Mezhdunarodnyy Aeroport Strigino 47 min
Voznesenskiy Pecherskiy Muzhskoy Monastyr' (10 min) Time-tested, expansive 14th-century monastery with a storied past & seasonal gardens. Nizhny Novgorod State Museum of History and Architecture (14 min) Local history museum in a restored mansion, with guided tours & Volga River views. Limpopo (24 min) Traditional zoo featuring a variety of mammals, birds & reptiles, plus a tropical botanical garden. Park Shveytsariya (13 min) Large green park on the banks of the Oka River hosting sports events, cafes, a zoo & amusement park. Sobor Aleksandra Nevskogo (10 min) Prominent Russian Orthodox cathedral, established in 1881 & featuring 5 octagonal towers. Shcholokovskiy Khutor (19 min) Spit of Nizhny Novgorod (10 min) River and history Muzey A.s.pushkina V Nizhnem Novgorode - Filial Muzey-Zapovednika 'Boldino' (8 min) Museum in a former hotel where the acclaimed writer Alexander Pushkin stayed for several days. Taynitskaya tower (15 min) Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin (8 min) Red-brick medieval fortress with 12 towers along its walls, now home to museums & concert venues. Nizhegorodskiy Gosudarstvennyy Khudozhestvennyy Muzey (12 min) This polished Kremlin museum features an extensive collection of Russian & Western European artwork. Annunciation Monastery (10 min) Monastery, planetarium, and architecture Monument to Valery Chkalov (12 min) Monument and history Chkalov Stairs (14 min) Long-standing monumental staircase in the shape of a figure 8, with 560 steps & views. |