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Nizhny Novgorod

Russia · Nizhny Novgorod Oblast · 130 m

Short description of Nizhny Novgorod

Nizhny Novgorod (Нижний Новгород) stands on a high bank where the Oka joins the Volga, and the view from the kremlin ramparts over that junction is the reason most people come. The red brick walls run down the hillside and back up again, thirteen towers linked by a walk that can be made in full. Below them the Chkalov Staircase falls in two great loops to the river. This was the fair town of imperial Russia, where the annual market set the prices for half the country, and the merchant mansions along the embankment date from that trade.

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Recommended length of stay

Minimum1 day
Optimal2 days
Maximum3 days

Travel seasons at a glance

Best time to visit: May – September

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All highlights and sightsBeta

  1. Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin and its wall walk
  2. Chkalov Staircase down to the Volga
  3. Confluence of the Volga and Oka from the ramparts
  4. Bolshaya Pokrovskaya pedestrian street
  5. Church of the Nativity of the Virgin, the Stroganov church
  6. Cable car across the Volga to Bor
  7. Cathedral of the Archangel Michael inside the kremlin
  8. Alexander Nevsky Cathedral by the confluence
  9. Nizhny Novgorod Fair House
  10. Rukavishnikov Mansion on the embankment
  11. Nizhny Novgorod State Art Museum
  12. Pechersky Ascension Monastery
  13. Gorky Museum-Flat
  14. Shchelokovsky Khutor open-air museum
  15. Volga cruise landing stage

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