Nizhny Novgorod is Russia’s fourth largest city with population over 1 mln. inhabitants. It is one of historic centers of Russia’s commerce and innovation.
In 14th and 15th century the princes of Nizhny Novgorod were key allies of the kingdom of Moscovy in its quest to unify all of Russian cities against the Mongols. During the soviet era, Nizhny Novgorod was closed to foreign visitors on account of large concentration of defense research facilities. Since opening up, the city has blossomed economically as the center of Russia’s IT and engineering, shipbuilding, aircraft manufacture and machinery.
Nizhny Novgorod has 600 historic, architectural, and cultural monuments making it a great place to visit if you want to see more of Russia than just Moscow and St. Petersburg.
Nizhny Novgorod has a variety of hotels from budget to world-class luxury hotels and all of the best hotels in Nizhny Novgorod can be booked on this website.
