| argest country on the Earth, Russia stretches from the | | | | empire 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 one | | | | Due to the huge amount of the channels Saint |
| single trip, but there are some points on the Russian | | | | Petersburg 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 its | | | | centre there the city government is saving the historic |
| population over 10 millions, Moscow is one of the | | | | buildings so, that the centre looks like in XIXth century. |
| largest metropolises on the planet and it’s | | | | The 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 long | | | | down. |
| ago, Moscow keeps a lot of testimonies of the | | | | The other popular tourist attractions in Russia lay within |
| Russian historical events. In the centre of the capital | | | | the “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 times | | | | and the glorious history. They are situated not far from |
| during the centuries of its existence. Red Square is a | | | | each other and usually are show during one tour |
| symbol of Moscow and a lot of the important events | | | | lasting for approximately 4-6 days. Vladimir, Yaroslavl, |
| were happened here. Red Square also houses | | | | Kostroma, 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 become | | | | cruise along Volga. There is possibility to visit ancient |
| not only a tourist attraction but also the popular ground | | | | Russian 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 of | | | | Volga banks. Cruise can start from Moscow or |
| the Russian Parliament – Duma and the | | | | Petersburg and usually takes about 20 days. |
| world-famous Bolshoy Theatre. Moscow also has a lot | | | | All 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 Moscow | | | | considered to be the clearest lake on the earth. Siberia |
| was a typical Soviet city where was impossible to buy | | | | and 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 leading | | | | and 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 tourists | | | | All this is just a short description of what is worth |
| and really worth visiting – is its former capital | | | | seeing in Russia, but the list is not complete, so come |
| Saint Petersburg. The city, which was built in 1703 on | | | | there and make your own discoveries! |
| the marsh, for more than two centuries was the | | | | |