Life in nn. About the city of Nizhny Novgorod. What I didn't like

The history of Nizhny Novgorod began in 1221, when it was founded by Prince Yuri Vsevolodovich to protect the borders of the Russian state. Under Ivan III, Nizhny was also assigned the role of a guard city; troops were constantly stationed here.

In the 14th century, the city was the capital of the Nizhny Novgorod-Suzdal principality.

At the beginning of the 17th century, when the state was threatened with the loss of state independence, thanks to the city militia, led by the merchant Kuzma Minin and Dmitry Pozharsky, they managed to defeat the Polish interventionists and expel them from Moscow.

Thanks to the advantageous geographical location Nizhny Novgorod has always been attractive for trade. Since ancient times, caravans of merchant ships sailed along the Volga and Oka. In 1817, the famous Fair began operating in the city, setting prices for bread and other basic products for the entire country. Trade also shaped the appearance of the city - it has preserved many merchant houses, as well as churches and temples built at the expense of business people. And now one of the unofficial names of Nizhny is “the pocket of Russia,” indicating its important role in the country’s trade.

In 1932, the city was given the name Gorky, after the pseudonym of the Russian writer Alexei Peshkov, who was born here. In the 30s, industry developed rapidly in the city - many aviation and defense enterprises were launched, the Krasnoye Sormovo plant, and the famous GAZ.

In the post-war period, many industrial enterprises related to state defense were located in Gorky, so from 1959 to 1991 the city was inaccessible to foreign citizens. On October 22, 1990, Nizhny acquired its original name.

Nowadays, Nizhny Novgorod is the largest industrial, transport, scientific and cultural center of the country, a city with a non-standard appearance.

Attractions

The heart of Nizhny Novgorod is the Kremlin. The white-stone fortress wall of the majestic structure stretches for two kilometers. Next to the Kremlin is the highest embankment of the Volga, which offers a magnificent view of Strelka and the port. The date of construction of the Kremlin coincides with the founding of the city itself, when Yuri Dolgoruky began to build a wooden fortress with earthen ramparts on the banks of the Volga. At the beginning of the 16th century, the Ivanovo Tower was erected, and the entire structure was built in 1515. Today, 12 of the 13 towers appear before us in their original form. There are many interesting objects on the territory of the Kremlin: a museum of military equipment; Museum of the History of Nizhny Novgorod; Art Museum, whose collection includes paintings by Aivazovsky, Roerich, Levitan, Kustodiev; Nizhny Novgorod Philharmonic. St. Michael the Archangel Cathedral, - oldest temple city, which appeared here at the time of its foundation, and the only one preserved of the five that were previously in the Kremlin. The main shrine of the temple is the icon of the Kazan Mother of God. In addition, the Kremlin houses the ashes of Kuzma Minin, and there are monuments to Simon Suzdalsky, Minin and Pozharsky, Yuri Dolgoruky and soldiers who died during the Great Patriotic War.

The Kremlin is located on the main square of the city, named after Minin and Pozharsky. The pedestrian street Bolshaya Pokrovskaya, a kind of Moscow Arbat, originates from the square. In the old days, the houses of wealthy merchants, nobles and aristocracy were concentrated here. The street is paved with paving stones, so it is recommended to wear comfortable low-heeled shoes before visiting it. In the middle of Pokrovka is the building of the State Bank, built in a palace style and decorated with bas-reliefs and stone carvings. There is a monument near the building of the Nizhny Novgorod Drama Theater famous actor Evgeniy Evstigneev. Curious sculptures add color to the street - here you can take a photo with the postman and his bicycle (opposite the Main Post Office); with a young lady admiring herself in the mirror (near the Oktyabr cinema); with a policeman located at the very beginning of the street. Near the Puppet Theater there is a composition “Mother and Son”, near the Faculty of Philology of the University there is a monument to a spoon. In addition, on the street you can look at monuments to a photographer, a cheerful goat, a violinist, and a shoe shiner. House number 3 is the Palace of Labor, considered one of the most beautiful buildings in the city. From Bolshaya Pokrovskaya you can also get to Gorky, Lyadov and Teatralnaya squares.

