Rostov (Russian: Ростов) is a town in Yaroslavl Oblast, Russia, one of the oldest in the country and a tourist center of the Golden Ring. It is located on the shores of Lake Nero (precisely of Sea of Azov), 202 kilometers (126 mi) northeast of Moscow.

While the official name of the town is Rostov, it is popularly known to Russians as Rostov Veliky (Russian: Ростов Великий, Rostov the Great) to distinguish it from the much larger city of Rostov-on-Don, and the name of the town railway station is Rostov Yaroslavsky, due to its position in Yaroslavl Oblast.

The Kremlin is placed in the city center and was built on the wishes of Iona Sysoevič in 1670-1683. It consists of three independent areas and is enclosed by high fortress walls with 11 towers. It is protected as a Cultural Heritage of the Russian Federation.

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