A week in Yaroslavl, Russia

Seven days in Yaroslavl, each a walk through best-known places that lie close together, the best known first: day one starts at Cathedral of the Dormition. 36 stops in all.

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Day 1

  1. Cathedral of the DormitionCathedral · On the map
  2. Church of Elijah the Prophet in YaroslavlTemple or shrine · 0.7 km on from Cathedral of the Dormition · On the map
  3. St. Michael's Church in YaroslavlTemple or shrine · 0.5 km on from Church of Elijah the Prophet in Yaroslavl · On the map
  4. Savior Transfiguration MonasteryLandmark · 0.2 km on from St. Michael's Church in Yaroslavl · On the map
  5. Maksim Bahdanovič Literary Museum, YaroslavlMuseum · 1.1 km on from Savior Transfiguration Monastery · On the map
  6. Ascension Church, YaroslavlLandmark · 0.2 km on from Maksim Bahdanovič Literary Museum, Yaroslavl · On the map

6 stops, 3.7 km on foot along the streets: about 48 min of walking.

Day 2

  1. Yaroslavl railway stationLandmark · On the map
  2. Savva Mamontov MonumentMonument · 0.1 km on from Yaroslavl railway station · On the map
  3. Museum of Military GloryMuseum · 0.8 km on from Savva Mamontov Monument · On the map

3 stops, 1.8 km on foot along the streets: about 23 min of walking.

Day 3

  1. Church of Sts. Peter and Paul in YaroslavlLandmark · On the map
  2. St. John the Baptist Church in YaroslavlTemple or shrine · 1.2 km on from Church of Sts. Peter and Paul in Yaroslavl · On the map
  3. Fyodorovskaya ChurchTemple or shrine · 0.5 km on from St. John the Baptist Church in Yaroslavl · On the map
  4. Yaroslavl-MoskovskyLandmark · 1.1 km on from Fyodorovskaya Church · On the map
  5. Church of St. Nicholas in TropinoLandmark · 1.8 km on from Yaroslavl-Moskovsky · On the map
  6. St. Nicholas Mokrinsaya ChurchLandmark · 1.5 km on from Church of St. Nicholas in Tropino · On the map

6 stops, 9.1 km on foot along the streets: about 1 h 49 min of walking.

Day 4

  1. Volzhskaya towerLandmark · On the map
  2. Volkov TheatreLandmark · 1 km on from Volzhskaya tower · On the map
  3. Annunciation ChurchLandmark · 0.9 km on from Volkov Theatre · On the map
  4. Yaroslav Cathedral MosqueTemple or shrine · 1 km on from Annunciation Church · On the map
  5. Evangelical Lutheran Church of Saint Peter and Saint PaulLandmark · 0.7 km on from Yaroslav Cathedral Mosque · On the map
  6. Church of Saint NicetasLandmark · 0.8 km on from Evangelical Lutheran Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul · On the map

6 stops, 5.4 km on foot along the streets: about 1 h 5 min of walking.

Day 5

  1. St. John Chrysostom Church in YaroslavlTemple or shrine · On the map
  2. église de l'ÉpiphanieTemple or shrine · 1.6 km on from St. John Chrysostom Church in Yaroslavl · On the map
  3. Church of the Saviour in the townTemple or shrine · 0.6 km on from église de l'Épiphanie · On the map
  4. Church of Nicholas in Rubleny GorodTemple or shrine · 0.2 km on from Church of the Saviour in the town · On the map
  5. Yaroslavl Art MuseumMuseum · 0.6 km on from Church of Nicholas in Rubleny Gorod · On the map
  6. Music and Time MuseumMuseum · 0.3 km on from Yaroslavl Art Museum · On the map

6 stops, 5.2 km on foot along the streets: about 1 h 5 min of walking.

Day 6

  1. Fyodor Tolbukhin monument, YaroslavlMonument · On the map
  2. Bust of Georgi Dimitrov, JaroslavlMonument · 0.9 km on from Fyodor Tolbukhin monument, Yaroslavl · On the map
  3. Leonid Sobinov MonumentMonument · 1.2 km on from Bust of Georgi Dimitrov, Jaroslavl · On the map
  4. Trefolev monument in YaroslavlMonument · 0.1 km on from Leonid Sobinov Monument · On the map
  5. Governor's Palace in YaroslavlLandmark · 0.5 km on from Trefolev monument in Yaroslavl · On the map
  6. Church of the nativity of the Christ in YaroslavlLandmark · 0.3 km on from Governor's Palace in Yaroslavl · On the map

6 stops, 4.4 km on foot along the streets: about 54 min of walking.

Day 7

  1. Metropolitan Palace in YaroslavlLandmark · On the map
  2. Saint Nicholas Nadeinskaya ChurchLandmark · 0.7 km on from Metropolitan Palace in Yaroslavl · On the map
  3. Presentation Church in YaroslavlLandmark · 0.6 km on from Saint Nicholas Nadeinskaya Church · On the map

3 stops, 1.7 km on foot along the streets: about 21 min of walking.

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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.

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