City POKROV, Vladimir region, Petushinsky district

Pokrov: areas, recreation, excursions, museums and churches, cuisine and restaurants, shopping and shops, attractions of Pokrov.

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Russia is rich in iconic cities. We have a city of bells, felt boots, samovars, irons, and then there is a “chocolate” city. Although Pokrov received his unofficial title not so long ago, it was his relationship with the beloved sweet that brought him fame. Now the chocolate bar is the same symbol of the city as the image of the golden cover on its coat of arms.

The city's coat of arms is divided into two parts: in the upper part there is the coat of arms of the entire Vladimir region - a crowned lion, in the lower part - the symbol of the city - two hands holding a golden cover.

The history of the city began in the 16th century, when the monastery of the Intercession Anthony Hermitage was located here. The monastery grew, and the settlement around it grew. Pokrov is the only city in Russia whose population has always increased, although it has not crossed the line of 20 thousand people. The city developed, turning from a monastery into an industrial one, until in the 90s it embarked on its “sweet” path. In 1997, the first German confectionery factory opened here.

How to get to Pokrov

The cover is too small for its own airport, so it can only be reached by ground transport. Electric trains in the direction Moscow - Petushki (ticket from 376 RUB) and Moscow - Vladimir (from 500 RUB), making a stop in Pokrov, depart from Kursky Station daily, travel time - from 2 hours on weekdays, about 2.5 hours on weekends . From the bus stations “Tsentralnaya” (metro station “Shchelkovskaya”) and “Novogireevo” (metro station of the same name), buses go to Pokrov every day, the trip takes 2 hours, the cost is from 300 RUB. Prices on the page are for May 2021.

It’s convenient to get to the city by your own car: it’s only 104 km from Moscow along the Gorkovskoye Highway, you don’t even need to turn anywhere. You can also take a taxi, the price is 3000 RUB.

Holy Intercession Church

What else is interesting about Pokrov? The attractions, photos of which are presented in the article, captivate tourists with their history and appearance. For example, in Pokrov itself there is an ancient shrine, a temple, near which a settlement and then a city were formed several centuries ago. This is the Holy Intercession Church, which initially belonged to the same St. Anthony's Hermitage, and was wooden. Then they built a beautiful building with gilded domes.

During the years of Soviet power, the domes and crosses were cut off from the church. At the same time, service there was prohibited, and the premises were given over to a warehouse. More than twenty years ago, the temple was returned to believers and restored.

Transport

An extensive network of bus routes is something that Pokrov can rightfully be proud of. You can get by this type of transport not only from one end of the city to the other or to the suburbs, but also to neighboring settlements: Orekhovo-Zuevo, Gus-Khrustalny, Murom and, of course, to the capital of Russia. Electric trains also go there, passing through the Pokrovsk railway station (located 4 km from the city in the village of Staroye Perepechino).

It is more difficult to find bicycle rentals here; only hotels can offer at least some choice. But there are plenty of places for riding, although these are not equipped bike paths, but mostly forest paths and park alleys. There are few taxi services in Pokrov, but the prices are reasonable. A trip around the city will cost 100 RUB.

Chocolate Museum

What will be of interest to those with a sweet tooth who come to the city of Pokrov? Its attractions are very diverse. Most recently, a chocolate museum was created in Pokrov.

This is due to the fact that one large German company opened a factory in the city. Its chocolate makes up a third of all products that go into Russian stores. In addition to exhibits telling the history of this sweet, you can see a hot chocolate fountain and a cocoa tree. But these are not all the surprises about this beloved delicacy. Near the museum there is a monument to chocolate. The bronze fairy holds in her hands a bar of chocolate, which has been wiped to a shine. Because since the opening of the monument, the belief has already spread that if you rub it, life will be sweet.

Pokrov Hotels

Pokrov hotels also demonstrate a democratic pricing policy. You can live here both as a gogol and as the most modest of the modest - the accommodation options allow it. So it’s up to the tourist to decide whether to rent, for example, an inconspicuous motel room or an entire holiday home in one of the suburban villages, whether to combine business with pleasure by staying at the Volginsky sanatorium, or stay in the very center at the elegant Kornilov Hotel. (only 3 km to the Vvedensky Monastery, gilding in the rooms and live music in the own restaurant).

