Lots of interesting places. Tverskaya and Old Arbat streets. Vasyugan swamps are one of the largest in the world

Based on the votes and ratings of readers of the prestigious Condé Nast Traveler magazine, a ranking of the most attractive countries for tourism has been compiled. Almost 130,000 people took part in the survey, which is simply an incredible number. And the opinion of so many travelers can actually be trusted. So it's time to find out which countries you should travel to first.

Morocco

Morocco is a treasure trove full of spice markets, surreal landscapes, incredible mosques and top-notch surf spots. The local cuisine is unlike any other in the world, as it combines elements of Arabic, African, Persian and French schools.

Canada

This country offers travelers a wide variety of experiences - from unity with wildlife on Vancouver Island until overnight in the oldest on the territory North America The Ritz-Carlton in Montreal. And tobogganing in Quebec is something everyone should try in the winter.

Japan

Tokyo, Kyoto and Osaka are just the most interesting of the many places you should visit in Japan. This year, Kyoto, home to over 2,000 ancient temples, was voted the best city in the world.

Ireland

From former castle hotels to bustling, world-famous Irish pubs, you can enjoy all aspects of Ireland. It is also recommended to rent a car and go on the longest road trip in the world along the Wild Atlantic route.

Portugal

A small but respectable country neighboring Spain has its own distinct culture, cuisine and language. In summer, head towards the western village of Comporta to visit the world-famous Ibiza. And, of course, no trip to Portugal is complete without a glass of wine from the Douro sub-region.

Mexico

Mexican cuisine has recently entered the ring with such giants as Spain and Italy. Over the past year, three restaurants located in Mexico City have appeared in the list of the fifty best in the world.

Netherlands

Head to Amsterdam, Rotterdam and other impressive cities to visit incredible museums, taste incomparable coffee, and take in spectacular scenery.

Sri Lanka

If you feel lost, then this is the place to help you find yourself again. Buy a ticket and take an old but cute train that will take you to the unknown. Take in the scenery, buy pancakes and curries from the train vendors, but don't forget to get off for a closer look at the top sights.

Vietnam

Renowned chef Anthony Bourdain said the trip to Vietnam changed his life. He said that Vietnam was like a completely different planet, which pulled him in headlong and never let go. You can drink Vietnamese coffee and enjoy pho noodles all day, or you can go down into the world's deepest cave.

South Africa

Cape Town was ranked sixth on this year's best cities list. Most of all, Table Mountain and local hotel resorts attract people, but you should also pay attention to rich vineyards and safaris.

India

The second most populated country in the world can offer a huge variety of places worth visiting - from sandy Goa beaches to the ancient Buddhist caves of Ajanta. Northern Kashmir is often referred to as the Swiss of India - time slows down there and the winter resorts are great.

Turkey

Travel to Turkey to see magnificent mosques, magic castles, and natural wonders, such as Pamukkale (cotton castle), consisting of a set of travertines filled with mineral-rich water.

Thailand

Thailand will seduce you with incredible culture, exotic cuisine and utopian resorts, whether you decide to simply indulge in unfamiliar and outlandish cuisine, travel from island to island, or choose another way to relax. Recently, there has been an increase in the number of holistic health resorts where you can relax and get rid of diseases.

New Zealand

This is the best place for adventure seekers. You can live in harsh conditions in a hut without electricity, immerse yourself in the healing waters of the Maruya springs, or go hiking in volcanic lands Tongariro National Park.

Australia

Melbourne was named the city with the highest standard of living this year, so taking a trip there is also good idea. There you can find the Mornington Peninsula with vineyards, beaches and its own culinary scene.

Greece

Athens is a city that also made it to the list of first things you should see in 2015. In the midst of the financial crisis, museums, hotels and shops are thriving, spurring a cultural renaissance in the capital. And the turquoise waters and salty wind of Mykonos will always attract travelers.

USA

Travelers to the US are drawn to glittering metropolises, family theme parks, and beautiful nature.

Spain

Spain has long been the epicenter of the world's cutting-edge cuisine. It would be a good idea to plan your trip here by adding visits to the brightest and most famous restaurants there. The best time to visit Spain is in April.

France

The country that gave people cabarets, champagne and hundreds of varieties of cheese is also one of the most romantic places on Earth. Traveling in this country in the spring will be simply breathtaking.

Italy

Who can resist the call of pasta and beautiful people? For five years in a row, Italy has been named the best country for tourism. And here you can relax perfectly - drink wine, make friends with sociable locals or bask in the sun on the beach.

