Walking excursion to the Old Tatar settlement

The Old Tatar settlement (“Staro-Tatarskaya Sloboda”) is a real center of Tatar culture in modern Kazan. It is an island of the XVIII century in the very center of the city, which attracts not only tourists, but also residents of Kazan. The Old Tatar settlement is a whole complex of sights, which stretches for several streets and combines mansions, mosques and madrasahs dating back to the XVII-XIX centuries. Visiting this excursion, you will be able to walk through the most colorful and authentic district of Kazan, which has preserved the history of the brightest representatives of Tatar history and culture. It is in the Old Tatar settlement lived prominent and prosperous representatives of Tatarstan, who were widely known even outside the country. For example, the Sabitov family of merchants, who lived in this area, widely glorified Tatar culture with their products at industrial exhibitions in the Russian Empire and abroad. At the moment, within the walls of the Sabitovs' manor there is a restaurant and hotel complex “Tatar Manor”, which fully conveys the atmosphere of national culture. In addition to beautiful, colorful houses that take you back several centuries, the most ancient and historically significant mosques are located in the settlement. Al-Marjani Mosque, Sultan Mosque, Sennaya Mosque and others.At the moment, these mosques, each of which has its own unique history, with which you will be introduced by our professional guides and will tell you about the rules of visiting mosques and Muslim rituals and traditions. End of the excursion: the embankment of Lake Kaban (from the side of the Old Tatar settlement).