The City of Masters in Gorodets

What to Expect and Is It Worth Visiting

The City of Masters is perhaps the first attraction that will be of interest to the widest range of tourists, including those who came to Gorodets for one day. Usually it is here that groups of tourists are brought by buses, and from here the acquaintance with Gorodets begins upon arrival on pleasure boats at the pier, which is located directly opposite the "City of Masters".

The city of masters is made in the form of a wooden new building in the style of "deaf" wooden carving inherent in this area. Tourist shops, craft workshops are located inside several buildings connected by passages, presentations and festive events, exhibitions, master classes are held. Here you can see how artisans work, try to make a souvenir yourself at master classes, buy ready-made souvenirs. In general, this place is worth a visit, but keep in mind that it is still not a museum, but rather an entertainment and educational complex.

You can visit the City of Masters in the form of an independent walk through the workshops and shops inside the complex, but without a tour and demonstration of the work it will not be very interesting. Therefore, we highly recommend visiting it with an excursion escort, which is offered when buying tickets. But the most interesting thing here is master classes, during which you can master Gorodetsky painting, pottery, vine weaving, embroidery; make a clay toy, rag or bast doll; go to a practical lesson in hand weaving and making Gorodetsky gingerbread. It is better to register for master classes in advance by calling 8 (83161) 9-40-84, 8-960-19-60-033 or on the website http://muz-terem.ru/ Via the communication form.

The complex does not have a territory as such, but there are related objects for photographing near the complex: a hut on legs, a well, a chapel and a mill. Souvenirs can be bought inside or on the street at stalls, but prices are higher here than can be found elsewhere in the museum quarter.

We also advise you to look at interesting options for individual and group tours in Nizhny Novgorod and Gorodets on these proven sites:

• 📷 Search for excursions to Gorodets on Tripster.ru
• 📷 Search for excursions to Gorodets on Sputnik8.com
• 📷 Excursions in Nizhny Novgorod from the tour operator TEZ Tour