The garden, which has become one of the brightest pearls of Moscow. In summer, you can admire picturesque landscapes, slender trees, beautiful plants and fountains. And in winter, go ice skating, drink hot tea in a cafe and learn something interesting at master classes and lectures that are often held here.

Observation deck RAS 0+

The site offers a breathtaking view of the panorama of Moscow, Frunzenskaya embankment, the monument to Gagarin and other sights of the capital.

VDNH
Exhibition of Achievements of the National Economy

VDNH is the largest exhibition center in Moscow. More than twenty million people visit it every year, and at least one and a half hundred expositions and exhibitions are organized on the territory.

Sports and entertainment parks "NEBO" 0+
Over 100 trampolines in one place!

Want to visit 30 attractions with one ticket? Go to the parks of the "NEBO" network. This is a bright and creative space for active rest the whole family. Here you can actively and profitably spend your free time, celebrate a children's birthday or arrange an unusual team building.

Artplay Design Center 12+

Exhibitions, performances, concerts, festivals, lectures, seminars, workshops, design and architecture studios - a whole block for creative work and recreation in the center of Moscow.

Museon Arts Park 0+

Moscow center of attraction for connoisseurs of various types of art from poetry reading to complex art installations. Muzeon also hosts bright festivals and holidays that attract citizens and guests of the capital.

Moscow Planetarium 0+

Here you especially clearly understand how large the cosmos is and how small a person is in it. And yet it is here that you feel like a part, one with this vast Universe. This is the best place for all romantics. The stars have never been so close...

Museum of entertaining sciences "Experimentanium" 6+

Why do the sands "sing"? When can a train accident be prevented using the laws of physics? What is bioinformatics and how to learn to read and understand the genetic code? Where can one conduct experiments with chemical polymers and find out the dependence of their composition on the color of the flame during combustion? The guests of the Experimentanium museum will find answers to these and many other questions.

Space Museum 0+

Here you will learn about the achievements of Russian cosmonautics in the testimonies of authentic exhibits that have been in space. See how the first artificial Earth satellite was launched and get acquainted with the results of research on the planets of the solar system.

Multimedia Art Museum 0+

Art connoisseurs also know this complex as the Moscow House of Photography. In the mid-90s, the emergence of the museum was a real breakthrough for Russia. Then it was the first place where photographs became not an addition to the exhibition, but its main component.

Museum-reserve in Kolomenskoye

Touch the legends of the mysterious museum. Here you will discover the secrets of the Volosov ravine, find the footprints of the horse of George the Victorious and find out where Ivan the Terrible's Liberia disappeared. You will also listen to atmospheric classical music and take part in interactive shows.

Tretyakov Gallery 0+

The Tretyakov Gallery contains the world's largest collection of Russian paintings, drawings and sculptures: founded in 1856, the museum houses more than 180,000 exhibits.

Tretyakov Gallery on Krymsky Val 0+

The second building of the Tretyakov Gallery presents works by Russian masters whose work took place in the 1920s–1960s.

Gorky Park, TsPKIO im. Gorky 0+

doors central park capitals are open around the clock for everyone. It is difficult to get lost on its vast territory, but it is extremely easy to find entertainment for every taste.

Museum "Lights of Moscow" 6+

The exposition of the unusual museum is dedicated to urban lighting and lampwork. Here you can look at the ancient torches, consider the most different types lamps, from manual to street lamps and learn how lighting is regulated in modern Moscow. Do not forget to take the children, master classes and holidays are held for them, and you can also touch all the exhibits with your hands.

Motocafe "Enthusiast"

On the site of the former Fott store, a bicycle workshop and a cozy cafe-bar were opened. So while the masters are repairing your bike here, you can eat a delicious sandwich, drink coffee and admire the original interior of the workshop.

M. A. Bulgakov Museum (“Bad Apartment”) 12+

Known for the novel "Master and Margarita" Bad apartment number 50 in the house 302-bis on Bolshaya Sadovaya, in which Woland lived, has its own prototype. This is the apartment of Mikhail Bulgakov himself on Bolshaya Sadovaya, 10.

Garage Museum of Contemporary Art 0+

The activities of this museum of contemporary art are developing in three directions - exhibition, educational and research. Today, Garage is a respected international expert in the field of contemporary art.

Restaurant "Seiji"

Japanese restaurant "Seiji" is included in the rating the best restaurants world and in the top 100 best restaurants in Moscow. It is here in the menu that you can find dishes of national cuisine that are new to us and familiar to the Japanese.

