How to visit the house-museum of Sergei Yesenin in Konstantinovo from Ryazan?

Ryazan is a very interesting city for tourist visits, but tourists don’t seem to be particularly welcome here. Of course, there is an incredible number of interesting places that are worth visiting, but the tourist infrastructure itself - hotels, travel arrangements, improved places for walking and recreation - all this, unfortunately, in the city is still very far from ideal. And the city itself somehow doesn’t look cozy and comfortable.

So, what to see in Ryazan? First of all, it is better to go to see its main attraction - the Ryazan Kremlin and the complex of the Transfiguration Monastery. The Kremlin ensemble, formed in the 16th – 18th centuries and consisting of walls, towers, ramparts, 8 temples, a bell tower and civil buildings, is very interesting not only for pleasant walks and mental relaxation, but also for pilgrimages and educational excursions.

The museums are located in the following Kremlin buildings - in Oleg's Palace (historical exhibition), in the Singing Building (exhibition dedicated to the everyday life and holidays of the Russian people), in the Cherni Hotel and in the Consistory Building. Be sure to also visit the Assumption Cathedral of the Kremlin - one of the largest Russian churches.

I would also advise you to go to Ryazan to the most romantic place in the city - Cathedral Park. This is a great place for walking, from here Trubezhnaya embankment offers a magnificent panorama of the Ryazan Kremlin, there are also many architectural and historical monuments - Sergei Yesenin, the heroes of the Patriotic War of 1812, the granite stele to the Heroes of the Civil War, the Church of the Savior on the Yar, the Ilyinsky Cathedral and the Chapel 900th anniversary of Ryazan.

Then you can wander around the historical center of Ryazan. It is limited to four streets - Lenin, Kremlin Val, Griboyedov and Yesenin, essentially representing a regular rectangle. Here you will see traditional Russian streets with a large number of old houses - former houses of nobles, merchants, banks, gymnasiums and hotels. Of greatest interest among them are Gostiny Dvor, then the one-story house of Morozov, in which the great Russian writer Saltykov-Shchedrin once lived, and the building of the Noble Assembly of the Ryazan province. Also along the way you will come across monuments to Evpatiy Kolovrat, Sergei Yesenin, M.E. Saltykov-Shchedrin and many others.

Be sure to take a walk along Pochtovaya Street - this is a kind of local Arbat. A great place for pleasant and leisurely walks - benches, paving stones, many different restaurants and cafes. Both residents of Ryazan and tourists consider it a wonderful holiday destination.

Be sure to go to the city's Central Park. It is conditionally divided into the Lower Garden - Drunken Park and the Upper Garden - Natashkin Park. These gardens are located on both sides of Lenin Street. The gardens are very popular among local residents, which is probably why the residents gave them such unique names. This territory has been a park since very ancient times; once upon a time the entire area was the estate park of Gavrila Ryumin. There were ponds with swans and ducks, and fountains. But even now the park looks very decent. The most interesting place in the Lower Garden is the sculptural composition “Mushrooms with Eyes”. Obviously it reflects the essence of a famous folk saying.

In the Upper Garden (or Natashkino) you can see monuments to Sergei Yesenin and Volodya Ulyanov with their mother, children's playgrounds and the Rock Garden. It is not known exactly in honor of which Natasha this park is named - according to one version, some Natalya committed suicide here from unhappy love, and according to another - in honor of the famous Russian actress Natalya Klimova, who is a native of these places.

It is, of course, impossible to visit Ryazan without visiting its pride - the Museum of the History of the Airborne Forces. This museum is located right in the building of the Airborne Forces School named after General V.F. Margelova. This is a unique museum; it has no analogues in the whole world. In general, Ryazan is considered the birthplace of the Airborne Forces, so it would be unforgivable not to visit this original museum.

If you have free time, don’t waste it and take a fascinating trip along the Oka River on a pleasure boat. The pier is located near the Ryazan Kremlin. Along the way, you will look at the ancient city from the water and admire its picturesque nature.

The museum-reserve of Sergei Yesenin in Konstantinovo was written in detail in the previous review, and I invite you to visit the St. John the Theologian Monastery in Poshupovo, Ryazan region. This ancient monastery, whose foundation dates back to the 12th – 13th centuries, is located very close to Ryazan. It is small in size, but well restored, very well maintained and beautiful as a picture. First of all, visit the Church of Seraphim of Sarov, which houses the relics of the last abbots of the monastery. Then be sure to visit the Assumption Cathedral - there is a stunning faience iconostasis of amazing beauty. I don't even know where else you can find such value.

If possible, go to the village of Solotcha, located 20 kilometers from Ryazan. It is in this place that the territory of the famous Meshchera Nature Reserve begins; it is not for nothing that Solotcha is called the “gateway to Meshchera.” The nature here is stunningly beautiful, it’s not for nothing that this place is considered a resort area. But the most stunning place here is, of course, the Solotchinsky Monastery. It is incredibly ancient - it was founded by the Grand Duke Oleg of Ryazan himself in 1390, and during the campaign against Kazan, Tsar Ivan the Terrible and his retinue stayed there.