Ryazan land is spread out in the very heart of the country. It is famous for ancient temples, dense forests, clean rivers and lakes. A lot of folk crafts have survived in the Ryazan Region, and the amazingly beautiful works of local craftsmen are known not only in Russia, but also abroad.
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Ancient cities
An independent principality with its capital in Ryazan dates back to the 12th century. The cities that now stand on the Ryazan land are considered one of the most ancient in the central part of the country. It is in them that most of the monuments of history and architecture are concentrated. That is why travel to Ryazan cities is as popular as routes along the Golden Ring of Russia.
Solotchinsky Nativity of the Virgin convent
The regional center was founded in 1095, that is, Ryazan is more than half a century older than Moscow. In the 12th century, Mikhailov appeared in the Ryazan region, who three centuries later became one of the cities of the fortified "serif line", built to protect the Muscovy from the Crimean Tatar troops. A little younger than Mikhailov, the city of Kasimov on the Oka. In the Middle Ages, it served as the capital of the Kasimov kingdom, which united the peoples of the Western Meshchera and was in vassal dependence on Russia.
In the 16th century, Ryazhsk, Korablino, Shatsk, Rybnoye and Skopin appeared on the Ryazan lands. Today these are small cities with a population of 6 to 26 thousand people, but each of them is not deprived of the attention of tourists. Interesting museums have been opened in small towns and ancient monuments of church and civil architecture are preserved.
The history of the Ryazan cities of Sasovo and Spas-Ryazan began in the 17th century. The Sasovites were engaged in the production of ropes and pitched ropes for Russian ships. And Spas-Ryazan grew up on the left bank of the Oka, opposite the ancient capital of the Ryazan principality, destroyed in 1237 during the invasion of hordes of Tatar-Mongols.
Trinity Church in the village of Gus-Zhelezny
Museums
Museums are rightfully considered to be the real custodians of the cultural heritage of the Ryazan region. Museum collections have been created in almost all cities, but the regional center can boast of the largest number of museums. Tourists who come to Ryazan enjoy the museum-reserve on the territory of the Ryazan Kremlin, the Gingerbread Gallery, the Museum of the History of the Airborne Forces and the Regional Art Museum, which bears the name of the famous Russian artist-engraver Ivan Petrovich Pozhalostin.
Many visitors come to the Kasimov Museum of Samovars, the Sasov Museum of Russian Song and the Museum of Local Lore located in the village of Zavidnoye. Travelers also love the memorial collections - the K.E. Tsiolkovsky Museum in Izhevsk, the I.P. Pavlov Estate Museum in Ryazan, and the P. Semenov-Tyan-Shansky Museum in Gremyachka.
Yesenin's homeland
One of the most important tourist brands in the region is associated with the name of Sergei Yesenin. This is not surprising, because the poet was born and raised on the Ryazan land. Already becoming an adult, he returned to his native places several times.
Kazan church in the village. Konstantinov
Most travelers come to the village of Konstantinovo. Here, on the high right bank of the Oka, Yesenin was born and received his primary education. In the village you can visit the memorial house-museum of the poet and the restored building of the primary zemstvo school. The manor house of the landowner L. I. Kashina is used as a literary museum, which tells about Yesenin's poetic talent.
80 km from the regional center, in the small town of Spas-Klepiki, there is also a memorial museum of the poet. It was created in the building of the teacher's school, which Yesenin graduated from in 1912. The museum is dedicated to the traditions of training Russian teachers and schools at the beginning of the last century.
Nature reserves and sanctuaries
One of the oldest protected nature reserves in Russia, the Oksky Nature Reserve, is located in the Ryazan Region. It was established in 1935 and today covers an area of over 560 square meters. km. Protected lands stretch in the lower reaches of the forest river Pra and on the left bank of the Oka. On vast wetlands, desman, beavers, elks and wild boars are protected. In the village of Brykin Bor, where the reserve's estate is located, you can see a bison nursery and a crane nursery, which contains rare species of white cranes - Siberian Cranes.
Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker in Yamskaya Sloboda in Ryazan
In the north of the region, near the picturesque Klepikovsky lakes and in the valley of the Pra river, there is the Meschera National Park. It covers large tracts of southern taiga and deciduous forests, swamps and floodplain meadows. The rich natural complex is home to hares, squirrels, foxes, elks, wild boars, beavers, raccoon dogs, American minks, wolves, martens and badgers. The gray crane, wood grouse, black grouse, hazel grouse, marsh harrier, white stork and other species of birds nest on lake shores and in forests.
In the Ryazan region, there are 47 nature reserves and 57 places with the status of natural monuments. These include beautiful lakes - Beloe, Velikoye, Sokorevo, Gavrinskoye, Negar and Ivankovskoye, the Gorbun forest, Shafranovskoye tract, Kudinovo swamp, Shcherbatovsky limestones and other natural attractions that tourists want to see.
What to see with children
Some museums of the Ryazan region are specially designed for young travelers. Interesting excursions for children are held at the Toy Museum in the village of Poshupovo and at the Lollipop World Museum in Ryazan. In many places, children are taught the basics of folk crafts and hold original master classes on making rag dolls, embroidery, beading and pottery. Interactive classes with children can be visited at the Zaryana ethno-cultural center in the village of Shilovo and at the Skopino center of folk crafts and crafts.
John the Theologian monastery in the village. Poschupovo
Not far from Spas-Klepikov, in the village of Lunkino, a large museum of wooden architecture has been opened. Children of all ages love this place. In a spacious meadow there are several wooden houses, in which carved sculptures, panels, root plastic and beautiful straw products are exhibited. Arriving in Brykin Bor, you can visit the nature museum with your children, ride horses, feed bison in the nursery of the Oksky Reserve and attend a master class with the famous potter Olga Alekseevna Shirini.
Ryazan souvenirs
The talented Ryazan craftsmen are well versed in the secrets of folk crafts. Shilovskoe wickerwork is very popular with tourists - comfortable rocking chairs, chairs and sofas. Furniture items made of a flexible willow twig are not cheap, but Shilov baskets can be bought for 200-800 rubles.
Ryazan Kremlin
Filigree embroidery - Kadomsky veniz - can be an excellent souvenir to remember a trip to the Ryazan region. Beautiful needle lace appeared during the reign of Peter I. Today, elegant collars, towels, napkins and tablecloths are produced in the city of Kadom.
Pottery is developed in Ryazan Skopin. The rich clay deposits that are located near this city have been used by craftsmen since the 12th century. Nowadays, in the souvenir shops of the region, you can buy complex glazed ceramics - figurines of animals and birds, candlesticks, sculptural vessels, ferments and kumgans.
The only color lace in Russia can be made in the Ryazan city of Mikhailov. Fine Mikhailov lace is distinguished by strict geometric patterns and bright colors. In ancient times, the work of the craftswomen from Mikhailov was so highly valued that the lace they made was sold worth its weight in gold.
Souvenirs of the Yesenin theme are considered excellent mementos.These are beautiful editions of poems, portraits of the poet, tea in a tin can "Sergei Yesenin" and photo albums of Yesenin's places in the Ryazan region.
Iberdsky Alexander Nevsky Sofroniev Monastery
Among the delicious souvenirs that tourists like to bring from the Ryazan region, gingerbread and chocolates depicting the monuments of the Ryazan Kremlin are popular. They can be purchased at the Roman Holidays confectionery in Ryazan, located on ul. Svobody, 56, Moskovsky highway, 21, and Pervomaisky prospect, 70, bldg. 1. It is also worth paying attention to the products of the Kasimov Confectionery Factory - Kasimovskaya Bride chocolate and gingerbread cookies with the symbols of the ancient Kasimov.
