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inryko
With few exceptions it is the only place you can bring your guest from other region/country.Fabulous collection of traditional timber houses and nice envisonment. When you are in Archangel even for a short while - visit and enjoy!
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Dlwtvw
Nice Historical sturcutures and great area to walk and take pictures. They have a place you can grap something to eat for lunch serving some traditional Russian foods
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MaGeBo
The only thing that rivals it is Skansen in Stockholm. quite unexpected as a find in such a remote location. A reconstruction of Russian villages on a many-acre site. A MUST if in Arkhangelsk.
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ErvastiR
Interesting and fascinating place to visit. While entering I let the locals do the talking since they charge foreigners differently (cheaper this way). Excellent place for architure and culture fans, not to forget normal day-trippers. The place is a bit hard to reach, I used local buses which were amazingly cheap. Nearby a nice hotel and good russian restaurant. I recommend for a day trip.
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GwynRoberts
This place is a special place of interest. I first visited here on 16 June 2001. Today we retraced our steps. In September 2005, I attended my nephew's wedding reception here. The place is very interesting and I have taken hundreds of photographs of this museum and today was no exception (113 photos). Adjacent to the museum is the Tourist Village which offers very comfortable accommodation and a warm Russian welcome.Regretably there is little access for disabled people and no cafe.
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Toujourstraveling
Walking around "town" was a step back in time. Our lovely guide greeted us with bread and salt. She was dressed in traditional costume, which suited her quite well! The museum is not big, and it is all outside. The weather was warm and the walk very comfortable. We spent some time inside one of the houses. Our guide explained how these wooden buildings were kept warm throughout the window using fire, and a technique where the smoke settled at the top of the house, keeping things toasty.The home appeared rather large, but it had merely a few rooms. The main room had a table, which never would have been moved, along with built-in benches for the men and boys of the family and movable benches for the girls and women. A cradle covered by mama's skirt hung near the table. A beautiful wooden church and chapel sit in the center of town. The wealthy houses are on the other side. A very unique and worthwhile visit.
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DebM904
This museum is not really in the city, but it's not far and worth visiting. There was still lots of snow when we were there, which made it seem more magical (if you're dressed for it). The old wooden structures are beautiful and the staff dressed in period costumes to welcome you with bread and salt is a nice touch. We didn't have any kids in our group, but several of us regressed very quickly to our childhood when we had a chance to try out the old-fashioned swings, learn to make old-time crafts and take a sleigh ride.
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bigboybah
If its crisp weather(you'll understand what i mean by 'crisp' if you are in North Russia) it is a great place to go for a day trio especially if you have kids.The wooden buildings and strucutures look nice and is nice in the eyes after all the drab soviet style buildings in Arkhangelsk. Nice and safe picnic spot. The maslenitsa days can get really crowded and beware of the bliny sold outside - there are chances of getting the runs!! Try to go on weekend - you can sometimes see newly-weds coming in for a traditional ceremony...great insight into pre-soviet culture and language.Walk across the wood bridge/pathway onto the otherside - for some quietness. Great place to take long walks(wear some comfortable shoes), find a nice spot and sit and meditate( or chug down cans beer - like the locals sometimes do). But overall its a great place as far as Arkhangelsk is concerned. Unless it is maslenitsa weekend, you can take the PAZ bus from city centre to Maley Karely
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Nlzzz
Some interesting wooden architecture, nothing more, nothing less. Can be seen in an hour or two. Very nice during wintertime. Recommended since there is not much elase to do in Arkhangelsk.Going there: By taxi around 600 Rubles.The way back is easy by bus, only around 100 Rubles or so.
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AbinE
Museum of Wooden Architecture and Folk Arts is located 25 KM from Arkhangelsk, a city in northern part of Russia, founded in 1584. The Museum area is divided into six sectors. Each sector is a model of settlement with the layout and the typical buildings. There are more than 100 monuments including churches, chapels, houses, store houses, Russian traditional bath houses (Banya) mills, wells etc..., There are also artists in traditional costumes to give a real feeling.