Per night in a motel they charge from 1,500 RUB, in a sanatorium - from 1,900 RUB, "Kornilov" costs from 2,700 RUB per day, renting a house with 8 bedrooms will cost 25,000 RUB.

What to bring

When going to Pokrov, you should decide in advance on your budget for souvenirs. If it is not too big, it is worth visiting the company store of the local gingerbread factory on the street. Lenina, 179 and buy gingerbread, glazed, printed gingerbread with a signature filling of boiled condensed milk and walnuts or with traditional jam, gingerbread paintings and pendants. Of course, they will eat such a gift quickly, but they will remember it for a long time.

If you want to bring something more significant as a souvenir, you can look for exclusive “souvenirs” made of gold and silver in the company store of the local jewelry factory Pokrovsky Jewelry on the street. Lenina, 122, p. 2. Moreover, each buyer has the right to either choose jewelry from an assortment of finished products or order its production according to an individual sketch.

Museum of Local Lore

What should those who visited Pokrov see? Museums, attractions.

They are waiting for travelers. The local history museum will introduce tourists to the history of the city. There are many rare exhibits here. For example, ancient icons and weapons, paintings. The building has several rooms decorated with unique historical accuracy. They show the interior of a postal station, a coachman's station, a prisoner's station, and a hotel. It is especially interesting to look at the recreated premises, because such outstanding writers as Pushnin, Radishchev, Griboyedov stayed in them. Who knows, maybe it was just such a postal station that A.S. described in his famous “Belkin’s Tales”. Pushkin.

Cuisine and restaurants of Pokrov

Pokrovsk residents love to eat from the heart and never miss the opportunity to introduce numerous tourists to their cuisine. It is predominantly Russian-Ukrainian-Caucasian with a wide selection of hot, hearty meat dishes (solyanka, cutlets, roast), stewed vegetables, excellent salads (also mostly meat) and traditional baked goods in the form of cheesecakes, pancakes and buns.

A distinctive feature of local eateries is the availability of Lenten menu dishes.

There is also a place to pamper your stomach with “overseas delicacies” in Pokrov. The cafe “U Oleg” on Bolnichny Ave., 16 serves gunkans, rolls and tom yum soup, popular in Thailand. The Gurman restaurant (16 Bolnichny Ave.) specializes in European cuisine, which promises to surprise you with meat, fish dishes and desserts from the chef. An original menu (lamb loin “The Lost Sheep”, fish cutlets “Pushuchili”, a dish from the language “Lunch of Silence”, etc.) and the same interior, live music, all this is the restaurant “Pokrovskie Vorota” on the street. Zarechnaya, 2. The best way to work up an appetite is in the area adjacent to the restaurant, along picturesque ponds and bridges.

"Pokrovsky gingerbread"

What other interesting sights are there? Pokrov, in addition to chocolate, can pamper its guests with gingerbread.

will present a wide selection of products for every taste. And the shapes of this delicacy are simply artistic masterpieces. Both in the form of animals and in the form of temples. Gingerbread cookies decorated with multi-colored icing are a great souvenir.

What attractions are interesting to tourists? The cover is rich in various shrines.

The Orthodox churches of the city are interesting for their architecture and interior decoration.

Entertainment and attractions

The sights of the Intercession will arouse keen interest both among those who are alien to everything worldly, and among its most passionate admirers. The heart of the city is the Holy Presentation Island Monastery, founded in honor of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the 18th century. To describe its simple beauty, any words will not be enough - it is better to see this creation of human hands with your own eyes. The complex of buildings occupies the entire small island in the middle of the round, saucer-like Vyatka Lake, “fringed” by a curly forest. No one here rushes towards guests with open arms - the monastery is active, the rules are quite strict. But no one is forbidden to walk around, listen to the singing of birds and the rustling of trees, and admire the monastery.

Among the buildings that deserve special attention are the Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker and the new brick belfry of the complex.

In the very center of the city on the street. Gerasimov, 18 there is another church - Pokrovskaya. The ringing of its bells and the golden glow of its domes attract a large number of pilgrims from all over Russia.

The title of “chocolate capital of Russia” was given to Pokrov by several attractions at once. One of them is a three-meter, 600-kilogram chocolate bar installed at the intersection of the street. Lenin, etc. Hospital (in the city they call her “Chocolate Fairy”). However, you won’t be able to bite off a piece of it - the tile is cast from bronze. But, they say, if you hold a chocolate bar in the Fairy’s hand, you will live like swimming in honey.

