Russia: attractions and places of interest

Southern Cultures is an amazing park in Sochi, built back in 1910 under the guidance of the talented horticulturist Arnold Regel. In 1910, General Daniil Vasilyevich Drachevsky wanted to establish a large park on his estate, on an area of 11 hectares. To do this, he invited Regel, a specialist in l...

Yew and boxwood grove is a unique natural monument near Sochi, which is home to rare Colchian boxwood and berry yew. The forest area is more than 300 hectares and has been protected since 1931. The yew and boxwood grove has preserved ancient plants that grew as early as 30 million years ago. One of...

Livadia Palace is one of the residences of the rulers of the Russian Empire, located near Yalta. It was here in 1945 that the fateful Yalta Conference of the Allied Powers took place, which decided the order of the world after World War II. The history of this area began in ancient times, when Gree...

Turgoyak is a large freshwater lake in the Chelyabinsk region near the city of Miass. The water in the lake is considered to be second only to Lake Baikal in its purity and transparency. There are several versions about the origin of the lake's name, the most convincing of them is that the lake use...

The Massandra Palace is one of the most famous sights of Crimea, which became the filming location for such films as: Hearts of Three, Mad Day or the Marriage of Figaro, Inhabited Island. Massandra used to belong to different people, from merchants to princes, and only Prince Vorontsov decided to b...

Khvalynsky is a national park in the Saratov region near the city of Khvalynsk. Initially, the park's territory was 255 km2, but in 2004 the protected area was increased and currently the area of the national park is 1,404 km2. The main task of the national park is ecological tourism, protection an...

Tsaritsyno is one of the first palace and park complexes in Moscow. The complex was built by order of Empress Catherine II on a hilly area of over 100 hectares. During the reign of Boris Godunov, the village of Bogorodskoye was located here, which was owned by his sister Irina. During the Time of T...

Muradymov gorge is the most picturesque corner of Bashkiria in the valley of the Bolshoy Ik River. The gorge is a natural park, and its area is 236 km2. The relief of the park has been formed for millions of years under the influence of tectonic processes. As a result of the movements of the earth'...

Ai-Petri is one of the most famous Crimean mountains, which is part of the Ai-Petrinskaya yayla. Its picturesque battlements attract thousands of tourists every year, making it a symbol of the southern Crimea. The name of the mountain means "Saint Peter" in Greek. When talking about a mountain, the...

Fisht is one of the most famous and beautiful mountains of the Caucasus with a height of 2,868 meters. In good weather, it can be seen from Sochi, Armavir, Krasnodar, Slavyansk-on-Kuban. The name of the peak translates as "white head". According to scientists, the mountain was an island in the anci...