Where to go from Yekaterinburg for the weekend. Tyumen

Modern Tyumen is a large industrial center of Western Siberia, a city of science, culture and sports, a city that is rapidly growing and transforming. Over the past decades, Tyumen has been constantly in the news, as it occupies pride of place in various rankings of the best cities in Russia in terms of the quality of life of the population, in terms of attractiveness for life and business, and in terms of the development of urban infrastructure.

Tyumen is the first Russian city in Siberia, a city with a rich history. It was founded on July 29, 1586 by governors Vasily Sukin and Ivan Myasny as an outpost for the development of Siberia and the Far East, a fortress at the mouth of the Tyumenka River on the ancient caravan road from Central Asia to the Volga region, on land for which the nomads of Southern Siberia had fought for centuries. A new page in the history of Tyumen was the discovery of oil and gas fields in the region.

In the summer in Tyumen, you have endless opportunities to realize any plans and fulfill any desires: you can get acquainted with the history and architectural sights of this Siberian city, devote time to relaxing in nature and swimming in warm springs, walks along the embankment, parks and boulevards. The main thing is to decide in advance and set priorities depending on your preferences and the time available.

Administration of Tyumen Photo: © Anna Kudryavtseva

Sights of Tyumen in summer

According to the results of the National Tourism Rating 2022, which assesses the tourist attractiveness of regions, the Tyumen region is included in the “Golden Twenty”, occupying 18th place there. So what can Tyumen offer inquisitive tourists in the summer?

Embankment Tours

Let's start our walk around the city from its main promenade - the Tura River embankment . This is the pride of Tyumen, the embankment project is unique because the slope is 25 m high. There are four levels of walking areas connected to each other by stairs and ramps, panels telling about the history of the development of Siberia, and monuments to outstanding people directly related to this, a cascading fountain , reminiscent of a waterfall, beautiful lanterns and a lot of other interesting things.

City holidays, youth festivals and family celebrations, classical music concerts and discos are held here. There are always a lot of people walking on the embankment; it is convenient for mothers with strollers and cyclists. We recommend coming here in the evening to admire the promenade in the light of lanterns and the bridges over the Tura in the evening illumination. The embankment continues to be improved, perhaps when you arrive, work will also be completed on the left bank of the Tura, where a children's area, sports grounds and bicycle paths are being built.

Tura embankment Photo: © Anna Kudryavtseva

Lovers' Bridge

The most romantic landmark of Tyumen is the Lovers' Bridge , a cable-stayed pedestrian bridge over the Tura River, opened in 1987. This is a favorite place for walks and photo sessions for citizens and guests of the city; newlyweds come here to attach locks with names on its railings and throw the key from the bridge into the river. People make dates here, and to help lovers not be late for their dates, there is a clock hanging at the entrance to the bridge. The bridge offers beautiful views of the embankment and the city at any time of the day, but the bridge looks especially romantic in the evening when its dynamic lighting changes colors.

Bridge of Lovers Photo: © Anna Kudryavtseva

Tsvetnoy Boulevard

Tsvetnoy Boulevard is a favorite vacation spot for Tyumen residents and city guests. In the 19th century, there was a Trade Square on this site, and in the 20th century, a Park of Culture and Recreation and a stadium were built in its place. The pedestrian boulevard was created as soon as possible in 2004 for the 60th anniversary of the Tyumen region.

There are five squares on Tsvetnoy Boulevard, each with its own peculiarity. In the center of Tsvetnoy Boulevard on Fontannaya Square there is the most beautiful fountain in Tyumen - “The Seasons” , it is especially beautiful in the evening, when the music and bright lighting are turned on. On Circus Square there is the Tyumen Circus and bronze figures of three famous clowns - Yuri Nikulin, Oleg Popov and Mikhail Rumyantsev, and on Sports Square there is the Central Sports Complex. Tsvetnoy Boulevard has various attractions, including a Ferris wheel - a great opportunity to look at the boulevard from above.

There are various entertainment venues, cafes, bars and restaurants on and around the boulevard. There is also something for shopping lovers to do: the Central Trading House and the Tyumen Central Department Store are nearby.

