Ryazan' Travel Guide

 
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Trading Houses

Trading Houses, Ryazan'

 Kuznetsov_Sergey Says:  Trading Houses on the Lenin Square were built in 1790-1800 in traditional Russian style. After disintegration of the USSR new names have been given to main squares of the cities or previous names have been returned. However at the majority of cities (including Ryazan) the... 

Monument to Lenin

Monument to Lenin, Ryazan'

 Kuznetsov_Sergey Says:  Like in every Russian great city or small town you may see a monument to Lenin (may be several or even many statues!). In Ryazan this monument is situated at the square in front of the Trading Houses.There are a lot of streets in Ryazan which still keep their names since the... 

Monument to Evpatiy Kolovrat

Monument to Evpatiy Kolovrat, Ryazan'

 Kuznetsov_Sergey Says:  Evpatiy Kolovrat is a Russian warrior of the times of Mongol invasion, a hero of Russian epos and many literary works.He was a Ryazan grandee and a legendary bogatyr. In 1237 Evpatiy collected a team in 1700 soldiers, overtook a mongolo-tatar army and threw aggressors into... 

Monument to Oleg Ryazansky

Monument to Oleg Ryazansky, Ryazan'

 Kuznetsov_Sergey Says:  The monument to Oleg Ryazansky, the Grand Prince of Ryazan, was erected in 2007. The author – Zurab Tsereteli.The heyday of the Ryazan principality is usually associated with Prince Oleg Ivanovich (1350-1402) who was competing with Moscow princes with varying success.... 

Exposition «History of Russian Army»

Exposition «History of Russian Army», Ryazan'

 Kuznetsov_Sergey Says:  The exposition «History of Russian Army» is located in the House of Mob. This exposition represents the centuries-old way from body-guard troops of princes up to technically equipped army of the XX century and the role of army in turning-points of Russian history. This... 

Exhibition «Human and nature»

Exhibition «Human and nature», Ryazan'

 Kuznetsov_Sergey Says:  The exhibition acquaints with specific variety of local fauna, tells about rare kinds of animals, helps find out reasons of reduction for their population.It tells about feature of seasonal changes of local nature.Price for a ticket to all four expositions is 150 rubles... 

Hotels  

Congress Hotel Forum

 1 Review and 5 Opinions  Very pleasant. We arrived late, tired and hungry and were fed without problem. The restaurant is... 

Aragon Hotel

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Restaurants  

Koniushenny Dvor Taverna: Bavarian-Russian cousine

Koniushenny Dvor Taverna: Bavarian-Russian cousine, Ryazan'

 Kuznetsov_Sergey Says:  If you stay in “Konushenny Dvor” Hotel you will be able to visit a restaurant, truly Bavarian and Russian with open fires, picturesque views of the pond and live music.You will find traditional dishes on their menu, lovely prepared from local ingredients by master chefs.The... 

Café Izbushka: Russian cuisine

Café Izbushka: Russian cuisine, Ryazan'

 Kuznetsov_Sergey Says:  Café Izbushka means a little peasant house. You can take a meal in Russian style just close to the Kremlin in a park which is near to the entrance. Russian cuisine derives its rich and varied character from the vast and multi-cultural expanse of Russia. Soups and stews full... 

Transportation  

How to get to Ryazan from Moscow

How to get to Ryazan from Moscow, Ryazan'

 Kuznetsov_Sergey Says:  Ryazan is located about 200 kilometers south-east of Moscow.You can get it by train, by bus and by car.From the Kazan Railway tation by train or an electric train (about 4 hours in a way).From the Vykhino Central Bus station by bus from 7.25 till 20.00 (5 hours in a way). By... 

Silver Ring of Russia

Silver Ring of Russia, Ryazan'

 Pablos_new Says:  Traditionally I travel by car with my family and friends every May. This year (2003) our trip was along so-called Silver Ring of Russia. It lays to the south from well-known Golden Ring rout. Many points of the rout you can find at my VT pages: Kolomna , Konstantinovo,... 

