Pereslavl-Zalessky is the one of the towns of the Golden Ring of Russia. It is a cultural and tourist center with 4 active monasteries and 10 temples. It was founded in 1152 by Prince Yuri Dolgorukiy (Long-Arm) as a fortress on the border of Rostov-Suzdal principality in the place where Trubezh river flows into the lake Pleshcheyevo. The town is famous for its white-stone Kremlin, beautiful temples, built in traditional Russian architecture, significant ancient monasteries and several interesting museums including Steam locomotive museum and cozy museum of Iron. There are also notable nature monuments, including picturesque lake Pleshcheyevo that was once settled by ancient Slavs with amazing Sin-Kamen (Blue Stone) on its shore, that awakens their beliefs that every nature element has the power that affect human life. One of the key figures of medieval Russia, legendary Alexander Nevsky, famous for his military victories over German and Swedish invaders and canonized as a saint by the Russian Orthodox Church, was born in Pereslavl-Zalessky.

Top sights in Pereslavl-Zalessky

The Transfiguration Cathedral in Pereslavl-Zalessky has been one of the centers of religious life in Russia for several centuries. It was founded in 1152 when Prince Yuri Dolgoruky established a new city at the mouth of the river Trubezh - Pereslavl New (today Pereslavl-Zalessky). It was built for 5 years. The architecture of the Cathedral is very simple, like it is carved from a single block of stone. The only openings in walls are narrow arrowslits. Decoration ornament is simple as well. For eight and a half centuries, the Cathedral was five times destroyed by the Tatars, in the thirteenth century it was sacked by a successor of Alexander Nevsky, Andrei Yaroslavich, in the early seventeenth century it was seized by the Poles. It is believed that Alexander Nevsky was baptized here. In 1352 Venerable Sergius of Radonezh was formally installed a ruling hegumen here in a ceremony, and Peter the Great often sang in the choir of the Cathedral.
Transfiguration Cathedral in Pereslavl-Zalessky

The Transfiguration Cathedral in Pereslavl-Zalessky has been one of the centers of religious life in Russia for several centuries. It was founded in 1152 when Prince Yuri Dolgoruky established a new…

Scientists are still arguing about the origins of Pleshcheyevo lake, which is located on the territory of modern Yaroslavl region. There is a version that it appeared on the site of glacial depressions, deepened by ancient rivers. According to another hypothesis, Pleshcheyevo is a karst lake, formed as a result of limestone bedrock collapse. The age of the lake is about 30 thousand years. The water level is changing greatly, the huge boulder that sunk in 1778 during its transport on ice, now lies on the shore. People inhabited the lake from Neolithic times. Finno-Ugric tribes have also left their footprints in the history of the reservoir, an object of their pagan worship, a
Lake Pleshcheyevo

Scientists are still arguing about the origins of Pleshcheyevo lake, which is located on the territory of modern Yaroslavl region. There is a version that it appeared on the site of glacial…