Following from the Kremlin to the Volga, tourists end up on the Verkhne-Volzhskaya embankment, which begins with a monument to the famous pilot Valery Chkalov. From the monument, the Chkalov Staircase descends to the river, consisting of 560 steps and 3 times higher in height than the Potemkin Stairs in Odessa. On the embankment there is the Rukavishnikov Estate museum-reserve - a magnificent example of a merchant mansion of the end of the century before last.

The Nizhny Novgorod Fair is a large-scale architectural landmark that unites the Gostiny Dvor, the bypass canal, the Main Fair House, and the Spassky Old Fair Cathedral. Nowadays, the fair is the largest exhibition complex in the country.

The history of the city dates back to the founding of the city. Annunciation Monastery(Melnichiy lane, 8). The temple was founded by Yuri Dolgoruky himself and Saint Simon. Now the monastery houses a theological seminary, and in the Alexievsky Church, located on its territory, there is a rare porcelain iconostasis, similar to it only in Moscow, Yekaterinburg and Valaam.

Near the public transport stops “Freedom Square” and “Opera and Ballet Theatre” there is a building reminiscent of an impregnable castle - the Nizhny Novgorod fort, an ancient prison. Now the building houses a museum where you can see the cells, the punishment cell, the prison church, and also visit the exhibition.

One of the most beautiful sights of the city is the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Gnilitsy stop). The inside of the five-domed temple is decorated with white stone carvings and magnificent ornaments. The church houses important icons for Christians: St. Nicholas, Philaret of Moscow, Seraphim of Sarov. The temple is crowned with a golden cross with a weather vane and a unique ancient clock that shows not only the time, but also the solar and lunar phases.

The Church of the Assumption on Ilyinskaya Hill is a wonderful architectural monument of the 17th century. The temple is located in the historical district of Zapochainye, where you can see other attractions of the city - Peter's House, the Pushnikov and Olisov Chambers, the Church of Elijah the Prophet and the Myrrh-Bearing Women.

Other religious buildings in Nizhny Novgorod that are worth visiting: Church of the Nativity of John the Baptist; Cathedral of the Blessed Prince Alexander Nevsky; Ascension Monastery.

Do you want any of your wishes to come true? Go to the Sormovo district, where near houses No. 166-168 on Comintern Street there is a “Pyatak” - a monument to a five-kopeck coin. Local residents and guests of Nizhny Novgorod entrust their cherished dreams to him and believe that they will come true. The coin monument is a popular place among newlyweds who come on their wedding day to ask Pyatak for wealth for their young family.

All sights of Nizhny Novgorod

Recreation and entertainment

If you are tired of the noisy city, then you can relax and take a walk in nature in the Switzerland Park (Prioksky district). In the century-old park stretching along the Oka River, you can also have fun on the rides, ride a Ferris wheel and visit the small Mishutka Zoo.

Cruise tourism is well developed in Nizhny Novgorod. In the city, located at the junction of two large rivers, you cannot miss the opportunity to take a boat trip along the picturesque banks. Pleasure boats depart from the River Station (Nizhne-Volzhskaya Embankment). The website of the company serving river excursions is http://www.vsk-nn.ru.

The city museums offer excellent cultural recreation:

• Museum of Architecture and Life of the Peoples of the Volga Region (Gorbatovskaya, 39);
• Open-air museum “Steam Locomotives of Russia” (Arkhangelskaya, 1);
• Orthodox Museum (Pokhvalinsky Congress, 5);
• Russian Museum of Photography (Piskunova, 9-A);
• Art Gallery “Russian Century” (Minina, 1);
• Technical Museum (Bolshaya Pokrovskaya, 43);
• Museum-Apartment of M. Gorky (Semashko, 19) and Museum of Childhood of M. Gorky (Pochtovy Congress, 21);
• Museum of Entertaining Science (Sovnarkomovskaya, 13).
• For tourists with children, the Limpopo Zoo (Yaroshenko, 7-B), the Planetarium (Revolyutsionnaya, 20), and the Circus (Kommunisticheskaya, 42) offer an entertaining pastime. In summer, young tourists enjoy riding on the children's railway(October Revolution, 23-A).

