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Published: July 25th 2018
The 5th biggest city on the Volga river was founded in 1010 and named after its founder. in the 13th century it prospered due to its geographical position and became one of the most developed town in ancient Rus'. The 600 hectare city centre has around 140 federally protected buildings and in 2005 it was listed by UNESCO on the World Heritage Sites.
We had a walking tour of he city visiting the many monuments including the Church of Elijah the Prophet, the Monastery, Volkov Theatre and finally the Governor's House (Yaroslavl Art Museum). At the Governor's House the guides greeted us dressed in period costume as the Governor's daughters and conducted the tour in this manner. The visit culminated in them being joined by some young men and they performed some dances for us such as the polka. Some of our tour members joined in but their sensible shoes did not assist them in dancing very gracefully.
A walk of the city centre and a beer in a cafe completed our short visit to Yaroslavl. .
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