The village of Shiryaevo

The village of Shiryaevo in the Samara region is not an attraction in itself, but there are several remarkable natural and man-made places that tourists are happy to visit. This is one of the few destinations in the Samara region where local travel agencies even organize sightseeing tours. Also, many tourists visit the village on their own in the form of a one- or multi-day trip with an overnight stay in a tent or in the homes of local residents.

In Shiryaevo you can see the tunnels of Shiryaevo and Mount Popova, Mount Camel and its tunnels, go on a tourist route to the Stone Bowl and to St. Nicholas spring. There is also a whole museum complex, including the house-museum of the artist Repin, the house-museum of the poet A.V. Shiryaevets, the museum-estate of the merchant I. The widow. Several more interesting places can be visited on the way to Shiryaevo, if you get here by your own car, including the main tourist route of Samara Luka - Strelnaya Mountain.

The tourist infrastructure in Shiryaevo is well developed for such a small village. There are several grocery stores, cafes, bicycle rental (in one of the cafes), there is an information center of the Samara Luka National Park (Zavodskaya str., 4), where tickets for tourist routes are purchased. You can stay overnight in one of the few local guesthouses, mini-hotels, or in the homes of local residents. To find private housing, you can simply come to the village and ask the locals where you can spend the night, you will be directed to the houses where housing is rented. The cost of accommodation is from 100 rubles / day. The most experienced tourists come here with their tents, which can be set up in a tent camp near Mount Camel, or on the banks of the Volga. However, keep in mind that the infrastructure works only in summer, there will be nowhere to stay in winter, and there is nothing to do here in winter.

But in summer, all kinds of holidays are held here, mainly on weekends:

• Last weekend of July - Shiryaevo Day
• August 5 is Repin's birthday and an ethnographic festival.
• On weekends falling in the middle of August, the cherry pie festival or the Zhiguli Cherry Festival takes place.
• August - September every odd year is the Biennale of Contemporary Art.
• The end of September is an evening of poetry by Shiryaevets.
• October - Yesenin readings.

How to visit the sights in Shiryaevo

The visiting system is somewhat confusing at first glance, but in fact everything is simple. The village itself is visited free of charge, an entrance fee must be paid for admission to the museums (120 rubles a single ticket for all three museums).

Access to the area of Mount Camel, Mount Popova, the tunnels, and the Stone Bowl is paid, as it is a protected area of the Samara Luka National Park. Payment for the visit is made at the information center of the Samarskaya Luka National Park (Zavodskaya str., 4), where tickets are purchased. The ticket is valid for one day, i.e. it gives you the right to stay there within 24 hours after buying the ticket (the time of sale is indicated on the ticket). Protected areas are marked everywhere with shields, but control at the entrance to them is not carried out, and ticket availability is checked already inside the protected area by jaegers' patrols, and in the absence of tickets, a fine of 1,500 rubles is imposed.

A ticket ticket costs 50 rubles / day, preschoolers are free. There are separate vouchers for visiting the Stone Bowl route, and a separate voucher for the Shiryaevo tourist site, which includes Camel Mountain, Popov Mountain, and Shiryaevsky tunnels at once.

How to get to Shiryaevo

Shiryaevo is located 145 kilometers by road from Samara, and 75 from Tolyatti (Shiryaevo on the map). You can get there by private transport, bus, and water transport from Samara and Togliatti.

• By bus

  By bus from Samara and other cities will have to get with a transfer to Zhigulevsk. Keep in mind that it will take at least 4 hours to get from Samara by bus, and the same amount back, so it is better not to consider the option of a day trip by bus, since you will have little time to see.

  From Samara, buses to Zhigulevsk depart from the central bus station (Aurora str., 207), cost from 210 rubles, run approximately every hour according to the schedule from 07:00 to 18:00. From Togliatti it is even easier, city buses and minibuses No. 137 run from there for 45 rubles every 10-20 minutes. At the Zhigulevsk bus station, you need to transfer to bus No. 9, 628 or 776 to Shiryaev, which go several times a day according to the schedule, the cost is about 100 rubles. Departure from Zhigulevsk 07:50, 19:30, 05:30, 06:40, 09:30, 11:30, 13:30, 15:30, 18:00, 07:52, 12:10, 15:52, 19:00. Attention! The schedule may change, you will have to check on the spot.

  From Togliatti, from the Autopilot bus station (24 Revolutsionnaya Str.), the Central District bus station (1 Rodina str.), Komsomolsky district (Kolkhoz Market), a direct bus No. 776 departs, the cost is 130-150 rubles. This bus runs three times a day in 6:45, 11:00, 17:45, but the schedule may change.