Popular nightclubs in the city:

• MIXTURA (Nizhne-Volzhskaya embankment, 16);
• VASYA+1 (Krasnaya Sloboda, 6);
• TEATRO (Gorky, 141) with a variety show, 5 bar areas and a Go-Go cabaret;
• MILO (Belinsky, 63);
• FABRIKA (Rozhdestvenskaya, 43).

In summer you can sunbathe on the Nizhny Novgorod beaches located on the Meshchersky, Shchelkovsky and Avtozavodsky lakes, as well as on the Rowing Canal.

You can go ice skating at the skating rink at the Sports Palace (29 Gagarina Ave.) at any time of the year (Monday and Tuesday are days off).

For fans of alpine skiing, there is the Novinki complex not far from the city; in the summer, horse rentals are open here. You can also ride a horse at the hippodrome (Shcherbinki-2).

Shopping in Nizhny Novgorod

The Nizhny Novgorod region is famous for its crafts, the products of folk craftsmen are excellent gifts and souvenirs: Semenov spoon, Gorodets painting (naive painting), stone and bone crafts, products with Khokhloma painting, Cossack filigree, homemade tablecloths, nesting dolls.

The “Art Crafts” store (Bolshaya Pokrovskaya, 43) offers factory-made and hand-made souvenirs from both Nizhny Novgorod and other regions of the country.

The Gorodetsky Gingerbread factory sells famous printed gingerbreads, which have been prepared in Nizhny Novgorod for more than 300 years. Rarely does a tourist leave without this true work of confectionery art, famous for its taste and only natural ingredients - fruit jam, condensed milk and dried fruits.

Christmas tree decorations produced by the local Ariel factory will be an excellent gift for family and friends. The factory offers excursions, during which you can take part in a master class and blow your own glass Christmas tree decoration.

Products with the famous Gorodets gold embroidery - dresses, stoles, capes - can be purchased at the Gorodets Gold Embroidery company (Respublikanskaya, 86-A).

Few city guests can resist cutlery with decorative coatings produced in the Nizhny Novgorod region, in the city of Pavlovo.

Far beyond the borders of the Nizhny Novgorod region, the products of the local Guipure factory are known. Products with “airy embroidery” (dresses, bed and table linen, blouses) are one of the most popular goods purchased by city guests; they can be purchased at JSC “Gipure” (Belinskogo, 65).

Best shopping centers:

• Seven (Korablestroiteley Ave., 22-B);
• “Golden Mile” (Kominterna, 105) - except for shops and hypermarket household appliances, you will find here the huge Sormovsky entertainment center;
• “Respublika” (Revolution Square, 9) - boutiques of many world brands, as well as “Detsky Mir”;
• “Fantastic” (Rodionova, 187-B);
• “Floors” (Belinskogo, 63).

Transport

Public transport in Nizhny Novgorod - bus, trolleybus, minibus, metro and tram, one of the routes of which is an excursion route and runs through the city center.

In addition to land transport, the city actively uses water passenger transportation and a unique cable car for the country. In 13 minutes, funiculars deliver passengers from one bank of the Volga to the other, the cost of the crossing is 70 rubles. The Nizhny cable car is not just a type of public transport, but also one of the main attractions of the city - its length is 3361 meters, which exceeds its European counterparts. The road supports are 82 meters long, and the length of the unsupported section is 882 meters, which is still an unsurpassed world record.

The river taxi runs on three routes: “Nizhny Novgorod - Bor”, “Andreevskoye - Lytkarino”, and “Alexandrovsky Garden - South Microdistrict”.

Accommodation

Nizhny Novgorod offers many hotels of various price categories, rental housing from private owners, hostels and mini-hotels. You can book suitable accommodation on the appropriate resources on the Internet.