"Museum of Illusions" on the Arbat 0+

Do you want to visit the country of Gulliver, walk with a lion or save from zombies? Then head to the museum and get ready to disbelieve your eyes and be constantly surprised. The best craftsmen from all over the country worked on the exposition.

Bar Strelka 18+

Strelka ("Arrow") is a place where both professional craftsmen and true connoisseurs of art gather, who want to feel the urban spirit of the new era.

Central House of Artists 0+

A variety of exhibitions, large-scale book fairs, art and antique shops, a concert venue - all this you will find at the most famous exhibition venue in the capital.

Flacon Design Factory
One of the first creative clusters in Moscow

A place where you can freely create, express yourself and just have a good time. "Flacon" is numerous showrooms, workshops, restaurants, art cafes, as well as a platform for concerts, performances, and various events. Here you can always buy something unusual, be inspired by new ideas and start creating something of your own.

Interactorium "Mars-Tefo" 6+

An interactive tour of the future. Guests of the Interactorium have a unique opportunity to go forward several decades - at a time when people have already landed on Mars and are exploring this planet.

Ostankino Tower 12+

One of the central sights of Moscow takes the seventh place in the list of the tallest buildings. The 540-meter-high reinforced concrete structure houses a concert hall and an observation deck with stunning views of the city.

Moscow International Business Center "Moscow-City"

"City of Capitals", "Central Core", "Mercury City Tower": grandiose high-rise complexes in the Moscow City business district are growing from year to year. The district on Presnenskaya embankment is a place of constant construction and development, the real heart of business Moscow.

Museum-Reserve "Tsaritsyno" 0+

Royal palaces in Russian Gothic style, clean ponds... The park, which never became an imperial residence, is today open to everyone who wants to find a corner of calm in the bustling capital.

Moscow Zoo 0+

The Moscow Zoo, which is the oldest in the country, attracts millions of visitors every year. He not only acquaints the public with hundreds of species of animals, but also works on the conservation of fauna, conducts scientific and educational activities.

Grand Theatre
One of the greatest and most significant in the world

The Bolshoi Theater seems to need no introduction. He is known all over the world, working there is a great honor for any theatrical figure, and attending a performance is a constant joy for any fan of classical art.

Club Glavclub Green Concert 18+

Glavclub works for the sake of convinced music lovers and connoisseurs of concert sound. The club's sound and lighting systems ensure that every performance is exceptional, allowing listeners to interact with their favorite artists without interference.

18+

Institute for City Development and New Education. Institute for the exchange of ideas and the creation of meanings. Institute of Architecture for a Comfortable Environment and New Opportunities. Institute of Reasonable Action.
This is all - the Strelka Institute of Media, Architecture and Design.

Bauman Garden

Once on this place was the estate of Golitsyn. The prince himself gave the townspeople the right to visit the garden and walk along its shady alleys. Pushkin, Turgenev, Gogol and other famous Russian writers walked here.

Cultural center ZIL 6+

ZIL is the largest palace of culture in the capital, a multifunctional space with a large number of venues and a variety of posters. Every day there are performances, concerts, performances, festivals, lectures, master classes, events for children, expositions are open.

Apothecary garden

Admire tulips and cork trees, arrange a leisurely promenade through the picturesque greenhouse and taste the most delicious pies - all this can be done here, in the evergreen corner of Moscow. Every year new plants appear in the garden, so you always want to come back here.

Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts 0+

From antique amphora to paintings by Van Gogh and Picasso - the golden fund of world cultural heritage in the collection of the Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts.

Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center 0+

In the space of the museum there is a large exposition dedicated to the history and culture of the Jewish people. The museum can be called one of the most technologically advanced and progressive in the capital - there is a 4D pavilion and many interactive exhibits.

Moscow theater "Sovremennik"

Over the years of its existence, the Sovremennik Theater has presented the world with many talented actors and has become one of the most significant in the history of the formation of national culture.

Garage Club 18+

Garage Club - legendary place among the party-goers of the 90s. After the move, the club has become even more convenient, and shows and music programs have become even brighter. This place has a really cool dance floor!

Night Flight Club 18+
The oldest nightclub in Russia

The oldest nightclub in Moscow and Russia was opened back in 1991, marking the beginning of the development of the domestic club industry.

Cinema "Pioneer"

One of the best cinemas in the capital, equipped with the latest equipment and focusing on serious and high-quality cinema.

Night club Rodnya 18+
Meeting place for all club creative relatives

An up-to-date and modern place for creativity, work and club leisure Rodnya Studio (“Rodnya Studio”) on the territory of the Artplay Design Center.

