Uglich

 Uglich

Location: Yaroslavl Oblas  Map

Description of Uglich

Uglich is located in the Yaroslavl region. Finding itself apart from the classic route of the Golden Ring, it is hardly inferior to those ancient Russian cities that were lucky enough to be on this route, and, moreover, it is located on the Volga, which is wonderful in itself.

Best known as the place of the mysterious death of Ivan the Terrible’s son, Tsarevich Dimitri, Uglich is picturesquely nestled on the high bank of the Volga, which turns here at an almost right angle. Being one of the stops on Volga cruises, the city adapts to the ships' schedule, devoting all its efforts to serving tourists and especially liveling up for foreign guests. And in between, it is almost no different from small provincial towns with their unhurried, measured life, taking place against the backdrop of attractive low-rise historical buildings, including even rare wooden town houses in Russia, and the same intimate, but rather dull Soviet heritage. No, there is still one difference - the Volga! Still not wide, but already impressive with magnificent panoramas of the ancient part of the city, the surrounding open spaces and, oddly enough, the Uglich hydroelectric power station.

 

Travel Destinations in Uglich

Orientation

The Kremlin is located a few minutes walk from the pier, where cruise ships arrive along with the majority of tourists. Two main highways of the city, the Yaroslavskaya and Rostovskaya streets leading to Rostov, Yaroslavsky and Rybinskoe highways, lead to the Kremlin. The railway station is located about 3 km from the city center and the Kremlin. Monasteries and Posad churches are scattered over a small area and are within walking distance.

City information and tourist center, ul.Rostovskaya, 6. info@visituglich.ru ☎ +7 (48532) 3-30-72

 

Of course, the main attraction of Uglich is the Kremlin, although here this name sounds too solemn: all that remains of the ancient fortifications and ancient buildings is a park with three remarkable buildings, the oldest of which appeared in the 15th century. Several churches of the 17th century have been preserved in Uglich, the most unusual of which is the three-roofed “Wonderful” Church of the Alekseevsky Monastery. In addition to it, the main attractions of Uglich include the traditional in form, but very elegant Church of the Nativity of John the Baptist and the ancient Resurrection Monastery located next to it, the magnificent ensemble of which appeared thanks to the builder of the Rostov Kremlin, Jonah, which is felt in the silhouette of the monastery. In the historical center, many houses from the 18th-19th centuries have been preserved, most of them are concentrated around Assumption Square, Yaroslavskaya Street and 9th January Street. But the main treasure of the city is the miraculously preserved wooden town houses from three centuries ago. Like any rare animal, they hide from indiscreet glances in the depths of courtyards, invisible from the streets laid after their construction. These are, first of all, the two oldest houses - the Mekhov-Voronin and Kazimirov houses, but besides them, there are also younger representatives of the town's wooden, wooden-stone and stone houses.

 

Uglich Kremlin

All that is known about the very first fortress that preceded the Kremlin of Andrei Bolshoi is that it existed and was rebuilt in the 15th century. The Kremlin of Andrei Bolshoi stood until the end of the 18th century, occupied an almost square area on the spit of the Volga and Kamennoye Brook and had chopped wooden walls, ten towers and three passage gates. The reconstruction of the fortress, carried out in 1928 by I.N Potekhin according to a description from the 17th century, can be seen in the museum. In the same 15th century, a complex of residential and church buildings connected by passages was erected on the territory of the Kremlin. Part of this complex, albeit in a modified form, can be seen in our time. The Nikolsky Bridge (1808) leads to the Kremlin; its dedication is the only thing left of the Nikolsky Baroque Church of the late 18th century that stood here until 1917. The Kremlin, in the usual sense of the word, has not been preserved in Uglich, but on its former territory, turned into a kind of park, there are several remarkable monuments.

1  Chambers of Tsarevich Dmitry (XV century). In fact, the chambers have nothing to do with Dmitry, and the name was assigned to them due to the fact that the oldest building in the city turned out to be a “witness” of the tragedy. The red brick building is all that has survived from the palace complex of Andrei Bolshoi. The chambers are the oldest residential building not only in Uglich, but throughout Central Russia, and its eight-slope roof and characteristic ornament allow its construction to be attributed to Novgorod masters. The neo-Russian porch and decorative grilles on the roof appeared during the restoration in 1892. Inside there is an exhibition of the Uglich Museum, which opened in 1892 on the 300th anniversary of the death of the prince. The museum’s very rich collection, among other things, includes icons of the 17th-19th centuries, cannon-arquebuses of the early 17th century taken from the walls of the fortress, and coats of arms of craft minting workshops of the 18th century.
2  Church of Prince Dmitry (Dmitri) "On the Blood" (Церковь царевича Димитрия "на Крови")  In 1692, a stone church was built on the site of an earlier wooden chapel, its altar part was placed above the place where the prince died. The church is picturesquely located on the banks of the Volga and is the facade and symbol of the city. It is made in forms traditional to the end of the 17th century and has decor that is equally characteristic of its time. Its interior is much more exotic. The walls and vaults of the pillarless church were painted in the 18th century; the western part of the composition describes a fateful day in the life of the prince and does this completely in the spirit of secular painting. The most incredible paintings here are the refectory, completed in 1788 by P. Khlebnikov. They amaze with their realistic depiction of naked bodies, unusual for the church, illustrating the plots of biblical tales. The large carved iconostasis of the church was made in 1867, the small iconostasis with dark icons is the same age as the temple. Among the relics in the church is the alarm bell that announced the death of the prince. For this he suffered punishment: his tongue was cut out, he was flogged, and then sent into exile for three whole centuries. The bell ended up in the Tobolsk Kremlin, was rehabilitated at one time, but returned to Uglich only in 1892.
3  Transfiguration Cathedral (Спасо- Преображенский Собор) of Uglich was built in 1706 by decree of Peter I on the site of a dismantled 15th century temple. Its forms are transitional from the traditional architecture of the 17th century to the Naryshkin baroque, which is clearly visible in the pillar-shaped bell tower of 1730, which, by the way, became the model for later bell towers of the city. The interior space of the pillarless cathedral is covered with a lightweight vault that was progressive for its time; the paintings were done in 1809-1811 by Timofey Medvedev. The temple fresco "Transfiguration" is a copy of the Vatican work by Raphael. The grandiose six-tier iconostasis was made in 1853 in the spirit of the same Naryshkin baroque, it includes mainly icons of the 18th century. In the northern aisle there is an exhibition of applied art objects from the 15th to 18th centuries and a collection of 60 icons from various schools of Russian icon painting, including Uglich. Among the most valuable copies of the collection are the “Leontief Order” of Dionysius from the Cathedral of the Intercession Monastery, the Moscow Nicholas the Wonderworker of the 16th century and the Rostov Nicholas of Mozhaisky of the 16th century. Especially for large groups of tourists, an ensemble of singers performs ancient sacred music in the cathedral.
4  Epiphany Cathedral. The cathedral of the first quarter of the 19th century, which has lost its dome and therefore looks more like a secular building. In winter it was used for services instead of the summer Transfiguration Cathedral. Inside there is an exhibition of paintings of the 18th-20th centuries with noble, merchant and salon portraits, among which there are works by the Uglich portrait painter of the 19th century I.V. Tarkhanova. The ticket office of the Kremlin museums is also located here.
5  The building of the former City Council. The grand building with two identical facades, a six-column portico and a mezzanine was built in 1815 according to a standard design. Now it is used by the administration of the Kremlin museums and serves as the location of an exhibition dedicated to the history of the city.
6  Monument to the tractor. A tractor produced in 1936 by the Kharkov Tractor Plant also settled on the territory of the Kremlin. There was no other suitable museum in the city, so the tractor was placed in a Kremlin cage covered with a gable roof.