Popular hotels are “Volga” (4*, 15 minutes from the airport) and “Alexandrovsky Garden” (4*, 1.5 hours from the airport), which have their own fleet of vehicles, whose transfer services can be ordered in advance.

Where to eat

Nizhny Novgorod is a popular tourist city, so the choice of catering establishments here is varied.

If you are looking to save money, then you can afford a visit to such chain cafes as “Moloko”, “Edok”, “Gubernskoe” or the pie shop “Ochag” (Bolshaya Pokrovskaya, 44-B). Right here, on Pokrovskaya (No. 2), you can have a great snack at the Sovok noodle shop.

Establishments for intellectuals: cafe "Library" (Bolshaya Pokrovskaya, 46) and cafe "Bezukhov" (Rozhdestvenskaya, 6).

French cuisine is offered by the Gavroche cafe (Rozhdestvenskaya, 23).

In the Fidel Bar cafe you will have a great time relaxing among Cuban interiors, enjoy Italian, Oriental or European cuisine, and appreciate the wide selection of beer.

The best, respectively, the most expensive establishments in the city:

• Robinson restaurant (Grebnoy Canal, 108) - themed interior, live music;
• restaurant Jam Prestige (Bolshaya Pokrovskaya, 48) - jazz evenings;
• grill bar “Kayut-kompaniya” (Grebnoy Canal embankment, 14) - marine theme;
• restaurant “Vitalich” (Bolshaya Pokrovskaya, 35) - Russian cuisine, hunting interior;
• Cafe-club “California” (Lenina, 36) - karaoke;
• restaurant "Chaika" (Lenina, 98);
• restaurant "Ermak" (Yubileiny Boulevard, 31-B) - Russian cuisine and corresponding interior;
• restaurant “At Alexandra” (Grebnoy Canal embankment, Sloboda Pechery, 112-A) - European, Russian and Caucasian cuisine.

How to get there

There are several flights daily from Moscow (Sheremetyevo, Domodedovo, Vnukovo) to Nizhny Novgorod, the flight time is 40-50 minutes. From Nizhny Novgorod airport "Strigino" to the nearest metro station "Park Kultury" minibuses No. 46, 29 and bus No. 20 run (from 06.00 to 22.00). The Metro (from 05.15 to 24.00) delivers to the city center (Gorkovskaya metro station). A trip to the city by taxi will cost 400-700 rubles.

Nizhny Novgorod (in 1932-1990 - Gorky) is the regional center of the Volga region, the administrative center of the Volga Federal District. In terms of population, Nizhny Novgorod ranks fifth in Russia as a whole. The city is separated from Moscow by four hundred and thirty kilometers. Nizhny Novgorod is included in the list of cities of historical and cultural heritage compiled by UNESCO.

Nizhny Novgorod is located at the confluence of the Oka and Volga, and the Oka runs through the entire city, dividing it into two parts. In total, twelve rivers flow through the territory of Nizhny Novgorod, and there are also three dozen lakes on it.

Modern Nizhny Novgorod is a large industrial center; the city's factories produce cars, watercraft and aircraft, and products of the military-industrial complex. Perhaps the largest engineering plant located in Nizhny Novgorod is GAZ (Gorky Automobile Plant), which celebrated its seventieth anniversary several years ago, in 2002.

Currently, GAZ production volume accounts for more than half of the total production of trucks in Russia as a whole; in the passenger car market the figure is much lower - about five percent. In addition, the Gorky Automobile Plant produces military equipment, in particular armored personnel carriers. In addition to GAZ, other large engineering enterprises are located in Nizhny Novgorod: Krasnoye SormovoSokol (aircraft industrial enterprise, production of military and civil aircraft), Nizhny Novgorod Machine-Building Plant (production of military equipment and equipment for the nuclear industry), Gidromash (production of aircraft chassis, hydraulic equipment), Heat Exchanger ( production of thermal equipment and aviation life support systems), (production of water vessels).

