In this article we will tell you about the most popular and unusual places in the Saratov region .
On the territory of the region there are more than three hundred architectural monuments, including abandoned ones (by the way, we wrote about them in a separate article), about three thousand various attractions, one hundred and twenty-four natural monuments, more than a thousand archaeological sites, as well as endless rivers and magical forests , steppes and cliffs.
If you are thinking about what interesting places you can visit in the Saratov region , or you are looking for unusual places for a photo shoot, then this article is definitely for you.
City Park of Culture and Recreation named after. Gorky
The park has three entrances: from the street. Chernyshevsky, st. Rakhov and from the 1st Station passage. The borders stretch along 2nd Sadovaya from 1st passage to the street. Chernyshevsky and enclose the territory of 3rd Degtyarnaya Street.
Its area is 20 hectares. There are 3 reservoirs on the territory - one large in the center of the park and two smaller ones on both sides of it. Between the central lake and the entrance from the street. Rakhiv has a rope park and a swimming pool with a solarium. Near the entrance from 1st Station Passage there is “Little Raccoon” petting zoo
From the entrance from the street. Chernyshevsky to the left is the amusement park “Lukomorye”, on the way to which there are cafes “Klumba”, “Australia” and “Lukomorye”. The most popular attractions for children are Shells, Safari, Veterok. Adults prefer the Ferris Wheel.
Interesting places for entertainment
Interesting places for entertainment in Saratov are located in different parts of the city, they are diverse and have their own target audience. Among them are bowling alleys and billiards clubs, quest areas, karaoke bars, cinemas, concert and exhibition halls, amusement parks and attractions.
Sports and entertainment club "Grand Michel"
The establishment consists of several rooms designed for entertainment and business meetings. Here you can play bowling and billiards, take part in a disco, listen to good music or watch a show program. The club has a restaurant with good cuisine and a wide range of dishes from professional chefs.
Opening hours:
- Mon-Thu – 14:00–00:00;
- Fri – 14:00–01:00;
- Sat, Sun – 11:00–01:00.
Location address: Saratov, Kirova Avenue, 22.
Entertainment complex "Russian Club"
The entertainment complex has everything you need for a good rest and a pleasant pastime.
It includes:
- karaoke room;
- bath complex with Russian baths, Finnish sauna, Turkish baths, swimming pools;
- banqueting hall;
- restaurant;
- VIP area for business meetings;
- billiard club.
The establishment has professional staff and a wonderful atmosphere.
Opening hours:
- Mon-Thu, Sun – from 12:00 to 02:00;
- Fri, Sat – from 12:00 to 04:00.
Location address: Saratov, st. Lunnaya, 44.
Entertainment complex "Alexandria"
This is an interesting place where everyone will find entertainment to suit their taste.
The complex has:
- karaoke club;
- bowling center;
- conference hall;
- restaurant;
- large bar;
- Cafe "Elvis Center".
Alexandria often hosts corporate evenings, business conferences and all kinds of events. Opening hours: from 10:00 to 22:00 (daily). Location address: Saratov, st. Gvardeiskaya, 23A.
Entertainment complex "Ekaterina"
This entertainment complex is a great place for relaxation and entertainment with family or friends.
Here you can:
- play bowling and billiards;
- sing in a karaoke club;
- have a delicious meal in a restaurant;
- relax in the sports bar.
For younger guests, the complex has a large play area with swings, trampolines and slides. Professional animators work with children. Opening hours: from 12:00 to 24:00 (daily). Location address: Saratov, st. Mira, 13E.
City Park "Lukomorye"
The largest and greenest park in Saratov houses the most modern attractions for children and adults, cozy cafes, sports grounds, and exercise equipment for free use at any time of the year. Here you can rent a boat and ride on the lake, practice yoga with instructors in specially designated green areas.
You can feed tame squirrels, ducks, fish and swans. The city park is the best place for family recreation, entertainment and photo sessions. Opening hours: from 06:00 to 24:00 (daily). Location address: Saratov, st. Chernyshevsky, 81/83.
Lipki City Garden
The city garden is located opposite the Saratov Conservatory. On the street Radishcheva from st. Volzhskaya to Cathedral Square, on the other side the borders end along the street. Cathedral.
The garden area covers 4.7 hectares. It is completely planted with linden, poplar, chestnut, pine and rowan trees, between which there are asphalt paths. The entire area is illuminated by round lanterns installed at each bench.
The center has a children's playground with a trampoline. There is a library next to it. Throughout the garden you can find points selling ice cream and drinks.
Children's Park in Saratov
The children's park is located between the street. Astrakhan, Sovetskaya, Pugachevskaya and Rabochaya.
