Visit Mother Volga Grand Cruises in spring and autumn because they are especially beautiful while that time. In spring you will see the awaking of nature and in autumn you will enjoy golden leaves shining as small suns. This part of Russia is remarkable for its warm climate that gives you sense of summer and you will also like domestic style of life as if the time stood still here. And you will like it for sure!

Volga River for Russians is not only a river - it is a life important waterway. This river voyage links beautiful cities of the Southern part of Russia. Once aboard you will also like every call of the ship into the smaller towns and big cities that will give you descriptive idea and unforgettable memories of the Mother Volga Grand Cruises.

The southernmost part of the Russian Steppes was an 18th century Cossack outpost and trading center. Today this "Gateway to the Caucasus" leads to the Ukraine and is an industrial and agricultural center. Its magnificent parks and beaches, theaters and museums, and unusual botanical gardens with vast collections of rare and beautiful plants make Rostov the most attractive city on the Don River.

A beautiful city surrounded by outlying villages, Saratov was established by German settlers in the 18th and 19th centuries. Chemyshevsky, the famous Russian writer and democrat was born here and Yuri Gagarin, the world's first cosmonaut was a member of the Saratov Flying Club.

Stretching along the Volga River for 43 miles is Volgograd. This thriving center was built as a living monument to the valor and courage of the defenders of Stalingrad during World War II, whose steadfastness created the major turning point of the war.

Samara Founded in the 16th century Samara is today an important industrial and cultural center of the region. Formerly known as Kuibyshev, the city played a big role in the Peasant Uprising of 1670 under Styepan Razin and again in 1773 under Yemelin Pugachev. Recently Stalin's bunker was discovered here and opened to the public.

Formerly known as Ulianovsk, the birth-place of Vladimir Ilich Ulianov, known to the world as V.I. Lenin, the city was a Soviet shrine for almost 70 years. The huge Lenin Memorial Complex includes the house in which he was born, his grammar school and other buildings associated with his life.

The capital of the Chuvash Republic is very rich in history and known for its numerous buildings and monuments like the Yvdenskiy Cathedral with its 17th century bell-tower and the Troisky Monastery.

This fascinating city is situated below sea level on an island in the Volga Delta. One branch of the Volga, the River Kutum divides the city into two parts which are linked by more than 30 bridges.

In the middle of the 16th century Ivan the Terrible concurred Astrakhan, the capital of the Tatar Kingdom and annexed it to Russia.

Throughout history the city has had an important role in trade with Central Asia and became the home of the Caspian Fleet and center of shipbuilding.

The fishing industry is one of the main source of Astrakhan's wealth. Among the many valuable types of fish, the most famous is the beluga sturgeon's, world famous black caviar.

Founded in 1221, this city was a famous meeting place where people from the Orient, Siberia and Turkistan came to barter and trade. Formerly named Gorki, it was later the home for political exiles and therefore closed to outsiders for many years.

Nizhny Novgorod has only recently opened its doors for visitors, where many well preserved memorials from the 13th and 14th centuries are found. Of special interest is the ancient Kremlin cathedrals, convents and the palace of the early mling family.

Tver ( from 1931 to 1990 - Kalinin) - one of most ancient cities of Russia.

Tver is situated on 147 sq.km. Tver lays on banks of the rivers Volga, Tverza, Tmaka, Lasur, Solominka. The territory of city includes number of natural parks.

Tver founded in 1135. In 1247 the city became the center of Great Tver .

Tver competed to Moscow in XIV-XV for leadership in Russian In the Middle Ages Tver was one of the main Russian centers of craft manufacture and international trade. Tver was glorified by the skilful builders, armourer, painters.

One of the famous tveryanin Afanasiy Nikitin visit India in 1466-1472 ãã.. Industry development began in Tver in second half XIX century , that was promoted by construction Nikolaev (nowadays October) railway between St. Petersburg and Moscow.Presently Tver - one of the large industrial, scientific and cultural centers of Russia, administrative center of the Tver region.

A small provincial town with unusual name Myshkin (in Russian a Mouse's town) is situated on the Volga river 100 km from Yaroslavl. It is a quiet town with no factories and plants, and 6 thousand people live there. The only Mouse Museum in the world. Mice made of various materials using diverse art techniques form a unique collection. Pieces have been gathered from different countries.