The best sights of Kalyazin with photos and descriptions

Kalyazin is a fortress city of the Golden Ring, whose history stretches back to 1775. The city is divided into two parts, the “old” and “new” areas, by a huge water “mirror”.

In the 30s of the 20th century, during the construction of the Uglich reservoir, the historical old quarters and shopping area were flooded. Modern neighborhoods had to be built in place of the destroyed buildings. The backwater divided it into two regions, connected only by one bridge spanning the Zhabnya River in the suburban areas.

The situation with the construction of the reservoir “gave” Kalyazin its main attraction - the bell tower from the St. Nicholas Cathedral complex - the only building rising above the water.
Its height from the base is more than 74 meters. Cities worth visiting with Kalyazin:

• Kashin (30 minutes by car, 40 minutes by train)
• Uglich (45 min by bus “Rybinsk - Moscow” or car)
• Myshkin (1 hour 10 minutes by bus “Rybinsk - Moscow” or by car)
• Rybinsk (2 hours by bus “Rybinsk - Moscow” or by car)
• Yaroslavl (2 hours 15 minutes by car)
• Tver (2 hours 30 minutes by car)

More about the cities of the Golden Ring of Russia that are worthy of visiting.

Only a small part of the ancient city buildings remains, and some streets still lead directly under the water. Completely rebuilt in the 1930s, the city can be considered quite young.

Church of the Ascension

Address: Engels street, 1 Website: https://hram-kalyazin.pravorg.ru/

Erected in 1783. The five-domed structure combines elements of eclectic and pseudo-Gothic styles. The incorrupt remains of the Monk Macarius of Kalyazin are kept here, representatives of the Belyustin family and other prominent citizens of the city are buried.

How to move more conveniently

The simplest question and the same solution for tourists visiting Kalyazin is the choice of means of transportation in this place. The city is small enough to explore all the attractions within its boundaries on foot. At the same time, two bus routes operate in the city. The ticket price for traveling there is 15 rubles.

There is also a taxi service in Kalyazin, with a fare of 70-100 rubles. Kalyazin, being a fairly small city, has its own attractions, and among them there are unique objects. The areas around the city are surrounded by colorful nature, forests and rivers add their own charm.

Article design: Ilchenko Oksana

Holy Vvedenskaya Church

Address: Polevaya street, 36 Phone: (48249) 2-95-33, (910) 539-4357

Erected in 1882 by the God-fearing merchant Ivan Okhlobystin. The structure looks very picturesque: the walls are made of red brick, the color of which contrasts with the azure domes with golden crosses and green tents. Adjacent to it is a simple bell tower of two floors.

Modern objects interesting to visit

Kalyazin, whose attractions can be modern in nature, attracts tourists in this direction as well. The modern features of this city add additional color against the backdrop of historical sites.

Radio telescope RT-64

This radio telescope, 180 m high, belongs to the Kalyazin Radio Astronomy Observatory. The giant plate of this object looks very impressive even from afar.

It is prohibited for outsiders to visit the observatory, but you can contemplate it from the outside when leaving Kalyazin towards Uglich.

Abandoned sanatorium

Very close to Kalyazin, on a peninsula in the Paulino forest area, there is an impressive unfinished Soviet-era cardiological sanatorium. This facility was built by the Ministry of Defense from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s. and was designed for 500 seats.

The unfinished sanatorium attracts representatives of technogenic tourism.

Humpback Bridge

In 1935, a bridge across the river was built in Kalyazin. Zhabnya, which connected Zarechye with the old town. The configuration of the upper part of the bridge looks truly humpbacked. The panoramic view of this object allows us to classify it as a local feature.

Kalyazin Local History Museum

Address: Nogina Square, 1 Phone: (48249) 2-94-37, (906) 549-85-20 Opening hours: Wednesday-Sunday, from 11.00 to 17.00 (weekends - Monday, Tuesday) Website: https:// www.museum.ru/M1024, https://tvermuzeum.ru/affiliates/KKM/

Housed in buildings that were formerly parts of the Church of the Epiphany, built in 1781. Samples of the architecture and paintings of the Kalyazin-Trinity Monastery are still preserved here. The exhibition includes items of local applied art from the 18th - 19th centuries.

