In the north-west of Russia is the administrative, cultural and historical center of the Vologda region - the city of Vologda, famous for its sights, interesting history and, of course, Vologda oil and flax .Despite the transformation, the emergence of large shopping centers and "high-rise buildings", the city remains the custodian of cultural and historical heritage .Never new buildings will not replace one of the main attractions - houses with unusual carvings .This is, indeed, a skill that will always be associated with a song about Vologda and its palisade .
Vologda is one of the oldest cities of the Russian North, first mentioned in written sources in 1147. The city is located on the river of the same name.
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By plane
10 km to the north of the city there is a small airport "Vologda", which accepts small Yak-40 aircrafts of the company "Vologda aviation enterprise". According to a special schedule, flights from Moscow fly here (Vnukovo, 1 hour 5 minutes in flight), Ukhta, Veliky Ustyug and others. Regular flights to Kichmengskiy Gorodok are conducted.
You can get to the airport by bus No. 133 from the station and No. 101 from Vostochnaya or by taxi for 200-300 RUR.
In addition, 1, 5 hours drive from the city is the airport of Cherepovets, where Severstal's flights from Moscow, St. Petersburg, Helsinki, Petrozavodsk fly periodically.
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By train
You can get to the city by train: from Moscow (460 km) from Yaroslavsky railway station on the fast train №060Y "Vologodskie zori" or on transit trains, following to Cherepovets, Arkhangelsk, Vorkuta, Labytnangi and cities of the Komi Republic. The journey takes 8-9, 5 hours.
You can also take a fast train Moscow - Yaroslavl (daily), travel time about 4 hours; further by bus Yaroslavl - Vologda.
Tourist Information Office in Vologda
Address: Vologda, ul. Herzen, 27, office 203
Tel: (8172) 56-27-79, (8172) 56-27-80
Emergency telephone number: 8-931-500-6-111
Climate
Mainly cloudy +2 ° C in the afternoon +1 ° C at night ° С water |
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History of Vologda
The official date of the founding of Vologda is considered to be 1147. From 1264 to 1456 years. Vologda is in the possession of Novgorod, although from the end of the 13th century it is constantly causing internecine wars between Novgorod, Tver and Moscow princes.
Since 1462 Vologda has become the center of the Vologda principality, and in 1481 - it is being transformed into the Vologda district, assigned to the Moscow principality. One of the most important transit shopping centers Vologda becomes during the reign of Ivan the Terrible. With him in 1566 in Vologda, the construction of the Vologda Kremlin begins, the first stone of which was laid on April 28 of the same year.
The second flourishing of Vologda falls on the reign of the first Romanovs. In the era of Peter I Vologda became a major military base, and under Catherine II - the center of the Vologda governorate, later renamed the Vologda province.
In 1929, during the Soviet period, Vologda lost the importance of the provincial center: the Vologda province was abolished and is part of the Northern Edge, the center of which is Arkhangelsk. Only in 1937 the Vologda and Arkhangelsk regions are divided, and then the modern borders of the Vologda region are determined.
Transport
Public transport Vologda - buses and trolleybuses. Working hours: from 6:00 am to 1:00 am. The interval of movement is about 10 minutes. The cost is ~ 12 RUR.
Shopping and shopping Vologda
In Vologda is worth buying Vologda lace, products from flax and Vologda oil.
Cuisine and restaurants of Vologda
You can refresh yourself after long walks through the streets of the city in a cozy cafe "In the kitchen". Friendly staff will appreciate in the restaurant "Slavyansky" on the street. Chekhov. And also: restaurant "Pinocchio", cafe "North" and located on the central square bistro "Garden". The best restaurants in the city are Anguilter, Vintage, Vologda. There are several coffee shops and a sushi restaurant.
Hotels in Vologda
In the city there are both prestigious hotels, for example, "Nikolaev Club" 5 *, hotels "Angliter" and "Atrium" 4 *, and budget hotels: Sputnik with a good location near the auto and railway stations or Avtodor in 2 km from the city with a convenient entrance for those traveling by car.
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Entertainment, excursions and attractions
The center of Vologda consists of four historically formed parts: the City, the Upper Posad, the Lower Posad and the Zarechye.
City
The city is the main historical part of Vologda. Its borders coincide with the boundaries of the "Stone Town", the so-called builders themselves called it. The boundaries were located in the area of the currently existing streets of the World, Sergei Orlov, October and Leningrad. In the center is the Kremlin Square with the first stone church of the city, one of the shrines of the Russian North - St. Sophia Cathedral. In 1686-1688, the cathedral inside was painted by the famous Yaroslavl icon painter Dmitry Grigorievich Plekhanov, whose frescoes have survived to this day.
Next to the St. Sophia Cathedral is the Bishop's Compound (Vologda Kremlin), which includes the Resurrection Cathedral, the Bishops' Chambers, the Church of the Nativity of Christ, the Gavriilovsky and Ireneevsky Corps, the Chambers of Joseph the Golden, the Church of Alexander Nevsky, the Church of the Intercession of Our Lady of Mercy at Torg.
