One day in Rostov-on-Don, Russia
A day through Rostov-on-Don’s best-known sights that lie close together: Voroshilovsky Bridge, Soldier Synagogue, Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Monument to Dimitry of Rostov, Monument to Alexander Pushkin and Church of the Intercession, Rostov-on-Don. 6 stops, about 3.2 km between them in straight lines; the streets make it longer.
The route
- Voroshilovsky BridgeBridge · On the map

- Soldier SynagogueSynagogue · 0.5 km on from Voroshilovsky Bridge · On the map

- Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin MaryCathedral · 0.5 km on from Soldier Synagogue · On the map
- Monument to Dimitry of RostovMonument · 0.1 km on from Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary · On the map

- Monument to Alexander PushkinMonument · 0.9 km on from Monument to Dimitry of Rostov · On the map
- Church of the Intercession, Rostov-on-DonTemple or shrine · 1.2 km on from Monument to Alexander Pushkin · On the map

6 stops, 5.5 km on foot along the streets: about 1 h 0 min of walking.
More for Rostov-on-Don
- Things to do in Rostov-on-Don, Russia · 40 places to see, led by Tanais and Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Day trips from Rostov-on-Don
- Novocherkassk37 km awayNovocherkassk Cathedral6 stops in a day, starting at Novocherkassk Cathedral
- Taganrog61 km awaybirthplace of Anton Chekhov6 stops in a day, starting at The Literary Museum of A.P. Chekhov
- Azov25 km awayMonument to heroes of World War I6 stops in a day, starting at Monument to heroes of World War I
- Shakhty67 km awayChurch of Michael the Archangel6 stops in a day, starting at Памятник Солдату-освободителю
Photo credits
- Voroshilovsky Bridge: Sofiya357, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Soldier Synagogue: Sofiya357, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary: Дмитрий Артемьев, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Monument to Dimitry of Rostov: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Monument to Alexander Pushkin: Rost.galis, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Church of the Intercession, Rostov-on-Don: Вадим Анохин, CC BY-SA 3.0
Pictures from Wikimedia Commons, through each place’s Wikidata entry.
Good to know
- Each day starts at the best-known place not yet seen and adds the best known within a short walk of it, then puts them in the shortest order. The places come from Wikidata (CC0), ranked by how many Wikipedias have an article about them.
- The map draws each day’s walk along the streets, routed by Valhalla on OpenStreetMap; the distances beside the stops are straight lines.
- Opening hours, tickets and closures are not checked: each place’s Wikipedia article has them.
Other places nearby
- Azov25 km away · Things to do, Plans and Sunrise and sunset
- Novocherkassk37 km away · Things to do, Plans, Weather, ISS passes and Sunrise and sunset
- Taganrog61 km away · Right now, Things to do, Plans, Cameras, ISS passes and Sunrise and sunset
- Shakhty67 km away · Things to do, Plans, Cameras, ISS passes and Sunrise and sunset
- Kamensk-Shakhtinsky129 km away · Things to do, Plans and Sunrise and sunset
- Mariupol164 km away · Things to do, Plans, Weather, ISS passes and Sunrise and sunset
- Donetsk168 km away · Things to do, Plans, Weather, ISS passes and Sunrise and sunset
- Dnipro375 km away · Things to do, Plans, Weather, ISS passes and Sunrise and sunset