Self-guided route for 1-2 days

Kalyazin, whose sights are quite interesting and entertaining, can be explored in 1 day. An approximate route for such a trip might look like this: At 10:00, after breakfast, you can walk and leisurely go towards the city embankment. Along the way, it is worth viewing ancient mansions and visiting the monument to Makariy Kalyazinsky.

At 11:00, go to the embankment and agree with the owner of the boat to visit the bell tower of St. Nicholas Cathedral and the Makaryevskaya Chapel on the island. At 13:00, after lunch, you can continue the introductory walk around Kalyazin and go to the Church of the Ascension. Here you can also see the monuments to Skopin-Shuisky and the city residents who died in the First World War.

At 14:00 you should have a detailed acquaintance with the Museum of Local Lore, located in the former building of the Church of the Epiphany. After that, go to the Church of the Presentation and visit there. At 17:00 it is advisable to hire a taxi and go to inspect the huge radio telescope. After dinner at 18:00 you can go to the city park for a quiet rest before bed.

City government

Address: Karl Marx street, 22/20 Phone: +7 (48249) 2-05-53

It is of particular interest among the ancient buildings of Kalyazin. This building was created in 1881-1883 as a Public House, and is a red brick structure with a preserved observation tower, which doubles as a fire tower. Later, the local school, gendarmerie and zemstvo administration were located here. And now this is city school No. 2.

Weather. Best time to travel

A temperate continental climate prevails in Kalyazin. Winters here are moderately cold and long, and summers are relatively short but quite warm. The average annual precipitation is 606 mm. The warmest temperature occurs in July and the coldest in January.

Annual climate changes in Kalyazin can be described as follows:

Tourists choose the time of year most suitable for visiting Kalyazin according to their preferences. The most suitable option for traveling here would be the summer and winter months, when you can combine educational excursions with active recreation. September and May also look like attractive times to stay in Kalyazin.

The temperature during these months is comfortable and precipitation does not reach high levels.

Estate of priest I.S. Belustin, who served in St. Nicholas Cathedral

Location: shore of the reservoir, 2 km from the center of Kalyazin Telephone: ,

Located on the shore of the reservoir, facing the Zarechny district. It was built in the 1830s and completely restored at the end of the 19th century. It contains an extensive collection of icons.

The modern appearance of the estate almost completely repeats its 1897 design. Ivan Stepanovich Belyustin himself, bearing the title of rector, became famous as a local historian and publicist who examined spiritual themes in his works.

Where is

Kalyazin is designated as the administrative center of the district of the same name in the Tver region. This urban object is geographically designated by coordinates: 57°14' N. w. 37°51' and is located on the Uglich reservoir. Within the city limits of Kalyazin the rivers Puda and Zhabnya flow, flowing into the Volga. The distance from Kalyazin to Moscow is 190 km. And to Tver - 130 km.

This city can be reached in three ways:

1. By bus - from Moscow, from the Tushinskaya bus station on an intercity route Moscow - Kalyazin - Kashin. Such flights are carried out 4 times a day and the journey will take 3 hours and 40 minutes. The fare is about 700 rubles. Or take a bus in Moscow (Botanical Garden metro station) going to Rybinsk, with an exit in Kalyazin (ticket price is about 600 rubles).
2. By train - in the direction Moscow - Rybinsk, train No. 602YA follows with a stop in Kalyazin. From Moscow it departs twice a week from Belorussky Station and the travel time is 4 hours. The cost of a ticket for this route ranges from 900 to 1250 rubles. Other options for getting to Kalyazin by rail involve transfers and route combinations.
3. By car is the fastest option to get to Kalyazin. Having left the capital along the M-8 highway, you need to turn left behind Sergiev Posad and exit onto the A108 highway. Then turn right onto highway P104. This road takes about 3 hours.
4. Along the river - this route refers to the time of summer navigation and cruise trips. Motor ships depart from Moscow from the Northern River Station. This cruise lasts 3 days, and its cost is from 10 thousand rubles. and higher.

There is no air connection with the city of Kalyazin, so there is no airport.

Chapel of Macarius Kalyazinsky

Address: Monastyrsky Island on the territory of the Uglich Reservoir.

One of the largest and most famous in pre-revolutionary Russia was the Trinity Kalyazin Monastery. It was built in the 15th century and included a complex of churches surrounded by strong fortress walls.

But all the buildings were destroyed during the construction of the reservoir (although this historical place of worship was located above the water level, which means it could have been preserved). Now on the site of the monastery there is only a chapel dedicated to the founder of the monastery.

