Cathedral of Peter and Paul in Tarusa

Tarusa, pl. Lenina

 Sights of the Kaluga Region Petropavlovsky Cathedral, located some 50 m from the winding channel of the beautiful Oka, was built by the famous architect of his time, Ivan Yasnigin in 1785. Just six years before the construction the church in its place was a small cozy church made of wood, consecrated in honor of St. Nicholas

Rainbow waterfall

d. Papino, Zhukovsky district, Kaluga region

 Sights of the Kaluga region KnowDo you think that there are waterfalls in the suburbs? Yes, even what! Surprising in their beauty, untouched by civilization, the corners of nature, which attract not only solitary travelers, but also whole bus excursions.

Sachatoslav Richter's dacha

Tarusa district, Alekhino

 Sights of the Kaluga region The history of the dacha of Svyatoslav Richter began in 1950, when on a high bank of the Oka on a stone base a wooden structure appeared, as if rushing upwards and therefore resembling a no longer holiday house, but an old watch tower, from a height which perfectly examines all the neighborhoods.

VA Vatagin's house in Tarusa

Tarusa, ul. Proletarskaya, 35

 Sights of the Kaluga Region Vasily Ivanovich Vatagin visited Tarusa in 1902, imbued with its beauty and decided to settle in this town. In 1914, he built a house here, for the execution of which he preferred the style of the old architecture of the Russian North. On the stone foundation floor there is a wooden building of the house itself.

Paustovsky House Museum in Tarusa

Tarusa, ul. Proletarskaya, 2

 Sights of the Kaluga Region Konstantin Georgievich spoke about Tarusa - a cozy provincial town that managed to avoid Soviet industrialization, as if forever remaining in the blossoming epoch of imperial Russia. It seems that a horse will pass by its streets or a lady will pass in a fashionable hat.

Tsvetaev House-Museum in Tarusa

Tarusa, ul. Rosa Luxemburg, etc.

 Sights of the Kaluga Region The Tsvetaeva House Museum, located in one of the most beautiful places of the ancient Tarusa, once belonged to the grandfather of the brilliant poetess. It is located near the freely spread Oka, next to which there are clean key springs and a beautiful walking trail is winding.

Source and chapel of the Bogolyubsk icon of the Mother of God

Tarusa, ul. Kalyaeva

 Sights of the Kaluga Region Tarusa Chapel of the Bogolyubsky Icon of the Mother of God is located in an amazing place where you involuntarily become shy, start to think about the meaning of existence and at the same time become filled with humility and peace.

Ugra National Park

Kaluga Region

 Sights of the Kaluga Region Sweethearted Russian nature of the middle belt in all its glory appears before the visitors of the national park on the Ugra River. Technically, the park is located on the banks of three rivers: Ugra, Zhizdra and Vyssa, but the two other tributaries of the Oka for some reason did not enter the name.

Nikola-Lenivets

Nats. Park Ugra, Kaluga Region

 Sights of the Kaluga Region "Nikola-Lenivets" - an art park and a natural and creative cluster of 600 hectares in the Kaluga Region - on the territory of the Ugra National Park. 30 years ago no one in Moscow has ever heard or spoken about this place, now it is considered to be a cult place.

Optina Pustyn

Stenino, Kaluga Region

 Sights of the Kaluga Region Optina deserts is one of the most famous monasteries in Russia. It was founded at the end of the XVI century, and in the XIX century became one of the spiritual centers of the country. In 1923, the Optina desert was closed and for a long time acted as a museum. At the present time the temples are rebuilding in the monastery, the monastic life is reviving

Bird Park "Vorobyi"

Kaluga Region

 Sights of the Kaluga Region Russia's first bird park, Voroby, is located in the Kaluga region and represents a vast territory inhabited by two thousand birds, as well as many species of reptiles, amphibians and animals. The trip here will be a real holiday not only for the child, but also for the adult.

Tarusa Picture Gallery

Tarusa, ul. Lenina. 1A

 In 1963 a few enthusiasts came together and decided to volunteer to create an art museum, and this time can be regarded as the basis Tarusa Art Gallery. Attempts to organize something like this have been made before, but every time there were insurmountable difficulties on the way.

Tarus Museum of Local History

Tarusa, ul. . Engels, 4

 quietest, charming, provincial Tarusa not much younger than in Moscow - the first mention in the annals of the city dates back to 1246 Prince, who was lucky enough to open a series of inheritance upon the throne of Tarusa , was Yury Mikhailovich, son of Mikhail Vsevolodovich Chernigovsky.

Baryatino Manor

Tarusa District, p. Buryatino

 Sights of the Kaluga Region Baryatino - an amazing manor with an amazing history. Once belonged to the noble prince Golitsyn and leave Baryatinsky, the apogee of its greatness it has reached the last owner - Prince Dmitry Gorchakov

Manor Istomino Tarussky District, with.. Istomino

 Sights of the Kaluga Region Everyone who has ever traveled from Tarusa to Roshcha, certainly paid attention to the towering church on the hill. On this same hill stretches a picturesque park, in the greenery of which is buried by the ancient Istomino estate. The history of this estate is multifaceted and very rich in events.

The Church of the Resurrection of Christ in Tarusa

Tarusa, ul. Ефремова, д. 7

 Sights of the Kaluga region The Church of the Resurrection of Christ is the oldest building of Tarusa. The temple has managed to survive not one terrible fire that has devoured the historical center of Tarusa time after time. And all thanks to the fact that the Resurrection Church was already built from the stone for those years, and also because of its location.

Sergey Zharov's Private Museum

Tarusa, ul. . Schmidt, d 11a

 In the ancient town of Tarusa on the historic street Schmidt has a collection of antiques - Sergey Zharov Private Museum. This museum is one of those that deservedly can be called unique. Call it a banal exhibition hall will not turn the language - the fairy-tale kingdom of antiquity, and nothing else!

Attractions Kaluga region - is primarily a magnificent nature, carefully preserved in the national parks, the most popular among them - "Ugra" with the art park "Nikola-slothful" . Amazing waterfalls, bird parks, reserves and wildlife just very beautiful places of the Central Russian Uplands are not unreasonably beckoning to the region of tired tourists from the capital's noise . The distance from Moscow to the Kaluga region is small - only 190 km, but the magnificence of nature makes you think that you are somewhere in the world, at the edge of the world . pleasant moment - the regional authorities pay great attention to tourism, so that all sights can easily be reached, and the place the traveler meets the developed recreation infrastructure - rural guest house, tourist centers and holiday homes .

way , in the Kaluga region "excellent" is developed ethnotourism. The ethnographic park "Ethnomir", in which it is possible to live the traditional life of our vast people and to get acquainted with amazing habits and traditions, enjoys the true love of tourists.

But Kaluga region is not just one nature. There are also significant spiritual places, the most famous of which is the famous monastery of Optina Pustyn, where for many centuries the stream of pilgrims has not dried up. However, if you are not a supporter of a complete separation from the world, you should definitely visit the desert - at least to reflect on the greatness of the creation and the insignificant scale of everyday "important" cases.

Well, to everyone whose minds aspire to the cosmic distance future, will certainly enjoy in Kaluga and Obninsk, in particular, in the museum Tsiolkovsky.