In the north of the European part of Russia is locatedArkhangelsk region, the area of which is comparable to France or Spain. Sights of Arkhangelsk and the Arkhangelsk region are monasteries and ancient temples, tracts and national parks, museums and unusual sculptural monuments. It is about them that will be discussed in our article.
Sights of the Arkhangelsk Region
Total number of residents of the Arkhangelsk Regionis 1.2 million people. In the region there are 14 cities, 20 urban settlements and more than 3,000 villages with a permanent population. Many of the sights of the Arkhangelsk region are concentrated in its regional center. These are ancient stone temples, dozens of civil buildings of the XIX-XX century, as well as many interesting sculptural monuments.
However, many interesting objects are scattered andterritory of the region itself. The Solovetsky Islands, the Kenozero National Park, the museum complex "Malye Korely", the unique churches of Kargopol, the Makaryevskaya Wasteland, as well as the MV Lomonosov Museum in the village of the same name, are worthy of special mention here.
In addition, the region is famous for itspristine, clean and beautiful nature. Here you can enjoy the beautiful taiga landscapes, try fishing or simply stroll through the harsh virgin forests of the region. Interested in this region and archaeologists. Sights of the Arkhangelsk region are dozens of parking places, whose age reaches 3-4 thousand years.
Arkhangelsk and its sights
Arkhangelsk is the administrative center and the largest city of the same name region, in which about 350 thousand people live. The first mention of it in historical documents is dated 1584th year.
In Arkhangelsk is, what to see the tourists.First of all, these are monuments of sacral architecture: St. Nicholas Church, the Church of the Assumption, the complex of Holy Trinity Monastery and others. The city has preserved a number of mansions and estates of the XIX - early XX century. Most of them are located on the pedestrian street Chumbarova-Luchinsky. Here you can see a lot of beautiful merchant houses made of wood.
Attract attention numerous and unusualsculptural monuments of Arkhangelsk. Among them are the monuments to the rescuing seal, Saint-Malin, Russian wives and others. From the museums of the city it is worth visiting the local lore museum (with the richest archaeological funds), the sea museum, as well as the Gems museum of stones.
The size of the steel bridge Severodvinsk, connecting both banks of the Northern Dvina River, is striking. It was built in 1964 and today is deservedly considered one of the symbols of Arkhangelsk.
Solovetsky Islands
Это, пожалуй, самый известный архипелаг всей Russia. It is located in the western part of the White Sea. The main tourist object of the archipelago is the Solovetsky monastery of the XV century. In 1992, he was awarded (and deservedly) a place on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Once Solovetsky monastery was the most powerfulfortress on the entire north coast of Russia. And in the twentieth century it turned into a very sad place - a special regime camp, through which tens of thousands of people passed. At least 5,000 of them were executed here.
In addition to the monastery, the Solovetsky Islands are known.with its many archeological monuments. So, ancient pagan sanctuaries, unique stone labyrinths and other structures dating from the II-I millennia BC were discovered here.
Velsk
Small town Velsk on the bank of the river Vagaknown since 1780. Several well-known names are associated with its history: it is geneticist G. D. Karpechenko, writer I. N. Molchanov, geographer N. P. Maltsev, architect N. N. Pomerantsev and others.
Sights of Velsk ArkhangelskAreas are, above all, dozens of monuments of architecture. Here, though there are no outstanding architectural masterpieces, but the historical buildings of the central part of the city have been well preserved. On the streets of Velsk you can see a lot of beautiful wooden houses of the second half of the XIX century. Well, the most notable city building made of wood can be considered the Church of the Assumption, built in 1796.
In the center of Velsk, in a beautiful old mansion of brown brick, there is a museum of local lore, which will also be interesting for tourists to visit.
City Mirniy
Mirny - a settlement with a special status"Closed city", which was founded in the second half of the twentieth century. A few kilometers away is the Plesetsk Cosmodrome. Therefore, all the sights of the Peaceful Arkhangelsk Region are somehow connected with the process of space exploration.
There is nothing remarkable in the city itself.It is built up with typical panel houses of the Soviet period. There is a version that at one time Mikhail Lomonosov walked through this area, heading for Moscow.
The city is decorated with monuments dedicated to launches of Soviet and Russian satellite vehicles into space.
Finally…
Достопримечательности Архангельской области – это temples and monastic complexes, wild islands and reserves, museums, as well as numerous architectural monuments of Arkhangelsk, Velsk, Kargopol and other cities. Here you can enjoy the harsh, but very beautiful landscapes.
