Mezhdunarodnyy Aeroport Strigino 45 min
Monument to Valery Chkalov (7 min) Monument and history Spit of Nizhny Novgorod (3 min) River and history Sobor Aleksandra Nevskogo (3 min) Prominent Russian Orthodox cathedral, established in 1881 & featuring 5 octagonal towers. Voznesenskiy Pecherskiy Muzhskoy Monastyr' (13 min) Time-tested, expansive 14th-century monastery with a storied past & seasonal gardens. Park Shveytsariya (15 min) Large green park on the banks of the Oka River hosting sports events, cafes, a zoo & amusement park. Annunciation Monastery (14 min) Monastery, planetarium, and architecture Shcholokovskiy Khutor (22 min) Muzey A.s.pushkina V Nizhnem Novgorode - Filial Muzey-Zapovednika 'Boldino' (7 min) Museum in a former hotel where the acclaimed writer Alexander Pushkin stayed for several days. Taynitskaya tower (16 min) Nizhny Novgorod State Museum of History and Architecture (8 min) Local history museum in a restored mansion, with guided tours & Volga River views. Nizhegorodskiy Gosudarstvennyy Khudozhestvennyy Muzey (7 min) This polished Kremlin museum features an extensive collection of Russian & Western European artwork. Chkalov Stairs (4 min) Long-standing monumental staircase in the shape of a figure 8, with 560 steps & views. Limpopo (19 min) Traditional zoo featuring a variety of mammals, birds & reptiles, plus a tropical botanical garden. Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin (5 min) Red-brick medieval fortress with 12 towers along its walls, now home to museums & concert venues. |