Hotels, restaurants, beaches, souvenirs

In the central part of the city of Kalyazin there is a well-equipped beach. It offers a beautiful view of the bell tower, which was once flooded. In addition, you will find well-equipped recreation areas near the Kalyazin yacht club.

Beach holiday amenities (sunbeds, umbrellas, etc.) are not provided. These are points for lovers of independent, budget holidays.

The roads are unpaved and it is quite possible to travel by car. The purest water is in the tributaries of the Volga.

Holidays on the Volga are a common option for spending time. Recreation centers are equipped with everything necessary for quality leisure time. You can combine excursions with outdoor activities. And for the most daring, Kalyazin offers a holiday on the Volga with tents.

Park Hotel "Kalyazin" is one of the popular holiday destinations located in a picturesque area. The area has modern amenities and there is a large parking lot. You can choose a room to suit any budget.

The hotels here offer an excellent level of service. However, their number is small. These are mostly cozy, small hotels and guest houses. There is a suitable solution for any budget. For those who love nature, Ponkratovsky Bor is suitable for camping.

Every tourist, when going on a trip, thinks about the question of what to bring as a souvenir. The place is a real treasure trove of healthy berries and aromatic mushrooms. Gifts of nature are sold in markets, shops, along highways. Popular souvenirs are magnets, plates, jewelry, felt boots made of sheep wool.

There are few catering establishments here, the kitchen only serves Russian dishes. The menu features dishes prepared from environmentally friendly products. This is mainly milk, fish, meat, mushrooms, vegetables, fruits, berries. Baking and homemade food are popular. The portions are large and the price is low. Set lunches are in demand.

Restaurants offer a more refined menu and the prices are much higher.

Monument to Prince Mikhail Skopin-Shuisky

Address: Engels street

The prince defeated the Lithuanian-Polish troops at the Battle of Kalyazin in 1609. The townspeople are especially grateful to this commander of the Russian troops for the liberation, because enemy forces completely destroyed and plundered this settlement. So they erected the monument in 2009, financing the project out of their own pockets.

Story

Kalyazin, whose sights are connected with its history, attracts with its original charm. This city belongs to a number of ancient Russian cities. On the site of the future city in the IV-V centuries. AD lived the Finno-Ugric tribes, and then representatives of the Krivichi Slavs.

The first Russian settlement on the site of Kalyazin was noted in the 11th-12th centuries. Where the Zhabnya River flows into the Volga, merchants from Novgorod identified a trading place. It was here that the monastery “St. Nicholas on Zhabne” was built, and subsequently the St. Nicholas Cathedral. The famous Russian traveler Afanasy Nikitin, having visited Kalyazin (1468), noted this city in his notes “Walking across Three Seas”.

Peter I also visited here at the end of the 17th century. By this time, the Kalyazinskaya Sloboda was located on this site. In 1775, Kalyazin became a district town. Trades such as blacksmithing, tailoring, shoemaking and fulling flourished here. In 1940, during the commissioning of a hydroelectric power station, the historical center of the city was flooded.

Neighborhood

Radio Astronomy Observatory

Location: Kalyazinsky district, Tolstoukhovo village Phone: 8 (48249) 2-09-62 Website: https://www.asc.rssi.ru/Kalyazin/

Full name of the radio astronomical observatory: Radio astronomical observatory of the Astrospace Center of the Physical Institute named after. P. N. Lebedev Russian Academy of Sciences

Founded in 2001. At its base is Russia's second largest radio telescope, with an impressive 64-meter reflector diameter. Some tourists manage to visit the observatory itself - it’s worth trying to arrange this in advance.

Park of the former Ushakov estate in the village of Nikitsky

Location: Nikitskoye village, 6 km from Kalyazin up the river. You can get to the village along the Tverskaya highway, turning off the highway near the village of Ivankovo ​​and passing the villages of Dymovo and Aferovo along a dirt road.

On the Volga bank, in the Kalyazin area, you can see the remains of a park that previously adjoined the estate of the Ushakov nobles. On its territory there is a bust of Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin, and a small chapel reminds of the Church of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God that was located here. All buildings were destroyed during the construction of the reservoir.

