In comparison with many other constituent entities of the Russian Federation, the Ulyanovsk Region is very tiny. Its total area is only 37 thousand square kilometers. But how many interesting things are within its limits! In this article we will talk about the main attractions of the Ulyanovsk region. Among them are natural, architectural, historical and cultural monuments.
Sights of the Ulyanovsk region: photos, description and list
Founded in 1943, the Ulyanovsk Region is located in the geometric center of the European part of Russia. It is almost equally distant from all the nearest seas (Black, Caspian, White and Baltic), which largely determines the climate and the originality of local nature. A curious fact: in its shape, the region resembles the Russian letter “G”.
The Volga River conditionally divides the region into two parts - the right-bank (more elevated) and left-bank. Despite the small area, three natural zones can be observed in the region. Massifs of the taiga in the far northwest, forest steppe in the center, and classical steppe in the southeast.
The main attractions of the Ulyanovsk region are, first of all, ancient manors, Orthodox shrines and monasteries, interesting museums and crafts centers. The administrative center of the region has preserved many beautiful architectural monuments. There are also many natural attractions in the Ulyanovsk region. Of course, you will not see either mountain peaks or the sea shore . But nature fully compensated for their absence by numerous other beauties!
So, what are the attractions of the Ulyanovsk region, a visiting tourist must visit and inspect necessarily? We offer a list of twelve such objects (some of which will be described below):
- Barrow "Pebbles".
- National Park "Sengiley Mountains".
- Arbuginsky mountain.
- The estate of Krylov in the village of Kezmino.
- Skripinsky Kuchury.
- The village of Undora.
- Canadian tower.
- White lake.
- Memorial Museum of V.I. Lenin.
- Monument to the letter "" in Ulyanovsk.
- Boulevard "Crown".
- Raspberry Museum in Inza.
Sengiley mountains
It is with this natural object that it is worth starting a description of the main attractions of the Ulyanovsk region. Photos of the national park, officially approved in 2017, will not let you lie: this is really one of the most picturesque places in the region!
The Sengiley Mountains are located 30 kilometers south of the city of Ulyanovsk. The originality of the flora and the beauty of the local landscapes gave this place another name - “Ulyanovsk Switzerland”. Here, in a small area, nature has formed a stunningly diverse landscape mosaic. Snow-white chalk hills, caves, rocky outcrops and ledges, forests, lush meadows and areas of dry feather grass steppes - all this can be seen within one national park.
Undora Village
Another landscape attraction of the Ulyanovsk region is located near the village of Undory. Here, from the right bank of the Volga, gorgeous views of the largest river in Europe open up. By the way, in this place it reaches its maximum width - 29 kilometers! Among other things, the village of Undory is also a balneological resort. Here is the only Russian mineral water deposit of the Naftusya type (similar in composition to the sources of the Ukrainian Truskavets).
Memorial Museum of V.I. Lenin
The leader of the world proletariat Vladimir Ilyich Lenin was born in the city of Ulyanovsk. Of course, the Soviet authorities could not ignore this fact. In 1970, a grandiose museum and memorial complex was opened here. Its central part was a huge building. The museum has collected about 100 thousand exhibits related to the life and work of V.I. Lenin. The walls of the main hall of the museum are decorated with smalt, the plates of which are covered with thin sheets of gold.
Boulevard "Crown"
In Ulyanovsk, a certain amount of valuable and beautiful historical buildings has been preserved. Most of these architectural monuments are located on Venets Boulevard. These are ancient city villas, estates, civil buildings. The boulevard is a favorite place for walking for both tourists and locals. Here you can also see many interesting and funny sculptural monuments. As, for example, the famous monument with the letter "".
Canadian tower
A unique architectural monument is located in the village of Canada in the Nikolaev district. This is a mysterious and dilapidated tower with a height of 20 meters, dated by historians of the XVII century. It is still not known exactly who built it and why. According to local scholars, this is one of the structures of the Penza-Syzran defensive line.