Nizhny Novgorod is located in a picturesque place at the confluence of two great Russian rivers - the Volga and Oka. Founded in the XII century, it still keeps the spirit of those times today. Nizhny Novgorod residents managed to preserve a large number of historical and cultural monuments, which are always interesting to get acquainted with.
The undoubted historical center of the city is the Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin, the most grandiose engineering and fortification structure preserved in the center of Russia. It is remarkable in that it has no analogues in terms of the height difference between its parts. The walls, twenty meters high, either sharply go down, then rise up. The Kremlin was rebuilt three times and appeared in its current form at the beginning of the 16th century. On the territory you can visit the museum of military equipment, the Archangel Michael Cathedral, the art museum and buy souvenirs made by the hands of Nizhny Novgorod craftsmen.
Near the fortress walls at the Zelensky Congress, not far from the Church of St. John the Baptist, there is the National Unity Square, on which a small copy of the monument to Minin and Pozharsky, familiar from Red Square in Moscow, is installed. From here in 1612 the people's militia left for Moscow.
Be sure to take a walk along Bolshaya Pokrovskaya, which is the main street of the historical part of the city. Previously, there were houses of noble citizens of Nizhny Novgorod, now there are shops, restaurants and cafes in abundance. Perhaps, in the evening you will return here to, for example, watch the performance of the Nizhny Novgorod Academic Drama Theater named after V. I. Gorky or just sit at a table in the bar.
Once upon a time, merchants from all over Russia and Western Europe came to the Nizhny Novgorod fair. Today it is not only another historical landmark of the city, but also continues to serve as a platform for Russian and international economic forums and exhibitions.
If you are a fan of A. M. Gorky, be sure to visit his museum-apartment on the street. Semashko. Plunge into the atmosphere that the writer lived, look at the books that he collected and read.
Well, you should definitely admire the city and river landscapes from the main observation deck - the Chkalov stairs, consisting of 560 steps. It overlooks the left bank of the Volga, which is a natural reserve and therefore not built up.
