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Who don't know the Volga River? Who didn't see its expanse and width, wealth and greatness, as the very Russian soul… Boundless expanse of the Volga is hard to imagine without sailing ships. During the last years sailing sport became very popular in Ulyanovsk; number of yachtsmen is growing bigger. Sportsmen from many cities of the Volga region take part in the traditional regatta, which is annually held by the local yacht-club. Many of them admire an excellent water area of Ulyanovsk and think about transferring here the capital of yacht sport.
On the bank of the Volga are situated beaches, along which is stretched out a stone embankment. People come here to relax, entertain, sit in quite or admire the sunset. And in summer months for all who wish the motor ship "Moscovsky-20" makes a one-hour sail along the bank. A fascinating journey on the ship along the great river will take you a great pleasure and strike you with amazing landscapes and sunsets. Water sporting holidays are annually held in the area of the river port, yacht-club and the city beach.
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The Volga river | Embankmanet
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The stone beach of Ulyanovsk stretches out for many kilometers over the bridge along the right bank of the Volga. Steep slope to the Volga leads from the north part of the city and begins on the very top of the slope. On the slope are deserted gardens and summer houses. The stone embankment is made of concrete slabs, laid on the angle to water. On the edge runs an asphalted road for cars and pedestrians, there are set lanterns, and there is electric lighting.
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Undory village is the unique place. All the ground here consists of sediments of Jurassic period. Here is very high natural radiation level and air is ionized and resembles mountain air. 140 million years ago in this place was a sea, lived ichthyosaurs, plesiosaurs and ichtiostegs - fish that came to a dry land. In Undory was found a skeleton of the unknown for a science pangolin, which is called "undorosaur" in scientific circles. Bones of mammoth and skeletons of dinosaurs are everywhere, you even don't always have to dig. Ammonites, belemnites and other petrifactions here are not uncommon.
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