- Suzdal or Yaroslavl - souvenirs
- Rich Russian cuisine
- sights
The most popular tourist route in Russia is the Golden Ring, which includes acquaintance with ancient Russian cities located in the European part of the country. But sometimes there is an opportunity to visit only one of the cities, then a dilemma arises, such as Suzdal or Yaroslavl.
Each of them is worthy of the visit of even the most capricious tourist, and both cities are distinguished by beautiful layouts, the presence of a huge number of historical monuments, temple complexes and museums, and a good hotel nearby. What are the similarities and differences between them, let's try to find the answer.
Suzdal or Yaroslavl - souvenirs
The main shops with souvenirs in Suzdal are concentrated in the historical part of the city, especially at the sites of the Museum of Wooden Architecture. Here they offer crafts in the spirit of Russian folk crafts made of wood, birch bark, clay, bells, decorative kokoshniks and real felt boots are especially popular. The Dymov Ceramics store offers to purchase works of art made by the hands of local potters. Throughout the city, you can find mugs, magnets and other souvenirs depicting the landscapes of Suzdal, made by Chinese craftsmen. Of the products-gifts for relatives, there is no equal Suzdal mead (with and without degrees), boiled with honey and infused with herbs.
Yaroslavl is called the pearl of the "Golden Ring of Russia", its historical center is included in the famous UNESCO lists, since there are more than 800 objects worth seeing. The most important souvenir is the bear, which is present in various variations - wood, clay, fabric, because this is the main symbol depicted on the city's coat of arms. Other local souvenirs are attracted by colored majolica, which once admired Vrubel, popular Russian souvenirs like felt boots and bells. From the products - balsam with the symbolic name "Old Yaroslavl", Poshekhonsky cheese, the production traditions of which have been preserved since the middle of the 19th century.
Rich Russian cuisine
There are several restaurants in Suzdal offering original Russian cuisine. You can taste the famous Suzdal pies, which are baked from rye flour with various fillings, depending on the season. Also, this city is ready to surprise guests who have never tasted game; in the menus of many restaurants you can see dishes from pheasants, quails, or more serious ones - elk and wild boar. The most popular beverage is mead.
Yaroslavl is famous for its restaurants; fish is a specialty in many of them, because the city is located on the Volga. You can try this product smoked (options - hot and cold smoking), popular - Volga fish soup. From alcohol - a balm, for non-drinkers - tea, this magical drink is best tasted in special places, for example, a refectory called "Russian Tea", where it is served with various herbal additives and delicious donuts.
sights
Yaroslavl
First of all, in Suzdal, guests go to the Kremlin, where the main attractions of the old Russian city are collected. The Suzdal Kremlin has preserved the Bishops' Chambers, several churches, wooden buildings, including mills and barns, and residential buildings. There are several magnificent museum complexes in the city, for example, the Museum of Naive Art. But the main wealth of Suzdal is its unique monasteries and churches.
It is best to start acquaintance with old Yaroslavl in the Spaso-Preobrazhensky Monastery, many call it the Kremlin, although the building has never performed defensive functions, but served as a shelter for believers. The city temples and churches are worthy of a special excursion, many of them are more than one century old, and a walk along the Volzhskaya embankment is a favorite place for festivities of more than one generation of Yaroslavl residents. From here, stunning views of the Volga and the opposite bank open up; several historical monuments and architectural masterpieces of the past centuries are also located here.
Comparison of the two cities included in the Golden Ring route showed that it is not possible to identify a leader in this case, each of them remains in the hearts of tourists for a long time. There are also differences, so guests who:
- dream of seeing how the Russian people lived for the last thousand years;
- love pilgrimage tourism;
- they adore Russian cuisine, especially pies and mead.
In the beautiful city of Yaroslavl, located on the Volga, travelers who:
- ready to buy souvenirs with the image of a bear;
- adore fish in all forms;
- love to walk along the embankments.
