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Cultural tourism in Russia
> Novgorod region
Attractions of Novgorod region
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Staraya Russa has been known since the XI century. During Medieval age
it was the fourth Russian city in its importance, after Moscow, Pskov,
and Novgorod. During the war, the city was destroyed by fascists and ancient
monuments were not saved. However, Staraya Russa attracts tourists as
balneotherapeutic resort with mineral springs and sludge dirt. The house
museum of F.Dostoyevsky remained there. |
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Very big exposition is collected in Museum of bells in Valdai. You will
learn everything about bells: molding, their variety and history. The
most known melodies will be performed by the local bell ringers. |
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Novgorod, also known as Veliky Novgorod ("Novgorod the Great"),
is one of the oldest Russian cities. The chronicles mention Novgorod for
the first time in the year 859. During the Middle Ages Novgorod was an
important commercial center and an independent city-state with a democratic
rule advanced for Its time, Today Novgorod is a unique open-air museum
Its Kremlin, built in the 11th century, is Russia's oldest surviving structure
of its kind. Novgorod's 11th century Cathedral of St. Sofia is the of
the earliest stone churches in Russia. A monument commemorating the 1000-year
annivesary of the Russian State was built within Novgorod Kremlin in the
mid-19th century. |
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Staraya Russa 
Valday
Veliky Novgorod