"The town towering by the domes" Top 5 Page for this destination Pereslavl'-Zalesskiy by Irinna

Pereslavl'-Zalesskiy Travel Guide: 55 reviews and 125 photos

The town towering by the domes - Pereslavl'-Zalesskiy

Pereslavl'-Zalessky is situated just far from main industrial routes on a most beautiful and clean Plescheevo Lake among pine forests and picturesque hills.
Now it's a calm provincial town with mainly wooden houses, bright flowers in little gardens, often earth road in the streets and great number of cathedrals with their domes towering over the town.
It's very small - you can walk trough all the town in two or three hours, but this walk will take you some days if you look around. Really, Pereslavl'-Zalessky is one of the oldest Russian towns, only 5 years younger than Moscow, former fortress which defended Russian lands from the north, the place of location of several famous monasteries, and is regarded as the birthplace of Russian navy, where Russian tzar Peter the Great made his first attempts in navigation.

Pros and Cons

In a nutshell:A typical old Russian town, sharming in most of it's places, very nice for travelling with children.

Last visit to Pereslavl'-Zalesskiy: Jul 2006
Intro Written Oct 13, 2006
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Reviews (19)

The entrance to the hotel - Pereslavl'-Zalesskiy

good service Hotels (1)

Nice lokation, friendly staff, view on river Trubezh from the window.. We liked it. Reservation is recommended... more travel advice

If you've got time - Pereslavl'-Zalesskiy

If you've got time Restaurants (3)

Very nice Russian food (I think the best around Pereslavl') but awful service. We had to wait for our lunch nearly 2... more travel advice

Railroad museum Things to Do (9)

This small museum maintained by enthusiasts is worth seeing. Here are old steam-engines, wagons, carriages, and other... more travel advice

Having dinner on Saturday evenings - Pereslavl'-Zalesskiy

Having dinner on Saturday evenings Warnings Or Dangers (1)

Usually you have no problems with having meal here. Only not on Saturday evening (if you travel with organized group -... more travel advice

Off The Beaten Path (5)
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Comments (7)

Nemorino May 9, 2008 at 3:00 PM Report Abuse

A very nice looking place despite the connection to Ivan the Terrible. (Last year I read his biography because of the opera "The Czar's Bride" by Rimsky-Korsakov.)
Sininen Jun 27, 2007 at 8:27 PM Report Abuse

Hello Irina! A very good page with lots of information and pretty pictures. Tempt me to travel there. Happy birthday from Finland!
fabrice Mar 7, 2007 at 12:42 AM Report Abuse

very beautiful place, as everywhere in russia
Jerelis Dec 21, 2006 at 5:32 AM Report Abuse

Pereslavl'-Zalessky looks very interesting. Like the monastery. Well done on the page!
bugulma Nov 7, 2006 at 6:13 AM Report Abuse

dreaming go here to see all this beauty
Kuznetsov_Sergey Nov 2, 2006 at 5:04 AM Report Abuse

Great development of the page since October, 25. Very interesting page about an ancient Russian town! Never heard about a stone... "Pine trees" is almost Shishkin picture! Spasibo, waiting for more...
yumyum Oct 16, 2006 at 11:01 AM Report Abuse

Looks like a very peaceful place!