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Along the Way from the Volga to the Baltic

Photo of route “Along the Way from the Volga to the Baltic”
12 points29 km4 hours

The name Tikhvin sounds soft and brings to mind something “quiet” (tikhy in Russian), like river water. And that's no accident: translated from a Finno-Ugric language, tikh and vin mean “water” and “way.” On this route you'll learn how life flowed, and sometimes seethed, in this “water” town. The route was designed especially for the BelkaCar car-sharing service.

Route author

Susanin Team

Things to do

  • 🏞️ Enjoy the view
  • 🌲🦋 Enjoy nature

Route points (12)

  1. Tikhvin Dormition Monastery of the Mother of God — point on route “Along the Way from the Volga to the Baltic”

    Tikhvin Dormition Monastery of the Mother of God

    🕍 Place of worship

  2. Tikhvin Historical, Memorial, Architectural, and Art Museum — point on route “Along the Way from the Volga to the Baltic”

    Tikhvin Historical, Memorial, Architectural, and Art Museum

    🏛️ Museum

  3. Tikhvin Water System — point on route “Along the Way from the Volga to the Baltic”

    Tikhvin Water System

    ⚙️ Industrial site

  4. Park of Generations — point on route “Along the Way from the Volga to the Baltic”

    Park of Generations

    🌿 Public garden or park

  5. Hérouville-Saint-Clair Park — point on route “Along the Way from the Volga to the Baltic”

    Hérouville-Saint-Clair Park

    🌿 Public garden or park

  6. Znamenskaya Church (Church of the Sign) in Tikhvin — point on route “Along the Way from the Volga to the Baltic”

    Znamenskaya Church (Church of the Sign) in Tikhvin

    🕍 Place of worship

  7. Freedom Square — point on route “Along the Way from the Volga to the Baltic”

    Freedom Square

    ⛲ Square

  8. Transfiguration Cathedral — point on route “Along the Way from the Volga to the Baltic”

    Transfiguration Cathedral

    🕍 Place of worship

  9. Chapel of the Holy Blessed Prince Alexander Nevsky — point on route “Along the Way from the Volga to the Baltic”

    Chapel of the Holy Blessed Prince Alexander Nevsky

    🕍 Place of worship

  10. Rimsky-Korsakov House Museum — point on route “Along the Way from the Volga to the Baltic”

    Rimsky-Korsakov House Museum

    🏛️ Museum · 🏟️ Architectural landmark

  11. Convent of the Presentation — point on route “Along the Way from the Volga to the Baltic”

    Convent of the Presentation

    🕍 Place of worship

  12. Tsaritsyno Lake — point on route “Along the Way from the Volga to the Baltic”

    Tsaritsyno Lake

    🌿 Public garden or park · 🔭 Viewpoint

Chapel of the Holy Blessed Prince Alexander Nevsky in Tikhvin

Point on route “Along the Way from the Volga to the Baltic”

Chapel of the Holy Blessed Prince Alexander Nevsky — point on route “Along the Way from the Volga to the Baltic”

Point 9

Chapel of the Holy Blessed Prince Alexander Nevsky

🕍 Place of worship

Historical Background

The former Rekon Chapel is a 19th-century architectural landmark. It was built in 1878 by the architect M. A. Shchurupov. It has a facade with a large decorative cornice and a tent roof topped by an onion dome. The chapel's historic appearance was partly lost because of poor-quality alterations in the 1960s. The most recent renovation restored a small part of the historic finishes, and the chapel is active again. Today it is called the Chapel of Alexander Nevsky.