• By water transport

  From Samara, Tolyatti and Syzran in the summer season there are high-speed river vessels. You can get there very quickly, and it is possible to make a round trip with sightseeing in one day. The schedule and routes change every season, so the information below is given for guidance, check the exact schedule and cost on the carrier's website - srpp63.ru. The pier in Shiryaevo is located on the outskirts of the village within walking distance from the National Information Center.park (Shiryaevo pier on the map). In high season, excursions and private cab services are offered at the marina upon arrival.

  • Samara-Shiryaevo. Vessels depart to the river station (82 Maxim Gorky Street, river station on the map), the piers of the Oktyabrsky descent (marina on the map), and the pier of the Frunze Glade (marina on the map). The cost is 350 rubles one way on a speedboat (40 minutes), and 100 rubles on a regular one (2 hours 30 minutes). Children get a 50% discount. Bicycle transportation – 100 rubles.
  • Togliatti-Shiryaevo. Ships depart from the river port in Komsomolsk district. The cost is 350 rubles one way. Bicycle transportation – 100 rubles. Schedule on the website - www.port.tolcom.ru.

And we also advise you to see ready-made excursions around Samara and the region, which will be much more interesting to get acquainted with the region. You can find and book group or individual tours of Samara on these verified sites with reviews:

• 📷 Search for excursions in Samara on Tripster.ru
• 📷 Search for excursions in Samara on Sputnik8.com

Sights in Shiryaevo, what to see

• Shiryaevsky tunnels

  

  Shiryaevsky tunnels appeared in the late XIX - early XX century during the extraction of stone, as the local mountains were famous for high-quality limestone. Mining was carried out very actively in the Soviet years, including prisoners and prisoners of war who worked here. A few years ago, most of the tunnels were closed from visiting, access was blocked by bars to preserve the population of bats living in them. Group excursions are conducted there only accompanied by employees of the Samara Luka National Park on preliminary requests. But part of the tunnels remained open to the public for a fee. These tunnels are shallow, it is impossible to get lost in them, and it will take 10 minutes to inspect. There is not much to see inside, there are only stones and modern "vandal" graffiti on the walls. It's cold inside even in summer, you need to dress warmer. And be sure to bring flashlights with you, otherwise you won't see anything. Read more about Shiryaevsky tunnels here....

  🕐 Working hours: around the clock, it is best to visit in summer.

  💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: visiting the galleries is paid, 50 rubles, preschoolers are free. The ticket is purchased at the office/information center. This voucher also gives the right to visit Mount Popova and Mount Camel.

  🚶 How to get there: the tunnels are located one kilometer from the information center of the National Park (Shiryaevsky galleries on the map). You can get there on foot or by car on a good primer, there are signs everywhere. There is a spacious parking area at the entrance.

• Mount Popova

  

  Popova Mountain is located on the outskirts of the village of Shiryaevo and is included in one of the tourist routes when visiting the Samarskaya Luka National Park. As an independent attraction, it does not represent anything special, but it is worth visiting during a visit to the village along with other attractions in the vicinity.

  Approximately in the middle of the way to its top there is an observation deck on the village and the Volga with a gazebo, benches and a monument to the miners of the tunnels, as well as a memorial sign to the state of Volga Bulgaria that once existed in these places. The ascent to the observation deck is very simple, takes no more than 10 minutes along a gentle path. You can climb to the very top of the mountain, to a height of 200 meters, but there is no convenient path there, you will have to climb a steep slope. On the northern slope of the mountain there are now closed to the public tunnels with bats. Read more about the Popov Mountain tunnel here....

  🕐 Working hours: around the clock, it is best to visit in summer.

  💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: visiting the mountain is paid, 50 rubles, preschoolers are free. The ticket is purchased at the office/information center. This voucher also gives the right to visit the Shiryaevsky tunnels and the Camel Mountain.

  🚶 How to get there: the mountain is located one kilometer from the information center of the National Park (Popov Mountain on the map). You can get there on foot or by car on a good primer, there are signs everywhere. There is a spacious parking area at the entrance.

• Camel Mountain and tunnels

  

  Camel Mountain is located three kilometers from the village of Shiryaevo on the territory of the Samarskaya Luka National Park, is a popular natural attraction of the Samara region, and is known beyond its borders. The fact is that it is composed of limestone rocks and dolomites, and is very well suited for mountain climbing and rock climbing. Therefore, during the season there are always a lot of athletes and amateurs coming even from other regions, and their spontaneous tent camp is located at the foot of the mountain. The mountain is also known for the fact that there are tunnels in it, in which limestone was previously mined, but work has stopped for many years, and no one except tourists and bats in the tunnels. You don't have to be a mountaineer or a rock climber to climb to the top. There are at least two paths leading up, which anyone can overcome. Read more about Mount Camel here....