In Nizhny Novgorod, not only heavy but also light industry is developed (production of linen products, clothing products, knitwear, leather products, woodworking, printing). Food industry Nizhny Novgorod is represented by the Nizhny Novgorod Champagne Wine Factory, famous throughout Russia, as well as a brewery, meat processing plants, a dairy plant, a confectionery factory, and so on. In Nizhny Novgorod there are a large number of hotels of various price categories and star ratings.

Nizhny Novgorod is important transport interchange, one of the branches passes through it Trans-Siberian Railway; The city has railway and river stations, as well as a cargo port. The intracity transport network includes routes of trams, trolleybuses, buses, minibuses, as well as two metro lines.

Nizhny Novgorod is a city with a developed system vocational education. The Nikolai Lobachevsky University is widely known outside the region; it consists of nineteen faculties, where about forty thousand students study. Another large university in Nizhny Novgorod is the Technological University (NSTU), where about eleven thousand students study.

The cultural life of Nizhny Novgorod is rich: there are eight theaters here, including one of the oldest drama theaters in Russia; seventeen cinemas, almost a hundred libraries, five concert halls, as well as a large variety of entertainment. The city is home to Russia's first digital planetarium.

The following museums operate in Nizhny Novgorod: the Gorky Museum, Kashirin's House, the Dobrolyubov House-Museum, the Alexander Pushkin Museum, the apartment-museum of Academician Sakharov, the Russian Museum of Photography. And of course, one cannot fail to mention the Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin, built at the beginning of the sixteenth century. On its territory there are administrative authorities of the city and region, as well as churches and museums.

One of the main streets of Nizhny Novgorod, running from Minin Square and Pozharsky Bolshaya Pokrovskaya, is pedestrian. This is a real tourist street; at its beginning is the main entrance to the Nizhny Novgorod Kremlin - one of the main attractions of the city.

Nizhny Novgorod is an Orthodox city, it contains large ancient monasteries (Blagoveshchensky and Pechersky), churches (in particular, the Nativity, or the Cathedral of the Blessed Virgin Mary; Smolenskaya) and temples.

Updated: 2018-12-6

Oleg Lazhechnikov

I went to Nizhny Novgorod after the inspiring stories of my friend, who had recently visited there. Once I was already going there, but then there were no tickets and I left for Veliky Novgorod. This time I decided to try to get there by (), and go back by train. It was done on budget and quickly.

In this post I will try to convey my impressions of the city. Since I was there for only a day, this is only a superficial glance, and I look at cities rather not from the point of view of historical and cultural heritage, but trying on myself whether I could live there or not. Actually, that’s why I pay attention to what one might not notice as a simple tourist. If you go to Nizhny, it’s still better to spend the night in a hotel (), you can see much more.

What I liked

They brought me to the city straight to the upper part, where I spent the whole day walking. Alexander Kotlov kept me company, thanks to him for that! We walked along the pedestrian street (Bolshaya Pokrovskaya), inside and along the walls of the Kremlin, went down to the Nizhne-Volzhskaya embankment, then climbed the Chkalovskaya stairs, rode the cable car to Bor, after which we got to the Fedorovsky embankment and in the evening crossed the Kanavinsky bridge and We reached the train station. The day turned out to be about 15 km, great! Such walks are much more interesting than running in the morning, with which I still can’t get along. I have a separate post, .

The center of Nizhny Novgorod is quite pleasant. Although is it possible to use the word “center” here if we are talking about only one part of the city (upper), and, one might say, located on the outskirts? I don’t know what the residents call it, but I really liked this decentralization. You walk along Bolshaya Pokrovka: shops, cafes, restored houses, just Moscow Arbat, but take a car and after 10-20 minutes you are already in a residential area, convenient.

Pedestrian street - Bolshaya Pokrovskaya

And if you live right next to the Kremlin, you can get a view from the window of the spit where the Oka and Volga merge, or simply of the Volga. And do you know what you will see across the river? Nothing! There is not another part of the city with dense residential buildings, but a forest! And that's great! I’ve already got my eye on a house on the Fedorovsky embankment; all the beauty will be revealed from the top floor. I can imagine you are sitting by the window, writing an article, and there is a view... Moreover, the view is eternal, it is very unlikely that it will be spoiled.

