Kostroma, it is a quiet small town at the coast of Volga. This is an ancient city with a lot of historical monuments and sights. It is possible to enjoy the places of interest on a motorship, walking along the embankment and simply wandering around the centre of the city.

One of the Kostroma’s monuments is Kalancha- a picturesque building which played a large role in the life of the city, now it decorates it.

At the coast of Volga, near the river station an arbour of Ostrovskiy was built in 1956. The arbour under the architectural forms reminds an ancient garden and arbours in Russian manors. The arbour has 7 columns. Ostrovsky`s arbour is well-know still for the well-known film “Cruel romance” under Ostrovsky`s play “ Dowerless girl”.

In Kostroma was built a monument devoted to Ivan Susanin, there is a museum in his honor. This person made a teat on Kostroma`s territory.