Fishing village

We chose a random April day with a forecast for a good sunrise, jumped into the car from Moscow and rushed towards the Fisherman’s Village. In the trunk are drones, cameras, various lenses, tripods and an optimistic mood. Moscow saw us off with torrential rain, clouds and poor visibility. However, the closer we got to Shumashi, the drier the road became, the forecast on the phone turned out to be more and more favorable and we tuned in to wonderful shots.

We decided to film from the side of the Okskaya Zhemchuzhina resort. We approach the checkpoint, the guard is peacefully dozing, we park the car in the parking lot and then we walk with all the equipment. We climb up the embankment and in front of us there is a beautiful view of the Fisherman’s Village. Someone unpacks the drones, someone sets up tripods and we begin our photo hunt!

Dawn is a fast thing. Every minute the light and shadows change, the Sun inexorably creeps up and we try not to miss anything. Let’s not be distracted by the text now, but rather enjoy the beautiful photographs of the Fisherman’s Village and its surroundings.

What is a Fisherman’s Village anyway?

Many, when they saw these photographs, asked the same question — Is this Norway/Iceland? Where is it? And what is it?

I’m telling you. The Fishing Village is a hotel complex in the bay of Lake Staraya Tish, near the Oka River. The nearest village is called Shumash, in the Ryazan region. You can easily get from Moscow by train to Ryazan, and then by taxi — there is a full-fledged good road straight to the complex. During the spring flood period, a boat from the hotel meets you at the pier in the village and with the help of it you already enter the territory. By car, as you understand, you arrive immediately on the territory (there is its own parking). The coordinates on the map are 54.683491 39.787399.

The lighthouse is the main “attraction” of the Fisherman’s Village. You can climb to the very top (for a fee), go out to the observation deck and admire the views of the surrounding area. True, in my subjective opinion, there is nothing special to consider from it.

Fishing Village — What to do?

In addition to the standard rental of houses, the cost of which varies from 10,000 rubles to 26,000 rubles (2024 prices) per cottage, there is a restaurant, a stable on the territory, as well as rental of SUPs, boats, catamarans and other water equipment. It is better to check other types of leisure activities at the reception of the complex.

And also photographs “from the ground” — beauty and no less!

In general, the Fisherman’s Village is a pretty nice place, interesting and unusual for Russia. Here you can find nature, amenities and accessibility. And also a good place for photos, as you may have noticed. And as a bonus, a short video below, enjoy watching.