Russia: attractions and places of interest

Tunkinsky National Park in Buryatia. The park was founded in 1991 and covers an area of 11,837 km2. It was created in order to protect the natural complexes of the Lake Baikal basin, the Khamar-Daban and Eastern Sayan ranges, as well as the Tunka Valley. Other rather important areas of activity of ...

The Ugra is a national park of Russia in the Kaluga Region among the Zhizdra, Vassa, Ugra and Oka rivers. The park's territory is 986 km2. The picturesque valleys attract the attention of a huge number of tourists with their picturesque landscapes. The history of Russian statehood, which is marked b...

Paanarvi is a national park located in the most extreme part of the north of Karelia, near the Arctic Circle. It was founded in 1992 in order to preserve the unique natural complexes of the Paanajarvi lakes, as well as the Olangi River basin, and use them for recreational, environmental, scientific,...

Valdai National Park is a national park of Russia, which was founded in 1990. The park was created to preserve the unique lake and forest complex of the Valdai Upland and to create a microclimate for the formation of cultural recreation in this area. There are gorgeous landscapes in the park, as wel...

Meshchersky National Park was founded in 1992 to preserve the unique natural, historical and cultural complexes of the Meshcherskaya lowland, using them for scientific and environmental purposes. Its area is 1,050 km2. The National Park is located on the territory of the following two districts of t...

Sochi National Park was established in 1983 in order to protect the unique natural complexes of the Black Sea coast of the Caucasus from destruction and to use them for recreational, environmental, and scientific purposes. The territory of this park is located on the southern part of the slope of th...

Taganay is a national park that stretches in an amazing corner of the Southern Urals, between a group of ridges called Taganay. It is located in the western part of the Chelyabinsk region, near the northeastern outskirts of the city called Zlatoust, which is located in the Urals. The entire area of ...

Yugyd Va National Park was established in 1986 and is located in the Komi Republic. Due to its territory of 18,917 km2, this park is the largest national park in the entire territory of Russia, which is also on the UNESCO World Heritage List as the "Virgin Forest of Komi". Yugyd va is indeed very l...

Bashkiria National Park was founded in 1986. The National Park is located on the southwestern slopes of the Southern Urals, west of the Uraltau watershed, on the lands of 3 administrative districts: Meleuzovsky, Kugarchinsky, Burzyansky. The uniqueness and beauty of the Bashkiria National Park lies...

Anyuysky is a national park of Russia, established in 2007 in the Khabarovsk Territory. It is located on the right bank of the Amur River in the Sikhote-Alin mountains, which were not so strongly influenced by humans. The area occupied by the park is 4,293 km2. The main reason for the creation of th...