The Volga Republic was inhabited by ancient tribes from the most prehistoric times, which was facilitated by its location on the banks of the Volga, in a temperate continental climate. The indigenous population of the Cheremis (now the Mari) began to be mentioned in the annals from the 10th century, and already at that time they closely interacted with the Slavic tribes, despite the rather long time under the yoke of the Tatar yoke. Today, Mari El has wide opportunities for tourism, both health-improving and familiarization, during which you can see many local attractions.

Museum of the History of Yoshkar-Ola

Opened about twenty years ago, the museum of the history of the capital of Mari El, the city of Yoshkar-Ola, is one of the largest historical museums in the republic and a local attraction. It contains about 17 thousand exhibits that tell visitors about the history of the indigenous people - the Cheremis - who have inhabited these territories since ancient times. This story is illustrated by numerous archaeological finds, as well as household items of the ancient Mari, their jewelry, clothes, weapons and objects of applied art. Here, visitors can see with their own eyes the recreated old trading shop of Tsarevokokshaysk (as Yoshkar-Ola was called before the revolution), as well as a dwelling with old paraphernalia and furnishings.

Mari Forest National Park (Mari Chodra)

This park with total area almost one hundred thousand hectares was created in order to preserve and, if possible, increase natural resources Republic of Mari El. Here you can find tree species characteristic of these latitudes: pines, spruces, lindens, oaks, aspens, maples, elms and many others. Especially protected are relict linden-oak forests, where brown bears, elks, wild boars and other representatives of the fauna of the middle zone are still found. There are horseback and hiking trails in the park.

Museum of Applied Arts

Opened in 1999, the Museum of Applied Arts of the Republic of Mari El in Yoshkar-Ola is dedicated to familiarizing its visitors with the traditions of the indigenous Mari. Here are a variety of objects and fruits of labor of local craftsmen: wicker furniture made of bird cherry, carved wooden utensils, skillfully made musical instruments and national everyday and festive costumes with rich embroidery. The sights regularly host exhibitions of works by contemporary masters from all over the country.

Tsarevokokshay Kremlin

This historical and educational complex was opened in the center of Yoshkar-Ola several years ago, but has already become one of the central attractions of the Republic of Mari El. In ancient times, there were city fortifications on the site of the Kremlin, which have not been preserved, as they were built of wood. Then the city market was located here, and after the Revolution - central square. Today it is a city park, enclosed by a massive wall with four towers, specially cast cannons are placed along the wall. On its territory there is a church, cozy benches for walkers, as well as scattered information stands, which describe in detail the history of the city. Here is located Archaeological Museum Yoshkar-Ola and the only monument to its founder Fyodor Ioannovich.

Museum of Peasant Labor and Life

This landmark of the Republic of Mari El is often referred to in guidebooks as the Museum of Bells. This is due to the fact that a unique collection of bells and bells for various purposes, produced in different time on Russian territory. In fact, there are just over a hundred of them, which is only a small part of the 2 thousand exhibits of the attraction. In addition to bells, a variety of labor tools are presented here, with the help of which, many centuries ago, the indigenous Mari cultivated the land, grazed cattle, built dwellings and created comfort in them. Here you can also find objects of local applied arts, exhibitions of contemporary works, as well as photographs of past years.

Oak Pugachev

This ancient tree, which grows in the Mari Chodra Park, is one of the few plants listed as a national treasure and a local landmark. This powerful oak tree in Mari El, whose age, according to experts, has already exceeded four centuries, is famous for the fact that it was from its branches that the famous Emelyan Pugachev watched the fire in Kazan, which he himself set up in retaliation for the unwillingness of the city to surrender to his mercy. .

Sculpture "Tree of Life"

This bronze monument is installed in the central city park of the capital of Mari El Yoshkar-Ola and is a kind of landmark of the city. It depicts an old man, a man and a boy, who, under the canopy of a small tree, play traditional Mari musical instruments- harp, flute and drum. The attraction is designed to personify the connection of generations, as well as the historical and cultural heritage republics.

State Natural national park"Mari Chodra" was established in 1985 in the southeastern part of the Republic of Mari El, where the border with Tatarstan passes. Its main features are the cleanest rivers and lakes, which have become favorite vacation spots not only for the local population, but also for tourists from all over the country.

In order to preserve the diverse animal and vegetable world of the park, its employees annually conduct various educational programs and landscaping campaigns. There are also school forestries in the park, in which children are given the opportunity to study natural world, conduct research and help take care of the park and its inhabitants.

The park also publishes its own newspaper "Mary Chodra", booklets with information and various souvenirs.

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Posted Sat, 24/02/2018 - 09:17 by Cap

I would like to separately tell about the most beautiful places in the Mari Republic.
This article will present the most beautiful natural places Mari El, and separately we have already shown the Sights of Mari El, which included historical, architectural and cultural monuments republics.
As a rule, natural monuments of the RME will be presented here, but some Beautiful places still waiting to be opened and registered.

