Attractions and entertainment in the Nizhny Novgorod Region

Gorodets town

Gorodets is an ancient city in the Nizhny Novgorod region on the Northern Bank of the Volga river, 60 kilometers from Nizhny Novgorod. The city is small, its population is just over 30 thousand people, but it is very popular with tourists and travelers due to the monuments of the past, the picturesque area and the cozy atmosphere of quiet streets. It is most often visited as an excursion destination from Nizhny Novgorod, but you can come here on your own for one or several days in order to get acquainted with the sights, beach holidays on the banks of the Volga, active winter recreation.

Thanks to the rich artistic heritage and architecture, the proud man deservedly received the unofficial nickname "Maly Kitezh". In addition to the fact that there are many monuments of architecture and history, there is a whole museum quarter in the city. Quiet streets abound with well-preserved stone houses of merchant construction and wooden mansions decorated with carvings. From the embankment, a favorite place for locals to walk, there is a breathtaking view of the Volga region and the Nizhny Novgorod hydroelectric power station, whose dams are the longest in Russia. All this attracts history buffs of all ages.

Gorodets left us a rich artistic heritage: "deaf" wood carving, gorodets painting, carved gingerbread boards, gold embroidery, handwritten books, gorodets toys. Every third Saturday of July there are regional festivals "Gorodets — Museum capital" and "Masters of folk Brotherhood". In summer, a festival of historical reconstruction is organized with the reproduction of medieval life and battles

A little history

Already in the chronicles of 1171 there are mentions of Gorodets as a formed fortress city founded by Yuri Dolgoruky. The history of the settlement is saturated with successive periods of prosperity and desolation. Since the 12th century, it has served as a bulwark of protection of Vladimir Russia from the neighborhood of the Volga Bulgars. After the ruin in 1408, the city was in complete ruin until the 18th century. In the 19th century, it turned into a major industrial, commercial and business center. During this period, factories, a tannery, and a steam mill were actively built here. At the same time, prosperous merchant houses appear, many of which have survived to the present in their original form.

Rest in Gorodets

Gorodets can be visited as a day trip or during a short trip for several days. There will be nothing to do here for longer than two full days. It is difficult to call it a tourist-developed place, but everything you need for a short stay in order to explore the local attractions is available. And there is something to see here.

Thanks to its rich artistic heritage and architecture, Gorodets deservedly received the unofficial nickname "Maly Kitezh". In addition to the fact that there are many monuments of architecture and history, there is a whole museum complex of 7 historical and thematic museums in the city, called the "Museum Quarter". The quiet streets of the historical part abound with perfectly preserved stone houses of merchant buildings and wooden mansions decorated with carvings. From the embankment, a favorite place for locals to walk, there is a breathtaking view of the Volga region and the Nizhny Novgorod hydroelectric power station, whose dams are the longest in Russia. All this attracts history lovers of all ages here.

Gorodets also left us a rich artistic heritage: "deaf" house wood carving, Gorodets painting, carved gingerbread boards, gold embroidery, handwritten books, Gorodets toy. Every year, every third Saturday in July, the regional festivals "Gorodets — Museum Capital" and "Masters of Folk Brotherhood" are held here. In summer, a festival of historical reconstruction is organized with the reproduction of medieval life and the conduct of battles.

There are clean beaches in and near Gorodets. Of these, the "White River", located 10 km from the city beach, is of interest to outdoor enthusiasts. In summer, water activities are offered here: water skiing, "tablets", "bananas", jet skis, and in winter, snowboards and skis are rented.

Attractions and entertainment in the Nizhny Novgorod Region

Lake Svetloyar

Lake Svetloyar is one of the most mysterious lakes in the Nizhny Novgorod region and in Russia as a whole. The lake has an almost perfect oval shape of 470 by 350 meters, the water in it is always clean and transparent. It has a great depth - 33.4 meters. It is considered a holy place.

There are many legends associated with the lake. One of them, because of which the lake is called the little Russian Atlantis– is that the legendary city of Kitezh plunged into the waters of the lake. As this legend says, Kitezh-Grad was built by Grand Duke Georgy Vsevolodovich after he built the city of Maly Kitezh (today Gorodets). Moreover, the city was built without any fortifications, despite the danger of the invasion of Batu troops. When the Tatar conquerors approached the walls of Kitezh-Grad, the inhabitants prayed to God for salvation, and then the city was completely submerged under water. But the city did not die. According to legend, he is still intact today, and from the depths of the lake you can sometimes hear the bell ringing, and in the clear waters of Svetloyar and fog you can see its image.

But even if you don't believe in beautiful legends, there are plenty of mysteries at the lake. Until now, scientists have not come to a consensus about its origin, but today the predominant version of its origin is cosmic, i.e. it is believed that it was formed due to a meteorite that fell here about three thousand smoulders ago. There are also versions of the hypothesis of glacial, karst, ancient, volcanic, neotectonic and salt dome origin. It is also not clear why the water in the lake always remains clean and fresh, never overgrown with mud. Water from Svetloyar can be stored in a vessel for many years without losing purity, transparency and taste qualities.

Now the lake is a holy place, and a monument of nature of federal significance. The area around is nature-protected: you can not put up tents, chop down trees, light fires, litter, fish. It is possible to swim in the lake, although historically it was impossible to do this here, you can only bathe in its waters.

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