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Makaryevo: A Volga Monastery Day Trip from Nizhny Novgorod
An Orthodox convent on the Volga River founded in the 15th century by the monk Macarius. Stone churches with golden domes sit…
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Semenov, Nizhny Novgorod: A Day Trip to the Khokhloma Craft Capital
Semenov is a small historic town 70 km northeast of Nizhny Novgorod, famous worldwide as the centre of Khokhloma wood painting and…
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Kstovo, Nizhny Novgorod: A Provincial Volga Day Trip
Kstovo is a small industrial town on the Volga River, 22 km from Nizhny Novgorod, best visited as a day trip to…
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Lake Svetloyar: Sacred Depths and the Legend of Kitezh
A pristine, mysteriously deep oval lake in the forests of northern Nizhny Novgorod, wrapped in centuries-old Russian folklore about the sunken city…
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Diveevo: A Sacred Day Trip from Nizhny Novgorod
One of Russia's most important pilgrimage sites, the Holy Trinity Saint Seraphim-Diveyevo Monastery is a working convent complex with stunning Orthodox architecture,…
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Arzamas: A Day Trip to 19th-Century Merchant Russia
Founded in 1578 during the reign of Ivan the Terrible, Arzamas is a provincial town 110 km south of Nizhny Novgorod with…
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