To the castle by water
First of all, you will walk through the historical center of Nekrasovskoye settlement (since 1214-Great Salt, later Bolshye Soli Posad), where you will be told the history of Bolshye Soli Posad, the center of salt making in Russia in the 13th-17th centuries. It is rare that a guest, arriving in the Nekrasovsky district, will not visit the Nikolo-Babaevsky monastery.
Here you can collect consecrated mineral salt water from the spring. In the restaurant "Solyanoy Ostrov", you can dine on delicious dishes and visit the only landscape and ethnographic "Salt Factory Museum" in Russia with an excursion or interactive program "One day at the Salt Barn!"
Visit the Ponizovkina Castle, crossing to the left bank by ferry, where you will learn the history of the Ponizovkin family of merchants. This real eclectic palace with modern elements will not leave anyone indifferent.
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1. The castle of merchant Ponizovkin
30 kilometers from Yaroslavl, on the Northern bank of the Volga River, there is a mysterious and luxurious Park Hotel "Ponizovkin Castle". Crystal clear air, the charming beauty of the local Volga region places, centuries-old manor traditions, the richest historical heritage of the area will leave an unforgettable vacation experience. Fans of ecological and health tourism are provided with the opportunity to rent equipment for hunting and fishing, bike and horse riding routes are laid, parking and maintenance for river vessels are organized. In summer, there is a rental of jet skis, boats and speedboats, in winter - snowmobiles.An eclectic mansion built on the left bank of the Volga River in the 1910s. commissioned by Nikita Andreevich Ponizovkin.
2. Nikolo-Babaevsky Monastery (XV century)
It is rare that a guest, arriving in the Nekrasovsky district, will not visit the Nikolo-Babaevsky monastery, whose rector from 1861 to 1867 was St. Ignatius Bryanchaninov. St. Ignatius was highly respected not only among the clergy, but also in high secular society, and was friendly with Emperor Nikolai Pavlovich. During his administration of the Babaevsky monastery, the monastery flourished, and the construction of the temple of the Iversky Mother of God, the only one in the entire Volga region that resembled the Church of the Resurrection of Christ in Jerusalem, was carried out. By the end of the 20th century . Ignatius Bryanchaninov was canonized, his relics were taken to the Holy Vvedensky Tolga Monastery.
Next to the monastery there is a consecrated salt spring – a landmark associated with the mineral waters of the Nekrasov land. Babaevskaya water has long been used as a popular remedy, because it contains a rich composition of salts and trace elements. This water is compared with the Soligalich and Old Russian waters.
3. Holy Mineral Spring
Near the Solonitsa River, which flows into the Volga, near the Nikolo-Babaevsky monastery there is a consecrated salty mineral spring – a landmark associated with the mineral waters of the Nekrasov land.
Babaevskaya water is actively used by local residents and guests of the village for medicinal purposes. Patients with chronic diseases who have not received relief from treatment with traditional methods have confidence in water. The use of natural mineral waters allows us to achieve unique results, because they contain a rich composition of salts and trace elements, which our body lacks so much. According to the composition of salts and medicinal properties, Bolshesolskaya chloride-sulfate. This is exactly what "Babaevskaya" is, which is compared with the soligalic and Old Russian waters, known for their beneficial effects on the body.
4. The Salt Island Restaurant
The restaurant offers:
breakfast;
set meals or ordering dishes from the menu;
children's menu;
banquet menu.
The area of the hall for holding festive celebrations – weddings, anniversaries, corporate parties, children's parties.
5. Landscape Museum- saltworks "Salt the Great"
The only landscape museum in Russia, the saltworks on the Salt Island, offers to plunge into the atmosphere of the 17th century and learn the ancient history of salt digestion. Your attention is drawn to the reconstruction of one of the 19th Velikosolsky varnishes of the 17th century – Doroguzha (salt well, barn, barn, upper room). Salt Shaker Museum, theatrical game programs.
