[2] The excavated monuments of Bolghar, the medieval capital of Volga Bulgaria, are within easy reach from the town.

[3] In 1957, due to the construction of Kuybyshev Reservoir and flooding of the original Spassk, the town was moved from the place of its foundation[3] closer to historical Bolgar.

The programme involves the conservation of architectural and archaeological heritage of Bolgar and the development of its touristic infrastructure.

[3] The nearest railway station is Cherdakly on the Ulyanovsk–Ufa line, 71 kilometers (44 mi) south of Bolgar.

Its architectural and archaeological heritage is considered evidence of the medieval city of Bolgar, which existed in the 7-15th centuries as a key political centre of the Volga Bulgaria and the first capital of the Golden Horde.