View of the Kolva River from Vyatsky Hill
For peace and tranquility, for the beauty of nature untouched by civilization. To see the places described in Alexei Ivanov's novel 'Heart of Parma', which in its first edition was titled 'Cherdyn — Princess of the Mountains'. In 2022 the film 'Heart of Parma' was released, which won the hearts of millions of people across the country. To immerse yourself in the unhurried rhythm of life of a 19th-century merchant town and stroll its streets. To climb each of the seven hills on which the town stands. To admire the taiga and the mountains from Troitsky or Vyatsky Hills on clear days. To walk in summer along the sandy beach on the bank of the Kolva, and in winter to make snowmen out of the sparkling white snow.
View from the bell tower of the Resurrection Cathedral
And also to learn the history of this remarkable region. The State Regional Budgetary Cultural Institution 'Cherdyn Local History Museum named after A.S. Pushkin' comprises five buildings: the local history museum building (ChUZU, 1850s), the exhibition hall (Women's Gymnasium, 1888), the Museum of the History of Faith (Assumption Church, 1757-1785), the museum space at 58 Yurganovskaya St. (Men's Parish School, 1888) and the M.N. Romanov Memorial Center (almshouse, 1913-1915), together with the Romanov Garden in the urban-type settlement of Nyrob. All of them are architectural monuments of regional significance — cultural heritage sites of the Russian Federation.
