Volokolamsk is a small town in the west of the Moscow region, the oldest in the whole region, which is remarkable for its history, architecture and cultural monuments. The first mention of Volokolamsk refers to 1135, the Laurentian Chronicle, when the city was called the Wolf on the Lama. Until the 18th century, he was also often called Volok Lamsky or just Volok.
The historical center is on the Gorodnya River (the tributary of Lama), 5 km north of the railway station. Tourists by car to visit Volokolamsk are enough for one day, even half of it, because the second is better spent on the nearby manor houses of Yaropolets and the Iosifo-Volokolamsky Assumption Monastery. Those who come to the city on their own can stop at the very center - in the budget hotel "Volokolamsk" (Rizhskoe shosse, 4) or 5 minutes drive - the mini hotel Pshenichnikoff.
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How to get here
The station Volokolamsk (50 years old, October 10) is located in the southern part of the city, 7 km from the historical center. From Moscow, trains run here (to Volokolamsk or Shakhovskaya) from the Riga railway station (on the way 2, 5 hours). Long-distance trains also stop from Moscow to Velikie Luki or Riga (on the way 2 hours).
The bus station (Central Str., 32) is 2 km south of the center and 5 km north of the railway station. station (with some buses calling at the railway station). Buses leave for Moscow from the Tushinskaya metro station to Volokolamsk, Lotoshino, Markovo, Mikulino, Staritsa and Shakhovskaya.
By car from Moscow, you need to drive on the high-speed Novo-Rizhskoe highway M9, 124 km.
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Climate of Volokolamsk
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| in the afternoon | -6 | -4 | +1@@ | +10 | +18 | +21 | +23 | +21 | +15 | +8 | +1@@ | -3 |
| at night | -12 | -eleven | -5 | +1@@ | +7 | +11 | +13 | +12 | +7 | +2 | -3 | -8 |
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Entertainment, excursions and attractions
The center of the city, its architectural dominant and the main attraction is the Volokolamsky Kremlin, whose ensemble includes an elegant Resurrection Cathedral (the second half of the 15th century), St. Nicholas Cathedral (1853-62, now a memorial museum dedicated to those killed in the Crimean War) and the bell tower 1888). In summer, guests and residents of Volokolamsk are invited to climb the bell tower to explore the surroundings of the city, to enjoy the views of the river and cozy streets in the historic center.
Another important religious monument of the city is the Rozhdestvensko-Bogoroditskaya church at Vozmishche (1535), located on the eastern outskirts of the city. It is worth a stroll and to the Intercession Church (1695).
Despite the fact that the Soviet authorities left a deep trace of dull gray buildings in the city, in Volokolamsk there is still a charming urban development of imperial times: civil buildings of the 19th - early 20th century and the church of the late 17th - 18th centuries. Since 1959 in the city there is the Volokolamsk People's Theater "Na Valu".
In the vicinity of Volokolamsk is also a lot of interesting. For example, the village of Dubosekovo and the memorial on the site of the heroic deed of 28 Panfilov heroes. There is a museum in the nearby village of Nelidovo. You can get there by bus to Dubosekovo or by train to Moscow to Dubosekovo.
Finally, a visit to Volokolamsk would be incomplete, without a trip to the quiet holy abode of the Joseph-Volokolamsky Assumption Monastery. Built in the 16th and 17th centuries, the monastic complex includes walls with towers, churches, residential and household buildings. It is located 16 km north-east of the city of Volokolamsk, near the village of Teryaevo. You can get there by bus to Klin, Teryaevo or Shanino.
Manor of Yaropolets
Particular attention should be paid to the museum-preserve of the Goncharovs' estate in Yaropolets .Here there is not only a manor house, but also official buildings, and a manor church .Once this area belonged to the mother-in-law of Alexander Pushkin, twice the great poet came here - in 1833 and 1834 .Nearby - the estate Chernyshevyh with a charming house and a monumental church, alas, in ruins .It is worth to stroll through the extensive manor park, somewhat overgrown, but not lost its charm .Prior to Yaropolets from Volokolamsk, you can take a bus to Lotoshino, Musino or the final stop - Yaropolets (20 km) .
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