The best attractions of the Tambov region. Tour of Tambov and Michurinsk

What do we imagine when we hear the toponym Tambov? First of all, one recalls the well-known phraseological "Tambov wolf to you comrade!", As well as lines from Murat Nasyrov's equally popular song. However, not only is this region of Russia famous.

The sights of Tambov and Tambov region are quite interesting and diverse. In this article we will introduce you to the very best of them. With those that are worth a visit!

The land of farmers and merchants

Tiny (by Russian standards) Tambov region is located in the European part of the country. Its administrative center is the city of Tambov, which maintains its annals since 1636. In the history of this region there was everything: bloody battles, peaceful development of "wild" lands, great cultural and scientific achievements.

The attractions of the Tambov region are distributed fairly evenly throughout the territory of the province. In whatever corner of it you go, be sure to find something interesting and fascinating.

Tambov region is a region of fertile lands, diverse vegetation, ancient manor houses and a large number of historical and cultural monuments.

What to see in Tambov region: the best attractions in the region

What can be attractive for this region for potential tourists? The most interesting sights of the Tambov region are, first of all, noble estates, parks and reserves, ancient orthodox shrines, museums and theaters. In cities such as Tambov, Michurinsk, Rasskazovo, many beautiful architectural buildings and structures have been preserved.

The sights of the Tambov region are not only tangible monuments of antiquity, but also intangible monuments. So, in this region, many famous people lived, worked and achieved great successes. For example, the world-famous botanist and breeder Ivan Michurin or the talented composer SV Rakhmaninov.

One can single out the following most interesting sights of the Tambov region, which are worth visiting in the first place:

• Manor Rachmaninov in Ivanovka.
• Monastery of the Mammoth Deserts.
• House-Museum IV Michurin with a nursery garden.
• Tatarsky Val (XVII century).
• The farmstead "Arzhenka".
• Manor Vorontsov-Dashkov in the village of Novotomnikovo.
• Ilyinskaya church in Michurinsk.
• Monument to the Tambov muzhik.
• Barskaya Gora and the Voroninsky Reserve.
• Great cranberry marsh (nature monument).

"Ivanovka" - museum-estate of the great composer

One of the most popular and visited tourist places in the region is the museum of SV Rachmaninov. The estate in Ivanovka belonged to Satin, the relatives of an outstanding composer. Here he often came, escaping from the metropolitan bustle and problems, communicated with relatives and friends.

In Ivanovka Rakhmaninov created many of his famous works - symphonic plays "Island of the Dead", "Gypsy Capriccio", "Cliff". It was here that he worked on the poem "Bells", operas "Monna Bath", "Miserly Knight" and others.

In 1982 in Ivanovka was founded the music festival named after S. V. Rachmaninov, which is held every year.

Great cranberry marsh - a unique monument of nature

In the Tambov region, on the territory of Muchkap district, there is a unique natural object - one of the most southern cranberry groves in the world. In the vicinity of the village of Savino you can see a relic peat bog, bordered on one side by a lake. This is one of the few bog massifs in the steppe zone of Europe.

Here grow typical for such a landscape plants: birch bark, sedge, alder, sundew, several species of sphagnum and, of course, cranberries!

Tambov and his raisins

Tambov is a very interesting city for local historians and for ordinary tourists. It perfectly preserved the historical center of the XIX-XX centuries. Walking along the ancient Tambov streets (Soviet, Communal, International) is not only pleasant, but also very informative.

In the city there are several old temples, here you can visit interesting and original museums. And Tambov is often called the city of fountains. There are 15 of them, and they work according to a special schedule.

In the city there are also many different monuments, both classical and unusual or comic. In the stone, you can see well-known personalities - Lermontov, Derzhavin, Zoya Kosmodemyanskaya or the most ordinary student. On the eastern outskirts of the regional center is a monument to the famous Tambov wolf, hewn from the trunk of a century old oak.

The main attractions of Michurinsk Tambov region

Michurinsk is a provincial and very colorful city. On its streets you can see many gypsies in bright outfits, tearing off from the trees juicy and beautiful apples, bred a hundred years ago by a famous breeder.

Tourists in this science city are frankly few. And very sorry! After all, the city deserves to have on its streets numerous clicks of cameras and enthusiastic exclamations of visiting travelers.

Of course, the main attraction of Michurinsk is the house museum of Ivan Michurin with a garden. The famous botanist specially bought this land for his research and selection studies. Ivan Vladimirovich, by the way, was so keen on his business that he did not even notice the two revolutions of 1917, which radically changed world history. "They somehow passed me by," he later wrote in his autobiography.

Undoubtedly, tourists deserve attention in Michurinsk and two sacral buildings. It is the Ilyinsky church with an elegant and very high spire and the majestic Bogolyubsky Cathedral, which can accommodate up to five thousand people.

Attractive is the city itself, in the historic center of which several dozens of beautiful brick buildings of the XIX-XX centuries have been preserved.