Istoriya

Northern European Russia


Cute little hotel a couple of blocks from the kremlin, with classic decor in its several buildings and on-site restaurant (full board available). Rates include secure parking, reliable wi-fi, spotless rooms, and use of a sauna and a little plunge pool.


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1. World of Forgotten Things

0.22 MILES

One of several enchanting old wooden buildings at the eastern end of ul Leningradskaya, this little museum evokes the life of a 19th-century, 17-child…

2. St Sofia’s Cathedral

0.4 MILES

Powerful five-domed St Sofia’s Cathedral has a soaring interior smothered with beautiful 1680s frescoes. The astonishingly tall iconostasis is filled with…

3. Regional Studies Museum

0.4 MILES

The natural history section has clearly benefited from the untimely demise of numerous regional species of wildlife, such as the dramatically posed…

4. Kremlin

0.41 MILES

Vologda’s multidomed, attractive kremlin is the city’s historical centrepiece, a 17th-century fortified enclosure built as a church administrative centre…

5. Bell Tower

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Climbing the 288 steps of St Sofia’s Cathedral's separate 78.5m-high, gold-topped bell tower offers breathtaking views down upon the cathedral’s grand…

6. Resurrection Cathedral

0.44 MILES

Just outside the kremlin enclosure, the amply domed 1776 Resurrection Cathedral adds photogenic foreground to kremlin views. It also houses an art gallery…

7. Art Department

0.45 MILES

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8. Lace Museum

0.49 MILES

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