From Russia With Love

argest country on the Earth, Russia stretches from theempire capital. Now it’s the second largest city
Eastern Europe borders to the Pacific Ocean.in Russia and is considered to be its cultural capital.
It’s impossible to learn such a big country in oneDue to the huge amount of the channels Saint
single trip, but there are some points on the RussianPetersburg received the nickname of the
map you surely shouldn’t miss when visiting this“Northern Venice”. It’s beautiful
country.city with a lot of architectural monuments ad the city
At first, of course, its capital – Moscow. With itscentre there the city government is saving the historic
population over 10 millions, Moscow is one of thebuildings so, that the centre looks like in XIXth century.
largest metropolises on the planet and it’sThe best time to visit this city is June – a period
growing even bigger. A city with an ancient history,of the so-called white nights when the sun never sets
having celebrated its 850th anniversary not so longdown.
ago, Moscow keeps a lot of testimonies of theThe other popular tourist attractions in Russia lay within
Russian historical events. In the centre of the capitalthe “Golden Ring”. It’s a group of
there is the famous Red Square with the Kremlin,the ancient cities famous for its churches, architecture
which has been destroyed and rebuilt several timesand the glorious history. They are situated not far from
during the centuries of its existence. Red Square is aeach other and usually are show during one tour
symbol of Moscow and a lot of the important eventslasting for approximately 4-6 days. Vladimir, Yaroslavl,
were happened here. Red Square also housesKostroma, Tver are just some of them.
mausoleum where one the Russian leaders –Another tour, allowing to know Russia better is a
Lenin – is buried. Now the square has becomecruise along Volga. There is possibility to visit ancient
not only a tourist attraction but also the popular groundRussian cities such as Samara, Kazan, Saratov,
for the concerts.Nizhniy Novgorod, Volgograd and other cities on the
Nearby the Red Square there is located the building ofVolga banks. Cruise can start from Moscow or
the Russian Parliament – Duma and thePetersburg and usually takes about 20 days.
world-famous Bolshoy Theatre. Moscow also has a lotAll the above-mentioned destinations lay in the
of parks where you can enjoy plesant walks.European part of Russia, but its Asian part also has
Izmailovo, Colomenskoe, Tzaritzino, Sokolniki –what to show. For example, the lake Baikal is still
are just some of them. Some decades ago Moscowconsidered to be the clearest lake on the earth. Siberia
was a typical Soviet city where was impossible to buyand the Far East have less cultural attractions than the
something. Now shopping is not a problem in Moscow,European part, but the nature there is really magnificent
here you can find the boutiques of the leadingand unique. So, these places are perfect for
designers, but usually prices are higher than in Europe.eco-tourism.
The other Russian city, which attracts a lot of touristsAll this is just a short description of what is worth
and really worth visiting – is its former capitalseeing in Russia, but the list is not complete, so come
Saint Petersburg. The city, which was built in 1703 onthere and make your own discoveries!
the marsh, for more than two centuries was the