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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Kstovo is a small industrial town on the Volga River, 22 km from Nizhny Novgorod, best visited as a day trip to…
A pristine, mysteriously deep oval lake in the forests of northern Nizhny Novgorod, wrapped in centuries-old Russian folklore about the sunken city…
An Orthodox convent on the Volga River founded in the 15th century by the monk Macarius. Stone churches with golden domes sit…
One of Russia's most important pilgrimage sites, the Holy Trinity Saint Seraphim-Diveyevo Monastery is a working convent complex with stunning Orthodox architecture,…
Founded in 1578 during the reign of Ivan the Terrible, Arzamas is a provincial town 110 km south of Nizhny Novgorod with…
Semenov is a small historic town 70 km northeast of Nizhny Novgorod, famous worldwide as the centre of Khokhloma wood painting and…
Gorodets is a true living open-air museum on the picturesque left bank of the Volga, founded in 1152. Famous today as the…
A satellite city on the left bank of the Volga, Bor rewards a half-day visit with riverside churches, a quirky military museum,…








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