Fountain on Tsvetnoy Boulevard Photo: © Igor Butyrskii

Church of the Savior Not Made by Hands

The Spasskaya Church is one of the architectural pearls of Tyumen, the most striking example of Siberian Baroque in the city’s church architecture, and a cultural heritage site of federal significance. This two-story church was built in 1794–1819, the upper altar was consecrated in the name of the Image of the Savior Not Made by Hands, the lower altar in the name of the Tikhvin Icon of the Mother of God. In 1914–1916, a northern aisle in neo-Russian style was added to the church, consecrated in honor of Andrei of Crete. It was the only temple in the Tyumen province that was decorated with 13 crosses.

The Spasskaya Church was closed in the 1930s, but all the years the building was maintained in decent condition, as it was occupied by a library, a regional archive, and later it housed the funds of the Regional Museum of Local Lore. I. Ya. Slovtsova. The temple is still not operational, as the premises were not vacated for a long time due to the protracted construction of a new building by the local history museum. Work is currently underway; soon this magnificent temple can be seen not only from the outside, but also from the inside.

Church of the Savior Not Made by Hands Photo: © Anna Kudryavtseva

Museums

The list of museums in Tyumen is quite extensive, there are museums of local history and ethnography, art and technology, traditional and unique, everyone can find something that is closer to their interests. Among the oldest museums in Russia is the “Museum Complex named after I. Ya. Slovtsov ,” which dates its history back to 1879, and it began with the collection of Siberian antiquities of the Tyumen scientist, teacher and local historian I. Ya. Slovtsov.

The funds of the museum complex include works of painting, sculpture, objects of applied art and ethnography, numismatics and archeology, weapons, rare books, mineralogical collections, equipment and much more. The museum complex also includes:

• Museum "City Duma"
• Museum "Kolokolnikov Estate"
• Museum "Masharov's House"

The City Duma Museum , located next to the Lovers' Bridge, is a local history museum, where you can get acquainted with the history and nature of the region, see the skeletons of a mammoth and prehistoric bison, a cave bear and a woolly rhinoceros.

Museum "City Duma" Photo: © Anna Kudryavtseva

The Kolokolnikov Museum-Estate is the only classical merchant estate preserved in Tyumen. The permanent exhibition of the museum is dedicated to the history of the Kolokolnikov and Ikonnikov merchant families, who owned this estate, and the historical events associated with it. For example, this house was visited in 1837 by the future Emperor Alexander II and the poet V. A. Zhukovsky. Here you can also see the interiors of large merchant shops and shops in Tyumen of the late 19th - early 20th centuries: Moiseev’s hat shop, Altshuller’s watch shop, as well as the store of the Kolokolnikov Merchants themselves, large merchants of tea, sugar and colonial goods.

In Tyumen there are private and departmental museums, such as the Museum of Blacksmithing , the aviation Museum of UTair Airlines, the Tsarskaya Pier Museum , the Museum of Retro Technology named after. V.V. Mikhailov" or the unusual "Museum of Private Collections" , which united private collectors of the Tyumen region who are passionate about collecting historical and cultural values ​​and antiquities. If you are interested in any of these museums, we recommend that you call in advance and arrange a visit.

The information material Museums of Tyumen will help you make your choice.

Former trading house I.P. Kolokolnikova Photo: © Anna Kudryavtseva

Theaters

Do you know that the largest drama theater building in Russia is located in Tyumen? Today the Tyumen Bolshoi Drama Theater is one of the leading theater groups in the country, and its history began in 1858, with performances staged by amateur theater troupes. The theater received its first permanent building in 1890, thanks to the merchant of the first guild A.I. Tekutyev, who rebuilt one of his own houses for the theater so that permanent troupes would play on its stage.

The theater moved to a modern building in 2008. Now his repertoire includes performances of various genres: dramas and comedies, vaudevilles and musicals, plays by domestic and foreign classics, modern productions. The theater constantly goes on tour, takes part in major theater festivals and competitions, the performances are highly appreciated by the country's leading theater critics and, most importantly, the audience.

