In the northern part of the Tver region, on the banks of the riverTvertsa is a small town of Torzhok, whose attractions are famous throughout the world. Once located at the crossroads of six trade roads, it still keeps the spirit of merchant wealth and prosperity. Honored carrying the status of a monument of urban planning, Torzhok offers the sights of the surrounding area to its numerous guests. Here is what to see!
Along the waterfront
The embankment deserves special attention:along the riverbank are mansions and the Church of Jerusalem, built in the XVIII century. Churches and monasteries in the city of Torzhok (Tver region) - special attractions. There are so many that would be enough for several large cities!
Not by bread alone ...
The oldest of them - Borisoglebsky malemonastery, founded back in 1038. The fate of the monastery is very sad: he survived the fire, in the Soviet years he was a prison, but today there are services again. On the territory of the monastery there is the highest building in the city - the Church of the Savior, not made by hands. Its height reaches 50 meters.
The combination of simplicity and magnificence of decor leadsconnoisseurs of architecture in the Church of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the Temple. A stone building erected in the early 17th century with an octahedral spire still gathers parishioners under its roof.
The beautiful church of the AnnunciationBlessed Virgin Mary, located on a hill near three streams, fascinates the view with blue domes with a scattering of stars. The church is famous for its iconostasis, the best in the whole area.
City center
And on the square "January 9" of the city of TorzhokSpecial attractions, such as the Chapel of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross. Erected posthumously according to the design of Lviv, the chapel initially had only one source of natural light - the dome. In the basement of the lined building, a source was discovered, the waters of which were considered to be healing. Now the chapel is transferred to the Borisoglebsky monastery.
In the suburb of Torzhok there are also many architecturally significant objects in numerous estates and estates.
Pushkin's beloved
In Prutnya Churchyard, which already exists more than 700years, buried the famous Anna Kern, the spell that once struck Pushkin. By the way, about Pushkin himself: he stopped many times in Torzhok on the way from Moscow to Petersburg, and in 1972 it was decided to open a museum named after a famous writer.
Where kings rested
Manor Znamenskaya-Raek, built for recreationthe royal family, today hospitably opens the guests' doors: a picturesque park with ponds, buildings connected by a single colonnade that leads to the front courtyard - all this allows you to touch the old days and feel the spirit of the greatness of this architectural masterpiece.
Wonderful bridge and wooden fire station
In the estate Vasilyevskoe, located nearTorzhok town, the sights are not less interesting. For example, Devil's Bridge, built of huge stones without fastening solutions. The Museum of Wooden Architecture, created on the territory of the Lvov Manor, keeps exhibits of rural architecture as exhibits: chapels, barns, a dwelling house, and even a fire station.
Golden Sewing and Legendary Cutlets
Torzhok is famous for its gold sequins.The ancient craft, which came from the Middle Ages, is still preserved in the city, and the factory now produces products from gold threads on a large scale. But that is not all. The famous fire burgers, invented in this small town Torzhok, are sights known among meat gourmets.
