Mezhdunarodnyy Aeroport Strigino 48 min
Spasskiy Staroyarmarochnyy Sobor (3 min) Cathedral and history Monument to Valery Chkalov (12 min) Monument and history Shcholokovskiy Khutor (23 min) Park Shveytsariya (16 min) Large green park on the banks of the Oka River hosting sports events, cafes, a zoo & amusement park. Limpopo (19 min) Traditional zoo featuring a variety of mammals, birds & reptiles, plus a tropical botanical garden. Voznesenskiy Pecherskiy Muzhskoy Monastyr' (18 min) Time-tested, expansive 14th-century monastery with a storied past & seasonal gardens. Sobor Aleksandra Nevskogo (18 min) Prominent Russian Orthodox cathedral, established in 1881 & featuring 5 octagonal towers. Muzey A.s.pushkina V Nizhnem Novgorode - Filial Muzey-Zapovednika 'Boldino' (12 min) Museum in a former hotel where the acclaimed writer Alexander Pushkin stayed for several days. Nizhny Novgorod State Museum of History and Architecture (14 min) Local history museum in a restored mansion, with guided tours & Volga River views. Chkalov Stairs (10 min) Long-standing monumental staircase in the shape of a figure 8, with 560 steps & views. Annunciation Monastery (7 min) Monastery, planetarium, and architecture Spit of Nizhny Novgorod (5 min) River and history Nizhegorodskiy Gosudarstvennyy Khudozhestvennyy Muzey (12 min) This polished Kremlin museum features an extensive collection of Russian & Western European artwork. Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin (11 min) Red-brick medieval fortress with 12 towers along its walls, now home to museums & concert venues. |