Vologda Fortress of Ivan the Terrible

From 500₽ per person

Category:

Culture

Subcategory:

Guided tours

Description

Type: Single-day activity
Duration: 2 hours
* The tour is dedicated to the unique historical and archaeological monument of the Vologda region - the Vologda Fortress, founded by Ivan the Terrible. The fortress has long been lost, but based on the materials of chronicles, archival documents, old plans and remnants of fortifications preserved in the cultural layer of Vologda, the author introduces you to this little-known monument and offers its graphic reconstruction. During the tour, you will learn why Ivan the Terrible chose Vologda to build a kremlin twice the size of Moscow, how Vologda became a "window" to Europe and did the tsar really want to move the capital here? Vologda fortress of the second half of the XVI–XVII century is one of the most mysterious and little–known historical and archaeological monuments of Vologda region...
Available languages

Russian

Group type

Group

Age restrictions

Kids are allowed

Training level

Not required

Transfer

Transfer not included

Details

Included

excursion

guide services

Starting point

* City Administration building (Stone Bridge, 4)

Finish point

* Kremlin Garden (Pobedy Ave.)

How to get

* From the railway station by bus No. 1 to the Babushkin Library bus stop No. 7, 11, 28, minibuses No. 14, 23, 29 - to the east. Victory Avenue

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Александр Леонидович Мироносец
Александр Леонидович Мироносец
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