Tyumen Bolshoi Drama Theater Photo: © Anna Kudryavtseva

Fans of dramatic art have plenty to choose from: there are several drama theaters in Tyumen. This is the Youth Theater named after V.S. Zagoruiko "Engagement" , each production of which is unique, inimitable and incredibly interesting, and the repertoire includes equal performances for adult and children's audiences. This is a youth “Experimental Shakespeare Theater” , whose repertoire includes performances aimed at spectators with disabilities, including for blind, hard of hearing and deaf people.

If you come to Tyumen with a child, take the opportunity to introduce him to beauty, take him to the Tyumen Puppet Theater . There are performances in a variety of genres - both puppets and masks, the repertoire includes classic works by the world's great storytellers and works by modern authors; the theater has not forgotten about adults either.

More information in the information Theaters of Tyumen

Tyumen Puppet Theater Photo: © Anna Kudryavtseva

Temples and monasteries

Tyumen has opportunities for pilgrimage tourism; the city has many Orthodox churches and two monasteries: the Holy Trinity Monastery and the Diocesan Mother of God Nativity Convent .

Orthodox tourists making a religious pilgrimage must visit the oldest churches in the city: the Znamensky Cathedral, the Ascension-George Church , the Church of the Archangel Michael , the Church of All Saints , the Church of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross and others. The churches of Tyumen deserve the attention of architecture lovers, where else can you see such a rich collection of magnificent churches in the Siberian Baroque style!

Holy Trinity Monastery Photo: © Anna Kudryavtseva

The Cathedral of the Icon of the Mother of God “The Sign” in the Siberian Baroque style is one of the oldest and most beautiful churches in the city; it looks very festive thanks to its rich decor and blue-white facades. This cathedral took a total of one and a half centuries to build. The stone church on the site of a burnt wooden church in honor of the icon of the Mother of God “The Sign” was founded in 1768 and, due to lack of funds, was built until 1801, when the main one, the Znamensky throne, was consecrated. In the middle of the 19th century, a reconstruction of the church was carried out, and in 1901–1904, at the expense of merchants and patrons, three more chapels were added to the church: in honor of the Mother of God Quick to Hear, St. John Chrysostom and St. Nicholas the Wonderworker. The building has remained in this form to this day. The cathedral was closed in 1929, the building was used as a transit prison, then MTS, and in 1944 it was returned to believers.

In Tyumen there are churches of other faiths: the Catholic Church of St. Joseph the Betrothed , the Madregot synagogue , the Cathedral Mosque named after. Umar ibn al-Khattab and others.

More information in the section Temples, cathedrals, mosques

Cathedral of the Icon of the Mother of God “The Sign” Photo: © Anna Kudryavtseva

Monuments and urban sculptures

Monuments and decorative sculptures are popular attractions; both locals and tourists like to take pictures next to them. In Tyumen, you can put together a large collection of such photographs. There are monuments to historical figures and events: this is the monument to the “Founding of Tyumen” and the monument to “Cossack Ermak and his comrades” on Historical Square, monuments on the Tura embankment and a monument to Grigory Rasputin on the territory of the Apothecary Garden. There are monuments to famous personalities whose lives were connected with the Tyumen land: the famous intelligence officer Nikolai Kuznetsov, a major entrepreneur and philanthropist A. I. Tekutyev , one of the discoverers of Tyumen oil Yu. G. Ervieu, singer Yuri Gulyaev and others.

There are many monuments to those who died during the Great Patriotic War, these are memorials in the Historical Park and on Memory Square , the “Monument to Home Front Workers” in the Olympic Park and the touching monument to “Tyumen school students who did not return from the war” in Farewell Square.

Monument to Tyumen school students who did not return from the war, in Farewell Park Photo: © Anna Kudryavtseva

There are monuments to “Father” and “Mom” and the “Tree of Happiness” - a symbol of well-being in family life; monuments to a traffic police inspector, a zemstvo doctor, a postman, a janitor, and even a monument to a stray dog . But the most unusual monuments are installed in the Siberian Cats Park .

