Vyatskoye, Yaroslavl Oblast

Vyatskoye is a village (selo) in the Yaroslavl Oblast of Russia. The village, first mentioned in official record in 1502, was renovated in the early 2000s by businessman Oleg Zharov.[1] The village now hosts 10 museums, and has drawn over 80,000 tourists in 2014.[2]

Traditional Russian house in Vyatskoye, Yaroslavl Oblast

In 2015, Vyatskoye won the first nationwide competition held by The Most Beautiful Villages in Russia, the Russian equivalent of the Les Plus Beaux Villages de France association.[3]

References
  1. "Vyatskoye: Telling the story of Russian village life". Russia Beyond the Headlines. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  2. "With Ruble's Decline, Russian Tourists Gain Appreciation for the Motherland". The New York Times. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  3. "В России выбрали самую красивую деревню". НТВ.Ru. Retrieved 1 February 2016.

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