Nizhny Novgorod Region

Located in the center of the European part of Russia on the picturesque banks of the Volga, at the intersection of the most important transport routes, the Nizhny Novgorod region has long been an excellent vacation spot.
Already in con. XIX century Representatives of the Moscow and St. Petersburg intelligentsia came to the Volga hills near Nizhny Novgorod. From here they went to the deaf attached forests, to the mystical lake Svetlayar, in the waters of which the legendary Kitezh-Grad is hidden. In Soviet times, tourists actively mastered the forests and rivers of the Volga region, rafted through the Vetluga and Kerzhenets, made a literary pilgrimage to the famous Boldin estate A.S. Pushkin, where the poet actually created over 60 of his best works in 5 months.
Now in the Nizhny Novgorod region, excellent conditions for tourism have been created. The capital of the region is a universally recognized center of river cruises in Russia. Everyone is also popular both campaigns on various boats on the reserved veterus and Kerzhentsa, and excursions to the beautiful Lake Svetloyar, a natural monument, which is part of the Ostresa Povetluga natural park.
Thousands of pilgrims and tourists from all over Russia come annually to the updated Serafimo -Diveevo monastery - the earthly destiny of the Blessed Virgin Mary, and to the Makaryevsky Monastery