Kalikino is a village in Veliky Ustyug district of Vologda region of Russia, which the part of Tregubovsky rural settlement. The distance by asphalt road to the district center of Veliky Ustyug city is 7.7 miles, to the center of municipality of Morozovitsa village is 4.3 miles.
It would seem that Veliky Ustyug is just a stone's throw away. It can be seen from Kalikin Hill.
The village is located on a high hill, which in ancient times could have been the bank of the Sukhona River.
The population of Kalikino is increasing every year, because it's a suburban area. In 2002 there were about 22 people.
There are both old houses and new ones. I only captured the old part of the village. Veliky Ustyug is visible in the distance.
Kalikino is literally cut in half by a moat, which was formed as a result of the influence of a small stream.
There are baths on the slope of the ditch.
And below there is a well-equipped spring. Even at minus thirty-five degrees Celsius (-31'F), water gurgles there.
There are many streets and houses in Kalikino. Despite the fact that I have lived in Veliky Ustyug for over 30 years, I have never been to Kalikino...and also in many other closely located villages.
It always seems that the most interesting is located in remote places, but as practice shows, the amazing is nearby!
Kalikino, by the way, stands almost at the very beginning of the old Ustyug-Nikolsk tract.
One day I will drive this ancient path from start to finish...