It was not for nothing that I wrote that this “center” is on the outskirts. This is exactly the feeling that is created, a certain airiness or something, because of the Volga, which is the border of the city, the gaze does not rest on anything. It’s easy to breathe, you don’t feel at all like you’re in the center of a city with a population of millions. After Moscow, it seems that I have arrived in the suburbs, although this is not so. By the way, here comes the second point, which I also liked - there is somewhere to take a walk.

Yes, yes, in Moscow there are also parks and other places for walking, but I don’t have an embankment with a beautiful view 10-20 minutes from my house. However, in all smaller cities, it is much easier to get somewhere. Although I don’t remember any place in Moscow with a non-urban landscape, the city will be visible on all the embankments and observation points. And here are both the upper and lower embankments, I don’t want to walk, I want to ride a bike. And most importantly, you won’t get tired of going to the same places so quickly. And I also had this idea: you can take a bike and ride the cable car with it to the other side, where there is complete freedom for rides.

Nizhny Novgorod "siskin-fawn" near the sign Hill of Poets

There are a lot of people on the streets on a weekday, young people walking, relaxing, riding

Cable car in Nizhny Novgorod - view of Bor

Cable car in Nizhny Novgorod - view of the upper part of the city

Electric vitamins are one of the attractions of Nizhny Novgorod

Evening view of the upper part of the city

What I didn't like

When I was driving with a driver through (applications: , ) to Nizhny, the conversation turned to who would like to live where. He, who was born in Arzamas, but created a business in Moscow, was planning to return to his hometown sooner or later. He is fed up with Moscow with its eternal traffic jams, the city is not for living, but for work, you don’t see your family. I completely agree and support, I also always wanted to live in a smaller town, but there is not enough civilization. The driver Sasha then asked me, what is missing? There are shops, museums, exhibitions and activities in Nizhny, where it’s only an hour and a half drive from Arzamas, and for medicine you can go to Moscow, 5 hours by car or 4 hours by train. I couldn't find anything to answer. Its true. Then, while walking around Nizhny Novgorod, I realized what civilization means to me, in addition to everything listed above.

The crossings are scary, many have no lighting

I agree, broken roads and sidewalks (why are they such a problem in Nizhny?), destroyed courtyards exist in Moscow, they can be found, but there is nothing like that on a large scale anymore. Even the sleeping areas are now tidy, garbage is removed, borders and fences are painted, flower beds are laid out and there is a lawn almost everywhere, modern playgrounds in every yard, everything is illuminated at night. This is what ours looks like. There are few photos in the post, it was about something completely different, but we have a really modern and nice area. The architecture is not for everyone, but it’s better than the lower part of Novgorod in the Moskovskoye Highway area, where it’s completely bleak. However, the photos I took were just from the upper part, we drove right through the lower part by car (I didn’t take pictures from the window), and then I also walked around Yandex Panoramas.

Someone will say that the bourgeois/Muscovite got greedy. Indeed, you can get used to anything. But is there any point in getting used to it? Everyone will have their own answer here. I personally cannot yet exchange Moscow with its disadvantages for another city with its disadvantages, but the search continues little by little :) Conventionally, what my eyes see while I go to the store is very important to me. Desolation is depressing and does not add optimism at all, and broken-down sidewalks without ramps (and entrances without ramps) make life very difficult, especially if you have to carry a baby/wheelchair down the street every day. When you are a tourist and sightseeing, you can not pay attention to such things, but living in this every day is completely different. I remember Pushchino near Moscow

Nizhny Novgorod is a million-plus city located on the spout of the Oka and Volga rivers. Historically known for its fair, for which it at one time received the unofficial name “pocket of Russia”. 200 years ago, Griboyedov ridiculed the “mixing of French with Nizhny Novgorod.” And later Maxim Gorky was born here, so in Soviet times the city bore the name of the writer. For some reason, many visitors like to shorten its name to “Novgorod,” making the eyes of the natives twitch, because it is correct to say “Nizhny” so as not to confuse it with another, Veliky Novgorod, located in the North-Western District.

