Penza is quite a beautiful and green city. Founded in 1663, it is located on the Sura River. To make a walk around the city an interesting and exciting journey, it is necessary to draw up a preliminary plan for visiting the memorable places of Penza.
With personal transport at your disposal, you can visit the most interesting areas of the city.
Main objects to visit
If you enter Penza from the direction of Moscow, you will find yourself in Arbekovo. This is a densely populated "sleeping" district. It is called so because in most cases the buildings here look like multi-storey houses of the same type. Not so long ago, the Burtasy sports palace was erected in this area, in which both already recognized world-class athletes and beginner "stars" are engaged.
Moving towards the center, you can see an interesting pedestal called "Globe". It is a globe, reduced many times over, which symbolizes world peace.
City symbols
A memorial of military and labor glory, which is a monument in the form of a warrior and a woman with a child behind him, has been erected on the talking street "Pobedy Avenue". A shelf with a book containing records of those killed in battles for the Motherland from 1941 to 1945 is built into one of the walls. It should be noted that visiting the monument and laying flowers has become mandatory in all wedding programs.
Having visited the Sura embankment, you can see the so-called "Rostock". This obelisk is made of stainless steel and is a symbol of the heroic deed of the people on the labor and military path. Nearby is a stele with a letter to descendants, its publication will take place in 2017.
Opposite the old building of the Lermontov Library, everyone can contemplate the monument to the First Settler. There is an opinion that this man with a horse is a monument to the one who first settled on the Penza land and began to equip it.
Unfortunately, the city zoo is now not in the best condition, as there is a massive reconstruction of all its objects. However, if you have a strong desire, then visiting it will give you amazing moments of communication with wildlife: parrots, monkeys, bears and artiodactyls.
Both in summer and in winter, it is recommended to visit the newest district of Penza - the city "Sputnik". A comfortable beach, a beautiful embankment and original new buildings will open to the attention of guests.
Fans of outdoor recreation will be interested in visiting Akhuny. There is a children's railway here in the summer, which can interest the younger generation. A little further away is the Church of St. Nicholas Archbishop Mir of Lycia the Wonderworker. In an architectural sense, it is amazing - it was built of wood and without a single nail.
