The ancient city of Suzdal, the New Year’s capital of Russia, invites you to take a walk along the new tourist route in search of small bronze figures of fabulous Suzdal chats, take part in quests, workshops, interactive concerts, a theatrical festival, and enjoy ice and light shows.
The fact that Suzdalchats now live in the city was announced at the opening ceremony of the New Year celebrations. These fairy-tale characters represent the ancient inhabitants of Suzdal. Some of them are in the process of pickling famous local cucumbers, some are fishing, embroidering a tablecloth, and trading. Tiny bronze figures are placed on elevations in busy tourist spots, but exactly where was not reported. And all because you have to find them yourself – go for a walk and find them! And it’s better with the kids.
Until January 7, traffic is prohibited on the central streets of Suzdal, and free parking is available
So far, this fabulous company has six suzdalchats. Citizens, together with guests of the New Year’s capital, should decide what the seventh will be and what it will do during these holidays by proposing their ideas (this can be done, for example, by visiting the pages of the tourist center of the Vladimir Region in social networks). The author of the best idea will receive a prize.
The motto of the New Year in Suzdal is “There is a fairy tale, a fairy tale is here”, so fairytale is everywhere here. From the 37 churches that have survived in the city, 18 bell towers and five monasteries, the very special flavor of a small ancient town, to Irina Slutskaya’s ice show, which will run at the city’s ice rink for almost two weeks. And a unique light show about the history of Suzdal in the Kremlin. Moreover, the Nativity Cathedral, the Bishops’ Chambers and the Kremlin’s bell tower will become a unique screen and at the same time a historical setting every evening from December 28 to January 7.
Concerts on Commerce Square, entertainment programs for children and adults, a Christmas market, tea from a huge street samovar, roller coasters, and a theatrical festival are just part of the capital’s festive program for the upcoming New Year.
To fully immerse yourself in a fairy tale, the city essentially became pedestrian for two weeks: traffic on the main streets is prohibited until January 7, and free parking lots have been organized. Even sleigh harnessed Suzdal horses also had to change their usual routes – they will be waiting for guests on Ilyinsky Meadow behind house No. 1 on Schmidt Street.
Free buses specially launched from the city bus station to Commerce Square and from Vladimirskaya Street to Vinogradova Street help guests and residents themselves get to the right points on the map of the New Year’s capital throughout the holidays. They take the first route at intervals of 30 minutes, and the second route every quarter of an hour.
Since last year, special tourist shuttles have been traveling to Suzdal from Vladimir, the schedule of which is linked to the schedule of Moscow’s Swallows. But the city authorities advise motorists to be more careful due to the overhaul of the R-132 Golden Ring highway.
If you get to Suzdal via the M-7 Volga highway from Moscow, then in Vladimir you need to take the Vladimir-Novoaleksandrovo-Stary Dvor road. In the village of Stary Dvor, turn right onto the road through Turtino and Ivanovskoye to Suzdal. In this case, private cars can be parked in an additional parking lot on Dmitrievskaya Street.
By the way, 300,000 guests are waiting for the holidays in the New Year’s capital. Hotels, glamping sites and guesthouses have already been booked 90%. But we still have reserves. However, if you go to Suzdal for New Year’s Eve itself or Christmas, you have to cook a large sum. After all, one night for two from December 31 to January 1 in accommodation facilities located one and a half or even almost three kilometers from the city center will cost an average of 10,000 to 32,000 rubles.
Source: https://travel.rambler.ru/
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