This is one of the central parks of Saratov. Its area is 6 hectares. In the center of the park there is a sports ground, from it towards the street. In the working area you can find bike rental and a library for the blind. Towards the street Pugacheva is located the Childhood fountain. At the intersection of the street. Sovetskaya and st. Pugacheva, visitors will see the Church of Prince Vladimir.
On the corner of the street. Rabochaya and st. Pugacheva organized a rope town. Next to it is located library No. 38. On the opposite edge of the park there is an animal enclosure called “Menagerie”.
Limonary
What other entertainment is there in Saratov? For example, lemonade. Every student in Saratov has visited this magical place at least once, and remembers it with a constant smile.
Limonaria attracts you. After all, where else can you see so many different varieties of lemon growing in one place? Plants of the tropics are interesting because they are quite unusual in Russian reality. In our country it is too cold for them, so in order to see them, you either need to go somewhere very far or visit special establishments.
Limonarium is one of those special places where the wonders of nature are in full view. Everyone who visited it cannot forget for a long time the special attractive aroma unique to this place.
Cosmonauts Embankment in Saratov
The tourist area of the Embankment stretches for 1.5 kilometers along the river. Volga from Babushkino vzvoz to Obukhovsky.
It is presented in the form of 3 tiers. The first is an asphalt path for pedestrians, the second is equipped with green spaces, mainly poplars, and benches. The third is a roadway.
On the Cosmonaut Embankment from the Saratov-Engels Bridge there is a monument “I’m Home”, further along the shore you can find the Bruderschaft restaurant, the Volna hotel, the river station, the Celentano karaoke club, and a cafe on the Chanson pier.
At the intersection with the street. Nekrasov, a fountain called the Heart of the Volga is installed in the river , which is turned on every day in the summer at 21.00. On Grandma's Vzvoz you can find the Rotunda and the monument to Lovers.
"Refuge" - an anti-cafe for those who love an unusual holiday
If clubs and restaurants are not your thing, you can always go to an anti-cafe. There is one in Saratov, very atmospheric and free. It is called the cultural factory “Shelter”. It's best to go there with good company, but you can also go alone. Something interesting often happens there, new meetings and acquaintances, themed evenings. Having tried this unique type of entertainment in Saratov, you can easily continue visiting similar places when you return to your hometown. Anticafes are widespread today.
Victory Park Saratov
The park is located on Sokolova Gora on the street. Sokolovaya. Its length is limited on one side by a mountain cliff, on the other by a Muslim cemetery.
In the center of the park there is a national village of the peoples of the Saratov region, from which paths among planted trees and shrubs stretch in all directions of the park. Here you can find more than 30 species of different plants: from elm to spruce. On the territory there is a Museum of Military Glory and the Church of Alexander Nevsky. At the street The monument to the Cranes and the Eternal Flame was placed in the cathedral.
The park has a Polygon where you can play paintball and laser tag and a children's playground. The landfill is located 73 meters from the National Village. Also in the summer there are stalls with ice cream, drinks and corn.
Unboring November: top 5 places for a safe holiday alone with nature
29 October 2022, 10:32
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In early November, residents of the Saratov region will experience the first “long weekend” after the summer tourist season. Many people would like to spend their holidays away from home, visit new cities and countries, change their surroundings and unwind, but a new wave of the pandemic interfered with their plans. In a number of regions, additional anti-Covid restrictions have been introduced, but this does not mean that tourist life in Russia has stopped. You can travel if you plan your vacation in advance, taking into account all safety measures. And some places can be visited simply online - thanks to new technologies, the effect of being there can be fully felt. The editors of the Region 64 news agency, together with MTS, have prepared several options for Saratov residents on how to relax during the November holidays without risk to themselves and their loved ones, spending time in the fresh air and using modern digital services for tourists.
Samara is not Saratov
Those who have already traveled the length and breadth of the Saratov region can plan a trip to the neighboring region - the Samara region - during the holidays. On one of the days of your vacation, it is undoubtedly worth going on a walking sightseeing tour of the city: visit the main square, admire the monumentality of the “Rook” sculpture, which offers a panoramic view of the Volga, pet the “cat” above the entrance to the state district power station and say hello to the brave soldier Schweik from the novel by Jaroslav Hasek. You can create a personal route to city attractions using the “Virtual Walk” audio guide from MTS.
Just an hour and a half drive from Samara there is an amazing place - a giant natural bend with a length of 200 kilometers, called Samara Luka (from the word bend). The very nature of the origin of this place is interesting. More than 300 million years ago there was a shallow sea here. Then the water receded and the underwater hills appeared on the surface. They began to be called the Zhiguli Mountains or simply Zhiguli. This is the only hill on the Russian Plain.