Local Customs  

Elegant horses

Elegant horses, Ryazan'

 Kuznetsov_Sergey Says:  You will see these elegant horses at the entrance into the Ryazan Kremlin. You may ride a horse (don’t know how much it cost). I saw children riding along the park and they were so happy … What a pleasant walk! I thought pity I wasn’t a boy at that moment… 

Off The Beaten Path  

WWII Memorial

WWII Memorial, Ryazan'

 Kuznetsov_Sergey Says:  This is the Skorbiashinsky (Grief) Memorial in memory of victims of the World War II . Well-known people are buried here: honorable city dwellers, participants of the Second World War, Heroes of the Soviet Union and also those who has brought the significant contribution to... 

Modern Chapel

Modern Chapel, Ryazan'

 Kuznetsov_Sergey Says:  I've seen this modern Chapel in the park close to the Kremlin. It was erected in 1995 in honor of the 900th anniversary of Ryazan. Architects I. Senchenko and V.Sitikh. Here I’ve learnt that Ryazan is 915 years old! You can watch my high resolution photo of Ryazan on the... 

Church of Elijah

Church of Elijah, Ryazan'

 Kuznetsov_Sergey Says:  The old building of the Church of Elijah was kept till the end of the XVIIth century, and because of decay it was broken.Instead of it the new stone church was built in 1699.63 years Later the chapel in the name of Saint George was arranged in the Church.In 1806 two more... 

Theatre for Young Spectators

Theatre for Young Spectators, Ryazan'

 Kuznetsov_Sergey Says:  Ryazan has several theatres, among them – Drama Theatre. It was built in 1862 by Voronikhin and rebuilt in 1871 by Schetkin. Soborny Theater (formerly - Children’s Theater or for Young Spectators).You will find it on the Sobornaya (Cathedral) Square just at the entrance into... 

Trubezh River

Trubezh River, Ryazan'

 Kuznetsov_Sergey Says:  The site of the Kremlin (26 hectares) is surrounded by two rivers, Trubezh and Lybed. The most ancient settlement, revealed on the Kremlin hill, dates back to the first millennium BC. You can watch my high resolution photo of Ryazan on the Google Earth according to the... 

Solghenitsyn's memorial place

Solghenitsyn's memorial place, Ryazan'

 Kuznetsov_Sergey Says:  The Cathedral Street (former street of Revolution) is the continuation of the Cathedral Square. There is a building of a school at the left (the house #7) in which the future Nobel winner A.Solghenitsyn was a teacher when he lived in Ryazan.You can watch my high resolution... 

Sports & Outdoors  

German Shepherds Dog-show

German Shepherds Dog-show, Ryazan'

 Kuznetsov_Sergey Says:  We went to Ryazan because of a big dog-show which was held there in the end of August. We took our three dogs Aurum Aglis Vinika, Zarina fom Irin Hof and Zharden fom Irin Hof.We exposed Vinika in the Veteran class (she was almost 9 years old at that moment). Vinika won her... 

Favorites  

Modern Ryazan

Modern Ryazan, Ryazan'

 Kuznetsov_Sergey Says:  Ryazan is a city in the Central Federal District of Russia and the administrative center of Ryazan Oblast.The Ryazan region is a part of the Central European territory of Russia, which borders with the Moscow, Tula, Vladimir, Tambov and Lipetsk regions. The main waterway is... 

State Historical and Architectural Museum

State Historical and Architectural Museum, Ryazan'

 Kuznetsov_Sergey Says:  The Ryazan Historical and Architectural Museum Reserve starts from 1884. At that moment the Historical Archaeological Museum of the Ryazan Scientific Archives Commission was organized.Since 1922 the Museum is located on the site of the Ryazan Kremlin, the most ancient place,... 

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Ryazan - 200 km from Moscow

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 I've got some interesting experiences in Ryazan'. I'd love to share with you the 40 tips I've written, the 241 photos uploaded, and 8 travelogues I've created. 

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City that was missed from the Golden Ring route

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 It was a weekend runaway.... By somewhat unexplainable wonder it was a beautiful sunny day on a weekend in the mid of gloomy Moscow autumn. Without hesitating a minute we decided to make use of the... 

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Ryazan' was my home town for 22 years

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 Ryazan' is over 900 years old. The city has a lot of history as you can imagine. However, the best treasures of Ryazan' are the people. They are warm hearted, talented, and well educated (lots of them... 

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