Top Things to do in Central Russia
10 Things to do Good for a Rainy Day in Central Russia That You Shouldn't Miss
Discover the best top things to do in Central Russia, Russia including State Tretyakov Gallery, State Museum Preserve Rostov Kremlin, The Holy Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra, Holy Assumption Cathedral, Holy Trinity Convent, Tula State Museum of Weapons, Vysotsky Monastery, Savvino-Storozhevsky Monastery, Monument to White Bim Black Ear, Cathedral of the Assumption (Uspensky Sobor).
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1. State Tretyakov Gallery
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5.0 based on 5,896 reviews
The State Tretyakov Gallery is the national treasury of Russian fine art and contains more than 180,000 works of painting, sculpture and graphics created by generations of Russian artists.
Reviewed By PierreBMalta - San Gwann, Malta
The best Museum for Russian paintings. An incredible collection of paintings by the top Russian painters. A must see if you are into Russian art or an art lover in general. Well presented and easily viewed.
2. State Museum Preserve Rostov Kremlin
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5.0 based on 1,032 reviews
Reviewed By Maxim-Maxims - Moscow, Russia
From my point of view, the most interesting place is in the Yaroslavl region. I would especially like to thank the guide Irina for a very interesting two-hour excursion.
3. The Holy Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra
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5.0 based on 1,449 reviews
The Holy Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra “In the land of Moscow and all over the world there is no other monastery equal to this one…” - Archdeacon Paul of Aleppa
Reviewed By israroz - Ra'anana, Israel
One of the highlights of our trip to Russia, (my wife’s and myself, her sister, and my brother in law) was without any doubt our trip to the Golden Ring and especially to The Holy Trinity-St. Sergius Lavra church in the city of Sergiev Posad which is considered to be one of the most important religious centers in Russia and a pilgrimage site especially to believers in Orthodox Christianity. Since we arrived with our “private” guide who had “pre-arranged” personal guidance for us, so we “got” a young guide from the church staff who took us under his wings and led us to all the interesting places (and they are many) throughout the site. Explained to us the history of the place from its inception to the present day. Starting from the entrance area with the arched door and the amazing frescoes on the walls and ceiling and later all the spectacular sites (and they are many). In conclusion a most amazing place NOT 2 B MISSED.
4. Holy Assumption Cathedral
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5.0 based on 1,008 reviews
Reviewed By danibetaliz - Moscow, Russia
The Assumption Cathedral is beautiful and a definite must see, it’s an open air museum so good to visit in nicer weather.
5. Holy Trinity Convent
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5.0 based on 222 reviews
6. Tula State Museum of Weapons
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5.0 based on 1,535 reviews
Was founded at the Tula gun factory in 1724. Displays the valuable collections of fire-and cold steel arms, Russian and foreign, army and experimental. Gives the chance to follow evolution of arms since the late 16-th century till the present day.
Reviewed By Vasilis73gr - Limassol City, Cyprus
What shell I say , Simply amazing and great what they have done in Tula with this Museum . Incredible Museum in 4 levels , from historical weapons for hunting and war till the most modern weapons , guns and Tanks, Respect for this museum and all the effort they have done
7. Vysotsky Monastery
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5.0 based on 178 reviews
Serpukhov Vysotsky monastery was founded in 1374 by St. Sergius of Radonezh at the request of Serpukhov specific Prince Vladimir the Brave. The monastery served as an important spiritual center of medieval Russia and a powerful fortress at the southern turn of the Moscow Principality. The fate of the Holy monastery is closely connected with the fate of Russia - it was besieged and ravaged by enemies, also there were times of prosperity and desolation. At the beginning of the twentieth century, due to contemporaries' opinions, Vysotsky monastery was one of the most comfortable abodes of the Fatherland. With the advent of Soviet power in 1918 of the monastery went under the provincial concentration camp. In 1928 Vysotsky monastery was finally closed. For decades, the ancient and once glorious abode was dilapidated and destroyed. In 1991 Vysotsky monastery was returned to the Orthodox Church, the revival of the ancient monastery began again.
8. Savvino-Storozhevsky Monastery
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5.0 based on 572 reviews
Reviewed By GrandDaddyDom - Tucson, United States
We visited the monastery on our day trip prior to our visit to the Kubinka Tank Museum. The trip took about 1.5 hours to the monastery from central Moscow. The history of the monastery is fascinating. The Orthodox monastery was ordered to be built in 1398 by Prince Yuri and was finally built in the 15th century. The prince had wanted now St. Savva of Storozhi to start a monastic structure on the Storozhi Holm (Watching Hill). In 1650 Tsar Alexis had a residence built here and the large bell tower with a clock was also built. The cathedral does not allow photography and you should dress respectfully since this is an operational cathedral. The cathedral has 17th century paintings and the remains of 15th century frescoes and a five tiered iconostasis. The Bolsheviks ransacked the monastery and it was left in ruins until restoration started after 1985. The relics of St. Savva of Storozhi were returned to the monastery in 1998 and when we were there many Orthodox faithful were observed honoring the relics of the saint. There is a statue of the saint outside the monastery in a small park area. Outside the gate to the compound is a large map showing the locations of every feature of the site. There is an overlook on the start of a path around the outside walls. The view below is spectacular and I now know why this location is called "Watching Hill". There is a snack shop cafe outside the walls of the monastery that was closed when we were there.
9. Monument to White Bim Black Ear
10. Cathedral of the Assumption (Uspensky Sobor)
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5.0 based on 682 reviews
Reviewed By CityCruncher - Eton Wick, United Kingdom
Hello I have just visited Smolensk Beautiful City with many attractions The Cathedral is an excellent building with 6 kls of wall around the building Inside the Cathedral is the best one I have visited This is the training place for all Bishops Priests in Russia Plenty of Museums ,many attractive buildings Train route to Europe direct to Paris Frankfurt Plus Belarus Maldova Hungary Ukraine Minsk etc all direct Bullet train to Paris 19 hrs sleeper if required Roads very good to all cities including Moscow 4 hrs drive or 5 hours I train Well worth a visit Paul Bainbridge City Cruncher
