Vologda city

Vologodskaya Oblast • Russia •

The ancient city of Vologda is a keeper of age-old Russian traditions, a treasury of wooden and white stone architecture, a large center of folk handicrafts and trades

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	Cathedral of Nativity of Virgin Cathedral of Navity of Virgin (1490) was the first stone building in Ferapontov monastery. There are preserved frescoes and icons painted by Dionisius the Wise
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	Kremlin Vologda Kremlin (Nason-gorod), founded in 1567 by Ivan the Terrible, is a striking exemple of harmonious combination of architectural styles of several centuries
	Lake Beloye Lake Beloye, a large quiet lake with picturesque wooded shores, forms a part of Sheksna Reservoir and is famous for abundance of fish
	Maura Mountain Maura (Black) Mountain is a monument of nature in national park "Russian North". Wooden chapel, wonder-making stone with foot-imprint of Saint Kirill Belozersky
	Museum of laces In Museum of Lace operate exhibitions of European and Vologda lace, study class in lace-weaving, lace shop, creative workshop, children's museum center
	Northern Dvina CanalNorthern Dvina Canal Northern-Dvina canal (1823-29) connects the Sheksna river (part of Volga-Baltic Waterway) and Sukhona river (tributary of Northern Dvina. There are 6 sluices and 8 dams there
	Spaso-Prilutsky monastery Spaso-Prilutsky monastery, the largest and oldest in Russian North, is a most interesting ensemble, harmoniously combining in itself architectural monuments of different epochs

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