Sights of Cherepovets

A few facts about Cherepovets

The foundation of Cherepovets is considered to be the time of construction of the Resurrection Monastery - 1362.
It received the status of a district town in the fall of 1777, initially entering the Novgorod province.
Population is about 319 thousand people. Cherepovets is the largest city in the Vologda region.
The distance along the highway to Moscow is 491 km, to Vologda – 145 km, to the homeland of Father Frost, Veliky Ustyug – 580 km.
Cherepovets is the largest industrial center in Russia. Here is the Cherepovets Metallurgical Plant "Severstal" - the world's largest steel production plant.

It is better to start viewing the sights of Cherepovets from the Cathedral Hill, located on the banks of the Yagorba River, where it flows into the Sheksna. Here is the preserved temple of the ancient Resurrection Monastery, the Resurrection Cathedral, this is where the city of Cherepovets began. There is also a monument to the founders of the city, Athanasius and Theodosius.

The main street of the city begins from Cathedral Hill - Sovetsky Prospekt, formerly Voskresensky or Bolshoi Prospekt. This is the oldest street in Cherepovets, stretching parallel to the Yagorba River.

Of the temple architecture, the one-domed Church of the Nativity of Christ, similar to a ship, is interesting. The Oktyabrsky automobile cable-stayed bridge connecting the city is also interesting.

Monument to the founders of Cherepovets Afanasy and Feodosius

Address: Cherepovets, Cathedral Hill

According to local legend, the first buildings on the site of the future city were erected by two people: the Moscow merchant Theodosius and the student of Sergius of Radonezh Afanasy, nicknamed the “Iron Staff”. They became the first monks of the Resurrection Monastery, which they founded, around which the settlement began to grow, which later became the city of Cherepovets.

In 1992, a sculptural composition was installed on the Cathedral Hill, designed by a sculptor from St. Petersburg, representing two 4-meter figures of the reverend elders. This monument is now a symbol of the city.

Resurrection Cathedral

Address: Cathedral Hill, building 1.

The Resurrection Cathedral stands on Cathedral Hill, in a very attractive place in the city. It was from here that the beginning of both the Resurrection Monastery, which previously belonged to the mentioned temple, and the settlement, which in the future became a city, began.

Due to fires that regularly destroyed the wooden buildings of the monastery, in 1732 they decided to build a stone church, which was later transformed into the Resurrection Cathedral. The construction of the building took over 20 years. At first the structure had a simple cubic shape, but thanks to subsequent extensions it acquired its current appearance.

As for the Resurrection Monastery, it was abolished by Catherine II in 1764, and all its property, lands and peasants were transferred to the treasury.

House-Museum of Milyutin

Website: museums/muzey-milyutina Address: Cherepovets, Revolution Square, building 1. Cost: 120 rubles, 60 rubles. - discount ticket.

When listing the sights of Cherepovets, one cannot pass by the house-museum of the legendary head of the city, Ivan Andreevich Milyutin, who served in this position for 46 years from 1861 to 1907. It is a modest 2-story mansion located near the Resurrection Cathedral.

Ivan Andreevich was a rare example for Russia of a combination of serious wealth, charity and a government official with an unblemished reputation. It was thanks to him that Cherepovets turned into a major center of industry and culture. He created educational institutions, banks, developed trade and transport of the city. In Cherepovets there is Milyutin Square, where a monument to him is erected.

Among the exhibits of the Milyutin Museum are thousands of household items and clothing, paintings, photographs of the corresponding period.

Quests

Where to go in Cherepovets today? Today, all kinds of quests are especially popular. This is due to the fact that more and more young people are interested in computer games. In quest rooms they can feel like the heroes of one of them.

“Collector” is located on Stroiteley Avenue, 27a. In this quest you need to find a way out of a scary room within an hour. Otherwise, the psychiatrist will return and begin conducting his experiments on the participants. This quest is based on real events that took place in one of the American cities.

The “Haunted House” is located on Sheksninsky Avenue, 6. The quest lasts 60 minutes. Lost travelers find themselves in an abandoned house where ghosts live. To get out of here, you will have to catch all the “uninvited” guests.

“Bachelor Party” is located on Stroiteley Ave., 28a. The legend says that the participants, after wild fun in a male company before a friend’s wedding, clearly got too played and lost their wedding rings. Now they have to recreate all the events of the fun so that the wedding takes place.

Church of the Nativity

Address: Cherepovets, st. Parkovaya, house 1.

One of the buildings, representing the significant sights of Cherepovets, can be seen approaching the city along the Sheksna River. This is the Church of the Nativity, dating back to an ancient wooden church built in the late 1500s. It was in its place that a stone structure was erected in 1789, which has never been reconstructed.

