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View from Taganrog's high bank over old merchant quarters, the Azov Bay and the port horizon.

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The Stone Staircase leads from the planned town down to Taganrog Bay; the monument to Peter the Great is visible in the distance.

Taganrog: Chekhov, the Old Town, and the Port

From the Chekhov Shop Museum through the old center to the monument to Peter the Great

4–5 hr with four museum interiors; 2 hr 45 min outdoorsabout 4,9 km
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  1. A. P. Chekhov Literary Museum and Gymnasium Garden: story on the “Taganrog: Chekhov, the Old Town, and the Port” route

    This stop will show Chekhov among his classmates and the price the gymnasium students were prepared to pay for a friend.

  2. Alferaki Palace: story on the “Taganrog: Chekhov, the Old Town, and the Port” route

    This grand family home extends the route from the writer’s biography to the history of the city museum.

  3. Chekhov Shop Museum: story on the “Taganrog: Chekhov, the Old Town, and the Port” route

    Here, the family business turns into a story of a succession that never came to pass and a new family breadwinner.

  4. Chekhov's Birthplace Museum: story on the “Taganrog: Chekhov, the Old Town, and the Port” route

    The small annex shows just how accidental the preservation of Chekhov's memory proved to be.

  5. Monument to Peter the Great: story on the “Taganrog: Chekhov, the Old Town, and the Port” route

    The finale brings together the chosen site for the harbor and the long fate of the monument erected above it.

  6. Pushkinskaya Embankment and the Port Horizon: story on the “Taganrog: Chekhov, the Old Town, and the Port” route

    Here you will see how a cargo road by the harbor became a waterfront for strolling.

  7. Stone Staircase and Taganrog Sundial: story on the “Taganrog: Chekhov, the Old Town, and the Port” route

    The descent links the city's mercantile geography with the defense of the seashore.

  8. Tchaikovsky House: story on the “Taganrog: Chekhov, the Old Town, and the Port” route

    This stop takes you beyond the Anton Chekhov theme to another family and one decisive musical choice.

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