One of the oldest settlements in Russiais Rostov the Great, which is one of the eight main cities of the famous Golden Ring route. The significant past of the region determined its richness with the most ancient architectural, cultural and historical monuments. Sights of the Rostov region have become classics of Russian and world art.
The most famous monument of the region is consideredRostov Kremlin, built in the 17th century as the residence of the bishops of the Rostov-Yaroslavl diocese. It is part of an architectural complex called the Bishop’s House. The Kremlin is considered a particularly valuable object of the cultural heritage of the peoples of the Russian Federation. It was in its walls that the episodes of the legendary comedy “Ivan Vasilyevich Changing Profession” were filmed.
No less valuable are such sights of the Rostov region as Avraamiev Epiphany Monastery and the Spaso-Yakovlevsky Monastery, architectural the ensemble of which, due to the mixture of various styles, seems to be a fabulous wonder-city harmoniously flowing into the landscape of the lake.
Cities of the Rostov region also demonstrate a numberinteresting monuments of architecture and history. The main attraction of Novocherkassk - the Ascension Cathedral, which was founded in 1805 at the founding of the city, deserves attention. Many unique monuments of military engineering art can be seen, having been in Azov. Interesting is the St. Nicholas Church in Taganrog, built, as legend has it, on the site where Peter I’s tent was set up, landed on the cape Taganiy Rog in July 1696 with the Cossacks to build a fortress, and later on a harbor for military navy of Russia.
Sights of the Rostov regionunique and priceless. Many local and alien ancient tribes left their traces in the Don region. Thus, on the outskirts of present-day Rostov-on-Don, in the 1950s, the ruins of the oldest Liventsa fortress in Eastern Europe were discovered. This discovery by historians called the world sensation. The find dates back to the 17th century BC. Liventsovskaya fortress was erected by the tribes of the North Caucasus Catacomb culture. Excavations were carried out on the territory of the former building. The archaeological complex of 8 hectares nicknamed Don Troy. Settlements of people were found here, starting from the Copper-Stone Age and ending with the Middle Ages, Scythian settlements with burials. Unfortunately, the fortress is on the verge of complete destruction. In January 2014, the project aimed at saving the historical monument was presented by entrepreneur A. Isakov: They want to make the Liventsovskaya Fortress the center of archaeological tourism. After all, this is the only fortress in Europe of the Bronze Age, which is several hundred years older than the legendary Troy, sung by Homer.
Important impact on the development of cultural lifethe regions have museums of the Rostov region. Unsurpassed collections of Sarmatian and Scythian gold, ethnographic and archaeological collections show the Rostov Regional Museum of Local Lore to its visitors. The Museum of Fine Arts of regional importance is also popular; its collections include unique works of Old Russian and modern art.
Taganrog deserves special attentionliterary, historical and architectural museum-reserve. The archaeological museum-reserve Tanais, located on the outskirts of Nedvigovka, Myasnikovsky district, is unique in its own way. Here are the reconstruction of ancient buildings, lapidary inscriptions - almost the only sources that illuminate reliable information about the events of two thousand years ago, the history of the Lower Don. There are regular and thematic exhibitions. A special pride of Tanais is considered to be the unique hall of the “Amphore Standards”, which is an open storage.
Particularly prominent Veselovskoe reservoir andManych-Gudilo, which are wetlands. The latter is a kind of relic. This once huge reservoir connected in the prehistoric times the Black and Caspian Seas. On its lands in Remontnensky and Orlovsky districts there is a steppe reserve “Rostovsky”, where in the untouched areas of the southern steppes one can see huge colonies of various birds. One of its main attractions is a free herd of horses that lives on the island of Water.
Unique monuments of nature are consideredBotanical Garden of Rostov, Persianovskaya Reserve Steppe, located 10 kilometers from Novocherkassk, which is a real primeval steppe of the Azov Sea.
Particularly stand out among the natural monumentsforest tracts, like picturesque islands scattered on the background of endless steppes; bayrachnye forests, spread over the steppe beams; Peskovatsky-Lopatinsky continuous forest without large glades and glades, which is quite unique in the conditions of the Rostov region.
Travel companies of the region have developed many fascinating routes and excursions, thanks to which you can get acquainted with the rich history of the Don region and its sights. Rest here, especially on the Don and its tributaries, leaves a lot of pleasant impressions. One of the favorite types of leisure is fishing in the Rostov region. Fishing lodges are located on the shores of lakes and rivers of the region, among which “Gold Coast”, “Melekhov”, “Merry Manych” became especially popular.