You can get from Moscow to Nizhny in just four hours by high-speed trains “Sapsan”, “Lastochka” and “Strizh”. During a weekend in the city you will have time to see the local Kremlin, stroll along the embankments and get acquainted with new street art. This summer it will also host World Cup matches, including the quarter-final game. Svetlana Golovanova, a journalist, hedonist and native resident of the city, told The Village about how much city residents spend on living, where they go and how they have fun.

Text: Svetlana Golovanova

Low income

10 thousand rubles

Average income

20–30 thousand rubles

High income

from 60 thousand rubles

Urban environment

The city consists of two parts - upper and lower. In the lower part (also known as the “zarechka”) there are mainly sleeping and industrial areas. The auto giant GAZ is located here, as well as a railway station, an airport and a new stadium built specifically for the 2018 World Cup. And for walks, it is customary to go to the “top”: museums, theaters, exhibition complexes and contemporary art centers are located here.

The main sign and unofficial symbol of the city is the blue fence, which has taken over the streets like a weed. He is especially disgusting to everyone in the area of ​​the Nizhne-Volzhskaya embankment - there he is disfiguring the promenade along the river. For the World Cup, the hated fence from the embankment should finally be removed, opening a restored walking area. In addition to fences, you can see many works of street artists in the city. There are even special street art tours, the routes of which are constantly updated with the appearance of new graffiti and installations.

Housing

from 10 thousand rubles - rent of a one-room apartment

The simplest one-room apartment at some distance from the center can be rented for 10–11 thousand per month. If you search long and hard, you may find something not quite ancient in the upper part. Recently, within a week, I found an excellent option near the center for 22 thousand rubles. This is a completely new apartment, it was specially purchased for rent, and we were lucky to be the first to discover this freshly renovated option.

If we talk about buying housing, then a new one-room apartment in the upper part of the city, but not in the center, can be bought for 2.5–2.8 million rubles. Secondary housing, of course, is cheaper (about 2 million for a one-room apartment), and prices are falling due to the large number of new buildings. A friend of mine recently bought a large three-room apartment in the upper part of the city with furniture for 3.8 million rubles; you can find housing in the lower part for one and a half million.

Accommodation for tourists in the city is usually inexpensive: the price of a room in a decent international hotel (Hampton, Courtyard, Azimut, Ibis) starts from 2–3 thousand rubles per day. But on match days, prices predictably skyrocket. Some apartment owners are also trying to make money on short-term rentals.

Transport

28 rubles per ticket

You can get around the city by buses, minibuses, trolleybuses, trams and metro. There is also a cable car to the town of Bor, where the glass factory is located. Tourists can simply ride along it there and back. The price of a ticket for the cable car is 100 rubles.

When traveling short distances, I recommend using a taxi - trips within the center will cost about 100 rubles. To quickly get from one end of the city to the other, it is better to use the metro. In the upper part, however, there is only one station, but in the very center - on Gorky Square. From there you can rush off to the Leninsky district, to the Automobile Plant, or to Sormovo. And the other day a station will open on Meshchera, where a new stadium is located.

The cost of a ticket for any type of public transport is 28 rubles when paying in cash and 26 rubles when paying by bank transfer. And there is also the magical 71st minibus, it runs quite often, the route is convenient - and, please note, it is 24/7!

If you need to get somewhere with transfers, you can buy a transport card and use it to buy a ticket for an hour (26 rubles) or an hour and a half (40 rubles). True, you won’t be allowed on private minibuses with her.