Note that the most beautiful natural monuments of the RME are located on the banks of the Volga and other major rivers Mari El, as well as on the slopes and mountains of the Vyatka rampart.
Also note the many beautiful lakes of Mari El.

The second cleanest lake in Mari El is Lake Karasjar, it is also one of the picturesque and deaf lakes.
Lake Karasyar is similar in many characteristics to Nuzhyar, which is explained by their close location. By origin, it is interdune, with a secondary karst failure. The increase in depth from the southeastern coast is noticeably sharper. Already a few tens of meters from the shore, the depth is 6-9 meters. The northwestern section of the basin is more gentle. The maximum depth is 14.7 m. The area of ​​the lake is 25.5 ha. Transparency is high - 5.5 m. The bottom is sandy. The shores are low, but mostly dry. Only in the western and partly northern areas coastline swamping was noted.

Convenient access to the Yurdur mountain (Yortur Kuryk) through Shereganovo, in the area of ​​\u200b\u200bwhich we have already been to. We were not disappointed, from this mountain there were stunning views, and in almost all directions. Most best view opened towards the villages of Kurykyumal and Nylkudo, as well as to the valley of the Ilet river. In the distance one could see the Kerebelyak Highlands, the Sotnur Highlands and.

Open spaces were opened, which in beauty are not inferior to the landscapes near the Sea Eye, on Kamennaya Gora and on Shungaltan!!! Due to the backlight and blue haze, it was not possible to take good pictures, or rather the pictures turned out, but they have about 20-25% of the impression that a person actually sees! WE TALK HONEST! AND WE CONFIRM THAT THIS VIEW SHOULD BE IN THE TOP 10 OF THE BEST MARI LANDSCAPES!!!

I have never seen anything like this in Mari El!

To the right, running down the hill, shaggy, almost fabulous firs were heaped up, and behind them mountains overgrown with forests stretched out into the horizon...

It seemed as if I had been transported from our Mari plains to the mountainous region! Behind the wall of firs, a cliff was guessed. Further - an abyss, below a shaggy forest. A little before reaching the edge of the cliff, I looked down - my head was spinning. Escaping into the abyss, huge fir trees stood like a wall, in some places at random, as if they had lost their balance. Primordial, virgin nature! At some point, it even seemed to me that there was no smell of human spirit here.

Of course there were people. Soon, closer to the source, we saw a dozen cars, some of which were a wedding cortege: exotic lovers came here to celebrate.

Food lay on the laid tables under the hot summer sun, the guests honored the newlyweds, and very close by stood a cheerful gazebo with a dome-roof crowned with a spire. On the gazebo there is an inscription "Natural Monument Stone Mountain". Nearby, at the top, is a small Orthodox chapel with an onion roof. Escaping from underground captivity, it beats with an ice jet

Mari El is a Volga republic located next to Tatarstan and Chuvashia. It also borders on Kirovskaya and Nizhny Novgorod regions. The capital of this region is the city of Yoshkar-Ola.

The republic is notable for the magnificence of the pristine nature preserved here. Most of it is occupied by forests, in which ecologically clear lakes and beautiful riverbeds.

Particularly noteworthy is the culture of the local people, which has been formed for many centuries, connected with Russian culture, as well as having ancient history customs, traditions and folk crafts. Many cultural and historical monuments have been preserved in Mari El.

In this distinctive region with unique nature There are many attractions that deserve special attention. Among the most famous and popular among tourists unique objects of the republic are:

The territory of the reserve is occupied by mixed forest. The nature of this object is distinguished by the richness of plant and animal species. Several tourist routes run through its territory.

You can enjoy the beauty of pristine nature in full here in the middle of summer. At this time of the year, sunny fine days prevail here, while most of the year the weather tends to be unstable with an abundance of cloudy days.

Location: Warriors-Internationalists Street - 26, Yoshkar-Ola.

The beauty and majesty of the local landscapes are often compared to the Alps. Against the backdrop of untouched nature, an Orthodox chapel stands here, and near it there is a cold spring with the purest water.

Translated into Russian, its name means "Mari forest". He is really busy with the forest. In it you can look at the Pugachev oak, under which Emelyan Pugachev once rested. To this oak over 400 years.

Located near the village of Gornyak. The entrance to many caves is very narrow and located close to the ground. To get inside the caves, you have to crawl.

Inside you can see stalactites and stalagmites. In the caves all year round it is cold, even in summer it is not warmer than +6°C, and the walls at great depths are covered with frost. Previously, there were quarries in which millstones were mined.

Perhaps this is the most beautiful lake in Mari El. Is not big lake with steep steep banks of almost oval shape is located on the slope of the mountain. Its water has a noticeable bluish-green hue.

