Suzdal

Suzdal is a town that serves as the administrative center of Suzdalsky District in Vladimir Oblast, Russia. It is located along the Kamenka, a tributary of the Nerl River, 26 km (16 mi) north of the city of Vladimir. Wikipedia

Population 9,286 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Russia

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Russia
Daylight 6 h 54 in Dec, dark by 15:40 · 17 h 41 in Jun
  1. January: 7 h 30 of daylight
  2. February: 9 h 33 of daylight
  3. March: 11 h 45 of daylight
  4. April: 14 h 12 of daylight
  5. May: 16 h 22 of daylight
  6. June: 17 h 41 of daylight
  7. July: 17 h 09 of daylight
  8. August: 15 h 12 of daylight
  9. September: 12 h 50 of daylight
  10. October: 10 h 29 of daylight
  11. November: 8 h 14 of daylight
  12. December: 6 h 54 of daylight

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. Cucumber Day (Pickle festival)

    July

    Each 3rd Saturday of July. A holiday to celebrate Suzdal's cucumbers, which have a reputation as the best cucumbers in central Russia, is celebrated with a folk music festival

1 event here has no dates for this year yet. We can look them up on each event's own site.

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Suzdal); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Markets

  • Ярмарка сувениров

    No hours mapped

    280 m from the centre

  • Ярмарка сувениров

    No hours mapped

    860 m from the centre

  • Русское подворье

    No hours mapped

    1.1 km from the centre

Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.

Eating nearby

All 12 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

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Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 17 October 2026. Description from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.