Prince Palace of Uglich Kremlin (Княжеские палаты Угличского Кремля)

 

Uspenskaya Square

Uspenskaya Square is the central square of the city, named after the Assumption Church destroyed in the 1930s. In the Middle Ages there was trading here, and the square acquired its current appearance after redevelopment in the 19th century. Before the fire of 1921, the square was surrounded by lines of shopping arcades and public buildings. There were also four churches here, three of which were demolished during the years of Soviet power. Several notable structures have been preserved on the square.

7  Chapel to Defenders of the Fatherland at all times. A small chapel was installed on the square in 2004, has the shape of a bell and is crowned with a small dome. Nearby there is an alley with memorial plaques dedicated to the defenders of the Fatherland.
8  House of the Evreinov merchants, Uspenskaya Square, 1/2. A representative two-story building of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, designed in an eclectic style. It belonged to famous local patrons of the arts, famous for their charity and various activities in the field of education. Among their actions was the creation of a city museum, the opening of a public library, and the organization of a local Theater Society. In the 1890s, the house hosted performances by a local troupe, headed by tax inspector M.P. Chekhov is the brother of A.P. Chekhov, a famous journalist, theater critic and publisher.
9  Hotel “Uspenskaya”, Uspenskaya Square, 3. Located in one of the buildings of the former shopping arcade. The huge shopping complex was built at the end of the 18th - beginning of the 19th centuries, but almost all of it burned down in a fire in 1921. The colorful red and white two-story building (house no. 3) - the former Maly Mukhnaya Row - is now occupied by a hotel, the neighboring house (no. 1) was converted into a residential building in the 19th century.
10  Kazan Church, Uspenskaya Square, 7. A pretty white and pink church is the only surviving temple in the square. The small Baroque church was built in 1778, and its three-tier bell tower was rebuilt in 1804 in the classicist style.
11  Former police department, Yaroslavskaya street, 1. The two-story stone building with a side porch and very laconic decor was built in 1784.

 

West of Rostovskaya street

Two central city highways depart from Uspenskaya Square - Rostovskaya and Yaroslavskaya streets. To the west of Rostovskaya Street, historical buildings are mostly concentrated in several blocks located between the banks of the Volga and 9 January Street. The latter can bring surprises to antique lovers.

12  House of the merchant Postnov, Spasskaya street, 2. A large three-story house with a bay window is located next to the Kazan Church, on the corner of Spasskaya street and Lenin street. The house stands sideways to Spasskaya Street, and its main facade faces the church. It was built at the end of the 19th century in brick style by the famous manufacturer of Uglich sausage, merchant A.K. Postnov, and had a sizeable size, atypical for Uglich, as it was intended for a second-class hotel of a merchant, on the ground floor of which there was a restaurant and a sausage shop. A fire in 1921 left only the walls of the building; by 1950 it was restored in the forms characteristic of that time and has since become a residential building. Right there on Spasskaya Street, among the Stalin and Khrushchev buildings, other merchant houses of the 19th century have been preserved, but their appearance has been distorted by later reconstructions.
13  Church of the Nativity of John the Baptist (1689-1692) , Spasskaya st., 14. One of the best Uglich churches appeared as a result of a dark event, with which the history of the city is so rich. In 1663, a certain clerk Rudak kidnapped the six-year-old son of merchant Nikifor Chepolosov, Vanya, and brutally tortured the boy. Actually, a sign pointed to the alleged killer - the knife lodged in the boy’s head fell out in the presence of Rudak (another question is, was he guilty?). The bailiff was put on trial, but the boy began to appear to his parents in a dream asking them to let him go. True, this did not save Rudak: he fell ill with some terrible disease and soon died. In memory of the boy, canonized, his father built a stone church, in the cemetery near which the boy was buried. Not only the history of this church echoes the story of the murdered prince, but its architecture is also close to the Church of Dmitry “on the Blood”, differing from it in a couple of chapels and a porch “on the fly”. However, it is impossible to deny that, despite all the similarities, this temple is distinguished by a rare elegance of form and magnificent decor made of brick and glazed tiles.
14  Resurrection Monastery, Spasskaya st., 31/2a. The oldest monastery in the city, the date of its foundation is not reliably known. According to one version, it appeared almost during the time of the “Uglitsky” prince Roman Vladimirovich, who ruled in the second half of the 13th century and founded many monasteries. The ensemble that has come down to us was built in the 17th century by the Rostov Metropolitan Jonah, who took monastic vows at the Resurrection Monastery. Both in concept - “an ideal mountain city” - and stylistically, the monastery buildings echo the Rostov Kremlin, which arose thanks to the same Jonah. The ensemble of several buildings was built in the 1670s and includes the Resurrection Cathedral with two chapels, a three-bay belfry with the Church of Mary of Egypt, a refectory with the Church of Hodegetria and a clock tower, and the Smolensk Church. All buildings are placed on a high basement and connected by a gallery; their walls are decorated with inserts of glazed tiles with scenes from fairy-tale animals to scenes of the capture of a fortress. The variety of sizes of the buildings creates many picturesque views of the monastery (by going around the monastery, you can see them all), but the most spectacular is the western facade, facing the road from Moscow and Kalyazin. In 1764, the monastery was abolished and turned into a parish church. In the 19th century, the monastery fence was dismantled; the current one, including the Holy Gates, was built in the 21st century. The construction of a hydroelectric power station led to subsidence of the soil and the monument was saved only thanks to special work to strengthen the soil, carried out in the 1970s. In the interior of the Resurrection Cathedral, fragments of paintings from the 17th century have been preserved, while the rest dates back to the 19th century. In the basement and in the old monastery cemetery you can find ancient graves of not only monks, but also the ancestors of Mikhail Romanov (his mother was the local noblewoman Ksenia Shestova).
For lovers of Stalinist architecture, on the corner of Spasskaya and Academician Oparin streets, right next to the monastery, there are solid houses from the 1930s, built for employees of the hydroelectric power station.
15  Zimin Dvor, st. Pushkina, 4. On a vacant lot near the Resurrection Monastery, solemnly called Soviet Square, there is a luxurious building from the Classical era, built at the beginning of the 19th century. Its owners were merchants and, wanting to outshine everyone in the area, they built an entire palace, where in 1837 even the imperial family stayed - Nicholas I along with Tsarevich Alexander.
16  House of Ozhgikhins, st. Pushkina, 6. A magnificent two-story mansion with wonderful stucco molding, one of the best examples of classicism in Uglich.
17  Vinogradov House, st. January 9, 15. A nice two-story mansion of the second half of the 19th century, significantly rebuilt by A.S. Vinogradov at the end of the 19th century in imitation of the Evreinov house. The outbuilding of the house has been lost, but the authentic gate has been preserved, and the nearby storerooms have been extensively rebuilt.
18  Istomin House, st. Lenina, 13/21. A luxurious mansion of the richest local merchants, designed in an eclectic style. The building was built at the end of the 19th century and has two facades, the main one with a balcony facing Lenin Street. The walls of the house are decorated with rustication, platbands and stucco with masks. The interior is equally decorative. In 1892, Grand Duke Sergei Alexandrovich stayed here. Next to the house there is another architectural monument - a two-story outbuilding, which also belonged to the Istomin family. Here they once owned a cereal factory and a greenhouse with exotic plants. Now it is a children's creativity house.
19  Kalashnikov House, st. Pervomaiskaya, 13. The ancestral house of the Kalashnikov family was built in the first half of the 18th century, that is, even before the radical redevelopment of the city streets. He was lucky to remain on the red line and, moreover, his façade overlooked a small square created for a better view of the Epiphany Monastery. This unique house is one of the first stone buildings in the settlement, although part of it is still made of wood. Its plan differs little from typical log houses with three windows, but the decor is more intricate: platbands, rustication, pilasters. At the back there is a wooden volume with mighty logs and a small porch. The high plank roof was replaced with a flatter one at the beginning of the 20th century. In the house, now turned into a museum, steam engine designer Vasily Ivanovich Kalashnikov (not to be confused with the gunsmith Mikhail Timofeevich) was born and raised.
20  Epiphany Monastery, st. Rostovskaya, 20-22. Occupies more than half of the block adjacent to Rostovskaya Street. The exact date of the founding of the monastery is lost over the centuries. According to one version, it was founded by Dmitry Donskoy’s wife Evdokia at the end of the 14th century, according to another, the founder of the monastery was Mikhail Romanov’s mother Ksenia Shestova, and then it should be dated to the end of the 16th century. In any case, at first the monastery was located in the Kremlin and only around 1664 it was moved from there to the suburb. The first stone building of the monastery was the Church of the Epiphany, which was later reconsecrated into the Smolensk Church. It was built by Uglich craftsmen and it compares favorably with two later monastery churches - the Fedorovskaya Church of 1818 in the forms of classicism and the disproportionately large Epiphany Cathedral, built according to the design of K.A. Ton, author of the Moscow Cathedral of Christ the Savior. The Smolensk Church was restored in 1976 and its green domes covered with glazed tiles were restored at that time. Until the 19th century, it had a hipped bell tower and no porch. The interior of the Fedorovskaya Church has preserved amazing paintings in blue tones by Epiphany Medvedev. Local guides say that they "appear" over time, so if you wait a few decades, they will probably repair themselves.
21  Church of Tsarevich Dmitry “on the field”, st. Rostovskaya, 60. Built on the outskirts of the historical part of the city in 1798-1814 on the site of the farewell to the relics of the prince, which happened in 1606. This church has a completely traditional layout - a five-domed cubic volume with a refectory and a bell tower, but classicism dominates its decor with pediments and elements of order architecture. During the years of Soviet power, the church did not close and therefore became the last refuge of shrines from other churches and monasteries in the city. Inside, paintings from 1836 have been preserved, similar to the frescoes of the Kremlin’s Spaso-Preobrazhensky Cathedral.

