City Tour of Tobolsk is fascinating as it will take you to some of the most attractive places in this part of Russia. One of the most picturesque cities of Russia, Tobolsk is rich in natural splendor as well as in architectural grandeur due to its significant historical and cultural connections with the past. Tobolsk is best known perhaps as the place associated with the fate of the first Russian revolutionaries and the tragedy of the Last Royal family. City Tour of Tobolsk can be a once-in-a-lifetime experience for you.
City Tour of Tobolsk will give you the golden opportunity to experience the architectural excellence of Tobolsk Kremlin. Tobolsk is the only town in Siberia and one of the few in Russia which has a standing stone ‘kremlin’ or detailed city-fortress. The Kremlin has been the Siberian symbol of Russia for many years. It stands majestically with white walls and towers with an assemblage of churches and palatial buildings. It was built on a high river bank at the turn of the 17th and 18th centuries. It was acknowledged as a national historical and architectural treasure in 1870. You can visit the principal monuments of the kremlin -- the Cathedral of St. Sophia, a merchant courtyard, an episcopal palace and the Swedish Chamber with six baroque halls.
Tobolsk City Tour will also take you to the Abalac Saint Omen monastery which lies 30 km away from Tobolsk. It remembers the first and the last Rasputin’s prayers before his death in St. Petersburg. This monastery was also visited by the Emperor of All Russia Nicholas II and his family in autumn 1917 on their last tragic way to Yekaterinburg. The town of Tobolsk was the last place of exile of the Romanov family. City Tour of Tobolsk includes a visit to the study of Nikolai Romanov II and the Zavalnoe Cemetery. Visit the house where the royal family was held. It is situated in the Downtown. Nikolai’s cabinet was reconstructed according to the old photos in one of its rooms. Today, it is a museum where you can go for excursion.
With City Tour of Tobolsk, you can also visit the Historical museum, the Prisoner’s Castle and a state-protected museum.
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