Izborskaya fortress

Izborsk, Kremlin

 Sights of the Pskov region One of the main sights of Izborsk is the fortress on the Giravia mountain, which was built in the 14th century. and has reached our days in a relatively good condition. It is from this fortress that it is believed that the existence of Izborsk began.

Krypetsky Monastery

Pskov Region, Krypetskoye village

 Sights of the Pskov Region In 1485 among forest marshes in the tract Under the name of the Kriptsy, St. John the Evangelist founded the St. John the Theologian Krypetsky Monastery, the first temple of which was wooden. At present, there is a holy spring at the St. John the Theological Crimean Monastery

Malsky Monastery

p. Maly

 Sights of the Pskov region The village of Maly is located five kilometers from Izborsk, on the way to the Pechora. Behind the village, in a hollow on the shore of the lake, is a monastery, which used to be called by the name of its founder - Onufrievoy desert. Officially, the monastery bore the name of Malsky Spaso-Rozhdestvensky.

Museum-Reserve "Izborsk"

Izborsk, ul. Pechorskaya, 32.

 Attractions of the Pskov region Izborsk Museum was established in 1964, and in 1993 it was converted into a historical, architectural and natural museum-reserve. In total, on the territory of the museum-reserve, on 7700 with an extra hectare, there are almost 200 historical and cultural monuments, more than 20 of which are of federal importance.

Museum-Estate N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov

Pskov region, Lubensk

 Sights of the Pskov region The museum-estate consists of two buildings - former estates of Lubensk and Vechsha, which the composer's family has been renting for several years

Nikolsky Cathedral in Izborsk

Izborsk, Zheravia gora

 Sights of the Pskov Region Nikolsky Cathedral within the walls of the Izborsk fortress replaced the older church, erected in the former fortification before its transfer. The new church was also named after Nikolai the Wonder-worker, the most highly esteemed Orthodox saint in Izborsk

Pechory

Pskov region

 Sights of the Pskov region The ancient Russian city of Pechora is located today, like hundreds of years ago, on the westernmost border of Russia. The main attraction is the Pskov-Pechersky Monastery, which is majestically located on the outskirts of the city.

Polistovsky Reserve

Pskov Region

 Sights of the Pskov Region Polistovsky Reserve is located in the western part of the Polistovo-Lovatskaya Marsh System - Europe's largest marshland system - and borders on the Radeisky Nature Reserve in the east, also located on the the territory of the Polistovo-Lovatsky marsh system

Pushkinskie Gory

Pskov region, Lubensk

 Sights of the Pskov region Pskovshchina is the birthplace of Mn GIH outstanding people that made up the glory of Russian and world culture. For example, the ancestors of Alexander Sergeevich Pushkin lived here - in the present Pushkinogorye

Sebezhsky National Park

Pskov Region

 Sights of the Pskov Region Sebezhsky National Park is located on a 50 hectare and includes forests and lakes of the Sebezh region, among which are inter-lake Sebezhskoye Lake and Lake Orono, Lake Osyno and Lake Necheritsa. There are 650 rare plant species in the park, many of which are listed in the Red Book

Slovenian keys

Izborsk

 Sights of the Pskov Region Slovenian keys are one of the many sources located in the vicinities of Izborsk. But of all the keys to which the rumor ascribes healing properties, the most extensive and powerful - it is the Slovensky, which have counted for several millennia.

Truvorovo fortified settlement

Izborsk

 Sights of the Pskov region Truvorovo The settlement is the place of the original settlement, from which the history of the present Izborsk began. It is located on the island's arrow, on the Gorodische cape above the lake. Here was built the first Izborsk fortress.

Manor Mikhailovskoe

Pushkinskie Gory

 Sights of the Pskov Region Where is the inspiration born? For the Russian people, the answer to this question is unequivocal: where the wind is noisy, entangled in the branches of age-old trees, where the water murmurs, reflecting the sunlight in each of its drops, where the head is dizzy from the freshness of the air, and from the silence rings in your ears.

Chapel of Izborsk

Izborsk

 Sights of the Pskov Region In Izborsk and its immediate vicinity you can see several small and very different chapels. They are not very conspicuous, but each has a long, sometimes centuries-old history. A tiny Trinity chapel can be found at the crossroads of two old roads.

Lake Peipsi

Pskov region, Lubensk

 Sights of the Pskov region Nature in the vicinity of Lake Peipus is unique, the landscape is decorated with deciduous forests and sand dunes covered with pine trees. Panorama reminds the Riga seaside.

Pskov region is a truly historic place. It was here that the origins of Russian statehood were laid, and more than once the troops of the great European powers broke up against the indestructible walls of the Pskov fortresses. The Pskov land is the place where Princess Olga lived, Prince Igor and Prince Vladimir, where the local fool could reason with Tsar Ivan the Terrible, and Peter I personally built bastions. There are many places in the Pskov region, each of them is unique, individual and interesting in its own way.

22 km from Pskov, in the village of Krypetskoy, you can visit the Ioanno-Theological Krypetsky Monastery, founded in the distant 1485. The famous landmark of the Pskov region is the city of Pechory, located on the western border of Russia. The Pskovo-Pechorsky monastery and the "God surrendered" caves, where the relics of monks, warriors, representatives of well-known families and important political husbands are popular among tourists, are used by the Pskov-Pechorsky monastery @ Pskov land is the place where princess Olga lived, Prince Igor and Prince Vladimir, where the local holy fool was able to enlighten Tsar Ivan the Terrible, and Peter I personally built bastions.

In Pushkinsky district of the Pskov region all year round many tourists from all over the world

Here is the state memorial historical, literary and natural-l ndshaftny Museum Reserve A . . C.Pushkin "Mikhailovskoye" (it bears the same name with the village where Pushkin was exiled in the 19th century) . In addition, the Pskov land was the home of the great Russian composer . A . Rimsky-Korsakov . Now the museum- the reserve unites two estates - Lubensk (where the composer lived and worked in the last years of his life) and Vechasha, where the composer was renting a cottage for the summer months .

Pskov region is famous for its amazing northern nature. Approximately 200 kilometers from the regional center are two reserves, bordering each other: "Polistovsky" and "Rdeisky." The territory of the reserves includes part of the largest European marsh system, called Polistovo-Lovatskaya. To look at all the beauty, it will take more than a day. You can spend the night here in special guest houses.

Sebezhsky National Park is located on the very border of Russia, Belarus and Latvia, south of Pskov. It is notable for the diversity of flora and fauna, magnificent landscapes. It is also worth noting its scientific significance: several environmental routes (including waterways) and a training and ecological pathway are operating on the park territory

One of the most famous natural attractions of the Pskov region is the famous Lake Peipsi. It was here that the Battle of the Ice took place on April 5, 1242, as a result of which the Knights of the Teutonic Order finally defeated in the war with the army of Alexander Nevsky.

Speaking of ancient battles, one can not but mention the centuries-old fortresses towering on the Pskov land: Gdov, Izborsk, Porkhov, Pskov. The strongholds also survived: Voronich, Velye, Vrev, Savkino, Usovaty IV settlement. Getting acquainted with the Pskov region, you understand that in search of beautiful and interesting places you can not leave Russia: there are so many historical places where you can plunge headlong into the atmosphere of Ancient Rus, to estimate the scale of our vast Homeland.