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Hurry to Tver

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13 points4 km2.5 hours

This route introduces you to Tver's main sights, from cathedrals and monuments to a creative cluster and the embankments. Let's get going!

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Route author

Tver Tourist Information Center

Things to do

  • 📜 Learn the city's history
  • 🏛️🕰️ Compare the eras

Route points (13)

  1. Square of the Holy Blessed Prince Mikhail of Tver — point on route “Hurry to Tver”

    Square of the Holy Blessed Prince Mikhail of Tver

    ⛲ Square · 📜 Historic site

  2. Monument to Mikhail Yaroslavich of Tver — point on route “Hurry to Tver”

    Monument to Mikhail Yaroslavich of Tver

    🗿 Monument

  3. Andrei Dementyev Monument — point on route “Hurry to Tver”

    Andrei Dementyev Monument

    🗿 Monument

  4. Stepan Razin Embankment — point on route “Hurry to Tver”

    Stepan Razin Embankment

    🚶‍♂️ Waterfront · 📜 Historic site · 🏟️ Architectural landmark

  5. Dormition Cathedral — point on route “Hurry to Tver”

    Dormition Cathedral

    🕍 Place of worship · 📜 Historic site · 🏟️ Architectural landmark

  6. New Volga Bridge — point on route “Hurry to Tver”

    New Volga Bridge

    🌉 Bridge · ⚙️ Industrial site

  7. House of the Voroshilov Marksmen — point on route “Hurry to Tver”

    House of the Voroshilov Marksmen

    📜 Historic site · 🏟️ Architectural landmark

  8. Zvezda Cinema — point on route “Hurry to Tver”

    Zvezda Cinema

    🏟️ Architectural landmark · 📜 Historic site

  9. City Garden — point on route “Hurry to Tver”

    City Garden

    🌿 Public garden or park · 📜 Historic site

  10. “Galley Tver” Art Piece — point on route “Hurry to Tver”

    “Galley Tver” Art Piece

    🎨 Art installations

  11. “To A. S. Pushkin” Sculptural Composition — point on route “Hurry to Tver”

    “To A. S. Pushkin” Sculptural Composition

    🗿 Sculptures

  12. Travel Palace — point on route “Hurry to Tver”

    Travel Palace

    🏰 Palace · 🏟️ Architectural landmark · 📜 Historic site

  13. Old Volga Bridge — point on route “Hurry to Tver”

    Old Volga Bridge

    🌉 Bridge · 📜 Historic site · 🕵️ Urban legend

Square of the Holy Blessed Prince Mikhail of Tver in Tver

Point on route “Hurry to Tver”

Square of the Holy Blessed Prince Mikhail of Tver — point on route “Hurry to Tver”

Point 1

Square of the Holy Blessed Prince Mikhail of Tver

⛲ Square • 📜 Historic site

Historical Background

Tver “owes” its famous historic architecture to the fire of 1763. To rebuild the burned city, Empress Catherine II sent a team of architects to Tver, which at various times included Pyotr Nikitin, Carlo Rossi, and others. The jewel of the town plan was the “Versailles trident”: three rays of streets radiating from a single point, just as in St. Petersburg, Versailles, and Rome.

Fun Fact

The Square of the Holy Blessed Prince Mikhail of Tver is a half circle, which is why it used to be called Polutsirkulnaya (Semicircular) Square.