Nizhny Novgorod Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
capital of the Nizhny Novgorod Oblast and the Volga Federal District in central Russia
About Nizhny Novgorod
The city was founded by Grand Duke George II of Russia in 1221 at the confluence of two most important rivers of his principality, the Volga and the Oka. Its name literally meansNewtown the Lower, to distinguish it fromthe older Novgorod. A major stronghold for border protection, Nizhny Novgorod fortress took advantage of a natural moat formed by the two rivers. Along with Moscow and Tver, Nizhny Novgorod was among several newly founded towns that escaped Mongol devastation on account of its insignificance and grew up into important centers of Russian political life during the period of Tatar yoke. For a short period of time it was the capital of the Suzdal Principality and competed with Moscow for the power in the region. However the competition with Moscow was lost and in 1392 the city w
Top Attractions in Nizhny Novgorod
Explore the best things to see and do in Nizhny Novgorod:
- ★Bolshaya Pokrovskaya Street
- ★Dinamo stadium
- ★Fedorovsky embankment and Zalomov street
- ★History Museum of Nizhny Novgorod automobile plant (GAZ)
- ★Ilyinskaya st.
- ★Jet fighter flight on Sokol Airbase in MiG Jets, Nizhny Novgorod
- ★Khabarskoye sport club
- ★Limpopo zoo
Where to Eat in Nizhny Novgorod
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Biblioteca
- 🍴Bocconcino
- 🍴Kladovaya bashnya
- 🍴Ochag
- 🍴Ta samaya shaurma na Srednom
- 🍴Yolki-Palki
Where to Stay in Nizhny Novgorod
- 🏨Azimut
- 🏨Gorky Hostel
- 🏨Hotel Oka
- 🏨Ibis Nizhny Novgorod
- 🏨Marins Park Hotel
- 🏨Shato
Nizhny Novgorod Travel Guide Sections
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