Restaurant "Brasserie Bridge" 18+

"Brasserie Bridge" is the third reincarnation of the famous "Bridge". Financier Alexander Mamut, who owned a pretentious club, and then a restaurant on this site, decided to create a new project, calling on experts in delicious French cuisine.

Cafe "Saigon" on Savelovskaya

The Vietnamese restaurant delights visitors with exotic dishes. A cozy establishment, a spacious and bright hall, bright design give a feeling of comfort and have a good time.

Center for Creative Industries "Fabrika"

The Fabrika Center for Creative Industries differs from other similar art clusters located in the buildings of former industrial enterprises. And all because the activity of the Oktyabr paper-dye factory has not been stopped and continues to this day - side by side with exhibitions, concerts, film screenings and festivals organized by the CTI.

Red October 0+

The largest confectionery enterprise in the USSR, and now - a cultural space in the center of Moscow.

Manor Kuskovo 0+

One of the most romantic places in Moscow - the Kuskovo estate. At one time, it was called the Versailles near Moscow, so much so that it resembled the garden of the French kings with its beauty.

In our review, we will provide a list of 21 places in Moscow that are worth visiting. Some of them are not included in the generally recognized routes of the city's sights, but this makes them no less good for visiting.

After looking at them and visiting these places, you will understand how many-sided and interesting the capital is, which will sparkle before you with new facets.

These places in Moscow are worth visiting not only for tourists, but also for Muscovites who have not yet discovered these corners of the capital.

So, go!

This is the place that everyone without exception must visit in Moscow. It is here that you will understand how time can stop: the rush and vanity of a huge metropolis seems to be cut off by bamboo gates, and the symbols of the culture of the Islands of the Rising Sun, like pagodas, bridges and pavilions, will encourage you to unhurried contemplation.

The Japanese garden was created by masters from Japan itself. You can admire the beauties of this corner of the capital at any time of the year, but the garden is especially beautiful at the time of cherry blossoms. This phenomenon is almost fleeting, as the Japanese cherry tree blooms in less than one week.

The second green corner of Moscow on our list, which is definitely worth a visit, is the Pharmaceutical Garden on Prospekt Mira. It is considered the oldest botanical garden In Russian federation.

But not only this attracts many visitors. Thanks to the work of local employees, few people can compete with the pharmaceutical garden of its kind in terms of information content, visibility, special grooming, comfort and even photogenicity.

By his decree, this garden-garden was ordered to be created by Peter the Great in 1706 for the cultivation of medicinal plants (hence the unusual name of the garden), and a century later - in 1805 - it came under the jurisdiction of the current owner - Moscow State University.

The house of the architect Melnikov is especially popular outside of Russia as an example of the Soviet avant-garde. To our shame, few people here know about it, moreover, few people have been in it. Therefore, it is worth visiting!

The design decision, inspired by the futuristic theme, made the house look like a mysterious spaceship. The interior of the building also arouses admiration: the spatial solution is many-sided and carefully verified, and, meanwhile, mysterious. It was not for nothing that Melnikov promised to pay a prize to someone who could name the exact number of floors in this building.

And again about recognition! Even many Muscovites do not know about the existence of the Savvinsky Metochion, not to mention the guests of the capital and tourists. That is why we have included this place in Moscow in our list, which is worth a visit.

Before your eyes will appear the most beautiful, without exaggeration, architectural monument, erected on this site back in 1907 by the architect Kuznetsov. It was designed in a fabulous Russian style with elements of Baroque and Art Nouveau.

Savinskoye Compound is a former profitable possession of the monastery of the same name. Once it stood on Tverskaya itself, but during the reconstruction of the latter, the building was moved to the depths of the courtyards and thus preserved for posterity.

Therefore, when walking along the street, take at least a little time and go into the arch of house number 6. So in a matter of seconds you will get from the present to the last century.

Located not far from some of the main sights of the city of Moscow, for example, the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, it is rightfully deprived of the attention of foreign, and even our tourists.

But it is on Prechistenka that you can see a huge number of former mansions, which today are rightfully considered architectural monuments. It is not for nothing that this place in Moscow was called Moscow Saint-Germain, drawing an analogy with the luxurious district of Paris.

This street will also be interesting for fans of Bulgakov's work. After all, it was in the profitable property on Prechistenka that he settled Professor Preobrazhensky from the Heart of a Dog.

Although the architecture of the building itself is interesting, the Moscow Planetarium is just the right place to visit if you come here for numerous performances.

In various halls, you can find answers to many scientific questions: how our Universe was born, are we the only ones in outer space, why stars fall on Earth, and so on. Astronomy enthusiasts have the opportunity to get closer to the stars: look at them through the eyepiece of a powerful telescope.