Everyone knows the story about the rescue of the Hermitage from the rats that bred in Leningrad during the siege, by Siberian cats. About 5,000 cats were sent from Siberia to help Leningrad. In Tyumen, a mobilization of cats was announced, a whole carload of them was collected - 238 of them, many donated their pets to a good cause. So it’s not just that in 2008 this park was created in Tyumen and monuments to cats were erected.

In the park of Siberian cats Photo: © Anna Kudryavtseva

More information in the material Sights of Tyumen

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Where to swim

In the summer, even Siberia gets hot, and then the question becomes more pressing than ever: where can you swim, where can you go to spend time by the water? Residents of Tyumen have no problems with this; there is a large choice of beach holiday options, including recreation centers where well-maintained beaches await Tyumen residents and city guests. The main thing is to choose a place that is allowed for swimming and meets all the necessary requirements for water quality and facilities, and the list of such places is published annually by Rospotrebnadzor before the official opening of the beach season.

The “Verkhniy Bor” beach on Crooked Lake is popular The beach is part of a large recreation center, so entrance to the territory is paid, but here everyone can choose a vacation to their liking. Lovers of a relaxing holiday can lie on the sandy beach by the lake or by the pools with mineral water; for those who prefer an active holiday, there is a rental of sports equipment, boats, catamarans, jet skis and water skis. There are various cafes on the territory, and you can have a picnic in one of the gazebos and barbecue.

No less popular among Tyumen residents is Lake Andreevskoye among the forests between the villages of Borovsky and Andreevsky. There are several comfortable beaches on its shores; you can also go fishing or diving. Rubin Beach is an excellent choice for citizens of all categories ; there is also a free wild beach . One of the best places to relax is Mullashi beach , on the banks of a quarry where sand was previously mined. Several recreation centers have been built here with equipped areas and entertainment, where you will have to pay for entry, but in the rest of the territory recreation is free.

And this is not a complete list of reservoirs near Tyumen. There is also the Tura River, lakes Lipovoe, Verkhneye Krivoe, ponds Lesnoy, Student, Yuzhny, Voynovsky, etc. Many reservoirs, for various reasons, do not receive official permission for swimming, but not everyone pays attention to this. Usually in the summer the banks of all reservoirs are occupied by vacationers, despite the prohibitions. On some reservoirs, recreation areas are organized near the water without swimming.

Read more in the material Beaches of the Tyumen region

Beach "Verkhniy Bor" Photo: © Official website of the recreation center "Verkhniy Bor"

Thermal springs

Do you know that in 2022 Tyumen received the title of the capital of thermal waters? For a long time, residents of Russia undeservedly ignored the hot springs of Western Siberia, but in the immediate vicinity of Tyumen there are more than two dozen thermal resorts with different water compositions, temperatures and degrees of equipment, operating year-round. There are modest swimming pools and huge spa complexes with saunas and beauty centers, and the temperature of natural mineral water in them ranges from +36⁰С to +48⁰С. It is hot outside? Don't forget that this is Western Siberia and the weather is unpredictable. Even in summer, you may want to bask in warm springs, then this information will come in handy.

Nearest from the center of Tyumen:

SPA complex “LetoLeto” , where there is an open-air hot mineral spring, a swimming pool with sea water, hydromassage and geysers, a complex of saunas and baths, as well as a wellness area and even a water park .

Recreation center "Volna" with a swimming pool with mineral water from a spring, a salt and ice room, saunas. The thermal water of the source has a beneficial effect on the condition of joints and skin, strengthens the immune system and helps fight insomnia.

Hot spring “Tyumensky” in the village of Yar within the city limits, where unique mineral water comes from a deep well of 2509 meters, and its health-improving and healing properties are approved by specialized experts. There is a swimming pool with comfortable showers, cozy houses, gazebos for picnics and places for preparing barbecue, that is, a comfortable stay is guaranteed.

More information in the material “SPA, springs of Tyumen”

Source "Soviet" Photo: © "Sources of Tyumen"

YALUTOROVSK: IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF THE DECEMBRISTS

Vladimir Motyl’s wonderful film “Star of Captivating Happiness,” dedicated to the wives of the Decembrists? Or the more modern “Union of Salvation”? You can learn about how the life of those who went into exile from the capital St. Petersburg was organized by visiting Yalutorovsk.