 

East of Rostovskaya street

22  Alekseevsky Monastery. On the hill, known since ancient times as Ogneva Gora, on the site of an ancient pagan temple, a new monastery appeared in 1371. Metropolitan Alexy founded it immediately after the devastating campaign of Mikhail Tverskoy in order to improve the defense of the city. In 1534, the stone church of Metropolitan Alexy was built in the monastery, but in the 19th-20th centuries it was rebuilt beyond recognition, although the supporting pillars, walls and vaults of the ancient building did not disappear without a trace, but became part of more modern structures. In 1628, the famous Assumption Church appeared, which became a monument to the city’s defenders who fell during the Time of Troubles. The amazingly harmonious church is so good that people gave it the name “Wonderful”. The laconic cube of the refectory, proportionate apses decorated with an arcature belt, kokoshniks and, finally, a three-tented finish - this is its dry description. In the 19th century, the church was rebuilt into the abbot’s chambers, large windows were cut out and kokoshniks were cut out. And only the restoration, begun in the 1920s by I. Grabar and P. Baranovsky and completed in 1962 by local specialists, returned the church to its former appearance. The second church of the monastery, the Cathedral of John the Baptist, was built in 1681 and became the first pillarless church in the city. Next to his graceful neighbor, he looks rather ponderous, but still deserves attention. The facades of the cathedral are decorated with tile inserts; the painting inside dates back to the 19th century. From the foot of the Marvelous Church there is a picturesque view of the city.
23  House of Mekhov-Voronin, st. Kamenskaya, 4. The house is located in the courtyard of house No. 6 on Yaroslavskaya Street and this is one of the oldest examples of wooden townsman housing not only in Uglich, but also in Russia. The house was built over the steep bank of the Kamenny Stream on the now defunct Maslyanaya Street. It appeared no later than the first half of the 18th century (sometimes even called the end of the 17th century) and is based on a powerful frame made of logs, placed on a high basement, used for household needs. Inside, the ancient three-part layout has been preserved, where the interior spaces are divided by hallways into warm and cold rooms. In the house you can see two stoves: in the chambers there is a Russian stove with painted tiles, and in the basement there is a simple whitewashed stove.
24  Kazimirov House, st. Grazhdanskaya, 7. Another old wooden house, reminiscent of the Mekhovs’ house, but a little younger than it. Inside, on the second floor, there is a tiled stove, however, its tiles were so good that they went to the Russian Museum of St. Petersburg. On the ceiling of the upper room you can see a stucco lampshade with a double-headed eagle.

At the beginning of Yaroslavskaya Street, an almost untouched ensemble of historical buildings has been preserved, although here, alas, there is a Soviet legacy in the form of a typical brick five-story building that grew up next to a two-story house from the times of Peter the Great (house No. 6). But the most interesting houses are located a little further from the center, just behind the mentioned five-story building.

25  Fire station building, st. Yaroslavskaya, 10/2. The bright red building with a tower, standing on the corner of Yaroslavskaya and Olga Berggolts streets, was built in 1809-1811 according to a “standard” project, the author of which was Luigi Rusca. The facade of the building is decorated with a portico with four columns.
26  House of Pereslavtsev merchants, st. Olga Berggolts, 9. The Pereslavtsev merchants entered the history of the city as the founders of the Uglich stationery manufactory (1737), which existed until 1912. Their family house was built in 1804 a little away from Yaroslavskaya Street. The owner of a strict six-column portico, the house was one of the best examples of classicism in the city. Incredibly, its main volume was made of wood, hidden under a layer of plaster. In the early 1990s, the house burned down and was later dismantled. The current copy is only a pale copy of the former masterpiece.
27  Two houses of the Serebrennikovs, st. Yaroslavskaya 12/13, 14. The Serebrennikov merchants were lovers of antiquity and collectors of ancient manuscripts. One of their houses (No. 12/13) was built at the end of the 18th century and is an interesting example of early classicism. Its facade does not yet have order elements, and the main staircase is placed in an unusual rotunda. The second house (No. 14) is even more interesting. It stands in the depths of the courtyard, marking the direction of the old street in Bazarny Proezd. The house dates from the mid-18th century, has a steep hip roof, a semicircular pediment and is decorated with simple-shaped but protruding architraves.
28  Istomin Houses, st. Yaroslavskaya, 16 and 20. Residential buildings with rather modest decor and a mezzanine decorated with semi-circular windows. Built for the Istomin townspeople according to the design of V.P. Stasova.
29  Butorin House, st. Yaroslavskaya, 21. Another house of the first half of the 19th century, designed by L. Ruska. From the outside it is a wonderful two-story mansion with a portico, pediment and stucco. The once luxurious interior with stucco moldings and paintings by Timofey Medvedev was completely lost during the years of Soviet power.
30  Church of Flora and Lavra, st. Ostrovsky, 1a. Built in 1762 at the expense of parishioners on the site of a dilapidated wooden church. The Three Lights Church once had a separate bell tower, replicating the cathedral bell tower of the Kremlin. The upper part of the temple was used for worship in the summer; in the cold season, services were held below. During the years of Soviet power, the church was beheaded and was used in turn by various institutions, but in the 2000s it was restored and returned to the believers.
31  Korsun Church, st. Narimanov, 5a. A temple typical of Uglich with a five-domed cubic volume, a refectory and a bell tower was built in 1730. The bell tower of the church is made in imitation of its peer - the bell tower of the Transfiguration Cathedral. The decor of the upper part of the church in the form of an arcature belt highlighted in red was borrowed from Rostov the Great.

