Location: Vologda Oblast
Top Things to do in Vologda Oblast
Top Restaurants in Vologda Oblast
What to do and see in Vologda Oblast, Northwestern District: The Best Budget-friendly Things to do
Vologda Oblast (Russian: Вологодская область, tr. Vologodskaya oblast, IPA: [vəlɐˈɡotskəjə ˈobləsʲtʲ]) is a federal subject of Russia (an oblast). Its administrative center is Vologda. Population: 1,202,444 (2010 Census). The largest city is Cherepovets, the home of the Severstal metallurgical plant, the largest industrial enterprise in the oblast.
Restaurants in Vologda Oblast
1. Museum of Dionisy’s Frescoes - Ferapontov Monastery
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5.0 based on 144 reviews
The Museum of Dionisy’s Frescoes is situated in the architectural ensemble of the Ferapontov monastery (St. Ferapont’s monastery) of the 15th-19th centuries in the village Ferapontovo.The Ferapontov monastery was founded in 1398 by the Holy monk Ferapont. During 400 years it was one of the prominent cultural, religious and educational centres of the Belozersk district. The history of the monastery coincided at some focal points with the important historical events of the formation of the Russian centralized state. The monastery became well-known thanks to the activity of St. Martinian, the disciple of St. Kirill Belozersky.
Reviewed By sergeyk147
A must-see whether you travel from Moscow, St Peterburg, Vologda, on a river cruise ship or any other way (except for the plane, of course). Russia has very few monasteries so nicely preserved. By strangle trick of Fortune communists have not only let the complex be but even opened a museum there in 1924. Step inside and you'll understand why these frescoes are on the UNESCO World Heritage list. Never restored - just cleaned! A gem. Mind beautiful surroundings. Don't miss an opportunity to buy local souvenirs and crafts. One of the few places on Earth where you won't face Chinese-made junk. And they are cheap!
2. Spaso-Prilutsky monastery
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5.0 based on 208 reviews
3. Vologodskaya Oblast Architecture and Ethnography Museum
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5.0 based on 158 reviews
Vologda Open Air Museum of Architecture and Ethnography (Semenkovo) welcomes you to the world of northern Russian village of the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Here you can get the first-hand experience of Russian traditions, attitudes and cultural background.
4. Vologda Kremlin
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4.5 based on 383 reviews
Reviewed By dysonsphere - Galle District, Sri Lanka
Easy to find in the middle of town with a tower (costs but not much... and mid your head on the way up) with a nice river beside it and nice grounds and old architecture.
5. St Sophia cathedral
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4.5 based on 142 reviews
Reviewed By sergeyk147
We could admire only its exterior - from the kremlin square and looking down from an adjacent belltower (therefrom it's much more fascinating). Standing in front of it we listened perplexed to the run on the mouth of our guide who was seriously telling us a story 'bout a brick falling on Ivan the Terrible's head. It never occured to her that even if a half-brick had fallen on the regal skull from the cathedral's ceilings (average height there is about thirty meters) it would have cracked it in two (maybe it would have been a better twist of Russia's history?). Long live fake news! That rubbish didn't spoil the impression though. Toke another look at this masterpiece from the place Volodga was founded. It's behind the park on the Volodga river embankment, not more than a half-an-hour stroll. Go there, you won't regret it, really.
6. Lace Museum
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4.5 based on 412 reviews
7. Peter the Great House-Museum in Vologda
8. The World of The Forgotten Things Museum
9. Kirillo-Belozerki State Historical Architectural Art Museum-Reserve
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4.5 based on 233 reviews
The architectural ensemble of the monastery is one of the most important creations of the Russian artistic culture. The whole medieval town stretches out on the shore of the magnificent Siverskoye Lake. On the territory of 12 hectares there are 11 stone churches of the 15th-18th centuries, numerous service structures surrounded with walls and towers of “The Great Fortress of the Tsar”.
Reviewed By ImpulsivePerth - Perth, Australia
Like other reviewers I arrived by cruise ship but we were allowed plenty of time to be guided around and to explore on our own. We could even return to the dock on any of the regular shuttle buses they had organised. The Kirillo-Belozerki Monastery is now a museum incorporating cathedrals with frescoes, a lacework exhibition and a large collection of icons. The buildings in themselves are breathtaking allowing for their age and state of restoration.
