Tourism
"The Cradle of Russian Cosmonautics", "Small Petersburg", the birthplace of Russian queens and the motherland of peaceful atom — it’s all about Kaluga region. And the Region also has the first bird park in Russia, the world's first museum of the history of cosmonautics and the first weather mast in Europe.
Being in the very heart of Russia, Kaluga land has absorbed a significant number of important historical events, images and names.
The organic combination of the past, present and future make Kaluga Region unique for the tourism industry development.
Over the past 5 years, the tourist flow has increased 2.7 times.
There are:
more than 600 architectural monuments
more than 60 natural monuments
130 travel agencies
17 tour operators
Industrial tourism:
There are:
more than 200 enterprises in the new economy
more than 2,000 enterprises of traditional industry
more than 30 enterprises take tourists
Educational tourism:
Tsiolkovsky State Museum of the History of Cosmonautics
This is the world's first and Russia's largest space-themed museum
Kaluga, Academician Korolev Street 2
This is Russia's first innovative Paper Museum
Dzerzhinsky district, Polotnyany Zavod village, Trudovaya Street 2
This is the one-of-a-kind modern art museum in the "thrash-art" style
Zhukovsky district, Istye village, 41st km of the federal highway "A-108", 5
Obninsk Nuclear Power Plant Museum
This is the real world's first nuclear power plant
Obninsk, Bondarenko square, 1
The museum is in the Marshal of the Victory homeland
Zhukov, Sovetskaya Street 1
Tsvetaev family Museum in Tarusa
This is not just a museum of everyday life, but a place of annual Tsvetaev celebration, children's festivals, scientific readings, etc.
Tarusa, Rosa Luxemburg Street 30
This is the only Russian memorial house-museum of famous author
Tarusa, Proletarskaya Street 2
The Great Standing on the Ugra River Museum-Diorama
This is the first Russian museum complex dedicated to the military campaign of 1480.
Dzerzhinsky district, Palaces village, Vladimir Skete of Kaluga St. Tikhon's Monastery
This is a historical and memorial complex located right at the site of the battle
Maloyaroslavets, Moskovskaya Street, building complex — 13, 25
There are paintings of Levitsky, Savrasov, Shishkin, Polenov, Vasnetsov, Surikov, Levitan, and other famous artists in a magnificent merchant’s 19th-century mansion.
Kaluga, Lenin Street 104
Event tourism:
"Archstoyanie" landscape Art Objects Festival
This is the largest festival of land art and landscape art objects in Europe and Russia
Dzerzhinsky district, Nikola-Lenivets village
"Signal" Music and Architecture Festival
This is main symbol of the Russian rave music
Dzerzhinsky district, Nikola-Lenivets village
"Insomnia" Indipendent Animation Festival
This is author's animation from all over the world in the open air
Yukhnovsky district, Rylyaki village
— to bring a person closer to the stars, to captivate him with space and science
Kaluga, Academician Korolev Street 2
Tsiolkovsky International Film Festival
This is the festival of films and programs about space
Kaluga, Academician Korolev Street 2
"Guitar World" International Music Festival
This is the largest guitar music festival in Europe and one of the largest in the world
Kaluga region, Kaluga
"The oldest theaters of Russia" all—Russian Theater Festival
There are performances of more, than 100-year-old theaters
Kaluga, Theater Square 1
Svyatoslav Richter Foundation Music and Art Festival in Tarusa
This is the festival in one of the favorite cities of Russian musicians, artists and writers
Kaluga region, Tarusa
Reenactment of the 1812 battle
There are live pictures of battle episodes
Maloyaroslavets, Moskovskaya Street 27
Reenactment of "The Great Standing on the Ugra River"
There is full immersion in the atmosphere of the 15th century
Dzerzhinsky district, Dvortsy village
Ecotourism:
This is UNESCO Biosphere Reserve
"Kaluzhskiye Zaseki" Nature Reserve
This is communication with bisons and contact with the wild nature
Ulyanovsk district, Ulyanovo village, Bolshaya Sovetskaya Street 75
This is the largest art park in Europe
Dzerzhinsky district, Nikola-Lenivets village
"Etnomir" Ethnographic Park-Museum
This is the largest ethnographic park in Russia
Borovsky district, Petrovo village
There is the largest collection of parrots in Russia
Zhukovsky district, State Farm "Pobeda" village, Bird Park Street 3/1
There are more than 50 species of animals and birds
Kaluga, Komfortnaya Street 15
This is great place for a family weekend
Tarusa district, Kresty village
This is a picturesque forest tract with unique nature and fascinating legends
Kozelsk district, Optina district forestry of the National Park "Ugra"
This is open-air fairy tale museum
Kozelsk, Staraya Kazachya Street 1
Koltsovo Caves
These are the remains of surviving since the 19th century limestone mine workings.
Ferzikovo district, Koltsovo village
Pilgrim tourism:
Vvedensky Stavropegial Monastery "Optina Pustyn"
This is the spiritual homeland of the Optina elders
Kozelsk, Optina Pustyn Monastery
This is not only a community of monks, but also an architectural museum
Borovsk, Dmitrov Street 1
Our Lady of Kazan Ambrosievskiy Stavropegial Women's Monastery
This is one of 5 monasteries outside the Moscow region, which reports directly to the Patriarch of Russia
Kozelsk district, Kamenka settlement, Staroye Shamordino village
Monastery of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Kaluga St. Tikhon's Pustyn
There are miracles and healings performed at the shrine over the relics of St. Tikhon and at his Holy Spring which attract thousands of pilgrims annually
Dzerzhinsk district, Lev Tolstoy village, Sovetskaya Street 19
St. Nicholas Chernoostrovsky Women's Monastery
This is one of the most famous women's monasteries in Russia
Maloyaroslavets, Kutuzov Street 23
Spaso-Preobrazhensky Vorotynsky Women's Monastery
There are two preserved temples — rare tent-style examples
Kaluga, Spas-on-Ugra village
This is the only one in Russia whose dome has no internal supports
Kaluga, Stary Torg square, City Park
St. George Meshchovsk Monastery
This is one of the main monasteries in the homeland of the Russian queens
Meshchovsk, Iskra village, Monastyrskaya Street 1
The Church of the Protection of the Blessed Virgin Mary on the moat
This is the oldest stone architectural monument in Kaluga
Kaluga, Marat Street 4
The Church of the Holy Myrrh-Bearing Women
This is one of the most beautiful historical churches in Kaluga
Kaluga, Kirov Street 21
