Suzdal

Путешествия обучают больше, чем, что бы то ни было. Очень часто – один день, проведенный в других местах, даст вам больше, чем 10 лет жизни в собстевнном доме.

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It is absolutely indisputable that a densely populated and multi-segment city is a comfortable environment for human activity. For activity, but not for relaxation and mental recovery. Let Central Russia be a monolithic labor platform, but still, it managed to preserve amazing places that the updated panorama of life has not yet touched.

Only 200 km from Moscow, breathing exhaust gases, and you will find yourself in the cultural epicenter of the "Golden Ring" of Russia. The city of Suzdal…

No, you will not find skyscrapers, luxury shopping malls, luxury cars of "Premium class" and other metropolitan pomp here. It has its own flavor, its own unique environment. There are still pies piping hot from a rustic oven; until now, they go for water with a yoke, and the hut is red not by the eminent impressionist canvas, but by a popular print, clumsily hung on a nail. Here people still travel not in convertibles, but in carriages; they collect wild berries for fruit drinks, and mushrooms for salting. It is here that the real Russian baths with oak brooms. And it is here that the tradition of evening tea drinking in the garden and long unhurried walks before going to bed, forgotten by the city, is alive. A metamorphosis of centuries, a retrospective of epochs - the atmosphere of Suzdal is what you need to experience.

For more than ten centuries of its history, Suzdal has changed its status more than once: from “capital” to “out of Moscow” from “out of Moscow” to “district”. The city also visited the Kyiv state under Yaroslav the Wise, and was called the personal estate of Vladimir Monomakh, who made Suzdal the capital city of the Rostov-Suzdal principality; was a religious center and cultural capital under Yuri Dolgoruky; and under Andrei Bogolyubsky, it became an adornment of Vladimir-Suzdal Rus'.

Суздаль не просто заповедное место, культовые творения которого (Кремль, Покровский и Спасо-Евфимиев монастыри, Белокаменные ансамбли Владимира и Суздаля) внесены в Список Всемирного Наследия ЮНЕСКО; а памятники архитектуры строго и тщательно охраняются государством. Суздаль – благотворные и гостеприимные просторы, принимающие каждого.

In the past, surrounded by the waters of the Kamenka River, the Suzdal Kremlin to this day proudly rises on earthen ramparts, admiring the elegance and decorativeness of architecture. You can wander among the white-stone splendor in the Vasilyevsky (male) and Pokrovsky monasteries, founded in the 16th century. You can touch the Holy Doors of the original tile in the Rizopolozhensky (female) monastery. And, of course, at the first opportunity to visit the Alexander Convent, famous for its brave founder Alexander Nevsky, in whose honor the bell tower was designed. The power, depth and piercing of its sound excite every visitor.

Do not think, white stone and wood are not the only building materials of the ancient masters of the glorious city. The Borisoglebskaya church is completely made in red brick, which competently emphasizes, but in no way distinguishes it from the general architectural style of the Suzdal park.

Smoothly maneuvering among churches and monasteries, dissolving in the energy of the museum complex, you will not notice how you find yourself in the very center of the local, rich in its own way and unusual for you, experienced by the laws of the metropolis, life. You will find yourself in another Suzdal, a city of incredible fun, folklore, food, amateur performances; a city of slightly intoxicated mead and home-grown talent.

Apple Savior, Cucumber Holiday, Ivan Kupala, Running in bast shoes, New Year's festivities, Christmas, Epiphany, Seeing off Shrovetide, Folk Crafts Day, City Day ... - 1000 and 1 bright event! In the Suzdal round dance of holidays, everyone will find their own theme. Even if you are a connoisseur of cinematography, the Open Russian Animation Film Festival and the Russian Fairy Tale Festival are waiting for you here.

In general, Suzdal is both historical and romantic territory. And the trends of the neighboring regional center of Vladimir only emphasize the importance and high level of the tourist infrastructure of Suzdal. Millions of visitors annually, the Order of the Badge of Honor and the prize of the International Organization FIZHET "Golden Apple" put Suzdal in the forefront of tourist valuable and revered cities in Russia.

Yes, this city does not require presentation, it adequately presents itself. This city is history, cradle, solitude, originality…

In a word, Suzdal.

In a word, you are here!