Tour route 2. With love to the Don-Batiushka

Walking tour begins in the Pokrovsky square on Bolshaya Sadovaya st. (1 km from the fan zone on Theatre Square). The monument to the Russian Empress Elizaveta Petrovna is established here. Elizaveta Petrovna became the foundress of the city of Rostov-on-Don.

You will get acquainted with the past and the present of the city of Rostov-on-Don. During the excursion you learn about Peter I's role in the history of Don region, about the Rostov merchants, history of the embankment and Don River, on one of which sites there passes the geographical boundary between Europe and Asia.

The route passes on Bogatyanovsky descent from the Rich source which has given rise to the city to the Don River Embankment. A lot of new sculptures "The successful fisherman", "Cancer", "Artist", "Don-father", "Grigory and Aksinya in the boat" and familiar for a long time "Ded Schoucar", "Nakhalenok", "Rostovchanka" are established here. Monuments to Maxim Gorky, to Mikhail Sholokhov, the bust to the Admiral Ushakov are built on the embankment.

At will it is possible to make motor vessel walk up the Don River (about 1 hour). The route comes to the end at restaurant "Portland"(descent of Budennovsky Ave.).

Route extent – 3,5 km. Route duration - 2,5 hours.

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