The city, located just 85 km from Tyumen, is unofficially called . ” The exiled nobles conducted research in ethnography, natural history, meteorology, treated local residents, developed jurisprudence, agronomy, and education.

The house of Muravyov-Apostol has preserved the original interior of the first half of the 19th century and objects from that era, as well as a “message to the descendants” of the owner of the house.

Yalutorovsk is called “a small city of big people.” Not only because the city is the birthplace of the famous Gulliver chocolates , which are still produced at the chocolate factory here.

A highlight every year is the Maslenitsa festival, where the largest giant pancake in Russia is baked . The three-meter-long treat is officially included in the Russian book of records, and today anyone can take part in the process of making large meter-long pancakes in the Yalutorovsky prison tourist complex.

Holidays with children in summer

If you are wondering whether it is worth taking your child on a trip, do not doubt that he will be interested in Tyumen; the city has a sufficient amount of entertainment on a wide variety of topics. The main thing is to plan the trip, prepare and combine interests so that the vacation is easy and enjoyable for the whole family.

All the information about all the interesting places where you can relax with your child in the material Where to go with children in Tyumen

Tyumen is a city by the river, don’t miss the opportunity to take your child on a boat trip around Tura, it can become an unforgettable summer experience for him. During the season, motor ships regularly depart for exciting river trips from the pier on the embankment next to the Lovers' Bridge; the schedule can be checked on the website of the Tyumen Shipping Company.

Pleasure boats on the Tura River Photo: © Anna Kudryavtseva

Job

There is work in Tyumen. It’s easy to get a job as a salesperson or warehouse worker with a salary starting from 25 thousand rubles. and more. You can also find a place in a working specialty; welders, turners, milling operators, and any builders are valued. Salaries here range from 30 thousand and above. If you have experience and qualifications, it’s also not difficult to get a job like this.

It is more difficult in Tyumen for unemployed engineers and various types of managers. You need to go through a bunch of interviews and prove that you are the best. Or get a job through connections, if you have one. Well, how could it be otherwise, this is a metropolis!

Stories, routes and reviews from tourists

Are you going to Tyumen this summer? We recommend that you read the reviews of tourists who have already visited the city and the stories of local residents. It is in such stories that you can find answers to many questions, useful tips for organizing a trip, impressions of hotels, sights seen, cafes and restaurants visited. There are also real, unadorned photographs of tourist sites.

We will tell you not only what you can see and do, but also what you can bring from Tyumen as a gift to your family and friends or as a souvenir to friends and work colleagues.

What to bring from Tyumen

Perhaps you will find it useful:

• General Guide to Tyumen.
• Anna's stories: “Tyumen - the gates of Siberia”, “Merchant Tyumen”, “Modern Tyumen”.
• The route from local resident Boris “On foot in Tyumen - from the drama theater to the Lovers’ Bridge.”
• Photo albums by Igor “Embankment Tours” and “Tyumen” by Svetlana.

All tourist reviews about the trip to Tyumen on Tourist. RU

Don’t forget that the site has a “Questions and Answers” ​​section, which exists precisely so that you can, if necessary, check with experts or local residents for up-to-date information about attractions or get advice on issues that interest you regarding your planned trip to Tyumen.

“Tree of Happiness” on Revolution Fighters Square Photo: © Anna Kudryavtseva

New buildings

Tyumen has a great variety of new buildings for every taste - from economy class to luxury housing! The price of a studio apartment is from 1.59 million rubles. in the share. For rent - from 12 thousand rubles/month. Areas such as Tyumenskaya Sloboda are being rebuilt especially impressively...

And microdistrict Novo-Patrushevo...

Although, it must be admitted, new buildings mostly appear on the outskirts, and there is still a catastrophic lack of kindergartens and schools there. But this problem will also be resolved over time - the authorities promise many new educational institutions, but the administration in Tyumen is clearly adequate. All complaints and suggestions regarding territories, by the way, are accepted on a public portal.

