Gagarin field
Saratov region, the village of UzmorieIf it seems to you that the sights from the sky do not fall, then this is the direct proof of the opposite. In 1961, the usual collective farm field in Saratov turned into a landmark all-Union scale: Yuri Gagarin himself landed after the first manned space flight!
Saratov Conservatory
Saratov, pr-kt Kirova, d. 1The Conservatory, which is located in this building (Kirov Avenue, house 1), is one of the oldest in Russia. The full name is Saratov State Conservatory named after LV Sobinov. It was built in 1902, at the intersection of two streets.
Koumiss glade
SaratovKoumiss glade - a giant forest park with an area of 4417 hectares, enveloping the city of Saratov from the west. The park is located on the Lysogorsky plateau, and on the territory of the Koumiss glade there is a huge number of representatives of various species of wild fauna: moose, foxes, roe deer, hares, wild boar and even owls.
Limonarium
Sokolovaya MountainSurely you are reading this article, because you are intrigued by the unusual, "sour-citrus" word "lemonarium". What is it? It's simple: a limonarium is a nursery in which lemons are grown. And can this be interesting? By its existence, the Saratov lemonarium proves that it can, and how!
Saratov Theater
ul. Working, 116, SaratovThe Saratov Academic Drama Theater named after IA Slonov is one of the oldest theaters in Russia with deep theatrical roots and traditions, its unique school, whose age is more than 200 years.
Chapel "The Life-giving Spring"
Saratov, pl. TheatricalThe small white chapel "The Life-giving Spring", which is in Saratov on the Theater Square, originally belonged to the cathedral dedicated to the holy Prince Alexander Nevsky. In 1866, in memory of the attempt on the Emperor Alexander II, the inhabitants of Saratov decided to build a chapel.
Here lived Chernyshevsky, here is the birthplace of the only Nobel laureate NN Semenov in Russia. And Saratov is the last Volga city where there is a real Russian winter with frosts up to -40. As in all Russian cities, there are a lot of monuments and a lot of churches, for example, one of the oldest Volga churches, "Utle my my sorrows" with multi-colored dome domes is located in Saratov. Known in the city and monuments - for example, Saratov accordion, a student.
In the parks of the city you can find oaks aged 200 years, which were planted by French prisoners after Napoleon's campaigns, and the modern pedestrian Avenue of Kirov invites everyone to look at the Gothic building of the Conservatory. It's worth going to the Theater Square, where the chapel "The Life-giving Spring" is located.