 

Uglich Embankment

Uglich City Council

 

Things to do

1  Historical, Architectural and Art Museum in the Kremlin, st. Kremlin. ✉ ☎ +7 (48532) 5-36-78. May-September: Mon–Sun 9:00–17:00; October-April: Mon–Sun 9:00–16:00. Single ticket, including 5 exhibitions and temporary exhibitions - 315 rubles; Photo and video shooting are paid separately. One of the oldest museums in the country was opened in 1892 in the presence of members of the imperial family. The basis of his collection was small collections and individual objects donated by a variety of people, from metropolitan architects to local merchants and patrons of the arts. After the revolution, the museum’s collection was replenished with icons of closed churches and monasteries. Today the museum displays several collections: ancient Russian painting (XV-XVIII centuries), painting (from the 18th century to the present day), weapons (XVII - early XX century), rare books, as well as a small collection of wooden religious sculpture. Most of the museum's exhibition is housed in the buildings of the Uglich Kremlin. Of interest is such a department of the museum as the Gallery of Contemporary Orthodox Art and Painting “Under the Blessed Veil”. The gallery is positioned as a Center for Orthodox Education, where religious, historical and other thematic courses and interactive programs are held, which illustrate the tenets of the Orthodox religion in an accessible form. The basis of the exhibition is the work of the artist Sergei Simakov (hieromonk Raphael), rector of the Church of the Archangel Michael “in the forest”, whose paintings decorate the residence of the Patriarch. His works are kept not only in Russia, but also in private collections, monasteries and museums around the world. Entrance to the Gallery is 60 rubles/adult, 50 rubles/student, 40 rubles/child.
2  Central Museum of the History of Hydropower of Russia  Wikidata element, st. Spasskaya, 33. The hydroelectric station is not only an engineering structure, but also an architectural monument. It was built by prisoners in 1935-1940 and at one time was the second most powerful in the USSR after the DneproGES. By today's standards, the station is small: the height of its dam is 27 meters, length - 310 meters. A strong impression is left by the huge monumental arch of the lock, under which large and small ships pass. In 2006, a one-of-a-kind museum was opened in the management building of the Uglich hydroelectric power station, which tells about the history of the development of hydropower and the construction of the station. The exposition includes an open-air exhibition of hydroelectric power station equipment, tells about the design of a hydrogenerator and turbine impeller, and shows the principles of operation of a tidal station and a sluice. And that's not all.
3  Museum of Urban Life, Uspenskaya Square, 5. ☎ +7 (48532) 2-44-14. Mon–Sun 9:00–17:00. 150 rub. Directly in front of the Nikolsky Bridge there is a nice wooden house, built as a guardhouse for the nearby police department. After some time, it turned into the tea shop of merchant V.I. Kashinov, and in 1897 it was given over to a public library, miraculously surviving the fire of the 1920s. Now it is given over to the museum of urban life.
4  Museum of Myths and Superstitions of the Russian People, st. January 9, 40. ☎ +7 (48532) 4-14-67. Mon–Sun 11:00–17:00. Not exactly a museum, but rather a small creative workshop with wax figures of various fairy-tale characters. Here they promise to tell where Baba Yaga came from and why it is customary to spit over the shoulder or knock on wood. The museum is located in a two-story wooden house, is popular, and a tour takes no more than half an hour.
5  House of Friendship, st. Embankment, 7. The building from the early 19th century houses art workshops and a permanent exhibition of works by contemporary local artists.
6  Museum “Library of Russian Vodka”, st. O. Berggolts, 3. ☎ +7 (48532) 2-35-58. Mon–Sun 11:00–18:00. 120 rub. The reason for opening the museum was that Uglich acted as a launching pad for the famous entrepreneur P.A. Smirnov - the “vodka king”, born not far from here. The exhibition tells about the history of production and consumption traditions of this drink, so to speak. A visit to the museum includes the opportunity to taste several types of vodka. At the museum there is a store of alcoholic products from the oldest distilleries in Russia.
7  Museum of Prison Art, st. O. Berggolts, 1/2. ☎ ) 2-30-75 +7 (48532) 2-30-75, michaellotkov1973. Mon–Sun 10:00–18:00. The museum is private and is the only such exhibition in the country. It presents products made by prisoners from scrap materials, including figurines made of wood and... bread.
8  Museum of the History of Uglich (“Uglich Bells”) , st. Bakhareva, 27. 100 rub. The oldest private museum in the city is located on a quiet street in a nice wooden house with a mezzanine. Part of the museum’s exhibition is located in the open air and includes household items, a symbolic monument to Afanasy Nikitin, who visited Uglich, copies of the towers of the Uglich Kremlin and a wooden church of the 17th century. In the museum you can listen to the performance of the Uglich Bells ensemble.
9  Boat station. The rest of the time from exploring Uglich and visiting its surroundings in the summer can be pleasantly spent using the services of the boat station, where you can rent a boat for 60 rubles/hour, and a catamaran for 80 rubles/hour (2006 prices). Excellent views of the Kremlin churches and other coastal attractions are guaranteed. The station is located on Kamenny Brook, next to the pier, so for safety it is necessary to control the rather intense traffic of ships.

Museum of the Working Horse ((division of the Museum of Myths and Superstitions of the Russian People))  , Uglich district, Otradnovskoye rural settlement, Ivashkovo village (get there along the Uglich-Myshkin highway). ☎ 8 (962) 203-50-03; 8(905)134-47-88; 8(48532)4-14-67.. 250 rub. The private museum-estate "Another World" is an ethno-project in the style of Russian antiquity, unique in its microclimate. Excursion and show programs for children and adults provide an opportunity to visually study the pre-revolutionary life of peasants. Here you can get a master class on baking bread and milking a cow, building a Russian stove and lighting a samovar. Also at the base of the estate there is a living “Workhorse Museum”. Its exhibits are real working horses. You will learn about horse breeds, learn how to ride a horse, take a horseback ride or ride in a harness. As part of the "Working Horse Museum" project, master classes on horse riding, horse harnessing and horse riding training "from scratch" are held.

Rooster Park Museum, st. Spasskaya, 10. ☎ (48532) 5-32-58, 8-915-998-25-55. 10.00-17.00. from 50 rub. The new museum of Uglich, opened in 2015 on the basis of the Uglich Industrial and Pedagogical College. It is dedicated to the ancient symbol of the city - the fiery rooster. The museum consists of two departments - historical-ethnographic and literary-art. In the historical and ethnographic department you can get acquainted with the history of the rooster in ancient beliefs, rituals, local songs, proverbs, and sayings. In the literary and artistic department you can see the reflection of the “rooster” theme in literature, painting and graphics by artists, and modern decorative and applied arts. Group excursions and master classes for children and adults are conducted.

 

Shopping

During the arrival hours of the ship on the way from the pier to Assumption Square, there are always souvenir rows where you can find a lot of useless things depicting Tsarevich Dmitry with a knife (the coat of arms of Uglich) and other recognizable sights of the city. Sometimes you come across something more useful here, for example, textiles, including linen clothing that is inexpensive compared to the capitals.

On the ground floor of the Uspenskaya Hotel there is a brand store of the local watch factory "Chaika".

 

Eat

Cheap
1  Cafe “Volga”, st. Yaroslavskaya, 8. ☎ ) 2-15-61 +7 (48532) 2-15-61. Mon–Fri 7:00–18:00, Sat–Sun 8:00–19:00. Russian kitchen. Inexpensive canteen without luxurious interiors, full-fledged canteen food. One of the favorite places among city residents, time-tested.
2  Cafe “On Uspenskaya”, pl. Uspenskaya, 1. ☎ ) 2-17-61 +7 (48532) 2-17-61. Mon–Fri 9:00–17:00. Inexpensive, either a cafe or a self-service canteen.
Buffet "Golden Cockerel", Uspenskaya square, 1. ☎ +7 (48532) 2-17-61. Inexpensive eatery on the main square. Reviews about the quality of food are quite contradictory, however, the establishment is very popular among tourists.
3  Coffee house “Old Town”, st. Yaroslavskaya, 4. The service is good and fast, but there are conflicting reviews about the quality of the food. Inexpensive. The establishment has 2 halls, a restaurant and a bar.
Cafe "Orchid", Lenina st., 33. ☎ +7 (48532) 2-14-08. A popular café among tourists, where you can have an inexpensive lunch, as well as drink coffee and fresh pastries. The peculiarity of this establishment is that you must order at the counter.
Cafe "Energy", st. Narimanov, 27. 11.00-24.00. Located in the sports and fitness complex of the same name. The cafe is built on the principle of a canteen. Inexpensive, high quality.