Thanks to the peculiarities of the relief and climate, rare species of animals and plants have been preserved on Samarskaya Luka, many of which are now listed in the Red Book. To protect this natural zone, a national park of the same name was formed on the territory of Samarskaya Luka, as well as the Zhigulevsky Nature Reserve. Full information about Samarskaya Luka can be viewed and listened to online in digital format on the MTS eco-portal “Place of Power”.
There are more than 30 small settlements in the park, where arriving tourists can conveniently stay. You can go explore Samara Luka on foot, by car or on horseback. Experienced travelers recommend planning an ascent to the top of the Molodetsky Kurgan and viewing the beauty of this place from a height of 242 meters. The trail passes through the forest and mountain slope, which will allow you to immediately get acquainted with the local flora and fauna. A beautiful view also opens from the neighboring peak - Devya Mountain.
An interesting object is one of the largest known caves of karst origin - the cave of Stepan Razin. The hole, hidden in the thickets of trees, is located on a steep slope, not far from the village of Malaya Ryazan. In order not to get lost and see as many sights as possible, you can take an audio guide from MTS with you on your walk, which will take you to significant points in the park.
“In Chembar behind the oak tree”
Just 190 kilometers from Saratov there is another equally interesting city - Penza. Tourists there are greeted by a labyrinth of streets where classicist buildings juxtapose with Russian-style wooden houses. To see all the main attractions of Penza, you can follow the Red Line tourist route.
It is impossible to leave the city without visiting the Penza Zoo. Today it has 201 species of animals and 267 species of plants. You can safely spend the whole day walking around the zoo with your children. Polar bear, tigers, zebras, pumas, moose and deer live in spacious outdoor enclosures that are as close to their habitat as possible. You will be accompanied on your walk through the zoo by an audio guide from MTS, who knows everything about the animals and birds living here.
The name of the poet Mikhail Lermontov is associated with the Penza land. The Tarkhany Museum-Reserve is located 100 kilometers from Penza. Little Michel spent his childhood here with his grandmother—that’s what his grandmother, Elizaveta Arsenyeva, called Lermontov.
“Tarkhany” is famous not only for its rich museum complex, but also for its nature. Shady alleys, magnificent ponds with white bridges, hills on which, according to legend, little Lermontov played “Cossack Robbers” with peasant children, orchards - in the fall, strewn with golden foliage, all this is especially beautiful.
Literally three kilometers from “Tarkhan” there is another “Lermontov” place - the village of Apalikha, where the estate of the poet’s maternal relatives, the Shan-Gireys, used to be located. Nothing remains of the old house, but visitors will find a park with linden and chestnut alleys. The chances of catching a dangerous infection here are reduced to zero.
In the Penza region there is a unique park “Legend”. This is a collection of unusual outdoor sculptures. Visitors can see more than 300 works by sculptors from different countries, made of bronze, marble, limestone, granite, wood, steel, concrete and plastic. Each of them hides its own legend, which you can find out by listening to the interactive tour.
The Legend of Lake Zyuratkul
During the upcoming holidays, “advanced” and fearless travelers can visit a place shrouded in traditions and legends - Lake Zyuratkul and the national park of the same name in the Chelyabinsk region.
Lake Zyuratkul is a crystalline expanse of water, shaped like a heart and surrounded by mountain ranges. There is a legend explaining the nature of the appearance of such an unusual relief. She is involved with the local beauty Amina. Once a girl went to the lake and looked at her beautiful reflection so much that her heart jumped out of her chest and fell into the pond. Amina herself turned to stone and became one of the hills.
The mystery of this place is added by the fact that the remains of ancient people were discovered on the shore of the lake. A total of 12 sites were found. Research has shown that the lake was inhabited during the Mesolithic era (X-VI millennium BC) and Neolithic (VII-III century BC). Parts of buildings, products, stone axes, bronze tips, paper clips and axes of primitive people were excavated. Now many items are presented in the exhibition of the Satka Museum of Local Lore.
When visiting Zyuratkul, you should definitely climb the Nurgush ridge (maximum height - 1406 meters above sea level), as well as the Zyuratkul hill. Adjacent to the latter is a 6-kilometer “Eco-trail” on wood flooring. You can go through it either with a guide or on your own.
In order to recharge yourself with positive emotions, be sure to visit the Sokhatka elk house, where adult individuals and their offspring live in spacious enclosures. Growing up, animals usually go into the forest, but some get so used to people that they remain to live near them.
In October of this year, MTS released an interactive guide to Zyuratkul with online excursions and “revived” elements and a book linked to a digital version with QR codes. An ideal option for those who do not want to travel anywhere: the video included in the online guide was filmed using 360-degree cameras, which creates a complete immersive effect. Such an interactive project is interesting both for experienced tourists who have already visited Zyuratkul, and for those who have not been there yet. The online guide is available free of charge from anywhere in the world.
