Sviyazhsk

Tatarstan · Russia

Sviyazhsk, Russia
Photo: Azmanova Natalia, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
May to September
Budget
$
Coordinates
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An island town on the Volga founded by Ivan the Terrible as a fortress base against Kazan. Its whitewashed monasteries and frescoed churches sit isolated on a green hilltop above the water.

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