Ivanovo
Ivanovo is a city in Russia and the administrative center and largest city of Ivanovo Oblast, located 254 kilometers (158 mi) northeast of Moscow and approximately 100 kilometers (62 mi) from Yaroslavl, Vladimir and Kostroma.
Ivanovo has a population of 361,644 as of the 2021 Census, making it the 50th largest city in Russia. Until 1932, it was previously known as Ivanovo-Voznesensk. It is the youngest city of the Golden Ring of Russia.
Getting to Ivanovo
A bus from the main bus station (either to Ivanovo directly or to Kineshma via Ivanovo) in Moscow runs several times a day and the cost is around 450 руб. They are usually very busy and the buses are usually old. A daily overnight train arrives early in the morning from Moscow's Yaroslavskaya Station.
- 01Ivanovo
Worth seeing
There is not much in particular to see in Ivanovo, and frankly, you could get a good idea of the city by just passing through on the bus to Kostroma. But the main street in the city center with restaurants and cafes is Lenina avenue.
- 01Museum of Industry and Art
- 02Museum of Ivanovo Chintz
Things to do
Lodz Cinema. Movie theatre showing contemporary movies in Russian. Named after Łódź in Poland, another textile industry centre.
Where to eat
Shesh besh, Marii Ryabininoy Ulitsa, 4/18,. from 17:00. This place is great if you're looking for some Azeri cuisine. Pitstsafabrika, Prospekt Sheremetevskiy, 85Г,. Pizza and sushi and tea in samovars. Khmel', Ulitsa Bagayeva, 14, Ivanovo,. from 17:00. Beer house, specializing in burgers, and, you guessed it: beer. (Maybe this belongs in the Drink section). Aragvi, Prospekt Lenina, д. 19, строение 1.
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