According to legend, Palekh appeared after the monks-icon painters disappeared in the forests from the Tatars. They decided to burn the forest and build a dwelling. So in Russia appeared a famous village, which became one of the centers of iconography.
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How to get there
Palekh is located in the Ivanovo region, is located on the highway Ivanovo - Nizhny Novgorod, from the city of Shuya - 30 kilometers to the east. As you can see a small river - Pleshku - consider that you will soon be there.
You can get to Palekh in your car. True, the roads in the area are in very poor condition. This is the usual picture for the center of Russia.
The buses can be reached from Ivanovo and from Moscow from the Shchelkovo railway station. The roads are not important, but the landscape along the way is beautiful: fields, rivers, cow herds, villages with low houses, many abandoned churches. In general, Russia as it is.
Transportation
There is no developed transport network in the settlement for 5 thousand inhabitants. Local people go by private car, if anyone has one. And so - a bicycle or on foot. Maybe someone will pass by, so pick up. In general, the village can be easily walked around for a couple of hours. All close to each other, so there is no special need for transport.
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Cuisine, restaurants
Tourists are always interested in how in such small towns a café looks like. Will the menu please something refined. Is it possible to taste the Russian food in Palekh? The answer is simple: no.
Palekh is not a gastronomic sample of old Russia. They are engaged in icons, not kitchen. So to the services of tourists - ordinary cafes with a standard set of food: first, second and compote
There are several cafes in the village, there is a good dining room of the former flax plant. They say that there is also a restaurant, but the restaurant - the concept of Russian residents is stretchable and includes everything that is more or less different from the dining room. The prices are acceptable: the average lunch or dinner will cost 200-300 rubles
Palekh hotels
Only in the soulful Russian village you can find a hotel called "Vera. Hope. Love". The hosts offer to immerse themselves in the ethnic atmosphere: the guests live in a wooden house with a Russian stove. In the neighborhood there is a pond. You can take a bath in a bathhouse and try on folk costumes.
Another couple of hotels are ordinary rooms at average prices at the level of 2000 rubles for a double room. The guests are cordially welcome, like a sticky, do not rip off, listen to all the wishes.
Shops
It's unlikely that tourists in Paleha are interested in ordinary grocery stores. They come here only for souvenirs. In the village there are several points where you can find amazing examples of local creativity.
Stores are called - "Artistic" and "Souvenirs". Here they sell lacquer miniatures, paintings, graphics, goods for artists. If you're lucky, you can get to a small exhibition and sale of works by local craftsmen.
The cost of handicrafts, though without the cheating of intermediaries, still inspires: boxes will come out of 4-5 thousand rubles, a panel - no less than 20 thousand, candlesticks - from 3 -4 thousand rubles. But you can be sure that before you - this Palekh painting.
- Buy all kinds of products with Palekh miniatures. It can be caskets, brooches, barrettes, icons and much more. If you return home empty-handed, you will be sent back.
- To get acquainted with the work of the group "Safe" is a mysterious underground collective with original songs. If you are lucky, you will meet with one of the musicians or with their close friends. But in general the scheme is this: turn on the songs of "Safe" in the iPhone and go for a walk in Palekh.
- To enjoy the atmosphere of a small Russian village - there is no hurry and bustle, the lack of civilization is compensated by beautiful landscapes, and the soulfulness of local residents gives strength and faith in humanity.
Caution, fakes!
Palekh lacquer miniature in Russia is forged a lot and with taste. There are many fake boxes, cigarette cases, candlesticks and other items on the markets. All of them quickly deteriorate due to the fact that the work is unprofessional. As a result, on Palekh, why do customers sin in vain, wondering why the painting suddenly became so lousy.
Experts advise you to pay attention to the following details when buying products:
- lacquer miniature is traditionally black, inside is red;
- all products have high polishing quality, there are no scratches, stains, blisters on the varnish;
- on the front side of the product in the lower left corner there must be a gold inscription "Palekh", in the lower right - the author's initials,
- on the bottom of the product should stand company logo, covered lacquer
- the cost of the product can not be low - Palekh painting refers to expensive pleasures
Entertainment, excursions and attractions Palekh
Famous writer Boris Pilnyak published the novel "Ripening of fruits" about cultural life Palekh in the mid-1930s. This book is for history lovers. But what is happening in the village today
Palekh Art Museum
Today the museum consists of 7 rooms, one of which is entirely devoted to Palekh icons. These are unusual icons that more resemble real canvases. In other rooms there are lacquer miniatures that tell about peasant life and Russian folk tales
The collection is based on the work of icon painters of the 17-20th centuries. It is necessary to see two works: "Nicholas the Wonderworker with Life" (the end of the 14th century) and "Annunciation" (the beginning of the 15th century)
Museums
In the Palekh museums are scattered all over the village. This house-workshops of famous artists and sculptors. For example, there is a museum of sculptor Dydykin - he created a monument to Pushkin on the Moika in St. Petersburg. Korin and Golikov museums are dedicated to the work of icons and graphics artists.
Churches and temples
In Palekh there are several interesting churches of the 18-19th centuries. This is the temple of Elijah the Prophet, the Cross Exaltation Church, the Holy-Znamensky Church, the Transfiguration Church, the Church of Peter and Paul. Constructions existing, for example, Krestovozdvizhenskaya is open only during the service.
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