The Feodor Volkov Drama Theatre
globetrott Says: The Feodor Volkov Regional Drama Theatre is the pride of Yaroslavl, because it was there, where for the first in Russia a theatre-performance was done in the russian language and that was back in the year 1750. The theatre building of that time does not exist anymore and the...
2 Reviews and 14 Opinions The hotel is situated in the central part of the city, on the bank of Kotorosl' River, just opposite...
From Yaroslavsky Vauxhall in Moscow to Yaroslavl
globetrott Says: Yaroslavl has a direct railway from Moscow and in Moscow you are leaving from Yaroslavsky station / Yaroslavsky Vauxhall, so that is really easy to remember. (b.t.w. Vauxhall is pronouced exactely like the british car-manufactory, even though the russian spelling is a bit...
inside the winterchurch of prophet Elias: great singers with lousy CDs
globetrott Says: Inside of the winterchurch of the Church of Iliya Prorok / Prophet Elias you will be able to listen to a great a-capella-chorus and at the end of the prerformance they are selling some CDs, that are obviously not made by themselves, but with other singers !And while their...
playing the chimes in Yaroslavl
globetrott Says: This was one of the highlights of our guided tour through Yaroslavl: These bells are placed in front of the belfry of Spaso-Preobrazhensky Monastery inside of the Kremlin-walls and there is a small box for donations and when-ever a tour-group is willing to throw in some...
the eternal flame for WW II-victims
globetrott Says: The eternal flame for WW II-victims is also part of the official tour through Yaroslavl and you will find it inside a large park in the area, where the small river Kotorosl is flowing into the mighty Wolga-river. In Russia you will find such monuments in almost any city and...
bugulma Says: The church is situated on the Volga River Embankment, not far from the spit (direction to the River Port). It has one of the richest iconostasis I've ever seen (look at the picture). The church was been built in 1620-1622 in order of merchant Nadey Sveteshnikov. The first...
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Yaroslavl' is the homeland of Russian Theatre. Exactly in the city was played the first performance in Russian language. It happened in 1750, theatre was...
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Q: I am planning to visit Govrilov-Yam and stay there for one month. Can you please suggest some hotel / other accomodation in this...

A: Hi, It's Gavrilov-Yam, http://www.mojgorod.ru/jaroslav_obl/gavrilovjam/index.html It is kind of in-between Yaroslavl' and Rostov Veliki. There are busses to both...
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I visited Yaroslavl' during my business trip in the end of summer of 2006. I had a lot of emotions when I walked around the city. The city has many churches and monasteries as well as other historical...
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I've got some interesting experiences in Yaroslavl'. I'd love to share with you the 17 tips I've written, the 78 photos uploaded, and 0 travelogues I've created.
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For more photos see my travelogue VIEWS FROM THE SPASSKY MONASTERY'S TOWER ARCHITECTURE
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Tired from the invariable routine of long working days and short nights I was thinking about having a few days of rest somewere at the seaside in a warm climate... Instead of this I took the 4-hours...
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City with a bear as symbol. Almost 1000 years old beautiful city on Volga river. Good place to visit in the summer or in the winter. A lot of sights, hotels, restaurants.
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