Park Pobedy

Good place to buy crafts.

The booths here seemed to have some quality items versus some of the other places we visited. I got a hand painted matryoshky doll set that I hadn't seen anywhere else.

Shopper's delight

Pobedy Park is located steps away from the river cruise docks. The one wide walkway through the park was so wide that groups of tourists could walk comfortably between the double row of souvenir table...

Open shopping area

The park should better be referred as a open shop-stall pathway for selling souvenirs and food to the tourists mostly from the nearby mooring pier. The place was clean and operators friendly to custo...

Open Air Tourist Mall

On the main pedestrian route from the town centre back to the River Cruiser mooring point, the main path through the Park has souvenir stalls running both sides the whole length of the path. Despite ...

Run the guantlet

On the route from the river wharf to town, no other way so you are captured by a hundred or so vendor stalls. Prices better that most places. Bought a small water colour for 7,000 roubles; wonderful u...