Pskov region Tourist information center

Pskov region-Russia starts here! A trip to the Pskov region is an excursion into the thousand-year history of Russia. The region is located on the North-Western borders and borders with three countries: Estonia, Latvia and Belarus. Located at the intersection of trade routes, Pskov was an open gateway to Russia for foreign merchants and a partner of the Hanseatic League. In these places were born Princess Olga and the Baptist of Russia, Prince Vladimir, and in the free Pskov Veche-the basis of the state's democracy. A fateful Ice battle took place here.at the Pskov railway station, Emperor Nicholas II abdicated in 1917. Over the centuries, this region has developed a distinctive culture and its own architectural school. At first glance, travelers are struck by the powerful walls of Pskov Krom, Pskov-Pechersk monastery and Izborskaya fortress. And the Pushkin mountains will captivate the most sophisticated tourist with their beauty and poetic magnetism.