This unique 58 km long linear object has an unusual concentration of places associated with outstanding historical figures and the most important events of Russian history.
Endless meadows, old village schools, a haunted castle, and at the same time a modern yacht glamping park and Alice's gardens - all this can be found on the tourist route of the Meadow Tract — a historical path that was revived by Locus Consulting Group in 2020.
The full house "Alexander Opekushin's native places" is located at the entrance to the village of Rybnitsa in the rural settlement of Krasny Profintern, Yaroslavl region.
Places where the route "Meadow tract" takes place in the Nekrasovsky district:
1) A walk through the village of Abbakumtsevo - a story about the birth of the Pushkin and Nabokov nobles, the opportunity to see the Nekrasov parish church, the Annunciation and Sretensky churches, as well as the Nekrasov family necropolis. The school building, built at the expense of the poet N.A. Nekrasov in 1872, is very interesting."
2) Just three kilometers from Abbakumtsev is the village of Greshnevo, where the poet's native house stood. If desired, you can get there on foot to experience the rustic atmosphere.
3) Visit to the house-museum of the sculptor-academician Alexander Mikhailovich Opekushin in the village of Rybnitsa.
4) A walk to the village of Dievo-Gorodishche (a story about the ancient buildings of the village, the sights of the village and much more);
5) Next, the road turns to the village of Krasny Profintern, to the mysterious Ponizovkin castle. The Ponizovkin family is known for its starch and treacle plants. The castle is located on the territory of one of them.
It was built at the expense of the parishioners. It is stone, five-domed, with a tiered bell tower, built in 1800. There are three thrones.
Alexander Mikhailovich Opekushin is an outstanding Russian sculptor, in 1880 he executed a monument to Alexander Pushkin in bronze in Moscow. In 1988, the House-Museum of the sculptor-academician A.M. Opekushin was opened in the village of Rybnitsa. The exhibitions are dedicated to the life and work of the great Russian sculptor.
In the 19th century, there was a zemstvo school, a gostiny dvor, and houses of rich merchants on the village square. The post office building is a former 20th century almshouse. Ivanov's House is a typical example of a commercial building in the middle of the XIX century, it was built in the 1840s. The village houses the Divo on the Volga Museum, its expositions tell about the brightest moments of the village's history, about the activities of local artisan craftsmen and the manufacture of household items
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 given 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.