Part of golden ring around Moscow, really picturesque little town with outstanding churches. Old Russian fairy tail
Inside kremlin, there are some churches mainly used as museums. In Sobor Rozdestva Bogoroditz, you can see Russian traditional and modern life styles, a heavy wooden brilliant pavillion which was moved on to the ice during winter time for celebrating the day Jesus was baptized. It's January, the most coldest season in Russia. But they made round hole into ice inside of this pavillion and then they sink themselves down into icy water 3 times with cross figures. Church ceilings are high and no any one spot without painting. Luxury big chandelier lights on paintings more brighter. There are coffins inside of church. Russians kiss on to the cover glass with their prayers.
The Cathedral is very nice both inside and outside. The woodwork, frescos, murals & Altar is very beautiful. There is a dress code : women in dresses and tops with sleeves, men in trousers & shirts. The singing by the priests is almost ethereal. There are no musical instruments or organ - just the deep sonorous voices of the priests in complete sync with the ambience of the church. At the end you have to give a donation. But it is an experience you will remember for a long time.The town of Suzdal is quaint, charming, picturesque, and just lovely to be in. It is as though for suzdal time has stood still (till you come into the main square). The wooden windmills, old houses/ cottages are really worth a visit. The old wooden church in the windmill area is not open to public at present because of part settlement but is almost small enough to a family church. The town houses are old with garish & gaudily painted window architraves, but still oddly attractive. Suzdal is the place to buy souvenirs. There is a wide variety of ceramic items as also other handicrafts. The little blue bird shaped whistles are a delight.The Kremlin is entered through a very high entrance tower and inside has carefully maintained gardens, lawns, old trees and old structures. The different sized bells in the bell tower are rung along with a Narrator who tells the story of Suzdal. This is interesting and informative if you understand Russian! The old prison cells are now used for exhibiting & selling curios.All in all you cannot go to Russia without visiting Suzdal. It was the highlight of our 2 week long trip.
there are good expositions of the russian history (small but informative), it tells a lot about russian history from X century and till modern days, in general it is well-maintained and gives the feeling of how it was many years ago - Kremlin was in principle a fortress with the Church, square and sometimes noble houses inside, and the peasant houses were located close around it. and it still looks the same over there. if you have some free day, go there but arrange a quide with you, as it is not easy to orientate in all the royal families and knyaz names )))
The Kremlin in Suzdal is one of the oldest in Russia. The main feature, the Cathedral of the Nativity, with its blue starry domes looks like a castle from a fairy tale! Suzdal on the whole is a city stuck in time, no tall buildings, no traffic, just a quiet, peaceful town with lovely churches, beautiful wooden cottages and cute little restaurants. We spent a nice afternoon inside the Kremlin, lazing around its beautiful lawns and also made friends with some newly wedded couples! We witnessed at least 6-7 couples getting pictures clicked at various places in the Kremlin with their families and friends.
小镇有木屋博物馆,展现了俄罗斯人民早期的生活起居原貌,有助于了解俄罗斯民族的文化。小镇中的克里姆林宫也是景点之一,有别于莫斯科的克里姆林宫,顶部是蓝色的。小镇安静祥和,值得一游。
Suzdal is a town of about 11,000 people. However, it was once the center of a thriving principality and pre-dates the founding of Moscow. It is filled with historic churches, a Bishop's palace and other structures of historic significance. At the heart of this beautiful town is its Kremlin. Most Americans associate the word "Kremlin" with Moscow and rightly so. However, in old Russia, all towns of any significance had a Kremlin. The Kremlin functioned as a citadel and administrative center for a principality. The prince, local bishop and often some of the local nobility lived within its walls. The Suzdal Kremlin preserves the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Virgin, a Bishop's Palace, a wonderful bell tower with ancient clock (only one hand to the tell the hour and letters for numbers) and other structures of significance. One of the curiosities of the town is its statue of Lenin. Almost every statue of Lenin has him pointing in some direction. In Suzdal he does not have a hand pointing outwards. The reason, according to local legend, is that there was no direction in which his hand could point that would not appear to be directing one towards a significant church. I love Suzdal. It is worth a lengthy visit
Suzdal is a lovely old town. Developments since the middle ages have passed it by, with the result that it has many historical buildings, especially churches. The Kremlin is the fortress which is the original centre of the town. It has a beautiful church and some remnants of the original defensive earth wall which was crowned with a wooden palisade when it was in use. An atmospheric site. We visited the main sights in Suzdal with an English-speaking guide from the local information office. This is recommended, especially if your time is limited.
Amazing little city, 5 hour drive out of moscow, 54 active churches,all very quaint ands beautiful.lovely old wooden houses.
It was quite a small Kremlin compared to the one in Moscow. It had an open air museum of weapons that were used in WW2.