Products

8–10 thousand rubles per month per person

The most popular grocery chains in the city are Spar, Pyaterochka, and Magnit. For global purchases for a week in advance, Nizhny Novgorod residents prefer Auchan, Lenta, Okay or Metro. If you don’t host dinner parties and buffets with caviar and other delicacies, you can spend 2,000–2,500 rubles a week on groceries. Bread costs 20–40 rubles, a dozen eggs - 50–60 rubles, milk - 30–50 rubles per liter, cucumbers - 80–100 rubles per kilogram, tomatoes - 100–150 rubles, apples - 100 rubles, chicken fillet- 200–250 rubles, beef - 350–400 rubles, pork - 250–300 rubles, red fish such as salmon or trout - 800–1,000 rubles. By the way, for fish it is better to go to the “More & more” grocery stores - there are several of them around the city, and they specialize exclusively in fish and seafood.

There are also several markets in the city. One of the most relevant and modern is the “Firebird” shopping arcade on Sovetskaya Square. There is also a food court similar to the Danilovsky market in Moscow.

Cafes and restaurants

about 1,000 rubles for dinner per person

For some reason, over the past few years, Georgian restaurants have been very popular in Nizhny, and they keep popping up. They are similar to each other and personally do not excite my imagination. Another Nizhny Novgorod gastro trend is burger joints. In this category, I would note “Salute” on Oktyabrskaya Street, from which this trend began. In addition to really tasty burgers at reasonable prices (180–250 rubles), people come here for the atmosphere and party.

The new wave of fast food that is currently sweeping the city is associated with hot dogs. The main locations here are: Shell on Piskunova, Oh My Dog on Ilyinka and Top Hot Dog on Minin Street. My personal favorite is a hot dog with chicken sausage at Top for 240 rubles.

Closing the topic of street food, which we hold in high esteem, I’ll note two more points: the Freakadely cafe, where they prepare bomb chicken and meat meatballs (a killer combo with a side dish and coleslaw - 190 rubles), and falafel Noot with hummus from 169 rubles per portion and falafel in pita for 159 rubles.

If you want a little European charm and bohemianism, check out the Negroni Bar & Enoteca opposite the Comedy Theater. Now a wonderful summer veranda has opened there, where you can languidly sip sparkling wine, crunch on bruschetta and admire the graceful muse Thalia decorating the entrance to the theater. The average bill here will be about a thousand rubles, if you don’t go heavy on the sparkling wine.

Another interesting location is the Mexican bar Rozas, which recently opened at the Zelensky Congress. They serve excellent quesadillas - one of the best in the city (310 rubles for an impressive portion). Rosas also has a cool interior, an excellent cocktail menu, and mariachi songs that will make you want to immediately start dancing.

The main party place that is impossible not to visit is the Herring and Coffee bar on Rozhdestvenskaya Street. There are parties here almost every day, whether on weekdays or weekends. On summer evenings, the place is usually so full that a cheerful crowd, which does not fit in a small bar, fills part of the street, creating an impromptu open air. The prices at “Seledka” are quite affordable; you can go on a spree here for a thousand or even 500 rubles.

Entertainment

200–250 rubles - ticket to the museum

from 120 rubles - cinema ticket

100–6,000 rubles - theater ticket

I strongly recommend visiting the Arsenal Center for Contemporary Art in the Kremlin - after restoration, several large halls are open here and, as a rule, several exhibitions are held simultaneously. The cost of a single ticket to all exhibitions is 200 rubles. And on Wednesdays you can go everywhere for free.

There is also a contemporary art gallery called Futuro, located in a historic building on Rozhdestvenskaya. Inside there are two halls and a Futuro Store, where you can buy your own piece of contemporary art at reasonable prices. The price of a ticket to the exhibition is 200 rubles. After visiting the gallery, with this ticket you can go to the Herring, which is located directly opposite, and get free coffee or tea. Wednesday is also a free day.

Albrecht Durer's originals are on display at the Nizhny Novgorod State Art Museum throughout the summer. Ticket price is 250 rubles.

And of course, it will be strange not to ride a river bus in the city at the confluence of two rivers. At the Nizhny Novgorod river station there are several berths, from where various walking routes along the Oka and Volga regularly start from entertainment programs or without them. Prices - 300–800 rubles.