Located in Armenian Lane, the Moscow Lights Museum is another place worth visiting.

It is housed in a historic building of ancient chambers. Upon entering it, you will be given a remote control with which you can turn on and off the lamps of different eras.

On the second level there is an exposition that will tell about the life of different generations of Muscovites and about the lamps that they each used in their time.

The building for the electric theater was rebuilt by 1909, and it was the first in the Russian Empire, which was intended specifically for watching films.

It was here, for the most part, that previews of new Russian films were held, and every director considered it an honor if his tape got on the screen of the "Artistic" film.

Currently, the iconic Soviet and Russian cinema is under reconstruction, but will reopen its doors very soon.

It should be said right away that such a format of a museum - a museum of one house - can be found in Russia only in the capital, and there are none in the world, so this place in Moscow is worth a visit without fail.

It recreates the era of the 30s of the last century, and all the items and documents once belonged to famous residents, among whom were Svetlana Alliluyeva - Stalin's daughter, the poet Demyan Bedny, marshals Zhukov and Tukhachevsky, the future Soviet General Secretary Nikita Khrushchev and many others.

Unfortunately, the history of this house bears a tragic imprint. You can learn about this and more by visiting the Houses on the Embankment Museum.

The Museum of Man "Living Systems" is a truly unique educational and entertainment format for all family members: from a child to an adult. Visitors will learn a lot about the human body and how our organs work in a playful way.

The best part is that the exhibits in this museum can and must be touched with your hands in order to better understand all the ongoing processes.

The Muzeon Art Park is the largest museum of sculptures and monuments in Russia in open area, moreover, made in various artistic directions and created in the XX and XXI centuries.

In addition, the current format of the Muzeon includes not only viewing the exhibits, but also holding entertainment and cultural programs: performances by artists and musicians, lecture halls, photo exhibitions and much more.

The East Garden, recently created here, is especially popular.

Observation deck in Moscow City

The time has come and unprecedented skyscrapers appeared in Moscow, which are compactly located on the Moscow City site. Estimates of this project vary from rejection to admiration.

But be that as it may, the towers have already been built and may eventually become the same symbol of the capital as the Eiffel Tower in Paris, which was also initially not perceived by most of its contemporaries.

As for the observation deck, one of them is located on the 58th floor of a skyscraper tower called "Empire". From there, the main building of Moscow State University on Sparrow Hills, the Ostankino TV tower, the Cathedral of Christ the Savior and the government building (White House) are clearly visible. Moreover, you will see all this from a bird's eye view.

Graffiti area on Izumrudnaya

If you love urban wall art - graffiti, then Izumrudnaya Street is just the place in Moscow that is worth a visit. It is located not far from the Babushkinskaya metro station, and the painted houses themselves, 12 in total, are located next to Yantarny Proezd and the street itself. A riot of colors is guaranteed!

It is worth saying that this graffiti was made in 2007 by Russian and foreign masters - participants of the project "Color Moscow!". The level of execution is the highest, incl. this place will interest many lovers of painting, and everything unusual.

Peredelkino

The village of Peredelkino is extremely interesting for its unique landscape, nature and culture.

After all, it is here that the Writer's Town is located, where many famous writers and poets lived and live. After the death of some of them, memorial museums were opened here: Pasternak, Bulat Okudzhava, Chukovsky.

There is also a patriarchal residence in Peredelkino, on the territory of which there are beautiful temples and churches.

Restaurant "In the Dark"

Why is this place in Moscow worth visiting? Yes, simply because you can plunge into the world of blind people and understand them better, find out how difficult it is to live in total darkness.

Visitors are served by completely blind waiters - in halls where there is not even a strip of light and no contours are visible.

The session will last 2 hours, and the menu includes 5 complex dinners: fish, meat, Japanese, vegetarian and mixed. The restaurant is located on Oktyabrskaya street, 2/4.

A truly openwork house on Leningradsky Prospekt, 27. This is exactly what typical block houses in the Soviet Union should have become.

External facades, thanks to openwork lattices, seem to have something in common with luxurious estates and palaces of the pre-revolutionary era, although the internal spaces are arranged, one might say, in a Spartan way.

Unfortunately, this house remained a model, and, moreover, in a single copy (in the post-war years there was no time for frills, albeit simple ones).

Settlement Gateways

Do you want to return, even if not for long, to the times of the Soviet Union? Then you should visit this place in Moscow - the village of Gateways in Pechatniki.

