TO SEE
Izborsk Fortress
Izborsk Fortress clearly dominates the landscape of the village. It is also the major attraction of Izborsk, place where most of the festivals and fairs take place every year. You can go inside most of the towers, climb up the wall and visit the cathderal. It's also worth walking the outer stretch of the wall to see the hidden passages to the towers
Address: 39 Pechorskaya St. (ул. Печорская, д. 39)
Directions and transportation: The fortress is located in the centre of the village. From the bus station or the motorway, walk along Pechorskaya St., pass the museums and turn right, walk past the souvenir stalls until you see the fortress. The till is located by the gate inside the fortress.
Tel.: +78114896696
E-mail: izborsk@yandex.ru
Website: www.museum-izborsk.ru/en
The length of an average visit: 1-1.30h
Opening hours: May-September 10am-7pm, October-April 10am-6pm
Admission: General 50₽ /Student 30₽ /Senior 50₽ /Children 30₽
Accepted payment methods: Cash
Accessible to English speakers: Yes (rent an English audioguide in the museum beforehead)
Best time to visit: International festival of military and historical reconstruction and medieval culture 'Iron City' held annually in the beginning of August
Shvedov house
Address: 32 Pechorskaya St. (ул. Печорская, д. 32)
Directions and transportation: located on the right side of Pechorskaya St. in front of 3 other museums.
The length of an average visit: 30min
Opening hours: May-Septmber 10am-6pm, October-April 10am-5pm
Admission: General 50₽ /Student 20₽/ Children 20₽
Accepted payment methods: Cash only
Accessible to English speakers: Via audioguide
Guided tours: No
What’s On:
Shop: Souvernis shop is located on the basement level next to the exit from the museum. They sell local ceramics, toys, paintings and various souvenirs
Tips: Explore the first room with samovars and the room to the right with Seto costumes before heading to the other rooms. Follow the arrows and don't miss the courtyard where you can see the barn and the stables and then go downstairs to the souvenir shop and the exit.
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Izborsk Museum
All four museums of Izborsk are located in the restored merchant houses along the main Pechorskaya St. The short stretch of the street with historical cobblestone pavement and old wooden houses gives you a glimpse of what the 19th-century Izborsk may looked like. If you wish to get an English audioguide (there're no signboards in English in the museums) it is best to start from the museum at Anisimov house (if you walk from the motorway along the Pechorskaya St. it is the last along the row of museums to the left side of the street).
You can also buy a combined ticket to all the exhibitions (note that ticket office is only valid on the day of purchase so make sure you have at least 2h to visit all the museums): General 150₽/ Student 80₽/ Children 50₽/ Family ticket (2 adults+children 230₽)
Anisimov house
Address: 41a Pechorskaya St. (ул. Печорская, д. 41а)
Tel.: +78114896696, +78114896602
Directions and transportation:
The length of an average visit: 30min
Opening hours: May-September 10am-6pm, October-April 10am-5pm
Admission: General 50₽ /Student 20₽ /Senior 50₽ /Children 20₽
Accepted payment methods: Cash only
Accessible to English speakers: via audioguide (ask at the ticket office inside the museum) - 500₽
Guided tours: No
Languages: Russian (signboards, audioguide), English (audioguide)
What’s On:
Shop: Few books in Russian and some souvenirs at the ticket office
Anisimov house annexe
Address: 41b Pechorskaya St. (ул. Печорская, д. 41б)
Directions and transportation: a small white building next to Anisimov house
The length of an average visit: 20min
Opening hours: May-September 10am-6pm, October-April 10am-5pm
Admission: General 50₽ /Student 30₽ /Children 30₽
Accepted payment methods: Cash only
Accessible to English speakers: via audioguide (which you can rent at the main Anisimov house)
Guided tours: No
What’s On:
Belyanin house
Address: 39 Pechorskaya St.
Directions and transportation: grey wooden house on the left side of Pechorskaya St. if yoou walk from the motorway
The length of an average visit: 1h30min-2h
Opening hours: May-September 10am-6pm, October-April 10am-5pm
Admission: General 70₽ /Student 30₽ /Children 30₽
Accepted payment methods: Cash only
Accessible to English speakers: Via audioguide
Guided tours: No
What’s On:
Shop: Few books and souvenirs at the ticket office
Tips: Follow the arrows which mark the route. They will take you through the 19th and 20th-century history of Izborsk
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