Location: Vladimir Oblast
Top Things to do in Vladimir Oblast
- 1. Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin
- 2. Transfiguration monastery
- 3. Holy Trinity Convent
- 4. Spoon Museum
- 5. Holy Assumption Cathedral
- 6. Spaso-Evfimiyev Monastery Museum Complex
- 7. Vladimir Suzdal Museum Reserve
- 8. Cable-braced bridge
- 9. Church of Saints Boris and Gleb in Kideksha
- 10. The Convent of the Intercession (Pokrovsky Monastery)
Top Restaurants in Vladimir Oblast
Top 10 Things to do in Vladimir Oblast, Russia
Vladimir Oblast (Russian: Влади́мирская о́бласть, Vladimirskaya oblast) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is the city of Vladimir, which is located 190 kilometers (120 mi) east of Moscow. As of the 2010 Census, the oblast's population was 1,443,693.
Restaurants in Vladimir Oblast
1. Church of the Intercession of the Holy Virgin
Overall Ratings
5 based on 340 reviews
Reviewed By Dona_Natasha - Suwon, South Korea
This church is called as 'Pokrova Church on Nerliy'. You should park your car in Bogolyubovo railroad station, and cross railroad via overbridge and then go through birch tree forest. And then you can see wide open Russian wild grass field. Very far, you can see this small church, it's 2km distance on foot. Or you can use horse cart with paying money. Narrow path is paved and so pleasant to walk. Many birds fly and guide travellers, and many wild flowers generate fragrants. I liked dry hays smell by wind so much.
Near church, small pond appears, you can see and take fantastic pictures of reflection of the church. This church opens only summer time, during daytime. One grandma who sells candles inside opens door not so early. So, go there after 9~10 o'clock in the morning.
This church was built on mid of 12 century by order of Bogolyubskiy, and it's a unesco cultural heritage. It's called the most beautiful church in Russia.
If you are baptized by Russian othordox, then you can write down and leave your family names for pray. You can light candles inside, too.
It's better riding on the horse cart on your way back, pay money to two young girls and enjoy passing through journey on wild grass field.
2. Transfiguration monastery
Overall Ratings
5 based on 148 reviews
Reviewed By Koshara
Don`t you miss this Monastery on your Murom attractions list, first, it`s got an excellent view of the Oka river, second it`s territory is bigger than other sites and well maintained, with trees, flowers, vegetables and what not, third, here you see an excellent restoration job, the kind of Moscow-scale and actually said to be effected on money coming from Moscow, and, last but not least, it`s got a famous icon of the Virgin Good Listener brought from holy mount Athos in Greece, then, they hold a true piece of St.Nicholas relic and a piece of a finger of local saint Ilya of Murom (Ilya Muromets), the Russian peasant warrier, patron of the Russian lands known from traditional fairy tales and modern Russian cartoons. This monastery is mentioned in the Russian chronicles as early as 1095/96, and some of its stone buildings date of Ivan the Terrible visit in 1554, its helmet-shaped Transfiguration Cathedral is considered the oldest in Murom. Amasingly peaceful place, the kind you feel you can pray and speak to the heaven
3. Holy Trinity Convent
Overall Ratings
5 based on 175 reviews
Reviewed By Koshara
Trinity Convent was founded in 1643 by a rich merchant on the site of an ancient wooden church said to be founded by this town first Slavic ruler prince Konstantin, today this particular site is known as the place where Russian patrons of the family Peter and Febronia rest, and many Russians come here to ask for their blessing in the family life and mattrers related to marriage and children. However, the legend regarding these two saints is quite complicated, and their role as patrons of love and family as alternative to that of St.Valentine is rather questionable, still many young Russians visit the place on their wedding day and on other occasions
4. Spoon Museum
Overall Ratings
5 based on 97 reviews
Reviewed By Sultaanna s - Moscow, Russia
Ложки на любой вкус и цвет )))
Музей небольшой, но ложек очень много )
Можно заказать рассказ экскурсовода.
В музее можно приобрести сувенирные ложки в подарок.
5. Holy Assumption Cathedral
Overall Ratings
5 based on 765 reviews
Reviewed By YTCHENG - Hong Kong, China
This typical Russian Orthodox Church in 12th century with a tall belfry which locates on high Terrace is "must see" tourist spot in Vladimir. Apart from the external facade, the gold domes and the surrounding environment, the internal part of the Cathedral should not be skipped despite of the payment of entrance fee.
6. Spaso-Evfimiyev Monastery Museum Complex
Overall Ratings
5 based on 722 reviews
Reviewed By Charles_and_Susan - Nottingham, United Kingdom
This is a monastery that is not now occupied and it operates as a museum. We has a tour as part of a guided tour onthe area and so it was interesting. Parts of the monastery have displays of artifacts of monasteries but the labels are all in Russian. Not sure if there are guide leaflets in different languages.
The bells are rung on each hour and you can see the bellringer pulling the ropes.
There's a good craft shop where crafts made by people living in Suzdal are sold.
7. Vladimir Suzdal Museum Reserve
Overall Ratings
5 based on 182 reviews
The museum-reserve includes architectural monuments of Old Russian period (12th - early 18th century) located in three towns - Vladimir, Suzdal and Gus-Khrustalny.
Reviewed By TrouserPress2007 - London
Suzdal has to be the hight spot of any trip round Russia's Golden Ring
The 13th century Cathedral and the kremlin(castle) buildings have been well restored in such a way as to retain the timeless atmosphere of this amazing country.
We visited on a crisp autumn day when the leaves were in fall and wandered over to the nearby building museum - a collection of rebuilt rural houses and farm buildings.
8. Cable-braced bridge
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 119 reviews
Reviewed By MeLudmila - Moscow, Russia
Really very beautiful but seems absolutely useless in this place. It is connecting Murom with Nizhniy Novgorod. We liked the trip from one bank of Oka river to the other. But the traffic is not heavy in this place and this really big bradge seems a bit funny.
9. Church of Saints Boris and Gleb in Kideksha
Overall Ratings
5 based on 185 reviews
Reviewed By Peter P - Melbourne, Australia
At Kideksha there stands what is believed to be the oldest surviving church in Russia and you can look at the vaulted ceiling and make out the remnants of ancient frescoes from the original church - most of which has been rebuilt several times over. You can also look in awe at a spiral staircase built without nails -- incredible actually when you see it and then you can walk out the back and see the river which once marked the eastern boundary of the Russian lands.
We did it as part of a bus tour and were very glad that we did. I have seen it twice, once in summer, bright blue skies etc etc and once in winter with a frozen river beyond snow covered meadows. The interesting thing is that out in the middle of the frozen river was the baptismal pool - cut into the ice in the shape of a crucifix - awaiting new candidates for baptism. Brrrrrrrrrrrrr!!.
10. The Convent of the Intercession (Pokrovsky Monastery)
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 295 reviews
Reviewed By mendi62 - Tel Aviv, Israel
Crossing the gate you find yourself in a holy tranquility spirit. The well kept wooden houses and flowers and the compact smal and humble Cathedral are in peaceful atmosphere. Worth while to pass here and visit for a short while. Recommended site. Taking pictures of nuns is forbidden.
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