In a settlement on three islands, you will not find the usual supermarkets or chain cafes. Local architecture is not represented not only by examples from the times of Luzhkov, but even by Brezhnev.

You will find here a decent-sized sandy beach, you will see households with poultry and even beavers near the water's edge.

Below we provide a list of places worth visiting, but this will be associated with certain difficulties: either this is a secure facility, or an area not officially open under protection. If you are interested in this information and want to visit this place, then opportunities can be found.

Spotting at Sheremetyevo

Do you love airplanes? Do you enjoy watching them take off and land?

Periodically, the administration of Sheremetyevo Airport conducts so-called spotting excursions.

What is their beauty?

Yes in that you can be on interior territory not as a restricted traveler, but as an employee. You can believe that these are already different sensations and impressions that will be remembered for a lifetime.

It is definitely not possible to get into the territory on your own. Regime object, however.

City estate of tea merchants Usachevs with park area, the plans of which can be seen on many Soviet films.

Surprisingly, this place, which is definitely worth a visit, is that a quiet and cozy old park with gazebos, classical sculptural compositions and even a mysterious grotto is located almost in the center of the capital - on Zemlyanoy Val.

The main house of the 19th century is also admired, incl. the atmosphere of this place seems to immerse us in the history of a bygone era.

The interior of the main manor house in Uzkoy amazes visitors with its sophistication: cultural rarities of the 17th-20th centuries, skillfully made furniture, beautiful decor made in various styles.

The local exposition is the envy of many Russian, and even Moscow, museums, incl. look for the opportunity, because this place is worth it to visit. In addition, today the Uzkoye estate is located within the boundaries of modern Moscow - on Profsoyuznaya street, 123.

The last place on our list in the city of Moscow, which is worth visiting, although it is difficult to do this.

The Izmailovsky anomaly (also called the Strokinsky fortification) is located in Izmailovsky Park. The history of its occurrence is mysterious and so far experts have not come to a consensus.

It is believed that these are either the “amusing” fortifications of Peter I, or the fortified area of ​​the Time of Troubles, or simply the destroyed buildings of the former old brick factory. Some fans generally awarded him the title of "Russian Stonehenge".

It is located on the territory of the local state farm behind a high concrete fence, but if you wish, you can get over it.

That's the whole list of places in Moscow that are worth visiting, although many of them are not particularly visited and are not even included in various guides to the main metropolitan attractions. You have the opportunity to discover new and beautiful places in your favorite city!

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Where should you go first when you are in the capital? We have reviewed the most interesting places Moscow, and also told how it is most convenient to get to them.

The capital of the Russian Federation evokes conflicting feelings among tourists: some are tired of the noise and bustle of the metropolis, others sincerely admire its scale and beauty. However, we believe that Moscow - amazing city, where everyone will find a lot of interesting and unusual things for themselves, and we decided to compile a selection of the most interesting, in our opinion, places in Moscow that a tourist should see when visiting the capital for the first time. We do not pretend to cover all the sights of the Mother See, and have highlighted only those that seem interesting to us.

Kremlin and Red Square

Usually, tourists quickly find the answer to the question of where to go in Moscow in the first place - it is customary to start acquaintance with the capital from Red Square and the Kremlin. These are the main symbols of Moscow and Russia; the largest number of attractions are concentrated here. On Red Square there is the Execution Ground, the Lenin Mausoleum and the monument to Minin and Pozharsky.

The monument to Minin and Pozharsky was erected in 1828 in front of the Upper malls(GUM), in 1931 it was placed in front of St. Basil's Cathedral (Photo © unsplash.com / @nikolayv)

To the west of the square is the Kremlin, to the east - GUM, to the south and north - St. Basil's Cathedral, the Historical Museum and the Kazan Cathedral. The Moscow Kremlin is an ancient fortress in the center of the capital and the official residence of the President of the Russian Federation. The southern wall of the fortification overlooks the Moscow River, the northern one - to the Alexander Garden.

On the territory of the Kremlin there are squares, palaces, temples, the Armory and Faceted Chambers, the Tsar Cannon and the Tsar Bell. A ticket to Cathedral Square costs 350 rubles. You are admitted to the Armory at 10, 12, 14:30 and 16:30. Ticket offices are open in the Alexander Garden from 09:30 to 16:30. A ticket costs 700 rubles, children under 16 years old are free.

How to get there? The most convenient way to get there is by metro, bypassing traffic jams and other delights of land travel. You can get to Red Square if you get off at the Okhotny Ryad or Lenin Library stations (on the red line).