Until the early 1930s, the temple was operational, but then it was closed, and various economic organizations alternately operated in the premises. Such an irresponsible attitude towards an ancient building could not but lead to tragedy, and it happened. In 1989, a fire broke out inside the church, destroying all the wooden structures. However, thanks to the drawings that were found in the archives, 8 years later the temple was restored and re-consecrated.

Waterpark "Rainbow"

Where to go in Cherepovets to swim in the pool? The city has a large water entertainment center. It is located at Sheksninsky Ave., 4.

The park has two zones. One of them is equipped in the open air and operates only in the summer. The other operates indoors and operates throughout the year.

The water park has water slides of varying lengths. There is a Jacuzzi and a wave pool. It offers massage beds made of jade stones. There are several cafes and a bar on the territory of the water park.

Guests of the establishment can go to the sauna or sunbathe in the artificial sun zone. The water park is kept clean; the water undergoes a special type of purification - it is passed through special filters. You don’t have to worry about leaving your clothes and shoes in the locker rooms; they are equipped with lockers.

The water park offers group and individual swimming lessons. There is a modern photography studio on its territory. For families with children, an aqua-nanny service is provided. While parents are enjoying their vacation, their children will be looked after and their leisure time will be organized. At this time, an experienced coach will work with the children.

Temple of Athanasius and Theodosius of Cherepovets

Address: Cherepovets, Makarinskaya Roshcha, building 1.

The Church of St. Athanasius and Theodosius of Cherepovets is the newest in Cherepovets and the third most important for the townspeople. Dedicated to two holy elders who founded the Resurrection Monastery, around which Cherepovets proper subsequently arose.

The construction of this temple began in 2006 thanks to the initiative of local residents. The foundation stone was laid in 2009, and construction ended 3 years later.

The temple is a tall 35-meter building of classical church architecture. It has 5 domes topped with crosses, the heaviest of which weighs 750 kg and measures 6 meters, as well as a bell tower with 12 bells.

Musical Theatre

This small cultural center in Cherepovets has been operating for more than 25 years. The hall is located in a spacious room. Performances take place in close proximity to the audience.

The theater is open only on weekends, the performance lasts no more than 2 hours. Here you can watch interesting fairy tales, the participants of which may be soft toys or shadows. Contemporary and classical music is played during the performance. This is how children get acquainted with creativity in different directions.

It is interesting to visit here not only for children, but also for adults. The theater is located on the street. Builders, 1.

Monument to metallurgists

On Metallurgists Square there is a Monument to Metallurgists, showing the continuity of the working dynasties of Cherepovets. The sculptural composition consists of a sitting metallurgist father and a child in a helmet walking towards a bright future. Behind them is a 10-meter stele, symbolizing fire and steel with the inscription: “Dedicated to Cherepovets metallurgists.”

From Metallurgiv Square there is Metallurgiv Street, which stretches to the Metallurgical Plant.

Cultural and leisure centers for adults in Cherepovets - 32 places

In the section “Cultural and leisure centers for adults, Cherepovets” there were 32 places with information - opening hours, indexes, official websites, reviews, phone numbers and addresses in Cherepovets.

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Center for Children's Creativity Horizon

Cherepovets, Arkhangelskaya street, 100b
Cultural and leisure centers for adults

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Center of children's creativity

Cherepovets, Metallurgov street, 3a
Cultural and leisure centers for adults

Sex shop Lamour

Cherepovets, Lenina street, 123
Cultural and leisure centers for adults, Cosmetics, Perfumes

Cherepovets Youth Center

Cherepovets, Ustyuzhenskaya street, 16
Cultural and leisure centers for adults

Sex shop I love you

Cherepovets, Stalevarov street, 60
Cultural and leisure centers for adults

Intimacy

Cherepovets, Pobedy Avenue, 114
Cultural and leisure centers for adults, Lingerie

Shop Implementation of Ideas

Cherepovets, Nasedkina street, 23
Cultural and leisure centers for adults, Creativity and handicraft courses

MBUK Palace of Chemists

Cherepovets, Pobedy Avenue, 100
reception
Cultural and leisure centers for adults

Cultural and leisure center Severny at the Stroitel House of Culture

Cherepovets, Sportivnaya street, 13
shift/cash manager
Cultural and leisure centers for adults

Children's art school, MBOU DOD

Cherepovets, Molodezhnaya street, 1a
Cultural and leisure centers for adults, Art schools

Center for Psychological Development Source

Cherepovets, Sovetsky Avenue, 30b
Cultural and leisure centers for adults, Psychologist services