Average cost
4  Tavern on Rybinskaya, Rybinskoe highway, 22nd century. ✉ ☎ +7 (48532) 2-15-81. Mon–Thu 11:00–22:00, Fri–Sat 11:00–01:00, Sun 11:00–21:00. The average bill is 300 rubles. Located in a modern area of the city, a 20-minute walk from the Volga embankment. It is divided into three halls, including a hall for VIPs. Dishes of Russian and European cuisine. In addition to standard restaurant service, business lunches, express lunches and dinners are offered. The quality of the food is very high.
5  Cafe “Russian Cuisine”, Uspenskaya Sq., 3. ☎ ) 5-33-84 +7 (48532) 5-33-84. Mon–Sun 8:00–24:00. average bill 500 rub. Good quality food, but the main advantage is the convenient location. Russian and Japanese cuisine is offered.
6  Restaurant in the Moscow Hotel, st. Ostrovsky, 7. ☎ +7 (48532) 4-12-47. Mon–Sun 7:00–23:00. An inexpensive restaurant on the banks of the Volga with a wide range of European dishes and decent quality food.
7  Cafe-pizzeria “Flash Food”, st. Ostrovsky, 7. ☎ +7 (48532) 4-14-15. Mon–Sun 12:00–24:00. The fast food cafe is located in the Moscow Hotel. Several types of pizza are offered for no more than 300 rubles, hamburgers, cakes, and coffee to go. Meals include free Wi-Fi, table tennis, billiards and karaoke. They brew their own beer.
8  Restaurant of the entertainment center “Lada”, st. Yaroslavskaya, 50. ☎ +7 (48532) 5-03-67. Mon–Fri 12:00–2:00, Sat 12:00–4:00, Sun 12:00–2:00. Restaurant of Russian cuisine.
9  Restaurant-cafe “Avenue”, st. Civil, 4. ☎ +7 (48532) 5-73-01. Mon–Thu 11:00–1:00, Fri–Sat 11:00–3:00, Sun 12:00–1:00. The establishment consists of two halls: the lower floor is given over to a cafe, the upper floor to a restaurant. In summer, an additional open area is used. Dishes of Russian, European and even Mexican cuisine. Business lunches are offered on weekdays.
10  Cafe-bar of the Chaika hotel complex, Zavodskoy proezd, 1a. Cafe with 60 seats, equipped in a modern style. Claims to fine cuisine, domestic and European wines. A bar and sound effects in the form of karaoke and a music center are included.

Expensive
11  Restaurant complex “Russian Estate”, st. Olga Berggolts, 9. ☎ ) 2-06-83 +7 (48532) 2-06-83. Mon–Thu 10:00–23:00, Fri–Sat 10:00–01:00, Sun–Sun 10:00–24:00. the average bill is about 1000 rubles/person. A restaurant serving Russian and European cuisine, located in a replica of the Pereslavtsevs’ house. Payment by credit card is possible.
12  Restaurant and bar “Mon Plaisir”, Uspenskaya Square, 8. ✉ ☎ ) 9-19-00 +7 (48532) 9-19-00. Located in one of the most expensive hotels in the city - “Volga Riviera” with all the ensuing consequences.

 

Drinks

Some restaurants in the city are open at night. There are no club establishments. The only entertainment center in the city is Lada at the Uglich Hotel.

Entertainment center "Lada", Yaroslavskaya st., 50. ☎ +74853250367. Mon-Fri: 12:00-02:00 Sat: 12:00-04:00 Sun: 12:00-02:00. The entertainment center has bowling, billiards, and a cafe. On Fridays and Saturdays there are discos and from 21.00 admission is paid (150 rubles). This is the only entertainment establishment in Uglich, so you shouldn’t really find fault with it.

 

Hotels

Cheap
1  Hotel of the sanatorium “Uglich” DUK (house of scientists and consultants), Krasnoarmeysky Blvd. 13. ☎ +7 (48532) 5-30-45, +7 (48532) 5-74-58. from 650 rubles per day. It is located a 15-minute walk from the historical center, but the road along the Volga embankment along shady alleys is completely easy. There are no canteens or cafes in the DUK, but there is a kitchen with dishes, a stove, a refrigerator and a microwave oven. There is a modern supermarket within a five to seven minute walk. It's better to make a reservation. Free Wi-Fi.
2  Youth Hostel of Uglich Industrial Pedagogical College, 9 January st., 42.✉ ☎ +8 (910) 666-82-11, +8 (905) 136-67-00, +8 (910) 971-41-50 . from 400 rub. day. The hostel is located in the historical center of Uglich, near Uspenskaya Square, five steps from the Resurrection Monastery and the Hydropower Museum on the banks of the Volga. Accommodation is offered for groups of students, students and anyone interested in economical accommodation. There are 30 beds for 4 and 6 beds with amenities per block, a kitchen on the floor, a cozy dining room in the adjacent college building on the 1st floor, excursion and transport services.
12  Hotel “Uglich”, Yaroslavskaya st., 50. ☎ +7 (48532) 5-03-70. 350 rub. single room economy Hotel "soviet" level. The rooms are not particularly comfortable, but despite this, the hotel is quite popular among tourists. The building houses the Lada restaurant, bowling alley, billiards, and 24-hour ATM.

Average cost
3  Hotel “Chaika”, Zavodskoy proezd, 1a. ☎ +7 (48532) 5-18-18. from 1200 rub. per day. The large tourist and hotel complex is located a 15-minute walk from the Kremlin and a 10-minute walk from the Volga. Free Wi-Fi and parking, breakfast included in the price. They offer a wide range of additional services, and in addition there is a sports ground and rental of sports equipment. The hotel has a bar and restaurant. There is a small grocery store within a 5-minute walk.
4  Hotel “Uspenskaya”, Uspenskaya Square, 3. ☎ +7 (48532) 5-18-70. from 1500 rubles per day. Located directly opposite the Kremlin in a historical building, reconstructed in the 1990s. The rooms are spacious with standard amenities and unusually high ceilings. There is a cafe, sauna and guarded parking lot.
5  GD “Terem” (City House “Terem”)  , st. Grazhdanskaya, 9 (110 m from Uspenskaya Square). ✉ ☎ +7 915 999-16-18. 00:00 23:59. from 1800 rub. Add. guest - 500 rub. (children under 3 years old - FREE). Rooms: 10 rooms of original design and varying comfort. The price includes breakfast and toiletries, telephone, WI-FI, parking. Bathhouse on site for an additional fee.

Expensive
6  Mini-hotel “Fleur”, Selivanovsky lane, 9. ✉ ☎ +7 (48532) 5-73-83. from 2000 rubles per day. The hotel is classified as “homey” and has a small number of rooms. Breakfast is included in the room rate. An additional range of relaxation services is offered.
7  Hotel “Volzhskaya Riviera”, Uspenskaya Square, 8. from 2100 rubles per night. Located on the banks of the Volga, close to the main attractions, and offers a range of additional services in the AQUA zone. It has its own restaurant and bar, and the rooms have flat-screen TVs, among other modern amenities. Free breakfast, Wi-Fi and parking. It is possible to organize excursions around Uglich. Magnificent views from the window are available for an additional fee. Great reviews.
8  Hotel “Moscow”, st. Ostrovsky, 7. ☎ +7 (48532) 4-14-15. from 2500 rubles per day. Located a 5-minute walk from the Kremlin and has its own fitness center. Breakfast is a buffet. Free Wi-Fi and parking. Good views of the Volga. Mostly good reviews.

