Arkhangelsk region
This region is remarkable for its majestic scenery and unique architecture. Near to Arkhangelsk, at the village of Malye Karelie, the State Museum of Wooden Architecture is located between the hills of the Northern Dvina Region. More than 104 wooden buildings are brought here from the river banks of the northern rivers (Pinega, Mezen, Dvina and Onega). The powerful and austere architecture of the 15th- century Solovetsky Monastery- the former northern outpost of Russia- seemingly rising from the White Sea, and the magnificence of the white- stoned Kargopol founded in the early 12th century, produce an indelible impression on the beholder. Antonievo-Siysky monastery is located near the city of Arkhangelsk. It is located in a picturesque place, among forests and lakes.
Malye Karelie
Near to Arkhangelsk, at the village of Malye Karelie, the State Museum of Wooden Architecture is located between the hills of the Northern Dvina Region. More than 104 wooden buildings were brought here from the riverbanks of the northern rivers (Pinega, Mezen, Dvina and Onega). Technical and artistic methods of carpentry have been developed and perfected for centuries.
Kenozersky National Park
In 2004, the Kenozersky National Park received the status of a biosphere reserve and was included in the UNESCO List of Biosphere Reserves. Since 2014, is a candidate for inclusion in the list of World Heritage sites.Kenozerye - a huge museum of Russian wooden architecture in the open air and in a natural landscape, numbering up to 60 places of worship.
Solovetsky Monastery
The Solovetsky Monastery, is one of the most significant monastic institutions in Russia. The monastery is located on the large island of Solovetsky, a part of the Solovetsky Archipelago.Solovetski Monastery is an architectural ensemble, where every building is a unique masterpiece of architecture.
Antonievo-Siysky monastery
Antonievo-Siysky monastery is located near the city of Arkhangelsk.It is located in a picturesque place, among forests and lakes.The founder of the Siysky Monastery is Anthony with six associates in 1520 on the Mikhailovsky Peninsula, near a small river built a chapel, cells, and in 1525 received a princely decree recognizing the newly formed monastery with securing occupied land for it.
Arkhangelsk
It was founded in 1584 by the order of Ivan the Terrible, one of the greatest tsars in the history of Russia. The place which was chosen for the foundation of the town was the cape of Pur- Navolok- a little strip of land which stretches out into the waters of the Northern Dvina at the very place where it divides into several streams.
Kargopol
The first mention of Kargopol in written sources dates back to 1380. In the Nikon Chronicle there is a mention of the fact that the Kargopol prince Gleb brought his squad under the banner of the great Moscow Prince Dmitry Donskoy and participated in the Kulikovo battle. The city of Kargopol itself (in the old acts of the Cargo Field) was mentioned in 1447, when Dmitry Yuryevich Shemyak found refuge here, fleeing from the persecution of Grand Duke Vasily the Dark.
Lomonosovo village
Lomonosovo village, where the great Russian scientist Mikhail Vasilyevich Lomonosov was born, got its name at 1911. In the time of Lomonosov there were two villages, placed near by each other. They were called Myshaninskaya and Denisovka. The main attraction of the village is the historical and memorial Lomonosov museum, which was opened in 1940.
Novodvinsk fortress
Novodvinsk fortress was the first Russian fortification built in star fort style. Its construction helped to fully control the main fairway to Arkhangelsk that was used by trade and military ships, coming from Europe. The fortress was a corner stone of a fortification complex located in the mouth of the Northern Dvina.
Golubino park
This park is located almost near the Pinega caves themselves. The Pinega Caves are one of the longest caves in the European territory of Russia. They are compared with the caves of Crimea and Perm. The county town of Pinega is located 15 km from the Golubino Park. You can talk about it endlessly: it is 10 years older than Moscow; its layout was drawn by Catherine the Great with her own hand.
Chumbarov-Luchinsky Avenue
Chumbarov-Luchinsky Avenue, popularly nicknamed as Chumbarovka, is the main pedestrian street of Arkhangelsk. Actually, it is but a kilometer-long stretch that is pedestrian, from Ioann Kronstadtsky (St. John of Kronstadt) to Karl Liebknecht Street.An open-air museum, created artificially: historic wooden houses from all parts of the city were brought to the avenue.