Cultural tourism in Tatarstan

Traveling to interesting places and visiting cultural sites has been popular since ancient times. The easiest way to find out a little more about what is available in your area is to book a tour from a travel company on our website. Guides offer a wide range of trips for different numbers of days and with different budgets. In addition, such a vacation can be combined with walks in nature. Whatever type of excursion you choose, you will spend your time as interesting as possible.

Experienced guides will take you inside all the monuments and buildings included in the program and tell you their history. Cultural tourism in Tatarstan has a number of advantages:

• you can visit the most interesting historical places areas, take photographs of them;
• the opportunity to consider the history of the country in new aspects;
• a chance to organize educational, bright leisure time for yourself;
• the opportunity to explore the region;
• low cost;
• the opportunity to meet like-minded people.

It will be interesting to invite friends or relatives to visit historical places in Tatarstan. With them, emotions are brighter and more fun on the road. Also, such an excursion will be an extraordinary emotional gift. It will be able to immerse you in historical action, tell you about the heroism of your ancestors, or delight you with an unexpected ending to the story.

Nature and history are inseparable

Today, a very popular type of recreation is a trip to nature with visits to local attractions. Our guides create routes for tourists that run past famous historical monuments near natural sites. The end point of such a path can be the spacious shore of a picturesque river or lake, where you can pitch a tent and relax for several days, swimming and catching fish. This way, you will be able to see new interesting places and at the same time sleep in a tent listening to the singing of birds.

A professional guide will clearly indicate the direction of the route, indicate what attractions and advantages it contains. If you have a large company, you can develop an individual route. The guide will take into account all the client’s wishes and develop an optimal plan of action for traveling to the historical places of Tatarstan.

A trip to the sights of the region is a great way to spend time productively. Such an excursion with children is especially good - kids will be able to get to know the region better and see a lot of new things. Such tours are also popular among young people, couples and the elderly. They are interesting to everyone who likes to relax actively, and not at home on the couch, and the guides on our site are ready to help you go on such a journey.

By the way, many historical places of Tatarstan are known not only beautiful architecture and amazing views, but also the presence of a good spring nearby with healing waters, according to local beliefs. In such a place you can not only learn about stories not described in textbooks, but also be inspired by the extraordinary energy of natural harmony.

Tatarstan is one of the most beautiful independent republics within Russia. On the territory of the republic there are more than 200 interesting places a must-see for tourists. The virgin nature of the republic and the folk color of the local population are amazing.

Ethnic Tatars honor their traditions and are happy to tell visiting guests about them.

It is especially worth noting that Tatarstan is the place with which the lives of many famous people of Russia are connected.

Memorial complex M.I. Tsvetaeva in Elabuga

Several places in the city are associated with the name of Marina Ivanovna. Among them is the house where she lived her last days, combined into a memorial complex with the Portomoynya laundry museum, located in the building of a former laundry, where she went to get spring water (known from the words of M.I. Tsvetaeva’s contemporaries) and a grave at the Peter and Paul Elabuga cemetery with a monument.

Location: Malaya Pokrovskaya street - 20.

House-Museum of I.I. Shishkin at home in Yelabuga

It was in this house, where the museum is located, that the famous Russian artist I.I. was born and spent his youth. Shishkin.

From this house he went to study at a gymnasium in the city of Kazan, and then, without graduating, to the school of painting, sculpture and architecture in Moscow.

At the beginning of the 6th years of the 20th century, a memorial museum of his works was created in his father’s house in Yelabuga, where you can see an exhibition of the artist’s best paintings.

While in the house, the guest feels the unique energy of the author. The furnishings of that time have been restored almost authentically in the rooms and halls. The artist's studio is a must see. By visiting this museum, you will definitely receive indescribable aesthetic pleasure.

Location: Naberezhnaya street - 12.

In 1991, near the artist’s house-museum, a monument to him was erected depicting I.I. Shishkina in full height. The monument closes the Toyminskaya embankment leading to the Shishkinsky ponds in Yelabuga.

A granite monument reflecting the inner world of the legendary man was installed opposite the hotel where V.S. stayed during his tour. Vysotsky.

The monument represents a guitar turning into a bell. This is the work of local sculptor Vladimir Nesterenko, a passionate admirer of V.S. Vysotsky.

