Kirov

Kirov, formerly known as Vyatka, is a major industrial and cultural center. The city is renowned for its wooden architecture and unique churches built in the 18th and 19th centuries. The poet Yakov Polonsky, playwright Alexander Ostrovsky, and designer Pyotr Sukhoi lived and worked in Kirov. Kirov's main attractions include the Alexander Garden, the ensemble of churches of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul, the Triumphal Arch, the Regional Museum of Local History, and the Transfiguration Cathedral. If you're looking for a place to eat in Kirov, you'll find most establishments on Lenin Street and Oktyabrsky Prospekt. They offer Udmurt cuisine, including pelmeni (dumplings), Perm shan'gi (stuffed meat), buckwheat pancakes, and kalya soup. You can relax and recuperate at the AZIMUT health resorts. Book in advance for lower prices.