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globetrott Says: The Ipatiev Monastery in Kostroma is one of the most beautiful monasteries of the so-called "Golden Ring" around of Moscow. The monastery was founded in 1330 and it is also an important place of russian history, because Michael Romanov, who finnaly became the first Tsar of...
the monument for Mikhail Romanov
globetrott Says: Susaninskaya Square is a really giant square in the very centre of Kostroma. At one side there are the large arcades of the ancient markets and at the other side there are the firewatch-tower, the gauptvakhda and the palace of General Borshov.In the centre of that square you...
globetrott Says: The Guard-House is the building on the square that is next to the firewatch and its russian name is "Gauptvakhta" . A funny name and a good excample of how close german and russian are in some cases: H does not exist in Russian alphabet and is mostly replaced by G....
globetrott Says: The Palace of General Borshov was built opposite of the firewatch between 1819 and 1824 and so it became one of the several buildings in the same, so-called "palace-style" and painted in yellow and white. General Borshov was a hero of the so-called "Patriotic War" of 1812,...
Some interesting buildings we passed by
globetrott Says: I had no time to go inside the Art Museum in Kostroma, but I really enjoyed that great architecture of the building from outside, you will see it in my first 2 photos.This museum was built for the 300th anniversary of the Royal Romanov Family and in the exhibits of the...
globetrott Says: The townhall of Kostroma looks similar in style as the buildings around of the closeby Susaninskaya Square. There are a lot of other administrative buildings around of it and in fact this part of the city was built all at around almost the same time.
Some more exhibits from the Ipatiev Monastery
globetrott Says: These are some exhibits that I saw inside of the Ipatiev Monastery museum.After the October-revolution the Ipatiev monastery was closed in 1917 and finally in 1958 a "State Museum of history and Architecture" was established there including 50 monuments of architecture and...
the church of Our Saviour in the shopping-arcades
globetrott Says: This is the church of Our Saviour in the shopping-arcades and just as the old shoppingarcades it dates back to the year 1766. This church is closed for tourists, but I was able to take a fast look inside and take 2 photos, but in fact it is not really anything special to see...
The most beautiful firewatch on earth !
globetrott Says: In Kostroma you will find this great building that is actually nothing else than "The most beautiful firewatch on earth". The firewatch-tower is 35 meters high and it was built in 1827 in order to watch out for fire, as at that time most of the buildings in Kostroma were...
1 Review and 4 Opinions The newest hotel in the city I suppose. Although it is situated quite in a distance from the center....
1 Review and 9 Opinions Volga Hotel is situated just on the bank of Volga River and if you're lucky then you'll have a...
"Beer Stadt": beer & grill restaurant
Kuznetsov_Sergey Says: There are three restaurants in the Azimuth hotel: beer restaurant "Beer Stadt", Russian cuisine restaurant and "Azimuth" restaurant. Summer cafe is opened during warm seasons.The restaurant "Beer Stadt" - beer & grill restaurant, rich German specials. Open 24 hours.Russian...
Café Fiori: a pleasant place to have a rest
Kuznetsov_Sergey Says: A very pleasant place in the city centre where it is possible not only to drink some coffee but also to have dinner and enjoy a splendid view out of a window at the very centre of Kostroma. Average level of prices and good service. I recommend Russian blini and cappuccino.40...
I came by river-cruise to Kostroma
globetrott Says: I came to Kostroma by the rivercruise-ship M/V Furmanov of Orthodox-cruises. We landed at "Rich-noi Vauxhall" (=river-station), a place that is quite close to the large markethalls and within easy walkindistance to the most important sights of the city.Nevertheless we made...
globetrott Says: Dont miss to take a look at the local market as well. You will find it next to the ancient market-arcades at Susaninskaya Square and you will find a lot of things there that look funny and quite unusual for western tourists. This market is ment mainly for the everyday life...
globetrott Says: KBAC is the name of a traditional drink that you will still get in many places in Russia and on a hot summerday you really should taste it ! It is made from barley and rye, it is not extremely sweet, the ingredients are fermented and Kbac reminds me a bit of the alkoholfree...
globetrott Says: I had been in Kostroma on a day with a sunny morning and a rainy afternoon and could watch one of the phenomenons of russian car-trafic : Potholes can be found anywhere in the world, but in Russia they are quite common even in the very centre of a town and they might also be...
Kuznetsov_Sergey Says: As you know we use to travel around Russia and Europe with our dogs – our German Shepherds. We often stayed with them in hotels in Germany, Poland, France, Belgium, and Sweden. Usually dogs are free of charge in hotels. Sometimes we pay from 3 to 6 euros for a dog. It...
globetrott Says: The Moscow gate is where the cruise-passangers will enter the town of Kostroma, after beeing arrived on a cruise of the river Volga. This gate was built for Tsar Alexander I, when he was expected to visit Kostroma in 1823. The architect P. Fursov built 2 obelisques with the...
globetrott Says: Dont miss to take a closer look at this great wooden church that you will find just a few steps "off the beaten path" between the large car-parking for tourbuses and the Ipatiev monastery. It was obviously under reconstruction in summer 2008 and should be finished by now....
a green house at the monastery
globetrott Says: This lovely, green wooden house with a lot of fine ornaments can be seen opposite of the entrancegate to the Ipatiev Monastery, and you will certainly pass by it on your way to or from the monastery, it is conveniently located directely on the way to the large carparking for...
Kuznetsov_Sergey Says: We went to Kostroma to take part in the German Shepherds dog-show 2009. Our Zarina fom Irin Hof won the First place among female working dogs class (so we call her Miss “Kostroma” since then, haha!).Our Zharden fom Irin Hof won the third place among male working dogs...
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Two XVIIth-century temples, of rather conventional architecture, may be seen on the opposite side of the Volga.The Ilyinskaya Church in Gorodishe was built in...
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Q: Hello, This summer i'm going from Moscow to Kostroma. Does anybody what's the best way, the bus or the train? Because I can't find...
A: There are buses from bus station near metro Schelkovskaya at 7.00, 8.00, 10.20, 12.50, 22.00, 23.00, it will take about 8 hours to get there. Ticket is 12 USD Also I...
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Kostroma is a wonderful historic city in central Russia not far from Moscow. It is a part of the Golden ring of the Russian historic towns. It was the third largest city in Russia after Moscow and...
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This is one of the sights of the"Golden Ring"
Kostroma stands for : 1) One of the most beautiful churches that you can see in Russia and when you are a photographer : One of the churches with the very best light-conditions !
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First time I have been to the city cause of my job in december of 2004. Then I've visited the city for the weekend in april of 2005. At last my last visit so far was in august of 2006 related with my...
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I visited Kostroma as part of my trip of the Golden Ring as a member of a small Russian tour group. The name Kostroma comes from "kostrum" a Finno-Ugrian word meaning "fortress" as well as from a...
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