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Places near Istra by type
All 203 places by distance →One day from Istra
5 stops, one loop, back by 4:59 pm
119 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Istra
- Церковь Казанской иконы Божией Материchurch · 30 min
- Истринское водохранилищеlake · 45 min
- Историко-краеведческий музейmuseum · 1.5 hrs
- Мозжинский оврагnature spot · 2 hrs
- Ершовоheritage site · 1.5 hrs
- Back in Istra
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Istra?
Собор Воскресения Христова (church, about 2 km), Музейно-выставочный комплекс «Новый Иерусалим» (museum, about 2 km), Церковь Казанской иконы Божией Матери (church, about 6 km), Истринское водохранилище (lake, about 21 km), Ершово (heritage site, about 22 km), Историко-краеведческий музей (museum, about 25 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Istra?
30 places on Spotwander: 5 museums, 5 forts & heritage, 6 parks, 8 churches, 5 lakes, dams & reservoirs.
Which is the nearest museum to Istra?
Музейно-выставочный комплекс «Новый Иерусалим», about 2 km by road; Историко-краеведческий музей (25 km) is next.
Which is the nearest fort to Istra?
Ершово, about 22 km by road; Звенигородский городок (26 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Istra?
Start in Istra, visit Церковь Казанской иконы Божией Матери, then Истринское водохранилище, then Историко-краеведческий музей, then Мозжинский овраг, then Ершово, and drive back — about 119 km by road in all.