Gorodets
Городец
An ancient town about 55 km upstream on the Volga, known for carved wooden houses, earthen ramparts and Gorodets painted crafts. It's ideal for a day trip.
Gorodets was founded in the 12th century and is the oldest town in the Nizhny Novgorod region. The old town preserves many merchant houses with carved wooden window frames and remains of earthen ramparts. It has several small museums, including a gingerbread museum, a Gorodets painting museum and a samovar museum. Traditional wood painting is the town's signature craft. From Nizhny, the long-distance bus takes about 1.5 hours, and there are also summer river cruises. Plan a full day for the visit.
Opening hours
All day (museum approx. 10:00–17:00)
Nearby sights
- Nizhny Novgorod Fair
- Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
- Strelka (Volga–Oka Confluence)
- Annunciation Monastery
- Rozhdestvenskaya Street
- Stroganov Church
- Kashirin House (Gorky Childhood Museum)
- Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin