Ivanovo ? the capital of the region is also a former world capital of the textile industry; for the hundreds of thousands of women who worked in the textile industry, Ivanovo has been called "The City of Brides"
Kineshma ? the second largest city in the region has a prominent cathedral and several estate-museums, including that of the great 19th century composer Alexander Borodin
Palekh ? a town famous for its 19th century school of icon and mural painting and for its contemporary lacquer-painted miniatures
Plyos ? an exceptionally pretty town of the Golden Ring and also the smallest, home to the Isaac Levitan House Museum
Shuya ? visit nearby Nikolo-Shartomsky Abbey, one of Russia's largest monastic communities and home to the world's largest freestanding bell tower
Staraya Vichuga ? a small town with a neglected but nonetheless grandiose palace of Count Tatishchev
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