Home of the Gentry

Home of the Gentry is a landscape park on the banks of the Orlik River in Oryol, with paved paths, wooden benches, and native trees arranged in natural patterns. The grounds offer various walks that showcase different areas of traditional Russian landscape design.

The park was established in 1903 and recalls the life of Russian noble families from the 19th century. It preserves the structure and character of a classical country estate from that era.

The location served as inspiration for Ivan Turgenev's famous novel and shows how landscape and literature connect in Russia. Visitors can today see the same riverbanks and trees that inspired the writer and bring the novel's scenes to life.

The park is open daily from sunrise to sunset and entry is free. The paths are marked, but it helps to walk slowly to observe all the landscape details.

A stone observation point provides views of the Orlik River valley, showing the exact landscapes described in Turgenev's classic novel. From this spot, visitors can match scenes from the literature with the real nature around them.