The second “sweet calling card” of the city is the Chocolate Museum, founded in the early 2000s. Perhaps everyone is familiar with its products - Alpen Gold and Milka. The museum tells and shows how and from what your favorite delicacy is made and what can be made from it, and offers a look at the model of a modern chocolate production plant.

Glorious is the Intercession for its gingerbread cookies. The local factory is calling to make sure of this. Excursions around it with tasting and master class are organized for big and small. The only thing they ask is not to interfere with the production process.

The City Museum of Local Lore (in the same building as the Chocolate Museum) organizes an interesting excursion into history for guests of Pokrov. Outfits and household items from the era of Tsarist Russia, recreated interiors of a postal station and an ancient inn are presented in its halls. There is a building in the city dating back to the second half of the 18th century - the Zemskaya Hospital on the street. 3 Internationals.

23 km from Pokrov, in the area of ​​​​the village of Andreevsky, a memorial was erected at the site of the death of cosmonaut Yu. A. Gagarin and pilot V. S. Seregin.

Protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary

The film tells the story of the great Orthodox holiday - the Intercession of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

You will learn about when and how it appeared in Rus', why the Church of the Intercession of the Virgin Mary on Red Square is also called St. Basil's Cathedral, why most prison churches in our country were dedicated to the Feast of the Intercession, and also what signs in Rus' were associated with this holiday?

Taking part in the film: Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, art critic Lyudmila Tarasenko.

Author: Natalia Sergeeva. Production: CF “Cinema-TV Company “Orthodox Encyclopedia”.

Feast of the Intercession of Our Most Holy Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary . October 14.

“The Virgin stands today in the Church, and from the faces of the saints she invisibly prays to God for us: the angels and bishops bow down, and the apostles and prophets rejoice: for our sake the Mother of God prays to the Eternal God” - this miraculous appearance of the Mother of God occurred in the middle of the 10th century in Constantinople, in the Blachernae Church, where the robe of the Mother of God, Her head cover (maforium) and part of the belt, transferred from Palestine in the 5th century, were kept. On Sunday, October 1, during the all-night vigil, when the church was overflowing with worshipers, Saint Andrew, the Fool for Christ's sake (October 2), at four o'clock in the morning, raising his eyes to heaven, saw our Most Holy Lady Theotokos walking through the air, illuminated heavenly light and surrounded by Angels and a host of saints. The Holy Baptist of the Lord John and the Holy Apostle John the Theologian accompanied the Queen of Heaven. Kneeling, the Blessed Virgin began to pray with tears for Christians and remained in prayer for a long time, then, approaching the Throne, she continued Her prayer, having finished which, She took off the veil from Her head and spread it over the people praying in the temple, protecting them from enemies visible and invisible. The Most Holy Lady shone with heavenly glory, and the cover in Her hands shone “more than the rays of the sun.” Saint Andrew contemplated the wondrous vision with trepidation and asked his disciple, Blessed Epiphanius, who was standing next to him: “Do you see, brother, the Queen and Lady praying for the whole world?” Epiphanius replied: “I see, holy father, and I am horrified.” The Most Blessed Mother of God asked the Lord Jesus Christ to accept the prayers of all people calling on His Most Holy Name and resorting to Her intercession. “O Heavenly King,” the All-Immaculate Queen standing in the air said in prayer from the Angels, “receive every person who prays to You and calls on My Name for help, so that he may not depart from My Face empty-handed and unheard.” Saints Andrew and Epiphanius, honored to contemplate the praying Mother of God, “looked for a long time at the veil spread over the people and at the glory of the Lord shining like lightning; as long as the Most Holy Theotokos was there, apparently there was a veil; after Her departure, it also became invisible, but, taking it with Her, She left the grace that was there.” In the Blachernae Church the memory of the wondrous appearance of the Mother of God has been preserved. In the 14th century, the Russian pilgrim clerk Alexander saw in the church an icon of the Most Holy Theotokos praying for peace, painted as Saint Andrew contemplated Her.

See also the Feast of the Intercession of Our Most Holy Lady Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary on the ABC of Faith portal.