Things to see and do Yaroslavl Oblast

This name, of Finno-Ugric origin, means "swampy" because if the lake covers a very large area it is shallow. You can canoe at your leisure or fish for freshwater fish (there are sixteen species of freshwater fish sold at the Rostov market). The lake participates in the fortune of Rostov-le-Grand because its easily accessible bottom is full of loess: a very fertile silt which allows Rostov to be one of the great market gardening regions of Russia. The place is obviously more advisable in summer than in winter, transformed into an ice rink.

Officially preserved since 1988 over 239 km2, the area around the lake was not one of the favourite holiday resorts of the Tsars for several centuries for nothing. From the flat countryside dotted with small places of worship of great simplicity emanates a bucolic softness that really penetrates the soul of the travellers of ancient Rus'. One almost feels like staying a few more days to welcome the twilight on the banks of the lake.

Following the Kouznetsov Street, we arrive at Pereslavl-Zalesski beach. In summer, you can stay here on the lake Plescheevo. Another beach at the exit of Pereslavl, not far from the museum of the boat of Pierre the Great.