It turned out that this is one of the best monuments of the entire creative heritage of the national songwriter, the unsurpassed Hamlet of the 20th century, V.S. Vysotsky.

Location: intersection of Komsomolskaya embankment and Gidrostroiteley street.

The main attraction not only of the capital, but of the entire Tatarstan. It is on this territory that memorable places are combined, demonstrating the flavor of two peoples (Russians and Tatars) and their cultural traditions.

The Tatars have a folk wisdom that says: “Whoever does not know the history of their ancestors does not feel the taste of life.” It is safe to say that these words were spoken specifically about the ancient settlement.

It is here that the spirit of the Tatar people is fully felt. In this place there was one of the first settlements of nomadic Tatars.

Now you can see sights that tell in detail about the life of the people from the day of its inception to our time.

The famous Russian artist of tragic fate and endless talent was from Tatarstan. This was probably the prerequisite for choosing a place to open his museum-gallery.

Collected in an art gallery more than 400 works by the artist made by him in different styles.

The surprising thing is that even after the death of Konstantin Vasiliev, his works radiate warmth and life. The core of the collection consists of personal collections of the artist’s relatives, friends and colleagues.

Location: Kazan, Bauman street - 29.

A memorial house of the great writer was opened in Chistopol. He spent two years of his “war period” there. In memory of him, a museum was organized throughout the entire area of ​​the house where he lived. The items on display are authentic, brought from different places of residence of B.L. Pasternak.

It is worth noting that his family rented only one room in this house. The museum tells about the writer’s childhood and youth. The hall deserves special attention. Where the time and stages of the creation of the great novel “Doctor Zhivago” are told.

When in Chistopol, you should definitely visit this house and feel the energy of the writer’s parental family.

Location: Lenin street - 81.

In the vicinity of Chistopol there is a memorial museum of the Tatar writer G. Iskhaki. In this museum you can get acquainted not only with the work of the playwright and publicist, but also with the history of his ancestral village. You can also get an idea of ​​the way of life of the Tatar people at the turn of the 19th-20th centuries.

It was in this house, in the old days, that the best confectionery and grocery store were located. For a long time, the home of the richest man in the city was the place where the best sweets were sold. The architecture of the house attracts the attention of tourists. Now on its first floor you can buy souvenirs with the symbols of the city.

Location: Chistopol, K. Marx street - 31.

In any city there is a place where newlyweds leave symbolic keys or locks to their hearts. There is a similar place in quiet Almetyevsk.

Newlyweds of the city perform this tradition at the beginning of a cascade of ponds located in the city center. The history of this place, fascinating to the eye, begins from the moment when an initiative group consisting of employees of an oil company decided to improve the wetlands of the city.

The first ponds were landscaped in 2003. In parallel with the work on the ponds, a recreation area for the townspeople was being formed.

Today here you can see a large cascade of ponds along the banks, with bridges, bicycle paths, benches and so on.

The main mosque of Tatarstan and the city of Kazan is considered one of the largest. It was built according to a special project "revival of the mosque". It can accommodate more than one and a half thousand people. The square in front of it accommodates about ten thousand people.

Location: Sheinkman Avenue.

On the square in front of the Kazan Kremlin there is a monument to the Tatar poet, glorifying his people, Musa Jalil.

The poet began to be honored in his homeland many years after his death. Only a few notebooks with his talented poems have survived. The monument was erected in the year of its 60th anniversary, which fell in 1966.

The Bugulma Theater traces its history back to the end of the 18th century. For the first three decades it was an amateur theater or circle.

During the war years it was led by N.A. Olshevskaya (mother of A.V. Batalov). It was here that Alexey Vladimirovich began his artistic career while still a teenager. Subsequently, the theater was named after A.V. Batalova.

A cozy small hall and a talented troupe of young artists make you want to watch all the performances here.

Location: Lenin street - 28.

It was here, in the city of Bugulma, during the civil war that the Czech writer Jaroslav Hasek served as an assistant in the commandant’s office.

Today here you can see his literary heritage: collected works in different languages, many collections of stories and their reprints, archival documentation of the writer.

The museum occupies the entire building of the former commandant's office and includes three halls and... a memorial room with items that may have belonged to the writer and his contemporaries.

