8 centuries of nizhny novgorod: sightseeing auto-walking tour

What awaits you

Business cards of Nizhny Novgorod
Our auto-excursion involves many exits, the number of which may vary. We will try to cover as much as possible and pay attention to the most beautiful and significant objects. In three hours you will see:

• The oldest square of Minin and Pozharsky, where we will talk about the Second People's Militia and the history of the installation of a monument to the local merchant and prince
• Bolshaya Pokrovskaya Street is the Arbat of Nizhny Novgorod, which boasts a number of old mansions and estates. I will show unusual buildings, talk about their past owners and share urban legends.
• Stroganov Church with unique architecture and history, as well as revered icons of Nicholas the Wonderworker, St. Seraphim of Sarov, Metropolitan Filaret of Moscow, Optina elders and the Sovereign Icon of the Mother of God.
• The Sirotkin House is the building of the Nizhny Novgorod State Art Museum, where we will recall the biography of the city head and talk about the unique atmosphere of the museum halls.
• Monument to pilot Valery Chkalov near the St. George Tower of the Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin. We'll study the map of flights engraved on a pedestal, and remember what nickname the tester wore.
• The ancient Pechersk Monastery, the difficult fate of which inspires travelers.

You will see the facade of the magnificent Rukavishnikov Palace, see the ancient Cathedral Mosque and the radio laboratory opened by the famous Bonch-Bruevich. We will drive along the picturesque Nizhnevolzhskaya Embankment and Rozhdestvenskaya Street - a real open-air museum, see the boat "Hero" and Blinovsky Passage. I will introduce you to the towers of the Kremlin and tell funny city legends about Nizhny Novgorod.