Suzdal is a city located 220 km to the northeast of Moscow and makes up part of Russia’s Golden Ring and Suzdal is one of several cities where you can get around safely on horse
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Nikolay Korolyoff
The city is located on the Kamenka River. Suzdal means the ‘city made of bricks’.
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Suzdal is one of several cities, where you can get around safely on horseback or rent a bike.
Nikolay Korolyoff
If you’re lucky, you could have the change to be a movie extra by dressing up in old-fashioned clothing and following the director’s instructions.
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When films are shot in Suzdal, you can happen upon people dressed in old clothing. Director Nikolay Dostal’s film Raskol (The Schism) is currently being filmed.
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The belfry of Alexandrovsky Monastery is the only belfry in Suzdal whose walls are bare of ornaments, patterns, or decorations.
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Alexandrovsky Monastery’s cupola is also decorated with old frescos.
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The ancient frescos inside Alexandrovsky Monastery have been preserved. All of Suzdal’s monasteries have free entrance. Photography is allowed if no religious services are in process.
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The oldest monastery in Suzdal is the Alexandrovsky Monastery, which was founded in 1240 by decree of Aleksander Nevsky.
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All the set decorations from movie sets remain once the shooting is done.
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The museum also features authentic windmills from the 1800s and gives you the opportunity to listen to Russian folk songs.
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While at the Museum of Wooden Architecture, you can visit a traditional Russian izba to learn about the daily lives of 19th Russian peasants.
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There are 5 monasteries in Suzdal. The Spaso-Efimiev Monastery is often used as the set for movies about ancient Moscow.
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One of Suzdal’s main sites is its Kremlin. The Museum of Wooden Architecture, where wooden buildings have been brought in from neighboring regions, is located next to it.
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While in Suzdal, you can stay in a hotel or a guest house. The city abounds in sites (churches and museums). There’s a small market on the city’s main square where you can buy souvenirs or drink mead and chase it down with pickles.
Nikolay Korolyoff
Suzdal is a city located 220 km to the northeast of Moscow and makes up part of Russia’s Golden Ring. The first mention of the city dates back to 1024. You can reach Suzdal from Moscow by car (along the Gorkovskoye Highway to Vladimir, then take the turn to Suzdal) or by bus from the Shchelkovsky Bus Terminal (a ticket costs about $13).
