in the annals associated with the Trinity Monastery, or rather, with its foundation. Today it is one of those cities of Russia that have a particularly valuable cultural and historical heritage. There are still preserved unique monuments of wooden and stone architecture of the Middle Ages. Among them there are a lot of interesting churches and museums, so if you are curious, then Vologda, whose sights are centuries old, surely will not let you get bored.

It will be interesting to see the old church, dating back to around 1690, the church of Constantine and Helena. Two-story and five-headed, it is the best example of the style of those ancient times. In the 30s of the 20th century the temple was closed, and its premises were used as a knitting factory and cultural institutions. Also here was the economic warehouse of the local store. And only in 1997 the temple was returned to the church and began to restore it.

If you are interested in the museums of Vologda, we recommend that you visit the famous Vologda oil museum . The institution dedicated to this product is the only one in the country, and here you can not only get acquainted with the history of the dairy industry, but also "taste" dairy dishes that were made according to old recipes, and take an active part in the very process of making the oil, which Famous for the city.

Yes, Vologda attractions have the most interesting. For example, a monument to the carved palisade. Yes, to the very one that was mentioned in the famous song of Pesnyary ensemble. Actually, in honor of the 30th anniversary of the ensemble, this monument was erected in 2004 together with the palisade itself. Now he fences the House of Ivanov, which is on Blagoveshchenskaya Street. By the way, the House itself is also an architectural monument. It was built in the middle of the 19th century from wood.

Also worth paying attention to such monuments of Vologda as the regional art gallery that placed its exposition in the Resurrection Cathedral, and Shalamovsky House, which is the memorial museum of writer Varlaam Shalamov. Perhaps, it will be interesting for you to visit the Mountain Monastery, founded back in 1590. He acted until 1918, until he was closed down, and then did not transfer to the Red Army needs. However, during this period the monastery continued to operate, until in 1924, all the nuns were finally evicted from it.

Here are some more Vologda attractions: Fire tower of 1853, a monument to Mayakovsky, a monument to the first city lantern, the house museum of Peter the Great, the church of Alexander Nevsky, the building of the Noble Assembly. And it's interesting to visit the lace museum. It is located in a former bank building, built in 1886. Here you can see the lace of truly miraculous beauty both traditional Vologda and author's modern.

You can still list a lot of Vologda attractions, there are really a lot of them in this ancient city, which has more than 800 years of history. Therefore, it is better to come once and see it with your own eyes.