Among the interesting places in Moscow that are worth visiting, an important place is occupied by temples and shrines. One of the most famous is the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, which It took 44 years to build and was erected in memory of the Russian soldiers who fell in the Patriotic War of 1812. In Stalin's times, it was completely destroyed, and only in the 90s of the last century was restored.

Near the temple is one of beautiful bridges capital - Patriarchy, from where wonderful views of the city and the Moscow River open. You can clearly see the Kremlin towers and the monument to Peter I, and on the other side of the river rises the building of the famous Red October confectionery factory.

How to get there? You can take the metro to the Kropotkinskaya station, then go to Volkhonka street. Or take a walk through the Alexander Garden from Red Square along Mokhovaya Street.

Arbat

Once Arbat was a street of aristocrats: such famous families as Sheremetevs, Kropotkins, Tolstoys, Golitsyns lived here. Later, the Arbat became a haven for the Moscow intelligentsia; Konstantin Balmont, Marina Tsvetaeva, Sergei Aksakov, Bulat Okudzhava and other celebrities lived here.

Today it is a popular pedestrian street where you can buy souvenirs, sit in a cafe or order your own portrait. Among the interesting places in Moscow for young people, the wall of house number 37 is considered truly cult - the wall of Tsoi, the soloist of the legendary rock band Kino.

How to get there? You can walk to the Arbat from the metro stations "Arbatskaya" or "Smolenskaya" or take a walk from Red Square.

VVC (VDNH)

Another interesting place for tourists in Moscow is the All-Russian Exhibition Center. The original significance of the exhibition center has been slightly lost, part of the pavilions of the former VDNH has been given over to trade. Residents of the capital and tourists come here to enjoy the sights and just relax.

The main attraction of the All-Russian Exhibition Center is the famous fountain "Friendship of Peoples", surrounded by sculptures of women in national costumes former Soviet republics. Another fountain - "Stone Flower" - was the first light and music fountain in the USSR. The sculptural composition is based on Bazhov's fairy tales, the flower petals are trimmed with malachite.

Not far from the central entrance of the All-Russian Exhibition Center, the most recognizable monument of the post-Soviet space rises - the sculptural composition "Worker and Collective Farm Woman". At the exit of the metro station, a rocket is installed, directed upwards, located nearby memorial museum astronautics. Pavilion No. 1 houses the famous museum of the popular show "Field of Miracles".

The large territory of the All-Russian Exhibition Center is an interesting place in Moscow for walking, adults ride roller skates and bicycles, children have fun on trains and ATVs. But the most the best attraction The center is a 73-meter Ferris wheel.

How to get there? You can get to the place by metro, station "VDNKh".

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Sparrow Hills

A very popular observation deck of the capital, located on the high bank of the Moskva River and overlooking Moscow State University. This is the place where tourists definitely need to go to admire Moscow from above. In Soviet times, this area was called the Lenin Hills. From the site, views of the Ostankino Tower, Stalin's skyscrapers, the White House and Moscow City open up. In the distance you can see the Cathedral of Christ the Savior.

How to get there? You can take the metro to the Vorobyovy Gory station, from there climb the slope to the platform. Or get off at the Universitet metro station, then walk through the Moscow State University park.

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Ostozhenka

Until the middle of the 18th century, Ostozhenka was an ordinary Moscow outskirts. Once here, in the floodplain of the Moskva River, trade routes passed through meadows with haystacks. Later, the royal stable yard was built, then the first residential buildings began to appear nearby. Wealthy people were built closer to Prechistenka, poorer houses and warehouses were located between Ostozhenka and the Moscow River.

Now Ostozhenka is an old Moscow street with preserved mansions, where it is interesting to take a walk. The most colorful houses are yellow buildings with triangular Empire-style porticos. Notable are the Vsevolozhsky mansion, the Turgenev house, the profitable houses of Gryaznov and Kekusheva, the Abrikosov mansion and others. Some tend to consider the Kekusheva mansion the home of Margarita, the main character famous novel Bulgakov "The Master and Margarita"

How to get there? You can get to the place by metro to the station "Kropotkinskaya" or "Park Kultury".

Luzhkov bridge

This pedestrian bridge (officially called Tretyakovsky) was built in the 90s. An elegant building that connected Bolotnaya Square and Kadashevskaya Embankment. In 2007, a Love Tree was placed here for all lovers to attach their locks. Following the first tree, buried in locks, dozens of new ones appeared.

Now a tradition has already developed - the newlyweds come to the bridge, hang up the padlock and throw the key into the river. A semicircular Bench of Reconciliation was placed next to the bridge, its design is such that it is impossible for two people to sit on it without clinging to each other. The bridge very quickly became popular, and the people call it the Kissing Bridge.

