Rostov-on-Don

Many tourists may notce that the Rostov women are beautful. Their beauty inspired sculptors to create the monument “ Rostovchanka", devoted to all the Rostov women. Another place of interest, well- known all over Russia is the Rostov's special area for leisure and rest on the lef bank of the river Don. Here you can fnd many night clubs, restaurants, cafes, casinos, special places where you can taste typical Don cuisine and shashlyc, small pieces of meat specially prepared in the open air. The guests of Rostov will admire tasty food, beautful interiors and a wide choice of entertainment. The river Don was called the Amazon River in ancient tmes because of the fact that on its banks tribes of brave women-warriors lived. In the Don steppes archaeologists found many ancient burial places. The ancient Greek called the river Don “Tanais”.

The Rostov regional museum belongs to the largest museums of the outh of Russia. The world fame of the museum is based on the unique archaeological collecton, including gold and silver items, such as weapons, harnesses, wine bowls and decoratons, representng the culture of the natons, which populated the Don region in ancient tme ( cythians, armat, avromat tribes).

Rostov-on-Don is the capital of the region. The city was founded in 1749 on the right hilly bank of the river Don, on the crossroads of sea and land. In former days, customs were at the mouth of the Temernik River under the decree of the Peter the Great`s daughter, the Empress Elizaveta (Elizabeth). Later the customs house was protected by a military fortress named after Saint Dmitriy Rostovskiy, founded in 1761. Settlements, which appeared around the fortress, were called Rostov-on-Don in 1807 by the decree of the Emperor Alexander I.

The favorable geographical position promoted the economic development of Rostov. Due to this fact the trading port was formed, accepting watercrafts of Russian, Greek, Italian, Turkish, Armenian and Persian merchants. That`s why Rostov-on-Don was called “The Gate of the Caucasus”.

Nowadays Rostov-on-Don is a modern and very important trading and transport  gateway with its strategic port and that`s why it has been called the town of contrast architecture.

The main square of the city is Theatre Square. The Drama Theatre facing this square was  built in 1930 in the style of constructivism and it has the form of a tractor. Another large street of Rostov is Pushkinskaya Street, named after the great Russian poet A.S. Pushkin, whose monument you can see just in the centre of the street.

 One of the wonderful places for rest is the Quay. Here you can see many sculptural compositions, showing the heroes out of books of the great Russian writer, Nobel-prize winner M. Sholokhov.

Many tourists may notice that the Rostov women are beautiful. Their beauty inspired sculptors to create the monument “ Rostovchanka", devoted to all the Rostov women. Another place of interest, well-known all over Russia is the Rostov's special area for leisure and rest on the left bank of the river Don. Here you can find many night clubs, restaurants, cafes, casinos, special places where you can taste typical Don cuisine and shashlyc, small pieces of meat specially prepared in the open air. The guests of Rostov will admire tasty food, beautiful interiors and a wide choice of entertainment.

The river Don was called the Amazon River in ancient times because of the fact that on its banks tribes of brave women-warriors lived. In the Don steppes archaeologists found many ancient burial places. The ancient Greek called the river Don “Tanais”.

The Rostov regional museum belongs to the largest museums of the South of Russia. The world fame of the museum is based on the unique archaeological collection, including gold and silver items, such as weapons, harnesses, wine bowls and decorations, representing the culture of the nations, which populated the Don region in ancient time (Scythians, Sarmat, Savromat tribes).

The Rostov regional museum of Fine Arts is keeping a collection of more than 6000 works from different countries, including paintings of Russian, Dutch, Flemish and Italian masters.

If You should like to see the ancient treasures of Don land, to understand the lively temperament and the glorious historical path of the Don Cossasks, to walk on the romantic Pushkin street and if you should wish to taste the delicious Cossack dishes and to listen to fascinating Cossack songs-You are welcome to Rostov, the city on the quiet river Don!