 

Connection

There are telecom operators MTS, Beeline, Megafon in the city.

 

History

It got its name, in all likelihood, from the fact that the Volga here makes a corner to Yaroslavl, and in Uglich it was necessary to go to Yaroslavl in order to cut the corner of the Volga for a straight road. According to other versions, the name is derived from the word "coal" - in this place in ancient times, coal was burned; or from the word "uchih" - that was the name of one of the Slavic tribes that lived, however, in a completely different place, along the banks of the Dniester and Danube.

According to archaeological research, a settlement on the site of the Uglich Kremlin existed approximately from the beginning of our era, with a short break in the 5th-6th centuries.

The local chronicle tradition attributes the founding of the city of Uglich Pole to Jan Pleskovitich, that is, "Pskovich", a relative of Princess Olga. In very late and unreliable local sources, several dates are named (937, 947, 952 and other years), which could be considered the moment of the city's emergence. The year 937 is traditionally chosen. Until the 19th century, there was an area in the city (now built up), which was called "Yanovo Pole". Archaeological excavations confirm the presence of the Scandinavian feudalizing nobility in the middle of the 10th century.

The first mention of Uglich in chronicles dates back to 1148. Under this year, the chronicler, describing the campaign of the Grand Duke of Kiev Izyaslav Mstislavich, who acted in alliance with Rostislav of Smolensky and the Novgorodians, against the Prince of Suzdal Yuri Dolgoruky.

Vladimir Kuchkin refers the described events to the beginning of 1149 and notes that the allies took six Suzdal cities on the Volga (Mologu, Uglich pole, Ksnyatin and three unnamed cities, presumably Dubna, Shoshu and Tver), but left because of the thaw that had begun (note that in the first decades of its existence, Uglich was usually referred to under the name "Uglich Pole").

Since 1218 Uglich was the main city of the small Uglich appanage principality. Uglich is mentioned together with Yaroslavl in the birch bark letter No. 69 found in 1952, which Valentin Yanin dates back to the 80s of the 13th century: “Gregory and I are safe and sound in Yaroslavl. The Uglich ships remained in the ice for the winter in Yaroslavl "(ѧ on Yaroslavl, good health, and with Grigor the Ouglitsans froze on Yaroslavl). In 1238, Uglich was burnt to the ground by the Mongol-Tatars, but already under Prince Roman (1261-1285), large construction was carried out in the city. In 1328, Prince Ivan Danilovich Kalita annexed the city to Moscow. During the period of sharp rivalry between Moscow and Tver for the grand-ducal table, the troops of Prince Mikhail of Tver twice besieged the border Uglich. In 1371 Uglich was completely devastated and burnt by the people of Tver. In the same year, the Assumption (later Alekseevsky) Monastery was founded by the Metropolitan of All Russia Alexy. Moscow Prince Dmitry Donskoy in 1375 fortified the city, rebuilding the fortress. In 1380, the Uglich squad, led by its prince, fought on the Kulikovo field.

At the beginning of the XIV century, the rights to the principality were sold to the Moscow prince, and later it was allocated to various younger princes. In 1462-1492, Andrey Bolshoi reigned here. During his reign, the city grew, several stone buildings were built, namely the cathedral (rebuilt in 1713), the Intercession Monastery (destroyed during the construction of the Uglich hydroelectric power station), and the red brick chambers of appanage princes (the front part was preserved). In 1492, the Uglich prince was captured by his brother Ivan III Vasilievich and imprisoned with his two sons in one of the Pereslavl monasteries, where he soon died. A great fire that happened at this time completed the decline of the city.

Around 1468, the city was visited by Afanasy Nikitin, who mentioned it in his travel notes “Walking across the Three Seas”.

During the reign of Ivan the Terrible, the city was transferred to his younger brother, Yuri. In the winter of 1550-1551, a wooden fortress was built in the forests near Uglich, which in disassembled form was transported along the Volga to the besieged Kazan. This fortress served as the foundation of the city of Sviyazhsk. In 1565, when Tsar Ivan Vasilyevich divided the Russian state into oprichnina and zemstvo, the city became part of the latter.

After the death of Ivan the Terrible in 1584, his youngest son Dmitry was sent with his mother to Uglich. The most famous event in the history of the city took place on May 15, 1591, when an eight-year-old boy was found dead with his throat cut in the courtyard of the palace. Boris Godunov was suspected of the death of Dmitry, who had plans for the kingdom. The Uglichs killed the state clerks Bityagovsky and Kachalov, considering them guilty, and destroyed the command hut. For this, about 200 people were executed in Uglich and the bell that summoned the townspeople to an uprising - they cut off his tongue and ear and sent him to Siberia (one of the first; hung in the Tobolsk Kremlin, currently located in Uglich). The prince's mother was forcibly tonsured into a nun.

 

In 1601, Uglich and its surroundings were granted to Prince Gustav, the failed fiancé of Ksenia Godunova. Before the devastation by the Poles during the Troubles, Uglich, according to the chroniclers, occupied a space of up to 25 miles in circumference, had 3 cathedrals, 150 parishes and churches, 12 monasteries, up to 17,000 tax households and about 40,000 inhabitants.

According to the local historian F. Kissel, the chronicle says not only one city, but churches and residents throughout the Uglich district.

After the devastation, Uglich recovered extremely slowly, suffering from severe fires and a pestilence plague. Tsar Mikhail Romanov undertook the restoration of Uglich: he introduced concessions in the payment of taxes, endowed destroyed monasteries with lands, and granted the city self-government. According to one version, the mother of this first tsar of the Romanov dynasty, the noblewoman Ksenia Shestova, was born and raised in Uglich. In 1628, in memory of the Uglich people who died from the Polish-Lithuanian invaders, the temple of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary of the Alekseevsky Monastery was built.

According to the scribes (1674), Uglich was divided into three parts: a fortress, or a princely city, an earthen, or the city itself, and streltsy settlements. The fortress was cut into two walls from a hewn pine forest, covered with timber; near the wall there was a ditch 8 fathoms deep and the same width.

In 1674-1677 the Resurrection Monastery was rebuilt in stone, and in 1681 the Church of the Beheading of John the Baptist. In 1690, the Church of the Nativity of John the Baptist was built, because of which, after 250 years, the site of the Uglich hydroelectric power station was moved. In 1692, the Church of Demetrius on Blood was built in stone on the site of a wooden church. In the 17th century, Uglich artisans, among other things, cooked saltpeter and delivered it to the Cannon Prikaz in Moscow.

After the unsuccessful battle of Narva, bells with a total weight of more than 350 pounds (about 5.8 tons) were removed from Uglich for casting new cannons. Stone construction in Uglich, as in all cities of Russia, was suspended during the construction of St. Petersburg.

In 1719-1775, Uglich was the center of the Uglitsk province, in connection with which the coat of arms was approved, "composed" in the herald office founded by Peter I, and assigned to the city on August 31, 1778. Description of the coat of arms: "In a scarlet field, the image of the murdered Tsarevich Dmitry Ioannovich."

In 1777 he was appointed a district town of the Yaroslavl governorship, which was renamed in 1796 as a province. By the end of the 19th century, Uglich fell into decay, since the lack of railways prevented the sale of industrial and agricultural products, and Kalyazin and Kashin, in which the railroad was built in the 1890s, found themselves in a more favorable economic position.

At the turn of the 18th-19th centuries, Uglich lost its defensive structures, which became functionally unnecessary. They dismantled the dilapidated Kremlin fortress, and later dug down the earthen rampart that protected the settlement. At the same time, on the central streets of the city, many stone houses were built according to "exemplary" projects in the classicism style. These wonderful examples of classic Russian architecture have been preserved in Uglich often unchanged and largely determine the appearance of the urban development of the old city.

