* The water beauties of Ulyanovsk Meeting in Ulyanovsk and leaving the city, we will stop at the Marishkin spring, the source of the Simbirka River hidden underground. It was here that one of the most beautiful legends of Ulyanovsk arose, the story of the Simbirsk Little Mermaid. The Undorovsky Paleontological Museum The local Museum of Paleontology has more than 250 unique specimens of the remains of ancient creatures that have been preserved since the Cretaceous period. The museum will tell you about the ancient inhabitants of these places. Some dinosaur species were first discovered in Undora. Healing water The village of Undory inherited its unusual name from a combination of the Tatar "un" — ten and "daru" — a healing remedy, medicine. And this is not surprising. After all, there have long been many sources of healing water on its territory. We will be able to visit at least four springs, three of them are equipped with baths, and you can not only quench your thirst, but also plunge into these waters. The Volga Sea On the banks of the Volga River, we will have a stunning, very picturesque view. Sand, pines, alders, wild apple trees, as well as high steep shores-walls, the sound of waves like a real sea — all this creates an indescribable charm of this place. It is here that you can find fossils washed to the surface by the Volga: Simbirzite stone (a type of calcite similar to amber) and fossilized belemnite mollusks, as well as the miraculous blue clay used by locals both for healing and in magical rituals. Convent of St. Michael the Archangel This is a new monastery built in the village of Komarovka around the skeleton of a pre-revolutionary, dilapidated temple. Now the monastery is a complex of buildings located on a hill next to a pond. The monastery gardens and vineyard descend from the hill. While walking around the monastery, you can optionally swim in the equipped font.