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MOSCOW, May 5 – Trend Wire, Maria Selivanova. These cities are not competitors to the popular Kolomna or Sergiev Posad, but they are definitely worth staying there for a couple of hours or half a day. What not to miss on a one-day trip to Solnechnogorsk, Klin, Kashira, Dmitrov and Serpukhov – in the Trend Wire material.

One of the oldest cities in the Moscow region was first mentioned in 1356 in the spiritual charter of Ivan II, the son of Ivan Kalita. However, people lived here before: there are more than 30 territories preserved by archaeologists around the city. True, the name of the place was written with the letter “o”, not from the Kashirka River, but from the Turkic “kosh” – camp.

Kashira is cozy. Take a walk along the main street – Sovetskaya. There is the Vvedenskaya Church with a clock on the bell tower. The chimes, as the locals call them, show the time to the four cardinal directions. And from the bell tower you can see the panorama of the city.

A monument to the poet was erected in Pushkinsky Square. Nearby there is a sculpture of an archer – a symbol of the feat of the Kashira warriors in 1572, when 200 people held back the Turkish-Crimean army of thousands heading towards Moscow. The toe of the boot is polished to a shine: tourists make a wish.

There is a bread shop in the old water tower. There you can buy delicious pastries and the gastronomic symbol of Kashira – gingerbread made from shortcrust pastry in the shape of an apple. There have always been orchards in these places.

On Sovetskaya there is a local history museum housed in a building in the Art Nouveau style. Exhibits include archaeological finds and household items. There is also an unusual exhibition here: the world’s only interactive Museum of Noctilucent Clouds, dedicated to the astronomer Nikolai Grishin. Noctilucent clouds, the highest in the atmosphere, are a rare, beautiful natural phenomenon that can be observed from May to August north of 50 degrees latitude.

The city also has a beautifully equipped Oka embankment, there is a cafe and a beach – you can swim in the summer.

Distance from Moscow: 93 kilometers.

How to get there: Train from Paveletsky station, travel time – two hours.

In Klin, tourists usually visit two museums: Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and the New Year’s toy “Klin Compound”.

Tchaikovsky rented a house in the city, where he wrote music for the ballets “The Nutcracker” and “The Sleeping Beauty”, and the operas “Iolanta” and “The Queen of Spades”. The building was later bought by his brother Modest; he kept the composer’s belongings and notes, Pyotr Ilyich’s piano, his bed and furniture.

Nearby is a concert hall where the Tchaikovsky Arts Festival is held in early July. There is a well-kept park around, in the center there is a monument to the composer.

In the off-season, you can spend time without the fuss and crowds at the New Year’s Toy Museum. His motto: “New Year – all year round!” In 12 halls, even in summer, decorated Christmas trees, figurines and garlands from different eras made of glass, cardboard, porcelain, paper, and foil are displayed. In the display cases there are old balls, stars, birds, and flat cardboard figures that used to be sent to relatives in postal envelopes.

In the city center it is worth visiting the Trading Rows to buy souvenirs and the Trinity Cathedral, built in the 19th century.

Distance from Moscow: 67 kilometers.

How to get there: Train from Leningradsky station, travel time – about an hour.

For a long time the city was an outpost of the Moscow principality. It was first mentioned in documents from 1336. During the era of Peter the Great, Serpukhov turned into a craft and trade center. There were tanneries, brick factories, and cloth factories.

Tourists begin to explore it from Cathedral Hill, the territory of the Kremlin. From the observation deck you can see a panorama of the city.

Of the buildings of the fortress, only the Trinity Cathedral with a hipped bell tower, a fragment of a wall, and part of the Vysotskaya Tower have survived.

At the Master’s Museum, guests get acquainted with the life of wealthy peasants. The Doll Museum has a collection of interior clowns and antique beauties in bright dresses. In the historical and artistic sphere, the collection of works by Levitan, Aivazovsky, Roerich, and Vereshchagin deserves attention.

On a hot day, head to the embankment. At the confluence of the Oka and Nara, there are cafes, swings, and sports grounds on wooden flooring. There is a beach nearby.

Distance from Moscow: 105 kilometers.

How to get there: The train from Kursky Station takes about one and a half hours. You can get there 20 minutes faster by Lastochka. The same distance can be taken by bus from the Lesoparkovaya metro station.

For several centuries this city was the first Yamsk station on the route between the two capitals. A must-see place is the Travel Palace, now a museum and exhibition center. The exhibition includes household items of local nobles, merchants and peasants, including coachman’s sleighs and antique traveling bags.

Not far from Solnechnogorsk there are two famous estates. Mikhail Lermontov spent his holidays as a child in Serednikovo. Alexander Blok often visited his grandfather in Shakhmatovo. Now there are museums there, and around there are beautiful, well-kept gardens.

On a hot day, you can go to the central city beach on Lake Senezh. There is a beautiful embankment and good infrastructure for those who want to swim: there is a lifeguard tower, shade canopies, and changing cabins.

Distance from Moscow: 72 kilometers.

How to get there: The train from Leningradsky station takes a little over an hour to Podsolnechnaya station. By bus – an hour from the Vodny Stadion metro station.

The main tourist attraction of the city, founded in 1154 and named after the son of Yuri Dolgoruky, is a 12th-century fortress. The Kremlin preserves the beautiful Assumption Cathedral and the remains of a medieval rampart.

From there you have a panoramic view of the historical center with noble and merchant mansions, the Elizabeth Church, and Kropotkinskaya Street. This is the local Arbat with unusual sculptures – figures of citizens of the 18th century.

Not far from the Kremlin is the Museum of Frogs; they are considered a symbol of the city. Nearby is the House-Museum of the geographer Peter Kropotkin and the Borisoglebsky Monastery with a holy spring.

Distance from Moscow: about 80 kilometers.

How to get there: The train from Savelovsky or Belorussky station takes about one and a half hours. The bus is a little faster, boarding is at the Altufyevo metro station.