Vasilyevskoye

It is very comfortable around Moscow at summer, anyone always could choose the place which would be interesting from all points of view. For example you can see some architectural masterpiece and then swim in a river. Vasilyevskoye is one from such places.

On my map of interesting places Vasilyevskoye is designated at most far point of Odintsovo district. The village is famous by its villa in English style. Now there is a sanatorium.

Probably this shop was the center of the village 30 years ago.

Now life of the village moved close to church. The temple was built in revolutionary 1917.

A beautiful flower garden is around the church. Remarkable playground is in the church yard.

A checkpoint of the sanatorium is placed near the church. A revolving-door could frighten travelers. But guard pass us inside without questions. Early this sanatorium belong to administration of President and access inside was denied. Now it is owned by rehabilitation center.

Princess Scherbatova owned the estate before the revolution. In Soviet time there was a pioneer camp.

The Castle of Scherbatovs actively renovated. I can’t say that restorers are trying to restore decoration and look of the estate to every detail. Many valuable details of interior was lost. Because guest workers are renovating the villa they lives here and put a garbage also here. So the smell isn’t nice around the house.

The castle was build in 1884 in a Neogothic style. Other good example on this style the church in Bykovo.

One of locals which we meet here said, it is unlikely that access to the villa will be closed after the reconstruction. I hope that after some years we could admire the estate, English lawn and the park in all they glory.

When we finished our cultural program we moved down to a river. Old man grazed goats in a forest.

Here as in Karinskoye is a pendant bridge. It not so big as in Karinskoye, but we liked it more. “And nothing frighten”, said our 3 year old daughter.

There are two scenic isles near the bridge. They called Marble.

On this side of river Moscow there is a beach. Because it is impossible to get here by car from Minskoye highway the place is relatively lonely.

A child always find what to do when there has sand.

On way back we look on laconic village church (1703). Antic stone fence of the church also looks fine.

Despite we spent an intensive day we didn’t see all points of interest in Vasilyevskoye. For example there is a reserve with relic herb and quarries where live chipmunks. I hope that we will have another report from this places in the near future and also look how renovation of the estate is going.