It is generally accepted that traveling around Russia is an expensive activity and is primarily suitable for travelers who are not afraid of difficulties. This is only partly true. We have compiled a selection of three interesting routes around our vast and chic homeland in its diversity, where tourism is well developed and offers vacations […]
Russian cities are rich in historical and natural monuments. Together with TASS we have prepared a selection of places in different parts of the country where you can go for a few days in March. Curonian Spit in the Kaliningrad region Photo: Olesya Melnikova/TASS The world’s largest sand bar, 98 kilometers long, is located in
To relax on the warm coast in the summer, you don’t have to go to tropical countries. Russia has enough good beaches, and many of them can compete with foreign resorts. Some have well-developed infrastructure, others are surrounded by pristine nature or are marked with a “blue flag”. We have collected the 10 best beaches
The Black Sea coast is one of the favorite destinations of Russians, and it is comfortable to relax here throughout the year. If you’re going on a summer vacation, look for the best Adler hotels on the shore with a private beach, and in winter you’ll probably be interested in hotels with massages and spas.
Low-cost transportation has appeared on the domestic aviation market since the mid-2000s. The first low-cost airlines were plagued by failures, but their experience became the basis for the development of this business model and the creation of the successful Russian low-cost airline Pobeda. In this article we will talk about what problems our first low-cost
Lipetsk is not on the list of must-visit tourist cities – sometimes tourists drop by here while exploring the outskirts of Voronezh, but in general it is believed that there is nothing to see here. However, you can spend the whole day here, seeing the sights of the reign of Peter I and walking along
Karelia is not only the Ruskeala mountain park with its marble canyons. The capital of the region is also worthy of your attention: the first medical resort in Russia still operates here, and local residents stage plays in Finnish and revive national cuisine. We tell you how to organize a weekend in Petrozavodsk, which museums
In the summer heat, when we want to freshen up, we are ready to do a lot: for example, spend a couple of hours driving just to get to a clean, cool body of water and relax on a sandy beach. We have prepared a list of excellent swimming places where Moscow residents can go
The Kursk Magnetic Anomaly is the most powerful iron ore basin in the world. If you take out a compass here, you will notice the uncharacteristic behavior of the needle: it will not point north. The process of mining in giant quarries can be observed from an open observation deck. Such a mesmerizing panorama is
Scientists are still arguing about in which part of the huge Kulikovo field in the southeast of the Tula region the famous battle of the Russian army with the Golden Horde took place. However, there are also generally accepted “official” coordinates. For many centuries this area had no historical significance. The field was crushed into