Best Places to Visit in Russia

Russia, the world’s largest nation, borders European and Asian countries as well as the Pacific and Arctic oceans. Its landscape ranges from tundra and forests to subtropical beaches. It’s famous for novelists Tolstoy and Dostoevsky, plus the Bolshoi and Mariinsky ballet companies. St. Petersburg, founded by legendary Russian leader Peter the Great, features the baroque Winter Palace, now housing part of the Hermitage Museum’s art collection.

What you need to know

Capital: Moscow

Dialing Code: +7

ISO Code: RUS
Currency: Russian Ruble

Official Languages: Russian

Hermitage Museum

The State Hermitage is a museum of art and culture in Saint Petersburg, Russia. One of the largest and oldest museums in the world, it was founded in 1764 by Catherine the Great and has been open to the public since 1852.

Info:

Address: Palace Square, 2, St Petersburg, Russia, 190000 
Established: 1764 
Phone: +7 812 710-90-79 
Architect: Carlo Rossi

Moscow Kremlin

The Moscow Kremlin, usually referred to as the Kremlin, is a fortified complex at the heart of Moscow, overlooking the Moskva River to the south, Saint Basil's Cathedral and Red Square to the east, and the Alexander Garden to the west.

Info:

Address: Moscow, Russia, 103073 
Area: 28 ha 
Phone: +7 495 697-03-49 
UNESCO World Heritage Site inscription: 1990

Saint Basil's Cathedral

The Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed, commonly known as Saint Basil's Cathedral, is a church in Red Square in Moscow, Russia.

Info:

Address: Red Square, Moscow, Russia, 109012 
Height: 48 m 
Opened: July 12, 1561 
Founders: Ivan the Terrible 
Architects: Postnik Yakovlev, Ivan Barma
Phone: +7 495 698-33-04

Red Square

Red Square is a city square in Moscow, Russia. It separates the Kremlin, the former royal citadel and currently the official residence of the President of Russia, from a historic merchant quarter known as Kitai-gorod.

Info:

Address: Address: Red Square, Moscow, Russia
Phone: Not Available 

Peterhof Palace

The Peterhof Palace is a series of palaces and gardens located in Petergof, Saint Petersburg, Russia, laid out on the orders of Peter the Great. These palaces and gardens are sometimes referred as the "Russian Versailles".

Info:

Address: Razvodnaya ulitsa, 2, St Petersburg, Russia 
Founded: March 27, 1703 
Phone: +7 812 450-52-87

Winter Palace

The Winter Palace in Saint Petersburg, Russia, was, from 1732 to 1917, the official residence of the Russian monarchs.

Info:

Address: Palace Embankment, 32, St Petersburg, Russia, 190000 
Height: 30 m 
Architectural style: Naryshkin Baroque 
Phone: +7 812 710-90-79 
Architect: Francesco Bartolomeo Rastrelli

Church of the Savior on Blood

The Church of the Savior on Spilled Blood is one of the main sights of St. Petersburg, Russia. Other names include the Church on Spilled Blood, the Temple of the Savior on Spilled Blood, and the Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ.

Info:

Address: Griboyedov Canal Embankment, 2Б, St Petersburg, Russia, 191186 Opened: 1907 
Height: 94 m 
Phone: +7 812 315-16-36 
Architect: Alfred Parland

Saint Isaac's Cathedral

Saint Isaac's Cathedral or Isaakievskiy Sobor in Saint Petersburg, Russia is the largest Russian Orthodox cathedral in the city. It is the largest orthodox basilica and the fourth largest cathedral in the world.

Info:

Address: St Isaac's Square, 4, St Petersburg, Russia, 190000 
Opened: 1858 
Height: 102 m 
Architectural style: Neoclassical architecture 
Architect: Auguste de Montferrand

Phone: +7 812 315-97-32

Russian Museum

The State Russian Museum is the largest depository of Russian fine art in Saint Petersburg. It is also one of the largest museums in the country.

Info:

Address: Inzhenernaya St, 4, St Petersburg, Russia, 191186 
Established: April 13, 1895
Phone: +7 812 595-42-48

Peter and Paul Fortress

The Peter and Paul Fortress is the original citadel of St. Petersburg, Russia, founded by Peter the Great in 1703 and built to Domenico Trezzini's designs from 1706-1740.

Info:

Address: St Petersburg, Russia, 197046 
Construction started: 1706 
Opened: 1740 
Phone: +7 812 230-64-31 
Contractor: Peter the Great 
Architects: Domenico Trezzini, Nikolay Lvov, David Grimm

Did You Know?

• Russia is bigger than Pluto.
• 77% of Russia is made up of Siberia.
• In Russia there are 9 million more Women than men.
• Russia & America are less than 4 km apart at the nearest point.
• There are over 500,000 alcohol-related deaths in Russia each year.
• In Russia it's now Illegal to tell kids Gay People Exist.
• The U.S. purchased Alaska from Russia for just US$7.2 million in 1867.
• The oldest plant ever to be regenerated has been grown in Russia from 32,000-year-old seeds.
• Foxes are domesticated like dogs by Russian scientists since 1959.

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