Volgograd Region is one of the most attractive regions in Russia in terms of tourism. Excellent weather conditions during the warm season, rich flora and fauna, as well as numerous historical sights make rest here an excellent pastime for a variety of categories of travelers.
Russians are gradually gaining the title of one of the most traveling nations in the world, but the level of movement of citizens within their own country is still low. Regions of Russia rarely attract tourists during long-awaited vacations and vacations. Nevertheless, the tourism sector develops from year to year, and the Volgograd region is one of the places where it is really interesting to visit. After all, traveling in Russia is a great opportunity to discover a lot of new things and get acquainted with the cultural heritage of your native country.
The best natural attractions of the Volgograd region
The nature of the Volgograd region is beautiful and diverse. The region has about two hundred different rivers and lakes, seven national parks and several game reserves. The Volgograd region is able to offer quality rest for every taste: the picturesque sandy beaches of the Volga, Don, Khopera and Akhtuba are ideal for swimming, excellent conditions have been created for fishing lovers on the Volga-Akhtubinskaya floodplain, you can improve your health and get a boost of vivacity at the famous all over Russia Salt Lake Elton, the mud of which has healing properties.
One of the most famous places in the region is Urakov Bugor. This is the first of three hills located on the territory of the Shcherbakovsky Natural Park. The hillock has a height of about 90 meters and is known primarily for the complex of man-made caves, whose age is equal to two centuries. In addition, it is here that the ancient workshops of the Mesolithic man are located, the age of which is dated 10-11 millennia.
Cultural landmarks of the Volgograd region
Among the architectural sights of the region, ancient Orthodox churches and monasteries are of particular interest. One of the most famous holy places in the Volgograd region is the Ust-Medveditsky Spaso-Preobrazhensky monastery on the outskirts of the city of Serafimovich. The monastery is known for its underground tunnels, one of which contains an unusual shrine - a boulder, on which, according to an ancient legend, the prints of the palms of the Virgin Mary, who once appeared to Mother Superior Arsenia, were left.
For connoisseurs of the history of the Great Patriotic War, it will certainly be interesting to visit one of the memorial complexes in the region. On the Volgograd-Moscow highway there is a historical open-air museum "Soldier's Field", notable for its anti-war art compositions. A few kilometers from Volgograd is the village of Rossoshki - a unique cemetery where Soviet and German soldiers who died in bloody battles are buried. The second most important war memorial in the region after the museum-reserve "Heroes of the Battle of Stalingrad" is the "Union of Fronts" monument, dedicated to the successful completion of the special operation "Ring".
A lot of military-historical films about the terrible events of the war have been filmed in the Volgograd region. So, in the area of the Chalk Mountains, on the banks of the Don, the shooting of the legendary film "They Fought for the Motherland" took place, and it was here that Vasily Shukshin died. In memory of the tragedy, one of the cliffs is named "Shukshinsky". Today, a small Orthodox chapel rises here, to which numerous admirers of the actor rise annually.
