Gavrilov-Yam

What does the name of the city – Gavrilov-Yam mean? In ancient times, troika birds raced along the roads of Russia, carts, wagons, and carriages rumbled. From pit to pit, or, in modern terms, from one postal station to another, these vehicles were driven by dashing coachmen.

I remember Gavrila, the coachman or the owner of the pit, here. Therefore, they named the small village Gavrilov Yam. In 1872, the Lokalovs, peasants of the neighboring village of Veliky, built a huge and advanced textile enterprise here at that time, near it there was a factory village, which later grew to a city. In the 1960s, the Agat aircraft factory was built in the city. But Gavrila the coachman did not forget himself. The country of the driver is located on the banks of the Kotorosli River.

Until Russia was enmeshed in a network of railways, the locals were engaged in yamsky business. Gavrilov-Yam was also one of the Russian linen capitals at one time, because the world–famous linen manufactory of merchant Alexei Lokalov worked here. English specialists worked here, and with their light hand they built a stadium in the city, which is now the oldest in Russia.

In the "Land of the Coachman", Gavrilov Pit, it's great to ride with the breeze, sing in the coachman karaoke, forge a horseshoe, try your hand at flapping, carding, spinning flax, and see a real cubicle with your own eyes. Bring a horseshoe for good luck or a linen tablecloth from here.

While in these parts, take a look at the village of Velikoe, which is located nearby. It was once one of the hundred largest industrial centers in Russia. The village is famous for its Kremlin, the only rural kremlin in Russia.

WHAT IS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY TO DO IN GAVRILOV PIT?

If you are driving from the Moscow highway, stop at the top of a hill 7 km from the city, admire the open space, breathe in the amazing air of the Country of the driver!

Explore the complex of buildings of the former Lokalov manufactory: workshops, administrative buildings, the dam of the factory pond.

Take a walk in the Textile Worker Factory park.

Visit the road song festival "Land of the Driver" or the winter festival "Snowflake of Lahosti".

Play soccer at the oldest stadium in Yaroslavl.

Visit the existing pottery factory "Auriki Gardens" and try yourself as a potter there.

GAVRILOV YAMA MUSEUMS:

The Museum of the Driver. For almost 15 years now, the museum has been preserving the memory of dashing coachmen, of whom we once had in abundance. The museum itself is located in an outbuilding of the 19th century. Gavrila, the coachman, and his wife Dunyasha still live in that house. He will welcome you cordially on the doorstep, take you to the hut, give you tea, treat you to path pies and tell you about how the coachmen lived in the old days.

The Maryushka Museum, located in a real Russian hut, will tell you about the life and occupations of local peasants in the 19th century.

The Gavrilov-Yamsky Museum of Local Lore lovingly conveys the atmosphere of a provincial town, tells about the nature of the region, the life and achievements of the Gavrilov-Yamtsy.

SOUVENIRS FROM GAVRILOV YAM:

Linen products from the Gavrilov-Yamsky Weaver factory.

Ceramics of the "Auriki Gardens" and their famous Herb gardens.

The famous yamshchitsky cap.