The trees whisper something in German
You can feel like you are in Europe without even leaving Russia. To do this, just go to the small but colorful city of Kaliningrad. Ancient paving stones, German churches stylized as medieval city gates and, of course, the Baltic Sea, the sandy shore of which is just a 40-minute drive from the city. Kaliningrad is famous for amber, beer, fish and the extraordinary beauty of the Curonian Spit.
It is a creation of wind and waves, a narrow strip of land stretching from Zelenogradsk to the Lithuanian city of Klaipeda between the salty Baltic Sea and the freshwater Curonian Lagoon. The length of the Russian half of the spit is 48 kilometers. A leisurely exploration of the surrounding area will take several days.
The peculiarity of the Curonian Spit is its sand dunes, deserted protected forests, untouched natural landscapes adjacent to small settlements. Here you can find traces of trade and craft settlements of the Vikings of the 10th-11th centuries, the remains of fishing villages of the 16th-19th centuries and other archaeological heritage.
At the 42nd kilometer of the Curonian Spit there is an old observation deck, which offers a magnificent view of the snow-white sands of the Efa dunes, the bay and part of the village of Morskoye. You can take a bird's eye view of the Curonian Spit using augmented reality technology: MTS has developed 8 VR videos that simulate the movement of different inhabitants of the reserve. The VR flight zone is located on the territory of the national park visitor center.
One of the most attractive tourist places on the Curonian Spit is the “Dancing Forest”. It can be found at the 37th kilometer of the spit, near the village of Rybachim. The forest is called so because of the bizarre shape of the trees, the trunks of which bend as if in a dance.
Due to its geographically elongated position and orientation from northeast to southwest, the Curonian Spit serves as a corridor for 150 species of migratory birds. That is why it is also called the “bird bridge”. Bird coloring books and crayons are now available at the national park visitor center. When you point the camera at the QR code of the coloring book, the birds come to life.
Safety comes first
Modern developments and digital technologies open up new opportunities for us. Don’t forget that today you can go on a trip, visit the Samara Luka, the Curonian Spit, the shores of Lake Zyuratkul and “Tarkhany” without leaving your home, with the help of virtual excursions and other digital products from MTS. Calmly, slowly, sitting in a chair, read interesting facts about these places, enjoy photographs and watch videos. The pandemic will definitely end, and then, without health risks, you will be able to see the beauty of these places with your own eyes.
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Kumysnaya Polyana Forest Park
The natural park is located in the west of Saratov. At the address of the village of Bolshaya Kumysnaya Polyana, 10 there is a forest park, through which the street passes. Lesnaya.
The SSTU ski base is located near the Smirnovsky Gorge. Along the entire length of the reserve you can find children's health camps Romantik, Udarnik, Zvezdny, Zvezdochka, Lesnaya Respublika and others. Near the Berezka camp there is a bicycle rental service called Velodrug.
Kumysnaya Polyana delights visitors with a large number of springs, for example, Raspberry, Tatarsky, and Serebryany. In the forest park there are wild animals, including foxes and hares.
Garden named after A.N. Radishcheva
The square is located on Theater Square, in its southwestern part, between the Art Museum. A.N. Radishchev and the Academic Opera and Ballet Theater.
Its area is 2.5 hectares. In general, it is a recreation area with benches and asphalt paths along Theater Square. Opposite the Theater there is a Monument to the Fighters of the 1917 Revolution and the Eternal Flame.
There is a small children's playground next to the monument, and public toilets are located on the border with the square.
Square on Teatralnaya Square.
The park area is located along Teatralnaya Square from the street. Moscow.
It represents the artistic design of the square and decoration in front of the Lenin monument.
The square area is no more than 1 hectare. The tree species represented in the design of the green space are mainly spherical topiary poplars and blue spruce. The park is intended for short-term recreation.
On both sides of the Lenin monument there are well-kept flower beds. They separate the roadway of Moskovskaya Street from the recreation area on Teatralnaya Square.
Square named after A.S. Pushkin (Square named after O.I. Yankovsky)
It is located on the territory in front of the Drama Theater between the street. Rabochaya and st. Slonova.
The square was named after O. Yankovsky in 2015; previously it was named after the great poet A.S. Pushkin.
The park is landscaped with green spaces and benches. Its area is only 1.2 hectares. The trees are mainly birch and rowan. There are also blue spruces. In the center there is a sculpture of O.I. Yankovsky.
The park is popular among theatergoers, where they go for a walk during intermissions or after performances. The rest of the time it is not crowded due to the distance from the city center.
White key
Now a log bathhouse has been built near the spring, the outlet of the spring is lined with beautiful steps, thanks to them tourists can collect holy water in containers of different sizes. A new chapel with two domes in the name of the Great Martyr Paraskeva was also erected on the sacred site.