Jump around, children's playroom at TK Vel

Cherepovets, Gorky street, 32
Cultural and leisure centers for adults

Phoenix Folk Art Center

Cherepovets, Metallurgov street, 47
Cultural and leisure centers for adults

Creativity Center Fashion Theater

Cherepovets, Stalevarov street, 41
Cultural and leisure centers for adults

Center for Children's Creativity Romantik

Cherepovets, Krasnodontsev street, 106
Cultural and leisure centers for adults

Indigo Children Training Center

Cherepovets, Montclair street, 17a
Cultural and leisure centers for adults

Family center, Scouts of the Vologda region

Cherepovets, Pervomaiskaya street, 26
Cultural and leisure centers for adults

Neon-Relax

Cherepovets, Cosmonaut Belyaev Street, 11
Cultural and leisure centers for adults, Massage services

Center for Children's Creativity City of Masters

Cherepovets, Belyaeva street, 32
Cultural and leisure centers for adults

Relaxation salon Adam and Eve

Cherepovets, Raahe street, 4
Cultural and leisure centers for adults

Cultural and leisure club Zvezda

Cherepovets, Oktyabrsky Prospekt, 85
Cultural and leisure centers for adults

Veteran, club from Severstal

Cherepovets, Vologodskaya street, 13
Cultural and leisure centers for adults

Children's club Kamerton

Cherepovets, Oktyabrsky Prospekt, 39
Cultural and leisure centers for adults

Chess club Grandmaster

Cherepovets, Stalevarov street, 41
Sports sections, Cultural and leisure centers for adults

MBUK House of Music and Cinema

Cherepovets, Maxim Gorky street, 22a
cash desk/watch
Cinemas, Cultural and leisure centers for adults

Attractions Record

Cherepovets, Khimikov Square
administration
Cultural and leisure centers for adults, Attractions, Amusement parks

Ice Palace

Cherepovets, Oktyabrsky Prospekt, 70
Cultural and leisure centers for adults, Ice palaces, Skating rinks

Anticafe Kubiko

Cherepovets, Batyushkova street, 3
Cultural and leisure centers for adults

Center for Children's Creativity Consonance

Cherepovets, Olimpiyskaya street, 59
Cultural and leisure centers for adults, Business training

House of Childhood and Youth House of Knowledge MOUDOD

Cherepovets, Sovetsky Avenue, 54
Cultural and leisure centers for adults, Business training

Center for Aesthetic Development

Cherepovets, Metallurgov street, 5a
Cultural and leisure centers for adults, Early childhood development centers

Nadezhda Children's and Youth Center

Cherepovets, Gogol street, 36
Children's and teenagers' clubs, cultural and leisure centers for adults

Vereshchagin House-Museum

Website: memorialnyj-dom-muzej-vereshchaginykh Address: Socialisticheskaya st., building 22. Ticket price: 120 rubles, reduced price 80 rubles.

In Cherepovets there is a building that is directly related to the great Russian battle painter Vasily Vereshchagin. This is his family estate, where the master was born in 1842, and then visited him regularly. The estate belonged to the Vereshchagin family for almost half a century.

After the October Revolution of 1917, the building located here was converted into a residential communal building, which it remained in until 1984. However, this did not stop the local authorities from initiating the collection of a collection dedicated to the great artist. The first exhibits were received as a gift from one of Vereshchagin’s descendants back in 1927.

In 1960, the artist’s house was recognized as a monument of federal significance, and since 1984 a full-fledged museum opened in it. In 1992 it was expanded and now consists of 2 buildings: the Memorial House and the House of Creativity. Here you can find mostly reproductions of Vereshchagin’s paintings and photographs. But there are other documents telling about the artist’s relatives, in particular, about his brother Nikolai, who became a famous cheese maker in Russia.

House-Museum of I.A. Milyutina

Address: st. Revolutions, 1 Phone: Website: https://www.chermo.rf Opening hours: 10:00 – 17:30 Tue-Sun, Mon – closed; The last Tuesday of every month is sanitary day. Cost: Adults – 100 rubles, Preferential categories – 50 rubles.

Ivan Andreevich Milyutin gave about half a century of his life to serving the city - he was the mayor, a noble merchant and public figure who brought to life the great reforms of the 60s of the 19th century. Ivan Andreevich's house was built in one of the picturesque places of Cherepovets, on a high hill above the Sheksnaya River, and was considered the main one in the city.

According to the owner, the decoration of the house had to correspond to the best metropolitan interiors in order to show Cherepovets in a favorable light and attract the attention of important people from all over the world. The museum began its work relatively recently, in 2006. Currently, the museum has an exhibition that introduces visitors to the life and work of Ivan Andreevich.

