Priluki

The church was built in 1768 with funds from parishioners, replacing an earlier wooden church belonging to the Monastery of the Nativity. It was classified as a newly identified cultural heritage site.

Those interested in religious architecture can view the same building from several angles: its construction date and the transition from wood to stone place it in its historical context. Three altars and five domes describe its architectural form. Funding for the new building by parishioners is also part of its history; its predecessor was a wooden church belonging to the Monastery of the Nativity. These concrete features help put its construction history in context without reducing the building to its year of construction.

In the wider destination of Yaroslavl Oblast, there is a sailing area on the northeastern shore of Lake Pleshcheyevo. Check local operating conditions before visiting. In Pereslavl-Zalessky, the Transfiguration Cathedral dates from the 12th century. It is the city’s oldest temple and the earliest surviving architectural monument of the Vladimir-Suzdal school. The region therefore offers a choice of different themes, from water sports to early religious architecture.

In Rybinsk, the museum reserve is housed in the New Grain Exchange building. The building on the high bank of the Volga was constructed in 1912 to a design by Moscow architect A. V. Ivanov. In Uglich, the surviving Kremlin complex includes buildings dating from the 15th to the 19th century: the Princes’ Chambers, the Church of Tsarevich Dmitry, the former city council building with museum exhibitions, and the Transfiguration Cathedral with its bell tower. It is considered Uglich’s most important active place of worship. The 33,560 m² complex also includes a park with trees dating from the 19th and 20th centuries, a pond, and a moat. The park is a valuable example of garden and landscape art from the second half to the end of the 19th century.

Practical activities are also part of the region’s offerings: at the Emalis enamel art museum in Yaroslavl, visitors can learn about the history of the craft, see works by Russian and European artists, and make a pendant or a picture themselves. At the Kukushka Locomotive Museum, visitors can explore historic carriages, sit inside them, and ride a handcar through dense forest. Check with the venues in advance for current conditions for workshops and rides.

Discover more destinations: Troitskaya Sloboda, Isakovo, Sopelki, Lukino, Burtsevo, Lvy, Krasnye Tkachi, Myshkin.

Where can you find exhibitions of contemporary art?

The Na Rostovskoi Museum Center in Pereslavl-Zalessky holds at least 30 exhibitions of contemporary artists each year.

What can you see at the Kukushka Locomotive Museum?

The collection includes carriages, locomotives, railway equipment, and automobiles from the late 19th century to the first half of the 20th century. The visitor activities described include rides on a handcar through dense forest.

What characterizes the Church of the Nativity in Priluki?

It was built of stone in 1768 with funds from parishioners, replacing an earlier wooden church belonging to the Monastery of the Nativity. The building has three altars and five domes.

For the wider travel guide: Yaroslavl Oblast.