There are many unusually beautiful places in the Lipetsk region. Everyone will find here attractions that are closer to him in spirit. There are many natural monuments and original cultural sites. Someone likes Orthodox churches, someone dreams of admiring the expanses of the reserved Galich Mountain.
In this article, we will consider the most beautiful places in the Lipetsk region, which every year attract an increasing number of tourists and pilgrims. And also we will determine the car routes by which you can get to these remarkable places.
Kudykina Gora Safari Park, Lipetsk Region
Safari Park is the most popular attraction for families with children. A huge territory that enchants with the scale of beauty and the grandeur of nature. It is here that the largest playground in the Russian Federation is located. For children, this is by far the most attractive place where they can spend the whole day. Countless swings, slides, labyrinths and other children's joys are located on a vast territory covered with snow-white sand specially brought here.
The next thing that catches your eye is a huge gate made in the shape of a helmet of a Russian hero. Following the road from this gate, you will find yourself in such magical places as the font of the source of Wisdom, the Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, a huge Trojan bull and horse, an observation deck of the beautiful bend of the Don. This is where fishing enthusiasts can sit with a fishing rod. The catch here will be almost one hundred percent, because there are a lot of fish on the Don.
For those who don't like long trips on foot, they can go past the helmet to the real City of Masters, built like in a fairy tale, without a single nail! This is a fabulous fair, where work is in full swing on the streets and right there the masters demonstrate their masterpiece creations. And if you want, the masters will teach you various crafts, for example, forging horseshoes, sculpting clay jugs or weaving baskets from vines.
The next interesting place of the Safari Park is the zoo. But you can't call it ordinary. You will not see cages and pens here. Animal habitats are close to natural conditions. Almost 60 species of various animals walk in spacious enclosures, fenced with a low fence: these are camels, kangaroos, llamas, horses and many, many others. If you wish, you can ride on a wonderful carriage that will take you right next to the walking animals. And having bought special vegetable sets, you can feed the animals from the palm of your hand.
Beautiful places of the Lipetsk region are quite accessible for car travelers. For example, to the safari park is very easyto get there: moving along the M4 "DON" highway at the 412th kilometer, you should turn towards the village of Kamenka, and then follow the signs that will easily take you to Kudykina Gora.
Reserve "Galichya Gora"
This natural attraction combines a huge territory located in different parts of the Lipetsk region. On a global scale, the reserve cannot be called large, but the uniqueness of this biological phenomenon is indisputable. Flora and fauna are located in several natural zones, which is a rarity for such a small area. Rock outcroppings of relic Devonian limestone are covered with stunning flowers that have adapted to live on the rocks. Stipe grass and other steppe plants are located nearby. And then there are areas of oak forests, linden forests, birch forests.
Galichya Gora Nature Reserve consists of 6 clusters. Let's consider each of them separately.
Directly Galichya Mountain is located on the territory of the Zadonsk region. This is the oldest section of the reserve, which has had the status of a conservation site since 1925. The limestone rock outcrops, which are more than 400 million years old, are a favorite place for tourists, climbers and artists.
Morozova Gora
Morozova Gora is located on the left bank of the Don Valley, directly opposite Galichya Gora. It is here in the tract that you can visit the central estate of the reserve, where almost the only nursery of birds of prey in Russia is located. Saker falcons, eagle owls, tawny owls, imperial eagles are bred here. There is also an opportunity to visit a unique museum, where there are samples of unusual representatives of flora and fauna.
Morozova Gora is the largest cluster of the reserve in terms of area.
Vorov stone and Vorgol rocks
The most beautiful places in the Lipetsk region are located in its most remote and hard-to-reach corners. So Voronov stone, which is so attractive for tourists and climbers, is a secluded place far from civilization. Large pieces of limestone hide the entrances to numerous crevices and caves. A narrow karst cave formed by a dissection is a unique place where climbers test their character and endurance.
Rocky outcrops are covered with relic plants, which are more characteristic of the Alpine mountains than of central Russia. This is Shiverkia Podolsk and Robert's shield.
Vorgol rocks and Raven stone are not far from each other. These rocks are a favorite place for rock climbers. Some stones even have their own unique names: Fox, Smoked, big Kichi.
Plushan and Bykov's neck
The Plushian tract got its name from the Plushchanka river, along which it is located. Its shore is very picturesque, as the river flows out of a huge number of springs, winds through the territory of the tract and forms intricate patterns.
"Chryzanteimova Polyana" is a unique area of Plushchan, which is located on a steep river slope. It is covered with bluebells, chrysanthemums, cores and otherplants that are typical for the Altai meadows.
Bykov's neck is a cluster of the reserve, characterized by a unique relief with heavily indented ravines and gullies.
Borkov Castle
Borki's estate is located on the territory of the Terbunsky district of the Lipetsk region. Once there was a whole palace complex here, and Andrey Romanov owned it. The English Neo-Gothic style in which the castle was built impresses with its grandeur and beauty. The construction of the palace ensemble dates back to 1902-1903.
Today, only the castle in the Gothic style has survived, the material for the construction of which was rubble stone and gray fumed sandstone.
To get to this unique place by car, moving along the M4 highway in the section between Voronezh and Zadonsk, you need to turn left onto Terbuny. Having passed such villages Gudovka, Anikeevka, Krasnaya Polyana, Vtorye Terbuny, we turn to the village of Borki, where the Borki estate of the same name is located.
There are a lot of unique places in the Lipetsk region. It is impossible not to mention such an attraction as the Grand Duke's Church, which is located in Yelets. This architectural monument was erected over 100 years ago by the richest Yelets merchant Alexander Zausailov.
Beautiful places of the Lipetsk region can be listed for a very long time. This is the museum-estate "Kray Dolgorukovsky", and the Volotovo-Cherepyan suspension bridge, and the Troyekurovskaya hydroelectric power station and much, much more. But you can appreciate their uniqueness only by seeing with your own eyes. Travel around Russiavisit the most beautiful places of our vast great country.