An interest in history and art developed in the city; at the end of the 19th century, a museum of antiquities, a library, and a theater society were founded. Uglich merchants did a lot for the city, not only financing these undertakings, but also taking part in them. Anton Chekhov's brother Mikhail did a lot for the drama circle, prominent figures of culture and art often visited here: Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin, Alexander Ostrovsky, Vasily Zhukovsky, Ivan Surikov, Igor Grabar, Nicholas Roerich and many other writers, artists, actors, historians.

Soviet power was established in Uglich on December 12, 1917, and in the spring of 1921 the city's appearance was changed by a big fire. The city newspaper reported: “On April 21, by the evil will of the enemies of the working people, the city in its best central part was simultaneously set on fire at three points and after a short time, due to the abundance of dry combustible material, the entire city center was a continuous spontaneous sea of ​​fire. No superhuman forces were able to withstand the truly elemental force of the fire ... "

In 1939, the Uglich reservoir was created. In 1940, a dead-end railway line Kalyazin - Uglich was built. In 1935-1950 the Uglich hydroelectric power station was built. In 1941, Uglich was declared a front-line city when German troops approached Kalinin (now Tver). Children from besieged Leningrad were evacuated to Uglich, for which orphanage No. 90 was created. A watch factory provided patronage to the orphanage.

 


Transportation

Get in

Uglich is located outside of major travel hubs and routes (and this makes this town more charming). The most suitable transit point for reaching the town is Moscow, having also the proximate airports; travel from Saint Petersburg is also possible.

By car
Going to Uglich by car is the most convenient travelling option, particularly if you are familiar with driving in Russia. Take the M8 highway from Moscow, turn to Sergiev Posad and continue with the regional P104 road. The total driving distance from Moscow to Uglich is 240 km.

Another option (especially for those who are visiting other Golden Ring destinations) is to take the M8 highway to Rostov Veliky, turning there left to the P153 road. Longer distance is compensated with a great monastery view at Borisoglebsky (18 km from Rostov Veliky).

Continue driving to the north from Uglich will bring you to Myshkin (30 km), Rybinsk (72 km), Cherepovets (255 km) and, finally, to Saint Petersburg (800 km).

Expect the lack or absence of bilingual signage everythere and use satellite navigation if possible.

By bus
Bus service to Uglich is relatively frequent and reliable. Most buses stop at the town's central bus station in the downtown (ul. Berggolts, 15A). You can reach the town from the following points:

Moscow (from the Central Bus Station at Schelkovskaya metro station, from Aeroport and VDNKh metro stations) - 2-3 times daily in business days, up to 7 times daily in weekends. 5 - 5.5 hours, 550 RUR one-way.
Yaroslavl (from the Bus Station with a stop at Yaroslavl Glavny train station) - 1-2 times per hour, 2.5 - 3 hours.
Myshkin - 10 times per day, 1 hour.
Rostov Veliky - 1 time per day (transit from Yaroslavl), 1.5 hours.
Rybinsk - 4-5 times per day, 1 hour 40 min.
Tver - 2 times per week (Fridays and Sundays).

By train
Uglich train station is located approximately 2 km away from the town center. The rail link to Uglich is a minor and deadlocked one, so do not expect Russia's usual relative conveniency of travelling by trains: here they are slow and irregular.

The town has overnight train connections with Moscow (9 hours) and Saint Petersburg (16 hours). Their schedule depends on season, so check the options carefully in advance. A single one-way ticket from Moscow costs 470 RUR (only 3rd class is available).

Adventurous travellers can also use an option of travelling from Saint Petersburg through Bologoye - the midpoint station between Saint Petersburg and Moscow. Trains from Bologoye proceed to Uglich 3 times a week, a ride takes 9 hours.

There is also a local commuter train going to Uglich from Kalyazin (daily June–September, 2-3 times a week off-season).

By boat
As a riverine historical town, Uglich is included into the Volga cruise routes. In the summer the pier of Uglich is quite a busy place supplying the town with new and new portions of tourists. You can buy a cruise tour and join them, but do not expect any regular ship connections to use.

 

Transport around the city

There is a city bus network, but, most likely, it will not come in handy, since all the main attractions of the city are located near the center. Fare - 12 rubles (2014)

 

Hotels, motels and where to sleep

Uglich offers a good variety of places to stay. If you are going to visit the town in a summer weekend, book your accommodation in advance. English-speaking staff can be available in more expensive hotels only (Moskva, Volgskaya Riviera).

Budget
Fleur (Флер), Selivanovsky pereulok, 9, ☎ +7 48532 5-73-83, +7 910 968-11-11, e-mail: info@fleurhotel.ru.  Mini-hotel with 12 guest rooms. Single from 1,200 RUR, double from 1,500 RUR.
Uspenskaya (Успенская), Uspenskaya Square, 3, ☎ +7 48532 5-18-70, +7 903 638-34-24, fax: +7 (48532) 2-39-01, e-mail: uspenskaya03@mail.ru.  Very centrally located (right opposite the entrance to the kremlin) and very reasonably priced. Single from 900 RUR, double from 1,300 RUR.

Hotel sanatorium "Uglich" DUK (house of scientists and consultants), Krasnoarmeysky Blvd. 13. ☎ +7 (48532) 5-30-45, +7 (48532) 5-74-58. from 650 rubles per day. It is located 15 minutes walk from the historical center, but the road along the Volga embankment along shady alleys is completely burdensome. There are no canteens and cafes in DUK, however there is a kitchen with dishes, stove, refrigerator and microwave oven. Five to seven minutes walk is a modern supermarket. Better places to book. Free wifi.
Youth hostel of Uglich Industrial Pedagogical College, January 9, 42. college-tur.uglich@mail.ru  ☎ +8 (910) 666-82-11, +8 (905) 136-67-00, +8 ( 910) 971-41-50. from 400 rub. day. The hostel is located in the historic center of Uglich, not far from Uspenskaya Square, five steps from the Resurrection Monastery and the Hydropower Museum on the banks of the Volga. Accommodation is offered for groups of students, students and all those who are interested in economical accommodation. There are 30 beds with 4 and 6 bed accommodation with private facilities on the block, kitchen on the floor, a cozy dining room in the next college building on the 1st floor, excursion and transportation services.
Hotel "Uglich", Yaroslavskaya Str., 50. ☎ +7 (48532) 5-03-70. 350 rub. single economy room Hotel "sovkovogo" (soviet style) level. The rooms are not particularly comfortable, but despite this, the hotel is quite popular with tourists. The building houses a restaurant "Lada", bowling, billiards, ATM 24 hours.

Mid-range
Chayka (Чайка), Zavodskoy proezd, 1A, ☎ +7 48532 5-18-18, fax: +7 (48532) 5-18-14. A bit out of the town center edit
Hotel Moskva (Москва), ul. Ostrovskogo, 7, ☎ +7 48532 4-14-15. Check-in: 2PM, check-out: 12AM. Run by Intourist Hotel Group, this is one of the best places to stay in Uglich. Excellent location (the bank of the Volga river, city center), 2-3 star rooms, a restaurant with a terrace, and a pool. Bike rental is also available. Single from 2,250 RUR, double from 2,500 RUR. Winter discounts.

Splurge
Volgskaya Riviera (Волжская Ривьера), Uspenskaya Square, 8, ☎ +7 48532 9-19-00, +7 495 764-77-40. This 4-star hotel is the most comfortable and expensive in Uglich. It is classically designed and ideally located at the high Volga bank nearby the kremlin. There are 80 rooms (from standard to suite), a restaurant, a lobby bar and a SPA center with a pool. Single from 2,600 RUR, double from 3,120 RUR.

 

Festivals

The city regularly hosts various festivals, including the annual sports festival "Winter Fun in Uglich", the international photography festival "PHOTOPARAD in Uglich" (from 2007-2011 - "Uglich - the face of the Russian province"), the All-Russian cycling festival "Uglich Milestone", etc. .

