This route introduces the difficult fate of Syzran's religious buildings. Before the revolution the town had 22 churches, two monasteries, and a theological school. Five old churches have survived to this day, forming a kind of Triangle of Faith. Learn more with Susanin's route.
Tourist Center
🏟️ Architectural landmark · 📜 Historic site
Spasskaya Tower of the Syzran Kremlin
🕵️ Urban legend · 🏟️ Architectural landmark · 📜 Historic site
Kozlovsky Monument
🗿 Monument
Memorial Complex
🗿 Sculptures
Church of the Nativity of Christ
🕍 Place of worship
Syzranka River
🔭 Viewpoint
View of the Krymza. Kremlin Embankment
🔭 Viewpoint
Panorama of the Zakrymza Side
🔭 Viewpoint
Kazan Cathedral
🕍 Place of worship
Cannons at the Local History Museum
🏛️ Museum · 🕵️ Urban legend
Bridge over the Krymza
🌉 Bridge
Elijah Church
🕍 Place of worship
Old Pharmacy Building
🕵️ Urban legend
Monastery Embankment from Above
🔭 Viewpoint · 🚶♂️ Waterfront
Ascension Monastery
🕍 Place of worship
Church of the Ascension
🕍 Place of worship
Feodorovskaya Church
🕍 Place of worship
Monastery Embankment from Below
🚶♂️ Waterfront
Point 6
🔭 Viewpoint
The Syzranka River (once called the Syza and the Syzran) gave the town its name. Translated from Turkic, it means “the river flowing out of a ravine; the ravine river.” Syzran was founded where the Syzranka flows into the Volga. Within the town the river winds, forming a beautiful arc called the Syzran Bend (Syzranskaya Luka).
The Syzranka divides the town into parts. The bank opposite the Syzran Kremlin is popularly called Zasyzran (“beyond the Syzran”). Its historical name is the Preobrazhenskaya Sloboda, after the church that once stood here.
At first the Preobrazhenskaya Sloboda grew mainly cucumbers and cabbage, and later carrots and tomatoes. The traditional Syzran tomato is pink, with sugary flesh and large fruit. According to some accounts, the variety was first brought from Astrakhan. Attempts to grow it in other regions never gave the same result. So it is possible that the flavor of Syzran tomatoes owes something to the local soil and water. Since 2001 the town has held a regional festival devoted to the tomato grown in Syzran, called the Syzran Tomato. It takes place on a weekend in mid-August.
Point on route “Orthodox Syzran, or the Triangle of Faith”
Point 6
🔭 Viewpoint
The Syzranka River (once called the Syza and the Syzran) gave the town its name. Translated from Turkic, it means “the river flowing out of a ravine; the ravine river.” Syzran was founded where the Syzranka flows into the Volga. Within the town the river winds, forming a beautiful arc called the Syzran Bend (Syzranskaya Luka).
The Syzranka divides the town into parts. The bank opposite the Syzran Kremlin is popularly called Zasyzran (“beyond the Syzran”). Its historical name is the Preobrazhenskaya Sloboda, after the church that once stood here.
At first the Preobrazhenskaya Sloboda grew mainly cucumbers and cabbage, and later carrots and tomatoes. The traditional Syzran tomato is pink, with sugary flesh and large fruit. According to some accounts, the variety was first brought from Astrakhan. Attempts to grow it in other regions never gave the same result. So it is possible that the flavor of Syzran tomatoes owes something to the local soil and water. Since 2001 the town has held a regional festival devoted to the tomato grown in Syzran, called the Syzran Tomato. It takes place on a weekend in mid-August.
18 points
5 km
4 hours