Museum of the Metallurgical Industry

Website: museummet.ru Address: Cherepovets, st. Mira, house 42.

This establishment was created at the request of metallurgical veterans. The initiative of the old workers was supported by the management of the enterprise, taking the future museum on its balance sheet. The idea of the veterans was to create not a simple monument to metallurgists, but a kind of center where local residents and tourists could come.

The result of the plant’s efforts was a two-story building, in which, along with traditional metallurgy exhibitions, there is a career guidance center, laboratories for conducting chemical and physical experiments, as well as rooms for master classes and quests.

Using modern equipment, the conditions that exist in the workshops are recreated here; using 3D glasses, you can see a 3-dimensional image of the plant with all its workshops.

Park of Culture and Recreation

This is one of the favorite places for residents and guests of Cherepovets. When the question arises about where to go in Cherepovets, many have one affirmative answer - the Park of Culture and Recreation. It is located on the street. Gorky, 2.

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There is a go-karting area here. There are attractions for children and adults. You can ride horses around the area. There are several cafes in the park of culture and recreation, which offer dishes from different cuisines of the world.

Walking paths are laid throughout the territory, many benches are installed, and there is a fountain. Visitors can try their luck at the shooting range or admire the scenery from above on the Ferris wheel.

Creative groups from all over the region perform in the park on weekends. Animators provide entertainment programs for young visitors. There is a racing track and a trampoline center in the park.

Where to go in Cherepovets with children today? In the warm season, it is better to choose a recreation park. Here you can combine active recreation and relaxing walks, eat delicious food and chat with your family.

Galisky Estate

Website: usadba-galskikh Address : Cherepovets, Maturinskaya st., building 28.

This historical and ethnographic museum was opened relatively recently, in 2009. A beautiful building with a rich history was selected for it.

Back in the 1830s, it was built at the request of the local landowner Kudryavy as a country house. The landowner received not just a building, but a real architectural masterpiece, executed in the style of provincial classicism.

20 years later, the estate was taken over by the Galsky family of nobles, who launched active agricultural production here. Unlike many other noble estates, the revolutionaries did not destroy it, but, on the contrary, gave it a safe conduct.

For this reason, despite the fact that the building alternately housed various public organizations, the building has survived to this day almost in its original form. Now both the estate and the adjacent territory are a single architectural and landscape complex.

Museum of Nature

Website: muzej-prirody Address : Cherepovets, prosp. Lunacharsky, 32.

In the center of Cherepovets there is an establishment that children really like. This is a nature museum. Its exhibition began to be created almost 100 years ago. Despite the regular change of names, the function of the institution remained unchanged: popularizing knowledge about local nature.

Now there is a rich collection of rocks, minerals and fossils. In total, the museum has about 30,000 exhibits, which are periodically exhibited during various exhibitions. The oldest are considered to be the fossilized remains of ancient animals, which have been collected since 1907. This collection is constantly updated thanks to reconnaissance expeditions of museum staff and active construction in the vicinity of Cherepovets.

Memorial house-museum of the Vereshchagins

Address: st. Socialisticheskaya, 22 Phone: Website: https://www.chermo.rf Opening hours: 10:00 – 17:30 Tue-Sun, Mon – closed; The last Tuesday of every month is sanitary day. Cost: Adults – 100 rubles, Concessional – 80 rubles.

Many have seen the painting “The Apotheosis of War,” depicting a pile of human skulls with crows circling above. This is one of the outstanding works of the artist Vasily Vasilyevich Vereshchagin, who was born and lived in Cherepovets.

Currently, his family home houses a museum. The entire furnishings of the house and rooms were reconstructed according to the artist’s memories from his autobiographical book “Childhood and Adolescence.” The museum hosts classical musical evenings and performances for children and adults.

Literary Museum

Website: literaturnyj-muzej Address: Cherepovets district, Vladimirovka village

The Literary Museum is not located in the city itself, but an hour’s drive away in the village of Vladimirovka, and occupies a rather modest house there. The building itself belonged to Igor Severyanin’s uncle Mikhail Lotarev, and was built at the turn of the century, in 1899.

The future writer often visited his uncle, but after the Bolsheviks who came to power in 1917 nationalized the estate and sold off the property, the poet left Russia. Subsequently, the house was transferred to a sanatorium, but even before its closure, space was allocated there for an exhibition dedicated to the work of Severyanin.

At the moment, the estate in Vladimirovka is the only museum in Russia dedicated to the life and work of this extraordinary poet.