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Places near Gzhel’ by type
All 196 places by distance →One day from Gzhel’
5 stops, one loop, back by 4:08 pm
135 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Gzhel’
- Бисерово озероlake · 45 min
- Central Air Force Museummuseum · 1.5 hrs
- озеро Бабошкиноlake · 45 min
- Храм Рождества Пресвятой Богородицы в Капотнеchurch · 30 min
- Mil V-12heritage site · 1.5 hrs
- Back in Gzhel’
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Gzhel’?
Бисерово озеро (lake, about 31 km), Ту-22Б (attraction, about 35 km), Central Air Force Museum (museum, about 35 km), Mil V-12 (heritage site, about 37 km), озеро Бабошкино (lake, about 42 km), Храм Рождества Пресвятой Богородицы в Капотне (church, about 47 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Gzhel’?
16 places on Spotwander: 1 fort, 4 museums, 5 parks, 1 church, 4 lakes, dams & reservoirs.
Which is the nearest fort to Gzhel’?
Mil V-12, about 37 km by road; Peter I (55 km) is next.
Which is the nearest museum to Gzhel’?
Central Air Force Museum, about 35 km by road; Музей русской усадебной культуры (48 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Gzhel’?
Start in Gzhel’, visit Бисерово озеро, then Central Air Force Museum, then озеро Бабошкино, then Храм Рождества Пресвятой Богородицы в Капотне, then Mil V-12, and drive back — about 135 km by road in all.





















