Yuryev-Polsky

Yuryev-Polsky (Russian: Юрьев-Пóльский) is an ancient town in the northern part of Vladimir Oblast. While the town isn't one of the Golden Ring towns, it has likewise sights from the Middle Ages including a unique white-stone monument, the 13th-century Cathedral of St. George.

See: 13
Do: 4
Eat: 7
Drink: 2
Buy: 4

30 places

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ArtKofe

АртКофе

Kiosk with a coffee machine with a range of hipster coffees from vanilla cappuccino to blueberry frappe. However they're bad at making normal coffee, asking for a double espresso will give you a mediocre americano.

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Bell tower of the convent of Peter and Paul

Колокольня бывшего Петропавловского монастыря

Built in the late 19th century, Russian revival. A huge red-brick bell tower, the remain of the former convent. The ravaged refectory building can be found nearby.

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Cathedral of St. George

Георгиевский собор

One of the most impressive buildings of ancient Russian architecture. The cathedral was constructed in 1234 in the general style of that period. The appearance of the building was likely similar to that of St. Demetrius cathedral in Vladimir or the church of the Intercession on the Nerl in Bogolyubovo. All the walls were covered by finest stone carvings that formed huge compositions. In the 15th century, the cathedral collapsed, and craftsmen from Moscow repaired the building. However, they were not aware of the original project. Moreover, some stones were broken or lost, and the craftsmen did their best to collect the remainings. The result is the present unusual shape of the cathedral with the unexpectedly huge dome, sitting on the top of the relatively small, stocky building. The walls are covered by carvings, but the original order of the images is unknown, and their present layout is partly accidental. The carvings of this cathedral remain an even greater puzzle than the decoration of St. Demetrius cathedral in Vladimir. Inside the cathedral, one can see ancient tombs of local princes and parts of original stones that were not used during the reconstruction in the 15th century. Wall paintings are pretty regular and date back to the 17th century.

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Church of St. Nikita and church of the Intercession

Церкви Никиты Мученика и Покрова Пресвятой Богородицы

A complex of two churches from the late 18th century. The church of the Intercession is built in the Russian style, while the church of St. Nikita is a nice example of classicism and has a tall red-brick bell-tower. These two churches are the religious center of the town.

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Church of St. Trinity

Собор Троицы Живоначальной

A ravaged red-brick building next to the cathedral of St. George. Built in 1913, Russian revival style.

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Church of the Nativity

Церковь Рождества Пресвятой Богородицы

Built in 1700, Russian style, and the remains of the church of St. Boris and St. Gleb (late 18th century).

Cultural center

Дворец культуры

Different music, dance and other performances; presumably in Russian only. Also houses the movie theater "Rossija".

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Kafe Bagration

Кафе «Багратион»

A standard Russian downtown restaurant serving lunch at mid-day and turning into an à la carte restaurant with entertainment during weekend nights.

Mon-Wed 10:00-18:00, Thu-Sat 10:00-03:00

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Kafe Zolotnoy telyonok

Кафе «Золотой телёнок»

A cafe with a trace of Russian style and rather trivial (but fully eatable and even enjoyable) food. In the evening, loud and troublesome music can not be avoided.

Open now · closes 5 am tomorrowMain dishes: RUB 100-200

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Kafe Zolotoye Kolzo

Кафе «Золотое кольцо»

A colorful combination of cafeteria and bar, the food is OK. In the evening the bar component becomes more notable.

Mon-Sat 10:00-22:00, Sun 11:00-22:00

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Khleb i Moloko

Хлеб&Молоко

Bakery specializing in pastries; coffee and tea out of a machine and if it's not working there's another one at the nearby ArtKofe. Probably the best option for having breakfast, as it opens early.

Mon-Sat 07:30-19:00, Sun 09:00-17:00

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Monastery of Archangel Michael

Михаило-Архангельский монастырь

The monastery dates back to early 13th century, but its present buildings are much later (16th–18th century). The complex is surrounded by a stone wall with towers. The wall was built in the 16th century, and then rebuilt in 18th century. The towers still look fortress-like and quite impressive, while the wall is rather low and does not have any defensive function. Behind the wall, there are several churches in Russian style: the cathedral of Archangel Michael (late 18th century), the church of Orans (1625), the church of John the Evangelist (over the gate, 17th century), and the wooden church of St. George (17th century, this church was moved from a neighboring village). Additionally, there are a hip-roof bell tower and a refectory building from the 17th century. The cathedral of Archangel Michael belongs to the church, while other buildings are used by the museum.

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Monastery of the Presentation

Свято-Введенский Никонов монастырь

This monastery keeps the remains of two churches in Russian style from the late 17th century (church of the Presentation and church of St. Nicholas). Both churches were ravaged and rebuilt during the Soviet time. Now they have been restored by monks.

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Restoran Dinastiya

Ресторан «Династия»

Both the menu and the interior are no-frills, nevertheless customers get value for money and therefore this is regarded as the best places in the city. Their specialty is the flambeed "fiery soup" (огненный суп) with vodka-soaked crackers set on fire. On Vkontakte.

12:00-23:00, Fri and Sat until 24:00mains: RUB 200-400

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Restoran Tokio

Ресторан «Токио»

At the back of the shopping halls, with red sofas, big mirrors and black drapes, this restaurant serves European and Asian dishes. The dishes are reportedly overly complicated, and alcoholic beverages hardly available on the menu but can be bought from the supermarket in the same building.

Open now · closes midnight tomorrowmains: RUB 200-300

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Yuryev-Polsky historical-architectonical and art museum

Юрьев-Польский историко-архитектурный и художественный музей

A complex of several exhibitions (tickets are sold separately for every exhibition):

May-Aug: daily 10:00-18:00; Sep-Apr: Wed-Thu Sat Sun 09:00-17:00, Fri 09:00-14:30each exhibition RUB 40; belltower RUB 45.

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Abrosimov's estate

усадьба Абросимовых

Built in 1870.

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Book store

Советская пл. 12

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Central store

Супермаркет

Советская пл. 1

09:00–22:00

City library

Городская библиотека

Артиллерийская ул. 32а

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Fire station

Пожарная часть

Владимирская ул. 14

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Magnit

Супермаркет «Магнит»

Supermarket, multiple other outlets around town.

Closed · opens 8 am tomorrow

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Market arcades

Торговые ряды

Lots of small food stores.

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Mescherin's hospital

богадельня Мещериных

Built in 1904.

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Monument to Yury Dolgoruky

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Secondary school

Реальное училище

Built in 1911.