Such prominent scientific-industrial centres as Nizhni-Novgorod, Ivanovo, Yaroslavl and Ryazan are situated not far from Vladimir. At one time a thriving economic center, over the last several years, Vladimir has experienced a decline in production, an increase in unemployment, and reduced living standards, which has encouraged the community to focus on increasing the number of tourists to this location.
Usually the Golden Ring tour buses come to Vladimir through the famous Golden Gate, stop on the main Sobornaya square to discharge their lot of tourists in main avenue. Vladimir is much more interesting to just walk around the main avenue, you can enjoy seeing how people live, take some side streets and stroll along quiet residential areas in the centrum and the outskirts of the city.
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