February
Annual sports festival “Winter Fun in Uglich”

The two-day celebration of winter sports and entertainment annually brings together sports and outdoor enthusiasts. The festival preserves the colorful traditions of Russian festivities and expands the program every year. Every year the festival program includes: snowmobile races, walrus swims, a mass ski race, horse-drawn carriage rides, winter mini-football, winter fishing, folk games, sleigh and ATV rentals, an entertainment show, tasty treats for festival participants and guests.

May
Blagostina, Day of St. Tsarevich Demetrius (May 28)

The only children's charity decade in Russia, 10 days of children's creativity, charity events, Orthodox and secular holidays, united by a sense of mercy and Russian culture. The Day of St. Tsarevich Demetrius is an ancient children's Orthodox holiday, awarded the highest Patriarchal award - the Order of St. Tsarevich Demetrius. According to tradition, on this day there is a solemn service and religious procession in the Uglich Kremlin. Pilgrims from all over Russia come to ancient Uglich to venerate the relics of the “murdered prince,” the only patron and protector of children in Rus'. People offer prayers to him asking him to protect children from misfortunes, evil and disease.

June
All-Russian cycling festival “Uglich Milestone”

A two-day celebration of cycling and bicycle tourism. Amateurs and professionals of all ages take part in the festival. The goal of the festival is to introduce all generations to bicycle travel by representatives of all generations. Every year, as part of the festival: mass bike rides, extreme cycling demonstrations, figure and slow riding competitions, a road race along the Volga, cross-country through forest areas.

August
The International Photography Festival “Photo Parade in Uglich” is one of the oldest photography festivals in Russia. The organizing committee of the festival is the administration of the city of Uglich. The festival program is formed by invited curators from various fields of photography. The goal of the festival is to create a platform that brings together amateurs and professionals in the field of photography and photojournalism, giving young talents the opportunity to express themselves. Every year the festival program includes: lectures, creative meetings; master classes, seminars, portfolio reviews; exhibitions of Russian and foreign photographers, the final exhibition of the finalists’ works and the award ceremony for the winners of the competition “Point on the Map. Small towns." Over the more than ten-year history of the festival, famous photographers, editors, and art critics, both Russian and foreign, have visited Uglich: Vladimir Vyatkin, Igor Gavrilov, Alexander Kitaev, Vladimir Shchekoldin, Mikhail Dashevsky, Sergei Maximishin, Georgy Pinkhasov, Sergey Ponomarev, Valery Melnikov, Martin Koller, Peter Puklus, Jonas Staselis, Pieter Ten Hoopen, Ziv Koren, Alexandre Suttle, Anna-Kaisa Rastenberger.

August
Uglich Harvest Fair

In mid-August, at the height of the harvest, honey and apple harvest, a harvest fair is held annually in the ancient trading area of Uglich. At the fair, Uglich residents present the gifts of their land; all guests can try Uglich vegetables, berries, fruits, honey, milk, cottage cheese, baked milk and much more. At the height of the fair, a costumed procession takes place along the main street, and a colorful buffoon performance takes place on the square.

Holiday of the working horse (the closest weekend to August 31 - the Day of St. Florus and Laurus, patron saints of horses)

As part of the holiday, there is an excursion in a horse-drawn carriage with a story about the princely stables in Uglich, a visit to the Church of St. Florus and Laurus, a visit to the Museum of the Working Horse in the village of Ivashkovo with a story about working breeds and the role of horses in the life of a Russian person, a horse show with a drawing foal, master classes on saddling, harnessing horses, as well as master classes on making souvenir horses “Patchwork collage”, “Engraving”, “Watercolor”, “Linen”, “Ceramics”.

 

Nearby

1  Seltso Grigorievskoe, st. Kirova, 1. In the second half of the 18th century, on the left bank of the Volga, directly opposite the Kremlin, a rich estate appeared, on the territory of which a large house was built and a park with linden alleys, ponds, statues and other required attributes was laid out. The land for it was donated to the Uglich nobleman P.N. Grigoriev by Catherine II herself, which immediately gave rise to rumors about the secrets of the behind-the-scenes life of the imperial family: Grigoriev’s adopted daughter was allegedly the fruit of a secret marriage of Elizaveta Petrovna. By the way, on the site given for the estate there once stood a princely feeding yard, from where, according to local legend, an underground passage led to the Kremlin near the Volga. Later, Grigoriev’s daughter married a local landowner N.A. Suponev, and the estate became known as the “Suponevsky Palace”. Over time, it became dilapidated, underwent several reconstructions, and after the revolution it housed a colony for the mentally ill. Then Volgostroy came and built a shipping canal almost under the walls of the house. To this day, only the dilapidated main house with a six-column portico has survived from the estate - it still looks impressive - and the once luxurious park has turned into a wild wasteland.
30 kilometers from Uglich is Myshkin, a small picturesque town with fragmentary historical buildings. There is nothing particularly outstanding about it, except for the Volga panoramas and the only Mouse Museum in the world - for some reason no one else has thought of this. The museum is funny, but nothing more. Besides it, there are a couple more exotic museums and a good local history museum, but the opening hours of the latter are “tied” to the schedule of cruise ships and are therefore unpredictable.
How to get there: the city is located 30 km north of Uglich and can be reached by bus in about an hour. Buses run rarely, check the schedule.
2  Nikolo-Uleima Monastery. This is the only completely preserved monastery ensemble in the vicinity of Uglich. According to legend, the monastery was founded in the 15th century by the Rostov monk Varlaam, who brought here the icon of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker from the Italian city of Bari. The first wooden buildings of the monastery appeared in the same 15th century, and in 1589 the stone St. Nicholas Cathedral was erected. Its life turned out to be short: during the Time of Troubles, an undermining was made under the cathedral and it collapsed, burying hundreds of defenders of the monastery under its walls. The new St. Nicholas Cathedral was consecrated in 1677 and has come to us with a porch and a tiered bell tower added in the 19th century. The cathedral is ponderous and squat, much more elegant is the Church of the Entry, extensively rebuilt in 1695 and incorporating fragments of buildings from the 16th century. The church has a remarkable “two-way” porch, and its decor in the spirit of the 17th century was restored during the restoration of the 20th century. The Gate Trinity Church appeared in 1713-1717, around the same time the Holy Gates and a stone fence with towers, the latter stylized as monastery fences of the 16th-17th centuries. Now it is a functioning Old Believer nunnery, but if you follow the usual dress code for such establishments (skirts and scarves for ladies), you can explore it, which is enough for 1 hour.
How to get there: 12 km. from Uglich, go by bus to Vasilevo or Borisoglebsky from the city bus station to the stop with. Ulema. Bus schedules depend on the day of the week.
3  Trinity Church (1674-1694), p. Marvelous Mountain. The church stands on a hill at the confluence of two small rivers - Vorzhekhoti and Chechera. Next to the church runs the Efremovskaya Road - the ancient shortest route to Yaroslavl. The church is the only thing that has survived from the Divnogorsk Hermitage, known since the 16th century. In the 17th century, the monastery was abolished and, by the decision of Jonah III Sysoevich, a new church was built, the architecture of which mixed features of the “Ionin” style and Naryshkin baroque. The complex silhouette of the five-domed church with a hipped bell tower fits harmoniously into the surrounding lyrical landscape, but it looks best from the north side.
4  Church of the Archangel Michael “in the forest”. The church stands in a quiet, cozy corner, on the site of an ancient monastery that arose no later than the 15th century. During the Time of Troubles, three hundred laymen and 40 monks died near its walls. They are all buried near the altar of the church in a mass grave in the old cemetery. In 1787, after the abolition of the monastery, local peasants built a small, simple church, and the disruptive tiered red-brick bell tower appeared at the end of the 19th century. Inside, paintings from the late 19th – early 20th centuries have been preserved.