According to assumptions, the Russian poet visited these places, visiting the daughter of the owners of the town, dear to his heart. In 1974, a memorial plaque appeared, and in 1976, a bust of Pushkin. The park annually hosts celebrations dedicated to the world-famous cultural figure. And near the village you can see the preserved railway bridge across the Volga.

Places for families with children

Those who like to relax with their families in Kalyazin also have something to offer to interest the little guests of the city.

Museum complex "Tarchevskaya Sloboda"

• Address: Tarchevo village.

“Tarchevskaya Sloboda” is a whole complex of museums dedicated to introducing ancient Slavic culture, from its very origins to the present. They are located on the banks of the Volga in the village of Tarchevo, very close to Kalyazin. On the territory of the museum complex there are museums of Slavic dolls, Beekeeping and Tarchevskaya Sloboda.

Museum of Slavic dolls. In it, guests will be introduced to the history of the creation of hand-made dolls, their variety and purpose, and will also share the secrets of their manufacture.

Beekeeping Museum. Curious visitors will learn here the history of the origin of beekeeping in Rus', called beekeeping. A colossal exhibition of all stages of the development of the bee breeding industry is presented here.

Tarchevskaya Sloboda. It is famous for having its own livestock farm, where it is easy to learn the basics of caring for pets. Various master classes on the topics of the museum complex are also held here, designed not only for adults, but also for children.

Felted shoe factory

This unusual production is located not far from Tarchevskaya Sloboda. The factory works and actively cooperates with various countries, such as Finland, Sweden, Norway and many others, supplying them with felted shoes. There is a museum attached to it where you can see how the warmest shoes in the world are produced using ancient technologies and modern equipment.

Baba Yaga's estate

• Address: Solonovka.

It was created by local residents over several years. The area of ​​the estate is small, but there is Leshego’s house, a well with Vodyanoy, a mill, a bathhouse, a workshop, and even a refectory with refreshments.

All buildings are made of wood and designed in a fairy-tale style. The area is fenced with a palisade, against which a boat with fishing gear is leaning. Wooden figurines of fairy-tale characters are placed throughout the yard.

To participate in the interactive program with the participation of Baba Yaga, you need to take care of tickets in advance. But even without them there is something to do here. So, you can take pictures and buy funny souvenirs. This is also a great opportunity to visit a fairy tale.

House of Crafts

• Address - st. Comintern, 81.

Kalyazin craftswomen took up lace-making in the 17th century, when Tsarina Maria Ilyinichna Miloslavskaya herself came to Kalyazin with her needlewomen to wait out the plague epidemic. This small town then became for a time the center of the Russian state.

Since then, lace making has become the main craft of the women of Kalyazin. Lace woven with bobbins instantly spread throughout Russia and Europe. But by the end of the 20th century. this craft was almost lost.

There are only two lacemakers left in the whole city. It was then that the House of Crafts was opened - to preserve the ancient craft. Master classes on bobbin lace making, wood carving, and making amulets dolls are held here. There is a small shop at the attraction that sells original products and souvenirs.

Yacht club "Kalyazin"

• Address: Rybzavoda village.

This is a popular place with tourists. Especially in summer. There is everything for a pleasant pastime - various berths for yachts, a summer cafe with a picturesque view, a helipad, areas for receiving tourist groups.

And for little Kalyazin residents, the club has created conditions for sailing. But that's not all. The owner of the establishment, Vladimir Olenin, opened a snail farm there, where they grow grape snails. Reviews say that this is the only production of this type in Russia that deals with snails all year round.

This farm has a tasting room where you can try a snail delicacy with white wine, and nearby local craftswomen sell unique souvenirs - knitted snails.

Let's hit the road

Holding a book with the Nikolskaya Bell Tower on the cover about the city of Kalyazin, a magnet, a clay whistle and a jar of honey, we leave the souvenir counters. In the car, we snack on the chebureks we took with us on the road - Sanya has it with cheese, I eat it with meat, and, full of strength and energy, we set off further on the journey to Uglich.

Goodbye, Kalyazin! See you soon in Uglich, friends!

How we see him now

“Where should we turn?” - Sanya asks me. Where... On the street going down to the Volga, there are a lot of tightly parked tourist buses and cars. Finally, there was a place for us - right behind the bronze monument to Macarius. Behind the saint is a plain under a snowy gray-lilac blanket - a frozen reservoir and a bell tower. A stream of people streams past the “No Trespassing on Ice” sign.