Location: Sovetskaya street - 67.

The monument is installed on the Bagulma platform. The composition is rotated so that one side points to Prague, and the other to Moscow. Mention of the soldier Schweik can be found in the work of the same name by J. Hasek.

A favorite walking place for locals. The park has very good children's infrastructure. The benches belonging to the recreation area are cleverly located in the shade. There is also a beautiful fountain with a variety of educational figures.

Location: Gabdulla Tukay street - 31.

Tatarstan today is considered one of the fastest growing regions of the Russian Federation. It is also famous for its diverse and rich culture. The Republic of Tatarstan gained rapid popularity after the Universiade held in 2013, in which athletes from different countries peace. The capital of the Republic, Kazan, is a city with a long history, as well as a cultural, commercial and economic center. Hundreds of travelers come here every year to see the numerous sights of Tatarstan. And there is definitely something to see here!

Brief description of Tatarstan

It is located at the confluence of the Volga and Volga. was created in 1929, in 1990 it was transformed into the Republic of Tatarstan within the Russian Federation. Capital Kazan - ancient year, which was founded in 1005.

IN this region Home to about 3.8 million people. Moreover, 75% of them are city residents. There are two in Tatarstan state languages- Tatar and Russian. In total, 115 different nationalities live here. The head of the republic is considered to be the president. Tatarstan has its own anthem, Cabinet of Ministers, Constitution and State Council.

Geographical location of the republic

The region is located on the East European Plain, in the forest-steppe and forest zones. The climate of the area is temperate continental with quite distinct seasons. The best time to visit the sights of Tatarstan is from April to October, when there is no longer snow and pleasant warm weather has set in. Snow usually falls in mid-November and lasts until late March and sometimes early April.

In addition to such big rivers Like the Kama and Volga, approximately 500 small rivers flow through the region. There are also reservoirs here: Kuibyshevskoye, Zaimskoye, Nizhnekamskoye and Karabashskoye. About 15% of the territory of Tatarstan is occupied by deciduous forests. More than 1,500 valuable natural objects are protected, the largest of which are the Volga-Kama Nature Reserve and National Park"Lower Kama".

Sights of Kazan

Kazan is rightfully considered the pearl of the republic. A myriad of historical monuments are presented here. Nevertheless, the visiting card of the city is considered to be included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.

The view of the Kul-Sharif Mosque and the Kremlin from the Kazanka River is perhaps the most famous image of Kazan. The capital of Tatarstan is a unique flavor of the cultures of the West and East, Christianity and Islam. Mosques here harmoniously coexist with Orthodox cathedrals.

A walk through the historical quarter of the city - along Bauman, Tukay and Gorky streets, the Bulak canal, and the Old Tatar Settlement - makes an unforgettable impression. One of the most important modern symbols of the city can confidently be called the Millennium Bridge, which was built as part of the 10,000th anniversary of Kazan. The Kazan Circus, which in shape resembles the Riviera water park, can also surprise. Quite often, tour operators offer Bus tours to the capital of Kazan with a mandatory visit to this establishment.

The sights of Kazan do not end there. The city has a lot of interesting places to visit. This is Mount Chatyr-Tau ( highest mountain the only mountain range in the region), the Ascension Monastery, Lake Kara-Kul, etc.

Museums

To learn even more about this region, it is worth visiting the museums of Tatarstan: the Museum of Military Glory, the Circus Museum, the National Art Gallery, the 1000th Anniversary of Kazan, the Museum of Islamic Culture, the Botanical Museum, the Vasiliev Art Gallery and other equally fascinating institutions.

Orthodox shrines

The most important Orthodox shrine Kazan and Russia as a whole can be called the Temple of Our Lady of Kazan. Here are the most revered icons in Orthodoxy. The Peter and Paul Church, which proudly rises above Kazan, is considered no less picturesque.

The Epiphany Cathedral is one of the most important symbols of the capital of the republic. The city is also home to the ancient Temple of the Yaroslavl Wonderworkers, which is located at the Arskoe cemetery. In addition to all these shrines, you can visit the monasteries of Tatarstan: Zilatnov Assumption for women, Raifa and John the Baptist for men and others.