But in new microdistricts, independent developers are immediately building these wonderful parks along with houses:

Where to go from Tyumen on your own

Much is available if you come to Tyumen with your own transport or have the opportunity to rent a car. For example, you can go to Tobolsk , located 250 kilometers from Tyumen. Traveling by public transport is also possible, but it will take more time; it is advisable to allocate two days for this trip.

Tobolsk is an amazing city with a rich history; it is rightly called the “Pearl of Siberia”. Here the historical center, with more than three hundred historical monuments and temples, has been preserved practically intact. This is a city associated with many outstanding personalities: F. M. Dostoevsky, D. I. Mendeleev, the last Russian Emperor Nicholas II, Grigory Rasputin, poet, playwright, author of the fairy tale “The Little Humpbacked Horse” P. P. Ershov.

Tobolsk Monument to P.P. Ershov in the park named after him. Photo: © Anna Kudryavtseva

The pride of Tobolsk is the Kremlin , a unique example of 17th-century architecture and the only stone Kremlin preserved in Siberia, built by S. U. Remezov, monument stands on the square near the Kremlin. Semyon Ulyanovich Remezov is a Russian encyclopedist of Siberia - cartographer, architect, builder, historian, artist, writer, whose activities are extensive and varied. The Tobolsk Kremlin is an architectural ensemble that includes the Baroque St. Sophia Cathedral and Gostiny Dvor , where trade continues to this day.

In Tobolsk you can visit the Prison Castle , a former high-security convict transit prison, among whose prisoners at different times were N. G. Chernyshevsky, F. M. Dostoevsky, V. G. Korolenko. Thrill-seekers can spend the night within the walls of a prison castle at the Uznik Hostel. There are a lot of interesting things in other museums in Tobolsk:

• The Governor's Palace , the main museum of the Tobolsk Museum-Reserve, the permanent exhibition of which is dedicated to the history of the administration of Siberia from the 17th century to 1917.
• Provincial Museum , the first museum in Western Siberia, founded in 1870.
• Museum of the Family of Emperor Nicholas II , in the building of which the royal family was in exile from August 1917 to April 1918.

Tobolsk has excellent opportunities for pilgrimage tourism; it is not for nothing that it is considered the spiritual center of Siberia. The multinational city is decorated with 13 Orthodox churches, a Catholic church and two Muslim mosques. Here, in addition to the churches on the territory of the Tobolsk Kremlin, there are magnificent churches in the Siberian Baroque style in the lower city - the Church of the Archangel Michael , the Church of the Resurrection of Christ (Zachary and Elizabeth) and others. Two monasteries: Ioanno-Vedeno women's monastery and Abalak Znamensky men's monastery in the vicinity of Tobolsk are included in the list of All-Russian Holy Places.

In Tobolsk, a lot is connected with the Decembrists who served exile here. Don’t forget about the observation decks, which offer beautiful views of the lower city and the Irtysh.

A lot of useful information in the article Attractions of Tobolsk with photos and descriptions

Tobolsk Gostiny Dvor. Photo: © Anna Kudryavtseva

Medicine

In Tyumen there is a magnificent Medical City, where high-quality medical facilities are concentrated - a radiological center, a morphological center, a center for women's health, children's medicine and others.

Many municipal clinics are located in new buildings, all of them now with well-functioning modern services. It is quite possible to receive treatment for free or with minimal investment. But to make an appointment with a specialist, you have to wait a long time, more than 2 weeks! And - it is advisable to choose a free doctor using word of mouth!

Where to stay in Tyumen

As the capital of the region, a large industrial and cultural center, Tyumen has a good hotel base that can accommodate all business travelers and tourists. The city has 2-4 star hotels, a couple of dozen hostels, and also has several hundred private apartments. Among the hotels there are chain hotels - Mercure, Best Western, DoubleTree by Hilton.

For walking around the city, it is convenient to choose accommodation in the center - not far from the embankment and in the area of ​​Respubliki, Lenin, Sovetskaya streets. Particularly popular among guests of Tyumen are country complexes with an outdoor thermal pool - “LetoLeto Thermal Resort & SPA”, the hotel complex “Outdoor Thermal Pool”, “Cottages on Verkhny Bor” and the “Volna” hotel.

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