It once stood on the high bank of the river in the very center of the city. It's hard to believe - but it's true. The bell tower belonged to the central St. Nicholas (Nicholas) Cathedral of the 18th century, of which nothing remains.

Nearby there were noisy shopping arcades, roads ran from the market square and on the streets there were a huge number of merchant mansions - by the end of the 19th century there were a little more than two hundred of them in the city - beautiful, two-story, stone. And opposite stood the extraordinary beauty of the Trinity Makarievsky Monastery.

Near the monument, a small parody of an ancient trading square, there is a market with Kalyazin’s tourist goods: scarves, clay crafts, jars of honey, souvenir plates, magnets, books, dolls and other rubbish that travelers are so greedy for. Whether it’s a plate or a magnet, everyone will buy something and take it away as a souvenir.

We walked around, took a closer look, and asked the price, especially for honey, which Sanya is a big hunter and lover of. We walk, but don’t lose sight of the bell tower.

Baba Yaga's estate

In the village of Solonovka near Kalyazin, on a small private territory, an amazing open-air museum was created for lovers of Russian fairy tales and folklore - Baba Yaga's Estate. Children have especially strong emotions after visiting this place - right in front of the gates, guests are greeted by a real fairy-tale villain with a broom and a hooked nose and given a tour of her property. And there really is something to see here:

• A hut on chicken legs
• Vodyanoy's House
• Leshy's House
• Meet Domovov and Kikimora

The territory of the estate is decorated with wooden figurines of animals and fairy-tale creatures. All buildings and decorative elements are made of natural wood.

Address : st. Rechnaya, 21, Kalyazin, Tver region, 171573

Uglich Reservoir

An artificially created reservoir with a number of dams makes it possible to provide electricity to the population and enterprises of many Russian cities. Its length is 146 kilometers and its width is 5 kilometers, which is very convenient for organizing shipping.

Funny name Zhabnya

And here comes the Volga. Ha, the mistake is not the Volga yet, but only its tributary - the Zhabnya River. Who could tell why she was given such a frog nickname? Or did it come from the buttercup-like medicinal plant toadwort?

There are cars along the shore selling fish. We stop and ask the price. And oats, that is, the catch, is not cheap these days: a small roach costs 100 rubles, a small smoked greenling costs 200 rubles... I sighed sadly - on the Western Dvina for that kind of money they bought such a huge fish.

There is such a city

Do you know, friends, that foreigners who come to Russia, almost eighty percent of them, come for tours around the cities of the Golden Ring? How many of us Russians can boast that we were there too, that we saw all its wonderful cities? Alas, we are just one of those who, on our vacation, traveled not so much throughout Russia as abroad; we are those who have not seen all the cities of the Golden Ring.

It’s time to fix this, we decided, and chose the capital of the ring, Yaroslavl, as the goal of our next trip.

It’s easiest for motorists - it’s 270 kilometers away by car along the Yaroslavskoye Highway. And along the way there are many towns with wonderful Russian names - Kimry, Borovsk, Kashin, Uglich, Myshkin, Kalyazin... Don’t drive past them with indifference!

It's decided - we'll go. Of course, not all of them, but only three - Kalyazin, Myshkin and Uglich, where we will spend the night. But here a bummer awaited us: we were unable to book a place in any of the Uglich hotels. However, this was a minor problem: in the trunk there are sleeping bags, webast and other joys of automobile tourism :).

The sun strokes the trunk of our car with bright rays - a Toyota named Dambik, kilometers joyfully rush under its wheels, fields, forests and ravines, exits and turns fly by. We turn right from Yaroslavka, then left, in an hour we will be in Kalyazin!

Do you know any interesting regional expressions?

We stopped near a female tour guide waiting for her group. Sanya asks her: “Are the rest of the monastery buildings visible in the summer? Or just this one bell tower? Many people write that when there is a lot of shallowing, domes come out from under the water and walls appear?”

“No, all this is fantasy,” the sweet woman answers us, “There is nothing left except the bell tower. But the kids, diving, no, no, find at the bottom either a coin or a cross...” And at parting she suggested: “Make a wish and touch the wall of the bell tower - it will definitely come true...”

What a find! Thank you! TOUCH! Komsomolskaya Pravda collects such unusual local colloquial words in its dictionary of travelers around Russia. Let's give it to her - “touch it”!