Not far from Kazan, in the village of Voznesenskoye, there is unique temple Mother of God of Tikhvin Icon. The rather famous image of “Joy of All Who Sorrow” previously resided here. In the village of Borisoglebosky there is the Church of the Great Martyrs Boris and Gleb. It was erected in 1600. In 1888, its building was restored again after a fire.

Mosques of the Republic

The main religious building of Tatarstan is the Kul Sharif Mosque. This majestic building is a real treasure of the white stone Kremlin and the capital of the republic. In the old part of the city there are other amazing mosques of Tatarstan. Among them is the Bulgar Mosque. It was founded in honor of the 1100th anniversary of the conversion to Islam of the Volga region. One of Kazan is decorated. An entire block is also consecrated by the wooden “Kazan Nura”. In Novotatarskaya Sloboda there is a mosque with a very strange name - No. 11. It was built by the philanthropist al-Uranbashi.

Sviyazhsk

City of Sviyazhsk - most picturesque place Tatarstan and a monument of local significance. This fortress city was founded by Ivan the Terrible himself in 1551 at the confluence of the Volga and the Volga. During Soviet rule, hundreds of thousands of prisoners were exiled here. After the creation of the Kuibyshev reservoir, Sviyazhsk turned into an island. You can get to it via a dam by car or by river transport.

Since 2011, a grand program began to transform this place into a museum-reserve. Now in Sviyazhsk work is underway on the reconstruction of various monuments, some of which were founded in the 16th century.

This island city is considered one of most popular places recreation for both tourists and residents of the republic. Sviyazhsk often hosts various competitions, folk celebrations, and festivals.

Bulgarian

We continue to closely study the sights of Tatarstan. Hidden on the banks of the Volga picturesque city Bulgarian. It was built in the place where the ancient Bulgar was previously located. At that time, the city was a major economic center and the largest settlement of the Golden Horde. Bulgar was destroyed in the 15th century.

The most remarkable building of the town is the Bulgar settlement. This complex consists of numerous monuments of the 13th-15th centuries: the Small Minaret, Cathedral Mosque, Khan's tomb, etc.

Yelabuga

Elabuga is one of ancient cities republic, whose age has long exceeded a thousand. True, the exact date of its origin is not clear, it is only known that it was founded at the turn of the 9th-11th centuries. Main historical monument Elabuga - Devil's Settlement. All the main attractions of the settlement were united into a museum-reserve. It also includes memorial museums of various figures who are related to Elabuga (Durova, Bekhterev, Tsvetaeva). The Shishkin Art Gallery is also located here.

In general, Yelabuga is very beautiful city, however rapid economic development somewhat spoiled the characteristic architectural ensemble, which should be imbued with the spirit of antiquity.

The sights of Tatarstan are a symbiosis of past and future, East and West. To experience the unique atmosphere of the region, you definitely need to visit here!

Lake Bishop is located in the Republic of Tatarstan, in the Laishevsky district. The reservoir is located very close to the village of Tarlashi, and local residents often call the lake Tarlashinsky. The Bishop's Lake is drainless and has a karst origin. The shape of the reservoir is elongated - 2137 meters long, up to 494 meters wide. The depth of the lake is on average six meters, the maximum mark is 18 meters.

Bishop's Lake is used as a source of natural water supply and is a traditional place for recreation and fishing for tourists and residents of the surrounding area. The reservoir is under state protection; since 1978 it has been recognized as a natural monument of the Republic of Tatarstan.

Near the lake, in Tarlashi itself, history buffs can see an ancient temple, built according to the canons of late Baroque and classicism. The church was built in the very early XIX centuries, currently in operation Orthodox church religious services are held.

Coordinates: 55.55291300,49.13944200

Lake Zayache

Lake Zayache is located in Tatarstan, the village of Stolbishche, Laishevsky district. Hare Lake is interesting because the reservoir, which has an elongated narrow shape, is divided by a road and seems to form two separate lakes of unequal size. The Hare Lake is of karst origin, drainless, fed by underground springs. The length of the two parts of the reservoir is 1105 meters and the width is 530 meters, respectively, up to 530 and up to 120 meters. The lake is not deep - the average level is about 2 meters.

