For a long time the city was called the capital in Volga Region. It used to be the centre of trade and business. In the 17th century fishing began to develop and get stronger. Tons of wonderful fish and caviar were sent from Saratov to different places in Russia.
The emblem of the city is a shield with three sterlets on a blue-field.
Saratov is one of biggest ports on the Volga, the longest river in
Europe which Russians call Mother Volga. The city stretches
along the river for 34 km. In summer beautiful liners come up
to river-boat stations and bring a lot of passengers from all parts of the country.
The Embankment of Cosmonauts is one of the most popular places of interest in Saratov. It's length is 1,5 km.
The Embankment of Cosmonauts was renamed in the honour of
feats of the first cosmonauts and the outstanding achievements of the Soviet people in space development.
The Embankment of Cosmonauts was reconstructed and updated. Nowadays a lot of citizens and visitors spend their free time walking on cosy terraces, enjoying Rotonda, Lover's Monument and a fine view of the road bridge of the Volga River.