Imperial Road Palace in Tver

The Imperial Road Palace was built on the site of the burnt bishop's house. At first, local authorities thought to restore the house, but later realized that it was better to place the whole palace here. Moreover, the building should serve as a resting place for Empress Catherine II.

Novotorzhsky Borisoglebsky Monastery

The territory of the Novotorzhsky Borisoglebsky Monastery, one of the oldest Russian Orthodox monasteries founded around 1038 during the reign of Yaroslav I Vladimirovich, at one time with the Kiev-Pechersk Lavra.

Tverskoy Kremlin

In the 12th century the Tver Kremlin was decided to build to strengthen the city. Given the constant hostility with Moscow, a reliable fortress came at an opportune time. The length of the walls of the Kremlin was 1600 meters. One thousand and fifteen boyars and servants lived on its territory, and 5,000 people lived in district settlements.

Vasilevo Manor

About 5 km to the north of Torzhok there is an architectural ensemble of the 18th century - Vasilevo Manor. Noteworthy is primarily an ethnographic museum of wooden architecture, opened in 1979, which collects architectural monuments of 18-19 centuries from all over the Tver region.

On the edge of Ostashkov, surrounded by the transparent waters of Seliger, the Bogoroditsky Zhytenny Monastery modestly retired - an idyllic beautiful and at the same time a strict abode, an ancient architectural monument and spiritual prices Tverskoy district of the Upper Volga.

Excursion around Kalyazin will be incomplete if you do not visit the Ascension Church. It was built in the late 18th century as a cemetery church that belonged to the St. Nicholas Cathedral. Many tourists who visited the flooded belfry of the cathedral note the similarity of these religious buildings.

Ascension Cathedral of the Znamensky Monastery

In the Center Znamensky Monastery is located Ascension Cathedral - one of the main attractions Ostashkov, a pilgrimage center of believers and ordinary tourists who are interested in history, culture and church architecture.

Resurrection Church in Ostashkov

Sights Tver region on the picturesque shores of Lake Seliger is located really unique ensemble, two stone churches - intricately ambitious and strict ascetic - with two bell towers. One of them effectively stands out with its impressive tented bell tower and rich decoration - this is the Resurrection Cathedral.

Kalyazin Municipality

Kalyazin Municipality is an obligatory item in the list of local attractions visited by tourists. A two-story brick building with a lookout tower was built in the late 19th century. At that time, the city school, the zemstvo council, the police department were located here

The bell tower of the St. Nicholas Cathedral

The cathedral was in the embrace of the water element after flood caused by the construction of the reservoir in Uglich. And if the other city buildings forever sunk into oblivion, the bell tower of St. Nicholas Cathedral is still afloat, reminding us of the devastating mistakes made in the past.

Museum at the factory "Torzhok zolotoshvei"

The small Russian town of Torzhok is unique in that it retains its own ancient craft - gold embroidery. That same gold embroidery, which was embroidered shoes and belts of capital ladies of the 18-19 century and royal furniture in the imperial palaces. Feel the spirit of the times?

Museum of Pushkin in Torzhok

Torzhok is part of the so-called Pushkin Ring of the Upper Volga Region - a route of 250 km connected with the visit of Alexander Pushkin to the Tver Region. The poet came here more than twenty times, and it's no wonder that in our time there is a number of museums devoted to the journeys of the "sun of Russian poetry."

Embankment of Stepan Razin

A beautiful embankment in Tver is on the right bank of the Volga. It is named after the Don Cossack Stepan Razin. Even in the middle of the 18th century stone houses began to appear on the embankment. They stood tightly to each other on the principle of one facade - this style was used in St. Petersburg.

Nilo-Stolobenskaya Desert

In the 16th century, the hermit Neil settled in the Tver Upper Volga region, later the Russian Saint Nil Stolobensky the Wonderworker, whose fame had spread far beyond the Tver land. As it later turned out, this event had important consequences for the history of the region.

Observatory of Kalyazin

The radio astronomy observatory is in the neighborhood with Kalyazin and, like a magnet, attracts tourists here. Still: a huge technical "plate", in which there is a real laboratory and a staff of scientists who (as, apparently, many think) are conducting super-secret research.

Ostashkov Museum of Local History

The time of the foundation of the museum of local lore in Ostashkov can be considered 1889, when a collection of paintings by local artists was collected at the city school. In 1919 an art historical museum was opened in Ostashkov.

Ostashkovsky People's Theater

stashkovtsy always differed in their interest in culture and art, they did not bypass their attention and art scenic, so it is not surprising that in Ostashkov appeared one of the first serious drama theaters in the district.

Starozvesnesenskaya church in Torzhok

On the elevation of the right bank of the river Tvertsy there is a monument of wooden Russian architecture - and the current Old-Church Church in Torzhok, or the Church of the Tikhvin Icon of the Mother of God. The first mention of this church in Torzhok dates back to 1653.

The Church of the White Trinity

The Church of the White Trinity is the most ancient temple of Tver, it was opened to the parishioners in 1564. Initially, the temple belonged to the Trinity-Sergius Monastery. Its name, according to legend, says that the church did not pay taxes to the local bishop - that is, it was "white."