The city was founded in the 1152g. Kievan Prince Yuri Dolgoruky on the banks of a winding river Trubezh, near Lake Plescheevo. The lake is deep, rich variety of fish, and therefore on an old coat of arms can be seen an image of two goldfish. Based fortified city earthen wall, a total length of 2, 5 km, and where there was a river, dug deep ditches. At the top of the shaft constructed wooden walls of the fortress, and was built inside the Transfiguration Cathedral.
Shortly after the founding of Pereslavl became the capital of a large Pereslavsky principality, and the first Pereslavl prince in 1179g. proclaimed Vsevolod the Big Nest, received a nickname because he had many children: four daughters and eight sons.
In 1612. through Pereslavl held militia Minin and Pozharsky, joined by residents of Pereslavl.
In 1688. the young Tsar Peter I laid on the shores of Lake Plescheevo comic flotilla, which was to become the founding date of the Navy.
Pride of the city can truly be called the Cathedral of the Transfiguration, which has been a century which dominates the Polesie, being a unique monument of ancient architecture. In the city there are four active monasteries, two of which, St. Nicholas and Fedorov - female.
Special picturesque Pereslavl give the church, built in the style of a provincial baroque. Church of St. Simeon and the Forty Martyrs Church is rightly considered the most beautiful buildings made in this style.
There is a lot to see in the State Historical-Architectural and Art Museum-Reserve. There permanently hosts exhibitions and tours. There are Pereslavl and several private museums: the Museum of irons, which has about 130 copies, the museum and the museum masks kettle.
Near the town, in the village of Talitsy is Pereslavl Railway Museum. It is the only museum, which presents unique samples of narrow-gauge technology. Many of the exhibits recovered and used for the filming of the movie.
2 km from Pereslavl is an archaeological site "Kleshchinsky complex", the center of which is an ancient city Kleschin. Save object of worship of the Gentiles - a huge stone, which after rain bluish.