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tranquil and lovely
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a must see for anyone going to Russia
henri123 Says: Bus ride from Moscow to Vladimir and Suzdal.You are right, i took this bus one the way in. i bought the ticket one day before travelling. But the bus was not full at all, i might have bought the ticket the same day.On arrival at Vladimir i bought a train ticket for the next...
See the remains of the former Intouristhotel
globetrott Says: Within the walls of the Pokrowskij-Monastery / Pokrowskij Monastyr / Mariä - Schutz - Kloster you can still see the wooden houses that had been built there for the tourists. Our tourguide told us that just a few days before we had come to Suzdal, these houses were also given...
Pokrowskij-Monastery / Pokrowskij Monastyr
globetrott Says: Pokrowskij-Monastery / Pokrowskij Monastyr / Mariä - Schutz - Kloster was built in 1364 and during communiste times the whole monastery was used as an Intourist-hotel. A few years ago the monastery was given back to the Russian Othodox Church and now there are nuns again...
Lots of lovely wooden houses in Suzdal
globetrott Says: There are lots of lovely wooden houses in Suzdal all over the village, many of them are perfectly restored and will show great decorations, mainly around the frames of the windows.Also when taking a bustour from Ples, like I did, or from Moscow you will pass by hundredes of...
Lazarus-church & the winterchurch
globetrott Says: Lazarus-church / Zerkow Lasarja and its winterchurch are dating back to the year 1667 and they were a donation by the local merchants. The belfry of the Lazarus-winter-church is quite unique with its red and white decorations and tiles, it is considdered to be one of the...
3 great churches next to the shopping-arcades
globetrott Says: It is a pity that most of the churches in Suzdal are closed for tourists, many of them might have not yet been restored from the inside like Zerkow Woskressenija Christowa / resurrection-church / Christi-Auferstehungskirche, that was built next to the shopping-arcades and...
globetrott Says: Like in many other old cities of Russia all shops had to be inside the old shopping-arcade during the former centuries. That way it was easy to controll the taxes that had to be payed to the city of Suzdal. Nowadays that is a bit different, but mostly the shopping-arcades...
Inside the The museum of wooden houses in Suzdal
globetrott Says: Get inside the museum of wooden houses in Suzdal and you will step back into the "good old times" of Russia. Wooden architecture can be seen still in many places in the countryside of Russia but more and more these houses are taken down in order to build new buildings by...
a great interior of the palace of the archibishop
globetrott Says: There are 2 large tiles-ovens like on my main photograph inside the big hall of the archibishop's palace in Suzdal plus various precious paintings and ancient icons.In order to take some photographs there you will need to have the general permit of photography for the city...
great frescos in the cathedral
globetrott Says: The frescos of the cathedral were under reconstruction in May 2008 and still they look interesting and you will be able to see the most of them anyway. The sceneries of these frescos follow a general rule of the russian orthodox church, what kind of sceneries and what saints...
1 Review and 13 Opinions Nice hotel, centrally located (oposite the trading arcades). Rooms are simlply decorated but nice,...
Mead Hall (Medavukha): local flavor - literally
Juhlemann Says: This place has an elaborate interior in old Russian revival style. Although they have excellent honey blinis, you really go there to drink the mead, which is much better than the bottled stuff they sell on the street. For a few buck they give you a tasting tray of 10...
globetrott Says: Unfortunately there is no direct trainline to Suzdal, so an organized bustour seems to be the best solution. I came to Suzdal from Ples, about 100 km north of Suzdal and the drivingtime to Suzdal was about 3 hours one way. That tour was organized by our cruiseship M/S...
At the museum of wooden houses: some great souvenirs
globetrott Says: In front of the museum of the old russian wooden architecture there are several great souvenir-stands selling local crafts and some great souvenirs like the matrioshka-dolls at cheaper prices than in Moscow. Funny to see how fast the new president of Russia, Medvedjev became...
the remains of the old Kremlin
globetrott Says: There is not a lot left over of the medieval Kremlin of Suzdal, but when walking over the bridge of the river Kamenka you will still see a part of the artificial wall that was made of soil, heaped up in the 10th century and on top of that natural wall used to be a wooden...
listen to the oldfashioned music
globetrott Says: In Suzdal you can find this couple performing 2 songs with this oldfashioned musical instrument. They are waiting for customers inside of the museum of wooden houses, at the big water-wheel. They will be glad for your donations and they are also selling some CDs. I bought...
Vladimir - just 40 km from Suzdal
globetrott Says: Vladimir is a town closeby Suzdal and mostly excursions to Suzdal will include also a short stop in Vladimir, a town with 300.000 inhabitants, about 40 km south of Suzdal.Solotyje Worota / the Golden Gate is one of the most interesting sights - see my main photograph....
Vladimir - just 40 km from Suzdal
globetrott Says: Demetrius cathedral is another very interesting sight of Vladimir, it is dating back to the year 1194. At first you will see the interesting stone-reliefs at the facade, that is quite unique in russian church-architecture. Inside the cathedral is rather simple with just a...
globetrott Says: Rispoloschenskij monastyr has the german name Gewandniederlegungs-Kloster and it dates back to the 13th century. In 1688 the so-called "Holy gate" was added - see my 2nd photograph , it has 2 gates of different sizes and 2 towers, decorated by red and white tiles.During...
globetrott Says: For this lovely church I could not find any name in my guidebooks, although most of the churches are listed there on a large map. I liked it a lot anyway, because of its beautiful setting in the quiet landscape, far away from the tourist-stream, in a distance of about 500...
globetrott Says: Alexander-monastery / Alexandrowskij monastyr dates back to the year 1240, as a tourist you cannot see its interior, but it looks great also from the distance and from outside. You will see this monastery in a distance, when walking to Pokrowski-monastery !
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Suzdal - Suzdal occupies a special place among the old cities of Russia because nowhere else is the flavor of the past so distinctly felt as in this tiny and cosy town. It is the only town in Russia that has...
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Q: Hi, My friend and I are going in Moscow in early August for a week. Besides Moscow we would like to visit Vladimir and Suzdal' on...
A: The best way to do this is to take the train or bus to Vladimir and then take a bus to Suzdal from there. There are no trains to Suzdal' and only one bus a day from...
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a great daytrip from Moscow or from Ples
Suzdal is one of the most beautiful villages along the so-called "Golden Ring" : Some of the over 40 churches are open to the public and the one on my photographs is the most beautiful one !
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Suzdal is the most popular tourist place in Russian countryside. And it is really worth to see. On relatively small territory you will found a lot of sightseing places. There is tens of churches, a......
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Suzdal is one of my favourite places. I have been there twice within 10 days. If you get the chance, you absolutely must go there. There are lots of lovely churches and pretty landscape. It's really a...
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Suzdal and Vladimir - a perfect trip!
Suzdal' was the second leg of my trip to Vladimir and Suzdal - two of the cities of the Golden Ring of Russia WHAT SUZDAL ACTUALLY IS? Suzdal is a small town 38 kilometers (24 miles) north of...
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Our last vizit to Suzdal' was very short - only for a weekend. And the town of course is worthy of much longer staying - we had to stay here at least for 4-5 full days to look around carefully. This...
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