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Cherepovets

Cherepovets is a city in Vologda Oblast, Russia, located in the west of the oblast on the banks of the Sheksna River and on the shores of the Rybinsk Reservoir.

Cherepovets
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The place

Cherepovets is a city in Vologda Oblast, Russia, located in the west of the oblast on the banks of the Sheksna River and on the shores of the Rybinsk Reservoir. As of the 2010 Census, its population was 312,310, making it the most populous city in the oblast.

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What is there

Worth seeing in and around Cherepovets

3 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

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    Ice Palace

    The Ice Palace is a 6,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Cherepovets, Russia. It was opened in 2007.

    3.2 km · multi-purpose arena in Cherepovets, Vologda Oblast, Russia · Wikipedia
  2. 02
    Military University of Radioelectronics

    The Military University of Radioelectronics is a Russian military academy conducting warrant officer programmes, commissioned officer programmes, advance training career commissioned officer programmes, and adjunctura programmes. It is located in Cherepovets.

    0 m · Russian military university · Wikipedia
  3. 03
    Cherepovets Resurrection Monastery

    The Cherepovets Resurrection Monastery was founded in the late 14th century by two Christian Orthodox monks Feodosy and Afanasy, followers of Sergius of Radonezh. The future place for the monastery was wisely selected on the hill near the junction of the Sheksna River and the Yagorba River, abundant with sturgeon and other freshwater fish.

    1.6 km · monastery in Cherepovets, Russia · Wikipedia

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See

What Wikivoyage says to see

There are not many attractions in Cherepovets. The main street is Sovetskij Prospect and it is a nice walk along it. At the end of Sovetskij is the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ, which was restored and a nice park around it on Cathedral Hills with a small museum to one of the city's first mayors - Milyutin.

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    Museum

From Wikivoyage: Cherepovets, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Do

Things to do

There are many exciting things to do in and around Cherepovets. During summer, the beaches on the Sheksna river are good for sunbathing, but swimming might not be safe. There is a beach in each major section of the city. Boat tours can be taken along the Sheksna for about 1.5 hours from Ulitsa Nabarezhnaja, just look for the boat. Just outside the city is another beach on the reservoir and a couple of resorts.

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Eat

Where to eat

In general, there are many good options of places to eat in Cherepovets as the city is fairly wealthy because of the steel industry. Some of the best places are: Restaurant "Pizzeria" has good pizza, although with a Russian twist Restaurant "Park Palas" on Ulitsa Maksima Gorkogo has good European food and a large outdoor section

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Go there

Getting to Cherepovets

Airports
Golden Ring Yaroslavl (IAR), 217 km
  • Moscow → Cherepovets
    376 km · quickest by road, 9h 48m · ₽1,790–2,390
  • Tunoshna → Cherepovets
    219 km · quickest by road, 5h 26m · ₽1,020–1,360
  • St. Petersburg → Cherepovets
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