  🕐 Working hours: around the clock, it is best to visit in summer.

  💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: 50 rubles for entrance and stay knocks , schoolchildren and preschoolers - free of charge. Vouchers for the visit are purchased at the office/information center of the National Park at the entrance to the village of Shiryaevo, Zavodskaya str., 4 (information center on the map)

  🚶 How to get there: Mount Camel is located three kilometers from the center of the village of Shiryaevo, 145 kilometers by road from Samara, and 75 from Tolyatti (Mount Camel on the map). An excellent asphalt road leads to the village of Shiryaevo, then three kilometers along a rocky dirt road. You can also get here by bus or river transport from Samara, Tolyatti and Zhigulevsk.

• Stone bowl and Nikolsky spring

  

  A stone bowl is called a tract near the village of Shiryaevo, in which the holy spring of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker is located. It is part of the Zhiguli Nature Reserve and the Samarskaya Luka National Park. This is one of the most popular tourist places of the Samara region, which is visited all year round. Especially a lot of people come here during religious holidays, because it is popular not only with tourists, but also with believers, pilgrims.

  The spring got its name because of the rounded cup-shaped expansion of the Shiryaevsky ravine, forming a kind of stone bowl in which the source is located. The very existence of a spring here is surprising, since the local rocks consist exclusively of limestone, which absorbs precipitation and does not allow springs to form. The water of the spring is considered curative and consecrated, and there is a chapel and a bathhouse of St. Nicholas nearby. Read more about the Stone Bowl here....

  🕐 Working hours: in summer from 8:00 to 20:00; in winter from 8:00 to 17:00.

  💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: 50 rubles, preschoolers - free of charge. The ticket is purchased at the office/information center. The voucher is valid only on this route, and does not give the right to visit the tunnels, Mount Camel and Popova.

  🚶 How to get there: The Stone Bowl and the Nikolsky Spring are located on the territory of the Zhiguli Nature Reserve and the National Park "Samarskaya Luka" about 9 kilometers from Shiryaevo (stone bowl on the map). In good weather, you can get almost to the source on a dirt road, but in the rain it's better not to go there and walk the route.

• Shiryaevo Museum Complex

  There is a whole museum complex in Shiryaevo, which includes three museums at once, and is a branch of the Samara Art Museum. They are visited on a single ticket, work on a single schedule, and are located in one place in the center of the village. Musical and poetic evenings, folklore festivals and folk festivals, creative workshops for gifted youth "Zhiguli Barbizon" are also held here. Here are the museums included in the complex:

  • I.E. Repin House Museum

    

    The Museum of the great Russian artist Ilya Repin is not by chance located in Shiryaevo. In this house in the summer of 1870 lived Repin, his brother Vasily and friends-artists Makarov and Vasiliev. The furnishings of an old wooden house and courtyard, exhibits, convey the life of that time, tell about the artist's work and life. It was during his stay in Shiryaevo that Repin prepared sketches of the famous painting "Boatmen on the Volga", and wrote "Storm on the Volga". Unfortunately, there are no originals of the paintings, only copies, and the originals are kept in metropolitan museums.

  • Museum-estate of merchant I. The Widow

    

    The estate of the local merchant Vdovin is notable for the fact that it was built in 1910 of brick, which was very rare for that time. The merchant himself and his entire family disappeared in the 30s during the repressions, and none of his personal belongings have been preserved in the museum. Therefore, in the house, as best they could, they recreated the atmosphere and interior of that time using the exhibits of the Samara Art Museum, whose branch is the museum complex in Shiryaevo.

  • The House-museum of the poet Alexander Shiryaevets

    

    The exposition of this museum is dedicated to the life and work of the poet Alexander Shiryaevets, originally from the village, as well as the peasant life of the late XIX century. He was born in this house and spent his childhood. The house is notable for the fact that almost all the exhibits of the house are native, not brought from somewhere.

  🌐 Website: https://artmus.ru/

  🕐 Working hours: daily from 9:30 to 18:00; Tuesday is a day off.

  💵 Entrance fee / tickets price: adults - 120; children, pensioners – 60 rubles. The entrance fee includes visits to all three museums.

  🚶 How to get there: the museums are located in the center of the village of Shiryaevo, Sovetskaya str., 14 (museum on the map). You can get from anywhere in the village on foot.