Verkhniy Posad
Upper Posad is located to the north-west of the City. The northern part is considered the oldest place in Vologda. Here we have preserved the Uspensky Gorny Monastery (19, Burmaginyh Street), the Assumption Church, the Church of Alexia, the Church of St. Nicholas the Golden Crosses. Of particular interest are monuments of wooden architecture - the houses of Zesecky, Volkov, as well as several churches - the Church of Constantine and Helena, the Vladimir Church, the Church of Varlaam Khutynsky, the Church of Elijah in Kamenye.
Nizhny Posad
The lower Posad is located to the southeast of the City. In the center is the Revolution Square. From the architectural ensembles preserved: the Church of St. John the Forerunner, the Church of the Intercession on the Goat, the Church of St. Nicholas in Glinka, the house of the Noble Assembly and other structures. In the south-eastern part of the Lower Posad are River Station and Peter I's House Museum, as well as the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Virgin and Lazarevskaya Church.
District
The district is located on the left bank of the Vologda River, opposite the City and Lower Posad. Here is the Church of Sretenia, the former home of Admiral Barsh, the Church of St. John Chrysostom and many other sights.
Surroundings
Two kilometers north-east of Vologda, on the left bank of the river, is the Savior-Prilutsky Monastery, founded in 1371 by Dmitry Prilutsky, a prominent figure of the Russian church of the second half of the 14th century, an associate of Sergius of Radonezh.
To the north-west of Vologda in the village of Semenkovo is the Architectural and Ethnographic Museum of the Vologda region. Here are presented residential and farm buildings built in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, brought from different parts of the region. Directions: from the railway station of Vologda to the stop of Semenkovo village, bus number 107.
In the village of Mozhaiskoye, 10 km from Vologda, there is a museum of Mozhaisky - the inventor of aircraft. The museum exposition acquaints with the history of aviation - from the world's first aircraft to the creation of planes of the aircraft designer S. Ilyushkin and the launch of the spaceship Voskhod-2 under the leadership of P. Belyaev.
Museums of Vologda
The city has a myriad of museums and galleries: the Vologda State Historical, Architectural and Art Museum-Reserve; Vologda Kremlin, which includes a local history museum and a lace museum; museum "The World of Forgotten Things"; Architectural and Ethnographic Museum of the Vologda Region. Also we advise you to visit the theaters of Vologda: Vologda Drama Theater, puppet theater "Teremok", Chamber Theater.
Vologda for children
A walk on the river tram, entertainment center Limpopo and the puppet theater Teremok are, by no means the only places in Vologda where you can have a great time with your children.
For a walk it is best to go to the Veterans' Park of Labor with 13 stationary and 8 mobile attractions .On the territory of the park, there is a Children's Town with the Maid of Baba Yaga - here the children can feed the animals, and on the weekends they can see the theatrical performance .Attention deserves the most beautiful Siberian pond, where you can swim with boats and catamarans .And in the park you can ride on the children's railway, in a horse-drawn carriage, and even on quad bikes, and in winter - on a Santa Claus train and a snowmobile!
Children's center "Limpopo", oriented for children from 1 year to 8 years, equipped with a playground, a recreation area for parents and cafes. For children in the "Limpopo" work mini-workshops, where every child can make a wonderful craft. The center even has its own school with educational and training programs for children of different ages. The center is open daily from 10:00 to 20:00.
In the Vologda Puppet Theater "Teremok", due to its name, the unusual form of the building in which it is located, performances are staged based on Russian folk tales. And children's performances can be seen in the theater-studio "Teenager", where his puppet branch is open.
Holidays in Vologda
Vologda is not only a major center of lacework and the flax capital of Russia, it is a cultural and historical center of the entire Vologda region, and it is not surprising that so many different kinds of events and holidays take place here. The city's day of Vologda celebrates annually on the last Saturday of June, and in June 2011 in Vologda the First International Lace Festival took place, the birth of which was facilitated by the opening of the lace museum in 2010. The Governor of the Vologda region became the initiator of its holding, and now the festival will be held on a regular basis and will please its guests every three years.
Every September in Vologda is the annual Open Festival of Poetry and Music. NM Rubtsov "Rubtsovskaya autumn", dedicated to the work of one of the most famous poets of Vologda region. There was a festival in 1998, when a monument to Rubtsov was erected in Vologda. Since then, meetings at the monument and reading poems have grown into a big holiday, known even outside the Vologda region.
Every three years in June-July the International Theater Festival "Voices of History" is held, the stage of which is set in the open air right in the middle of the monuments of the Vologda Kremlin. The festival was born in 1991, at the initiative of the Vologda Drama Theater and the Ministry of Culture, and the status of the International was received only in 2003.
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