What to do and see in Smolensk, Central Russia: The Best Things to do

April 27, 2022 Dorsey Hagwood

Smolensk (Russian: Смоленск, IPA: [smɐˈlʲɛnsk] ( listen)) is a city and the administrative center of Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the Dnieper River, 360 kilometers (220 mi) west-southwest of Moscow. Population: 326,861 (2010 Census); 325,137 (2002 Census); 341,483 (1989 Census).
Restaurants in Smolensk

Kommunisticheskaya St., 4, Smolensk 214000 Russia +7 481 238-06-95 [email protected] http://www.smolensk-museum.ru/catalog/hudozhestvennaya_galereya/
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Art Gallery at the Smolensk State Museum Reserve

2. Cathedral of the Assumption (Uspensky Sobor)

Sobornaya Gora St, 5, Smolensk 214000 Russia +7 481 238-07-57 http://smoleparh.ru/Prihodi/View/776
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Cathedral of the Assumption (Uspensky Sobor)

Reviewed By CityCruncher - Eton Wick, United Kingdom

Hello I have just visited Smolensk Beautiful City with many attractions The Cathedral is an excellent building with 6 kls of wall around the building Inside the Cathedral is the best one I have visited This is the training place for all Bishops Priests in Russia Plenty of Museums ,many attractive buildings Train route to Europe direct to Paris Frankfurt Plus Belarus Maldova Hungary Ukraine Minsk etc all direct Bullet train to Paris 19 hrs sleeper if required Roads very good to all cities including Moscow 4 hrs drive or 5 hours I train Well worth a visit Paul Bainbridge City Cruncher

3. Monument Grateful Russia to the Heroes of 1812

Dzerzhinskogo st., 4, Smolensk 214010 Russia http://www.museum.ru/1812/memorial/Smolensk1812/mon1.htm
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Monument Grateful Russia to the Heroes of 1812

4. Thunder Tower of the Smolensk Fortress

Oktyabrskoi Revolyutsy St, 3, Smolensk 214000 Russia +7 481 238-41-73 http://www.smolensk-museum.ru/catalog/smolensk_-_schit_rossii/
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4.5 based on 120 reviews

Thunder Tower of the Smolensk Fortress

Reviewed By alexey2612 - Moscow, Russia

I am a history buff, as you know. So I couldn't miss the Thunder Tower during my short visit to Smolensk. It is situated in the south-western part of the fortress. It is called thunder because it used to be a powderhouse. Now it is a military museum. The entrance is from the ground floor (literally) from the inner side of the fortress. The museum covers the military history of the middle ages mainly. From one of the upper levels one can enter a short stretch of the fortress wall.

5. S. Konenkov's Sculpture Museum

Mayakovskogo St., 7, Smolensk 214000 Russia +7 481 238-20-29 http://www.smolensk-museum.ru/catalog/muzey_skulpturi_konyonkova/
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4.5 based on 53 reviews

S. Konenkov's Sculpture Museum

6. Smolensk Region In Days of The World War II 1941-1945 Museum

Dzerzhinskogo St., 4A, Smolensk 214000 Russia +7 481 238-32-65 http://www.smolensk-museum.ru/catalog/smolensk_v_godi_vov/
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Smolensk Region In Days of The World War II 1941-1945 Museum

7. Smolensk Fortress

Studencheskaya ul., d. 4, Smolensk 214000 Russia +7 481 238-13-82
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Smolensk Fortress

Reviewed By alexey2612 - Moscow, Russia

I can proudly brag about covering the whole length of the fortress wall. I did not do it at once. It took me several years to do that. In the past some sections were neglected. Anyone could climb over there and walk amid piles of garbage. This time I was pleasantly surprised to see a well-kept wall.

8. Central Park of Culture and Rest Lopatinsky Garden

Lenina st., 2a, Smolensk 214008 Russia +7 481 238-36-05 http://www.smoladmin.ru/social/cultura/cultura_cpk.html
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Central Park of Culture and Rest Lopatinsky Garden

9. Garden Blone

Kommunisticheskaya St., Smolensk Russia
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Garden Blone

Reviewed By alexey2612 - Moscow, Russia

This park with a French sounding name (that has nothing to do with French) is conveniently located in the heart of Smolensk. In 1917 it witnessed the social upheavals of two revolutions - rallies. After the Great Patriotic War a trophy statues were placed here from Hermann Goering's estates in East Prussia. I walked through the Blonye garden several times, I couldn't miss it. But I never stopped and reflected upon the surroundings, which I miss now.

10. Sculpture Deer

Garden Blonye, Smolensk Russia
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Sculpture Deer

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