Three bridges connect the right and left banks in Chusovoy. The oldest is a railway bridge; the road bridge is also known as the Yermak Bridge. A cable-stayed bridge leads to the district on Zakurye Island. The bridges thus differ both in their function and in the destinations they connect. They offer a tangible starting point for exploring the crossings between the banks and the island district.
Astafyev’s Footsteps in the Museum and the City
The Viktor Petrovich Astafyev Literary Museum in Chusovoy displays the writer’s personal belongings, books and magazines. Visits are by prior request. The “Astafyev Line” walking trail offers another way to explore the Astafyev family’s life story. It was created in Chusovoy in 2015 and is designed for self-guided visits. Twelve information panels stand near significant places in the city connected with the family’s history. It is best to check the condition of the panels before your visit.
The museum and the walking trail focus on different things: the museum features personal belongings and books, while the trail focuses on places associated with the family and their information panels.
City Stories and Everyday Life
The “City Legends” tourist route was created in 2017. It tells stories about local monuments, mysterious figures, significant buildings and other city landmarks. One specific literary connection can be found in the life-size monument to Alexander Grin, erected in 1988 on the bank of the Arkhipovka River in Chusovoy.
A walking tour run by the Chusovoy Museum explores what people in Chusovoy ate and prepared in the 19th and 20th centuries. Its focus on food and its preparation adds an everyday-history theme to the subjects of literature and city landmarks.
Get Involved in Chusovoy
The Folk Culture Center offers workshops in stained glass, wool felting, painting, graphic arts, cutting and sewing. A workshop lasts up to two hours. Workshops and tours are available by prior booking only; arrange your visit with the center in advance. The wide range of topics spans artistic techniques and sewing, while the duration gives you a practical guide for planning your day.
The Ogonyok Sports School also offers workshops in Chusovoy, in luge and bobsledding, open to everyone interested. Check current booking arrangements with the school.
A Nearby Destination
The Chusovaya River History Park is located near Chusovoy. Its exhibition centers on a museum about Yermak’s journey from Nizhny Chusovoy Gorodok to Siberia. The exhibition center thus connects the story of a particular expedition with the river to which the park is dedicated.
Nature and Culture in Perm Krai
One of Perm Krai’s nature destinations is the “To the Summit of Northern Baseg” hiking route in the Basegi Nature Reserve. The circular route is 11 kilometers long; the tour takes five to eight hours, including the guided tour and rest breaks. It starts at the Shchastlivy ranger station checkpoint and runs for 3,700 meters through taiga forest in the mountain forest zone, as well as about 300 meters across mountain meadows. The hiking season runs from June to October. Before planning your visit, confirm current arrangements with the nature reserve. The same area also has a hiking route called “To Southern Baseg.”
The visitor center at Basegi Nature Reserve includes a small museum exhibition about the flora and fauna of Perm Krai. Environmental education discussions, lectures, quizzes and games with films and multimedia presentations are regularly held there. Another cultural destination in Perm Krai is Khokhlovka, the Urals’ first open-air museum of wooden architecture with an architectural and ethnographic focus.
Discover more destinations: Mostovaya, Perm, Oleni, Lysva, Berezniki, Chaikovsky, Gremyachinsk, Osa
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