The transparency of the water layer is about 70 centimeters, it has a brownish tint and a musty smell. Hare Lake is one of the regional natural monuments of Tatarstan, as evidenced by the resolution of the Republican Council of Ministers of January 10, 1978.

Coordinates: 55.63235700,49.22244100

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National Park "Nizhnyaya Kama"

The Lower Kama National Park, created in 1991 to preserve and study unique forests and meadows, is located in the northeastern part of the Republic of Tatarstan, in the valley of the Kama River and its tributaries. Its area is 26,601 hectares.

The park is located at the junction of three climatic subzones, which determines the diversity of natural landscape complexes and wildlife. The unique floodplain meadows are rich in more than 200 species of various plants, many of which are listed in the Red Book.

IN national park there is a Museum of Nature, where extensive geological and paleontological compositions are presented, as well as halls dedicated to flora and fauna, and the history of the region. Special land and water excursion routes have been developed for tourists.

Coordinates: 55.82027800,52.46444400

Lake Lesnoye is located on the territory of the Republic of Tatarstan, in the Kamsko-Ustinsky district. From the nearest settlement, the villages of Bolshie Klyari, Lesnoye are one and a half kilometers away in the direction of the southeast. The reservoir is drainless, of karst origin. The shape of the lake resembles an oval, its length is 80 meters, its width is up to 60 meters. The water surface area of ​​Lesnoye is 0.67 hectares. The lake is shallow, with an average depth of about one meter. The reservoir is fed by underground springs; the water is yellowish in color and odorless. The transparency of the water layer is 50 centimeters.

Lake Lesnoye was declared a natural monument of republican significance by a decree of the leadership of the Tatar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic in 1978, and to this day retains this status.

Coordinates: 55.21726100,48.99221100

Lake Kara-Kul

Lake Kara-Kul ( Black Lake, from Tatar: “kara” - black, “kul” - lake) is located in Tatarstan, in the Baltasinsky district in the north of the republic. According to legend, the water of the lake seemed completely black due to the dense forests surrounding it - hence the name of the reservoir, and a village of the same name appeared nearby. Kara-Kul is a lake of karst origin, the western and northern shores are flat, the basin funnel is located in its northwestern part.

The elongated lake is 200 meters long and up to 130 meters wide. The average depth is 8 meters, the maximum is up to 21 meters. According to geological data from 1948, the maximum depth of the lake was 27 meters. Most likely, the reservoir is becoming shallower due to the processes of soil washing from the shore and silting. Now Lake Kara-Kul is officially classified as one of the natural monuments landscape profile of the Republic of Tatarstan.

Coordinates: 56.11661100,48.98185700

Lake Belo-Bezvodnoe

Lake Belo-Bezvodnoe is located in the Republic of Tatarstan, in the Zelenodolsk region. The lake is part of the Raifa section of the Volzhsko-Kama Nature Reserve. The reservoir is of karst origin, its banks are gentle and form a complex shape. Belo-Bezvodnoe is 564 meters long and up to 180 meters wide. On average, the depth of the lake is from 2 to three meters, the greatest depth is 4 meters.

The reservoir is a wastewater reservoir, located next to the village of the same name Belo-Bezvodnoye, in the natural expansion of the valley along the bed of the Sumka River. The lake is mainly used for local household needs. On January 10, 1978, the authorities of the Tatar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic issued a decree recognizing White-Bezvodnoye Lake as a natural monument of republican significance.

Coordinates: 55.92766300,48.76384700

Volzhsko-Kama Nature Reserve

The Volzhsko-Kama Nature Reserve is the only natural state biosphere reserve on the territory of the Republic of Tatarstan. The unique climate and topography of the areas in which the territory of the Volzhsko-Kama Nature Reserve is located affected unique composition vegetation belonging to different climatic zones - up to taiga species.

The protected area is located in the east of Tatarstan - in the Zelenodolsk and Laishevsky regions. Founded on April 13, 1960. Two sections of the reserve - Raifsky and Sarlovsky - are isolated and spaced 100 kilometers from each other, in total they occupy an area of ​​10.2 thousand hectares (including the strip of the Kuibyshev reservoir of 1.3 thousand hectares). The biosphere park was created to protect the undisturbed ecosystems of the steppe and forest-steppe zone of the middle Volga region.

Coordinates: 55.18104800,49.17105500

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