Kazan Walking Tour Including Kremlin and Tatar Village

Itinerary
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Stop At: Kazan Kremlin, Kazan, Tatarstan, Russia, 420014

The Kazan Kremlin is the symbol of the city, the heart of the republic, the residence of the president of Tatarstan and an architectural conservation area on the UNESCO World Heritage List. It was built in the 16th century on the fresh ruins of Tatar khan's fortress.

Duration: 2 hours

Stop At: Kul Sharif Mosque, Kreml St., 13, Kazan 420014 Russia

This was the name of the mosque that once stood inside the walls of Khan's Kremlin. According to historical records, it was a majestic building, and it boasted a large library. Some historians maintain that the mosque was named Kul Sharif in honour of a mid-16th-century Kazan Imam who was a descendant of the Prophet Muhammad. The mosque was destroyed by the fire that engulfed the city when it was besieged and captured by the troops of Ivan the Terrible in 1552.

The construction commenced on a new mosque in 1997 and was completed in 2005. The podium on which the mosque rests (as many as 10,000 people can fit in there at the same time) is a great place for a panoramic photo shoot.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Museum "Tatarskaya Sloboda", Kayuma Nasyri St., 38, Kazan 420021 Russia

You can also add to this tour a visit to the Old Tatar Village.

The Old Tatar Quarter (“Staro-Tatarskaya Sloboda”) is the soul of the historical part of Kazan. With its streets preserved from the medieval period, this is considered to be the main area of the Tatar city culture. Dozens of monuments have found refuge on the shores of Lake Kaban and Bulak ducts, in the heart of the capital of Tatarstan.

Duration: 2 hours