Astrakhan southern outpost of our country. The successful location of Astrakhan on the banks of the Volga River attracted merchants, navigators who were brought their products in the Great Silk Road.
The city on the seven islands connected with each other bridges. Large bridges you will see from anywhere in the city - this is an old bridge, built back in 1939, it is divorced, but bred it 30 years ago. The new bridge with a length of 3 km connects the right bank with Left Bank, beautiful and original. Under the bridge of the city island, a seating area of citizens. The road from Volgograd leads you through the endless deserted steppes, where you will see camels, herds of sheep and a deserted plant of Saksaul, whose roots go to the ground to a depth of 40 meters
At the entrance to the city, it seems that many abandoned houses with closed shutters, but this is a deceptive impression, since the shutters are needed to escape from overheating. In the summer, the temperature rises to 40 degrees in the shade, and in winter, strong northeast winds and the jaman blows. The city is upset, all new neighborhoods appear with modern buildings.
Blieves on the highway through the new bridge, on the rightside overlooking the theater of the ballet opera, which was opened in 1996. The theater in its architecture resembles a big, beautiful palace with turrets, around a young park with various species of trees, they have already grown and please the townspeople. In the theater, there are settings as visiting ballet artists, as Astrakhan directors offer original opera performances. The efforts of the young Astrakhan troupe was delivered by the Opera "Tsarist Bride", which had a great success.
After 200 meters, you will meet you train station and bus station. Opposite the large supermarkets, the Kirov market, there are cafes in which you can have a snack.
From the bridge, the White City was visible - this is a white-stone Kremlin. When the water came under the most walls, and now to the Volga 500 meters.
View of the Kremlin Towers from the city island, which divides Astrakhan on 2 large parts of the right bank and left bank. The Kremlin is protected by UNESCO as an antiquity monument. The museum and the Assumption Cathedral with their gilded domes is located on its territory. The cathedral was restored several times, and now he is the attraction of the city. Behind his trapezoid laying walls are visible temple buildings, chapel, garden with flowers and trees. In the Assumption Cathedral, the services are held on which Poliorod is collected. But one day, opera artists appeared on the frontal spot, the people standing and listened, they sang so that the spirit was captured. The clock of the Assumption Cathedral beat the minutes of the outgoing time, they were repaired for a long time, but a master was found and they went again.
City Channels There were processes for the money of urban merchants and save the city center from the heat, creating a microclimate. Channels stretch from the Volga River to the city center, they are dressed in concrete and trees are planted along them.
Numerous bridges with a wrought fence give an extraordinary color to the city. In the evenings, people walk on bridges and linger on them for a long time, since evaporating water refreshes the air, and a small breeze creates coolness. Who was not in Astrakhan in the summer, he just won't understand what was about.
There are many acting temples in the city, some have monasteries.
Monastery of John - Preteaksky.
Here is one of the most beautiful revived temples in the city center near the largest market of the city of Big Isad. Immediately listen in it the choir of boys, paradise. Very specially I go to listen to the male choir or the choir of boys.
Here we are the River Volga. There are cargo cars, the Caspian Flotilla ships, running the river trams of the beloved transport of citizens in the summer.
Volga River Shipping on it go different goods to Azerbaijan, Iran. Therefore, right in the city there is a port. Numerous cargo cranes are visible.
In the spring, when there are no free places on the shore, it seems that the entire population does not work, but catches fish.
Even small children, together with their parents, are busy with this case, threw a fishing rod with six hooks, which means six lobster and caught. Water in the Volga is clean and you can swim, just not to swim away, there are cyphans, of which it is difficult to get out. All urban population in the summer months travel to numerous vaporships, where there are places for swimming, fishing, houses where you can sleep and brazer for kebab.
You can visit the circus. It is the arrival of the troupe artists, but always performances are very interesting.
On the banks of the Volga, a huge glass of glass and concrete hotel was built, in it you can relax and spend a few days in the city.
In the city, the old abandoned salted lake Tinaki is located. In the 19th century, there was a balneological resort here, but after the revolution of 1917 they were abandoned, the state had no money for his development.
Not far from Astrakhan is a unique Sacred Lake Baskunchak Sacred Mount Bogdo. A stone salt is produced on the lake, this salt is used in food and for technical purposes. In the photo of the crystals of the stone salt.
Mount Bogdo.
In summer, fairs are held in Astrakhan, where you can enjoy Astrakhan Melons, watermelons of local varieties.
That ended our city tour in the wilderness!
