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What to see?

Yaroslavl is a sunny city and a museum of architectural memories. The historical center with a unique layout is entirely included in the UNESCO protected area. The famous embankment is 10,000 steps that every guest of the city must take. A city with a special character – in the "Time of Troubles" it became a militia gathering center and the temporary capital of the state. Today Yaroslavl is a combination of ancient monuments and a modern rhythm of life. Come and understand why "Yaroslavl residents are all handsome..."

What you definitely need to do in Yaroslavl:

  1. Take a walk along the two-tiered Volga embankment and take memorable photos against the background of the great river.
  2. To get acquainted with the Yaroslavl efficient man and feel the character of the residents of the capital of the Golden Ring.
  3. Visit the gastronomic festival "Feast on the Volga" and taste local treats.
  4. Climb the belfry of the Spaso-Preobrazhensky Monastery and take a look at the entire city center.
  5. Find the famous Yaroslavl tiles on the most beautiful temples of the XVII century.
  6. Take a walk through the Governor's garden and feel the beauty of the park landscape, beautifully decorated with small sculptural forms.
  7. Take a trip along the route "From a penny to a thousand" and visit the places depicted on the 1000-ruble bill.

Yaroslavl Museums:

  1. Historical, architectural and Art Museum-reserve with a rich collection of exhibits and numerous expositions and branches.
  2. Yaroslavl Art Museum is one of the most visited art museums in the Russian province.
  3. The Metropolitan Chambers are an example of ancient Russian stone architecture of the late 17th century. Unique examples of the local icon painting school are presented here.

  4. The Museum of Foreign Art in Yaroslavl presents a collection of Western European and Oriental art of the XVI – early XX centuries.

  5. The Museum of the history of the city. Its halls are dedicated to revealing the role of the city in the history of the country and the famous residents of Yaroslavl.

  6. The Music and Time Museum is the first private museum in Russia. Here you can hear the sound of ancient musical instruments, get acquainted with the collection of bells and golden icons.

  7. The Orlov Museum presents the largest private collection of porcelain from Russian and European manufacturers, silver and cast iron.

  8. The Emalis Museum is the only museum of enamel art in Russia.

photo: Елена Виноградова. / Архив Ярославского историко-архитектурного и художественного музея-заповедника.
Ярославский музей-заповедникЯрославская обл., г. Ярославль, Богоявленская пл., д. 25The Yaroslavl Museum-Reserve is located in the very heart of the city, which presents more than 300 thousand exhibits. After visiting Yaroslavl, you should definitely walk along the shady alleys of the museum, admire the carriage of the first governor-General and admire the mysterious lalas and smaragdas in the treasury. The best photos can be taken on the observation deck of the museum belfry.
photo: Михаил Волгусов / Ярославский художественный музей
Ярославский художественный музейЯрославская обл., г. Ярославль, Волжская наб., д. 23The largest art museum in the Russian province. It was founded on the initiative of local artists and antique lovers in 1919. The museum is located in the UNESCO zone and unites several buildings and park areas in the historical center of the city.
photo: Михаил Волгусов / Ярославский художественный музей
Митрополичьи палатыЯрославская обл., г. Ярославль, Волжская наб., д. 1The Metropolitan Chambers is one of the oldest buildings in the city, a fine example of ancient Russian stone civil architecture of the XVII century.
photo: Михаил Волгусов / Ярославский художественный музей
Музей зарубежного искусства г. ЯрославляЯрославская обл., г. Ярославль, Советская пл., д. 2The museum presents its collection of Western European and Oriental art – paintings, graphics, sculpture, furniture, decorative and applied arts of the XVI - early XX centuries: the Netherlands, Italy, France, Germany, Japan and China.
photo: Автор неизвестен. / Музей истории города Ярославля им. В.Г. Извекова.
Музей истории города ЯрославляЯрославская обл., г. Ярославль, Волжская наб., д. 17The Museum of the history of the city of Yaroslavl is located in the ancient house of the merchant and philanthropist Vasily Kuznetsov, who became rich in the trade of tea and sweets. Today, here you can immerse yourself in the history of Yaroslavl from antiquity to the present day.

What to eat and what to take with you:

  1. Products of the chocolate house "Collection"
  2. Products made in the technique of Yaroslavl majolica
  3.  Yaroslavl tile
  4. Creative felt boots from the Yaroslavl felted shoe factory

The most interesting events in Yaroslavl:

  1. "The main Carnival of the country"
  2. City picnic "Feast on the Volga"
  3. Bell Music Festival "Transfiguration"
  4. Volkovsky Theatre Festival
  5. Jazz over the Volga Festival

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what other cities to visit?

Each city is an amazing story:
«whatever a city, it's a city with a burrow». This proverb vividly reflects the authentic character of the «pearls» of Yaroslavia. And together they are like treasures in a box, which one wants to go through and admire endlessly. Nowhere in Russia is there such a constellation of closely juxtaposed protected and historical towns.
The main attraction of the Yaroslavl region is a constellation of 12 ancient cities: Yaroslavl, Gavrilov-Yam, Danilov, Lyubim, Myshkin, Pereslavl-Zalessky, Poshekhonye, Rostov the Great, Rybinsk, Tutaev, Uglich and the flooded Mologa. Each of them has its own unique appearance and atmosphere.