ТОРЖОК В ГОСТЯХ У НОВОТОРОВ Torzhok Russia

Этот город с тысячелетней историей на берегу Тверцы неизменно манит тысячи путешественников. И не удивительно, Торжок — самый «богатый» город Тверской области по количеству памятников истории и архитектуры. Torzhok was first mentioned in a chronicle in 1139 as Novy Torg. Architectural monuments of Torzhok include a number of parish churches, dating back to the late 17th or early 18th centuries. Under Catherine the Great, the old monastery of Sts. Boris and Gleb was redesigned in Neoclassical style by a local landowner, Prince Lvov. The main city church is the Savior-Transfiguration Cathedral, founded in 1374. The current edifice was consecrated in 1822. There is also Catherine the Great&diminutive travel palace