Kostroma is one of the most famous cities of the Golden Ring. The decoration of the city center is a unique ensemble of 17th-century shopping malls. In addition, there is one of the most remarkable churches of the Upper Volga region - the Church of the Resurrection in Debre (17th century). The election in 1613 of Mikhail Romanov to the throne took place in the local Ipatievsky monastery, which is now called the "cradle of the Romanov dynasty."
The city was founded in the 12th century. Yuri Dolgoruky as an outpost of the north-eastern borders of Russia. Planning and architecture of the city is one of the most striking examples of Russian urban planning. More information about the history of Kostroma can be found here.
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How to get to Kostroma
Flights of the airline "Kostroma Air Enterprise" fly from the airport "Vnukovo" to Kostroma several times a week. Travel time ~ 1 hour 20 minutes. The cost is about 2000 rubles.
The same "Kostroma aviation enterprise" makes flights to St. Petersburg (in flight 2 hours 10 minutes), some regional cities, and in summer even to Anapa (4 hours 10 minutes). Schedule and cost should be specified on the site.
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By train
Trains from Moscow depart from the Yaroslavsky railway station: direct or next to Khabarovsk or Yaroslavl (en route 6, 5 hours). Trains from St. Petersburg depart from the Moscow railway station. They travel to Kostroma and the train from Yaroslavl (on the way 2 hours).
By bus
Direct or transit buses from Moscow (Shchelkovsky railway station, journey time 8 hours, departure at 7:00, 8:00, 10:20, 12:50 and 21:00) or from Yaroslavl.
Climate of Kostroma
Cloudy, light snow +1 ° C in the afternoon 0 ° C at night ° С water |
Mainly cloudy -1 ° C in the afternoon -3 ° C at night ° С water |
Cloudy, light snow 0 ° C in the afternoon -4 ° C at night ° С water |
| The weather in Kostroma for 10 days | ||
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| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | sen | Oct | but I | Dec | |
| in the afternoon | -9 | -6 | +0 | +9 | +17 | +21 | +23 | +21 | +15 | +7 | -1 | -6 |
| at night | -15 | -13 | -8 | +0 | +7 | +11 | +13 | +12 | +7 | +1@@ | -5 | -eleven |
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Hotels in Kostroma
Within the city and the surrounding area is a lot of expensive and budget hotels and sanatoriums. From high-level establishments there is a hotel network "Azimut", in the heart of the hotel is the "Volga" 3 *, and at the entrance to the city - for tourists traveling by car, - the business hotel Premier and the hotel Almaz in 20 km from Kostroma.
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Shops and souvenirs from Kostroma
In addition to all sorts of magnets, cymbals, whistles and bells, traditional products from birch bark are brought from Kostroma. You can buy specially made clothes and boxes, which do not flow to store milk, sour cream or honey. And also caskets, bowls for berries, dishes, household utensils and even children's toys.
The second most popular souvenir from Kostroma is the Peter's clay toy that appeared in the neighboring village of Petrovskoe, thanks to the efforts of the master potter Pavel Alekseevich Ivanov. You can buy figurines of people, animals, birds, whistles made of red clay, covered with dark green watering and decorated with pearl-crested ornament.
In addition, the Kostroma province has long been famous for the skill of painting on wood and was recognizable by the color scheme: a combination of red and earth ocher, with spaces, an ornamental motif of interlacing flowering rosaries. Modern masters use the ancient motifs of painting while creating their own souvenirs made of clay, wood or birch bark.
In the museum-estate of flax and birch bark, where ancient fabrics and clothes are presented, the process of flax processing is visually illustrated. And in his trade and exhibition hall you can not only see the works of Kostroma craftsmen, but also buy your favorite linen products: suits, jackets, trousers, shirts, blouses and much more.
Entertainment, excursions and sightseeing Kostroma
The main attraction of Kostroma is the Ipatiev Monastery (14th c) .Now on its territory only the temples and living quarters of cells have been preserved - what was built of stone .The main building of the monastery is the Trinity Cathedral (16th c) .Previously it was used as a summer temple intended for solemn worship, and the usual services were held in the Church of the Nativity of the Virgin, which was not preserved .Now on the territory of the monastery there is a part of the museum of wooden architecture .In addition to Ipatievsky, there are other holy monasteries in Kostroma, more about which on the page of the monasteries of Kostroma .
The church of the Resurrection on Debre (17th c), the Ilyinskaya church (the middle of the 17th century), the Transfiguration church (17th c.), The church of St. John the Theologian (17th c.), The Church of the Savior on the Rows (18th c.), The Bogoyavlensky Anastasin Monastery , where the true icon of the Fedorovskaya Mother of God (13th c) is kept - an icon of the Romanovs' house, especially revered by the Orthodox world. Read detailed article about the most interesting sights of Kostroma.
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Museums of Kostroma
Historical and archival museum-reserve (Prosveshcheniya street 1 (territory of the Ipatievsky monastery), opening hours: 9: 00-17: 00). In the museum there are expositions: the Trinity Cathedral, the Sacristy of the Holy Trinity Cathedral (the contributions of the Godunovs and the Romanovs to the monastery), "The church antiquities of the 13th-19th centuries", "Kostroma - the cradle" of the Romanovs 'house (the only memorial museum of the Romanovs' house in Russia).
Museum of Fine Arts (Mira Ave. 5-7, opening hours: 9: 00-17: 00, the weekend is Monday, Friday).
Municipal Art Gallery (Mira Ave. 2, opening hours: 9: 00-17: 00, closed Friday).
Museum of Nature of the Kostroma Region (Molochnaya Gora Street 3).
Literary Museum (Susaninskaya Square 1, opening hours: 9: 00-17: 00). The museum presents several expositions: Kostroma's history, writers-kostromichi, an exhibition dedicated to Lermontov, the office of local writer and journalist E. Osetrova.
Museum of the feat of Ivan Susanin (Susanino settlement, Sovetskaya street 33a, travel: from Kostroma (from the bus station) to the village of Susannino, opening hours: 9: 00-17: 00, Friday - Friday).
Events in Kostroma
Since 1973, the city has hosted the festival "Ostrovsky Days in Kostroma" featuring the best performances of his works. And in April in Kostroma every year the birthday of the grandfather of Santa Claus - Snegurochka, on which fairy-tale characters come from all over Russia, is celebrated.
Twice a year the city becomes the capital of the International Jewelry Festivals "Golden Ring of Russia", in which jewelery companies with world names participate.
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