With dimensions not exceeding 50 meters, it has a very large depth, reaching 38.5 meters. It belongs to karst lakes and is connected to underground voids. The lake is little studied, and there are many legends about it. Many of its secrets have not been revealed, they have yet to be unraveled by scientists involved in its research.

This is one of the cleanest lakes in the Volga region and has the shape of an almost perfect circle with a diameter of 680 meters. By origin, it is interdune, overdeepened by karst, with a dip near the central part of the basin. The depth gradually increases towards the middle of the lake, reaching 15 meters in its central part. The water is very clear, visibility is about 8 meters. The mineralization of water is extremely low.

This is the deepest karst lake not only in Mari El, but throughout the entire Middle Volga region. Its maximum depth is 53 meters with a length of 800 and a width of 400 meters. Its source of nutrition is underwater springs. The lake is sewage, the Pizhanka River flows out of it. There is an Orthodox church on its shore.

This is the largest lake in the republic. Its area is approximately 160 hectares. It has a bizarre shape in the form of blades. The maximum depth in places of karst failures reaches 35 meters. The lake is great for fishing.

Location: street.

This is not only a picturesque object of nature, but also a monument of history. The height of the mountain is 224 meters above sea level. "Pockets" the Mari called the mountains, where they found refuge during the invasion of hostile tribes.

It is also known as Watchtower Mountain. On this mountain, located on the banks of the Volga, a fortified settlement was located from the eleventh to the fifteenth century. Now in that place you can see the remains of the fortress moat and rampart.

These mysterious stones, similar to which there are no in the vicinity of the village, have been here for many centuries. Most of them are in the ground. The locals consider the stones sacred. It is believed that they should not be touched.

There is a legend that one of the villagers used these stones to build the foundation of the house, and soon after the construction was completed, the house burned down. There are stones on the slope of Mount Onis Kuryk. This area is known as anomalous zone.

Their shape resembles a kind of stone mushrooms. It is due to the weathering process, in which sandstone is more intensely eroded and destroyed faster than limestone.

The rocks are framed by curved tree roots that have taken on a bizarre shape. Near the rocks there is a small lake and a spring with a stream flowing from it, flowing into the small river Nevelichka flowing here. Nearby is a well-crane.

The castle was built in the village of Yurino on the banks of the Volga by a wealthy merchant Sheremetev in the nineteenth century. It was built in the architectural traditions of medieval castles and combines different architectural styles.

It is an ornate palace, whose architecture includes Old Russian-style turrets and Gothic battlements. Majestic columns support the glass dome of the winter garden. Currently, the castle has a hotel.

Its construction began in 1997 on the banks of the Rutka River. Now the construction of the church in the traditions of Russian wooden architecture is still going on here. Sergius of Radonezh is considered to be her patron.

Also in the monastery there is a small house church of the Beheading of St. John the Baptist. All temples, dwellings and outbuildings on the territory of the monastery were built of wood. This is the uniqueness of this monastery in architectural terms.

The Myrrh-bearing Hermitage began its existence in 1649 at the place where the Miraculous Myrrh-bearing Icon of the Mother of God appeared. It was built in the best traditions of Russian architecture of the seventeenth century and is considered an architectural monument. Near the monastery there is a holy spring and a font.

The Ilet River flows through the Mari Chodra National Park near Maple Mountain. In this place, its water has a constant temperature of about 6.5 ° C throughout the year. It is caused by powerful springs at the bottom of the river and flowing into the river mineral springs, the most significant of which is called the Green Key.

Nearby is Boiling Square, which is a small lake with a sandy bottom. The bottom is as if boiling because of the many springs spouting from the ground. The water in the springs is mineral and has healing properties.

The group of local springs is a federal hydrogeological monument of nature. One and a half kilometers from the springs there is a sanatorium "Klenovaya Gora", where you can have a good rest surrounded by untouched nature and improve your health.

This is one of the oldest villages in Mari El. Here, at the entrance to the village, you can see a stone dedicated to the local national hero, the hero Onar. A stone sign dedicated to the hero appeared in these parts in 2009. The grove near the village is considered sacred by the locals.

Museums of the Republic

A story about the sights of the Republic of Mari El will be incomplete without mentioning the museums located in its capital, the city of Yoshkar-Ola.

IN Museum of Applied Arts(Chernyshevsky - 23) you can expand your understanding of the traditions of the indigenous population of the republic. This museum is located in a small one-story building with an attic.

A few years ago, construction was completed in the center of Yoshkar-Ola Tsarevokokshaysky Kremlin(Voznesenskaya
- 58). It was built of red brick and stylized as an ancient Russian fortress. Behind the walls of this youngest Kremlin in Russia are a church, an archaeological museum and a monument to Fyodor Ioannovich, the founder of Yoshkar-Ola.