How to get there? The bridge is located on Kadashevskaya embankment, you can get to the place by metro to the Tretyakovskaya station.

Tsaritsyno

This is one of the most beautiful estates capitals with ponds, a greenhouse complex and a light and music fountain. At one time, there were estates of the boyars Godunovs, Streshnevs, Golitsyns, the Moldavian prince Cantemir. The estate acquired its modern look after Empress Catherine the Great commissioned the construction to the architect Bazhenov.

They say that the queen was dissatisfied with the result, and no one has ever lived in the estate. By order of Nicholas I, a hospital for peasants was opened in the Bread House, and in the Soviet years, until the 70s, there were communal apartments in it. After a complete restoration in 2006 palace and park complex received the status of a museum-reserve.

Entrance to the park is free, and to the palace, greenhouses and the Bread House - by tickets. A full ticket costs 250-350 rubles, preferential categories - 100 rubles. In summer, the park is open daily from 6 am to 24:00, the palace is closed on Monday.

How to get there? You can take the metro to the station "Tsaritsyno".

Moscow Zoo

Perhaps one of the most interesting places for children in Moscow. However, adults will also enjoy it. Dolphinarium, esotarium, pink flamingos, wild cats of all varieties, ponds with giant fish, giraffe - a favorite of the public, and other representatives of the wild fauna. There are about 1100 species in total. For kids there is a small area with attractions and a pony club.

How to get there? The zoo is located on Bolshaya Gruzinskaya. You can take the metro to the station "Barrikadnaya" or "Krasnopresnenskaya". For children and representatives of preferential categories, admission is free, for adults - 400-500 rubles.

There are still a lot of interesting places in Moscow that you can visit with children: Gorky Central Park of Culture and Leisure, Sokolniki Park, Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow Circus on Tsvetnoy Boulevard, Neskuchny Garden, Losiny Ostrov Nature Reserve, Izmailovo, Ostankino TV Tower, Mosfilm, numerous museums and entertainment complexes. The kids won't be bored for sure!

TOP-8 main sights of Moscow

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We present the most beautiful places of our country, which should be seen not only by every photographer and traveler, but also by every inhabitant of our vast Russia. Read our material and you will see: we all have something to be proud of!

Natural parks, reserves

Lena Pillars, Yakutia

The Lena Pillars is a natural park in Russia, located on the banks of the Lena River in the Khangalassky ulus of Yakutia, 104 km from the city of Pokrovsk. The complex of vertically elongated rocks stretching for many kilometers, bizarrely piled up along the banks of the Lena, a deep valley cutting through the Prilenskoe plateau, never ceases to attract photographers and travelers. The pillars reach the highest density between the villages of Petrovskoye and Tit-Ary.

The height of the rock formations reaches 100 meters. Scientists believe that the formation of rocks began 560-540 million years ago, and the formation of the Lena Pillars as a form of relief - about 400 thousand years ago.

The Lena Pillars Nature Park was organized on the basis of Decree of the President of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) dated August 16, 1994 No. 837 and government decree dated February 10, 1995 and is subordinate to the regional Ministry of Nature Protection. The area of ​​the park is 485 thousand hectares, the park consists of two branches - "Pillars" and "Sinsky".

Valley of Geysers, Kamchatka

The Valley of Geysers, one of the largest geyser fields in the world and the only one in Eurasia, is located in Kamchatka in the Kronotsky State biosphere reserve, which is on the UNESCO World Heritage List as part of the natural complex "Volcanoes of Kamchatka".

The valley is deep canyon the Geysernaya River, on the sides of which, on an area of ​​​​about 6 square meters. km there are numerous outlets of geysers, hot springs, mud pots, thermal sites, waterfalls and lakes. On this territory, there is an abnormally high biodiversity and a high contrast of natural conditions and microclimate. The ecosystem of the Valley of Geysers is unique for the whole country. The reserve regime operates on the territory of the valley.

Since 1992, helicopter excursions have been organized here, under an agreement with the reserve, there is a strict system of rules for organizing excursions in order to maintain the balance of the ecosystem. In 2008, according to the voting results, the Valley of Geysers was included in the list of seven wonders of Russia.

Weathering pillars, Komi Republic

Pillars of weathering (Mansi blockheads) is a geological monument located in the Troitsko-Pechora region of the Komi Republic on the territory of the Pechoro-Ilychsky reserve on Mount Man-Pupu-ner (“Small mountain of idols” translated from the Mansi language), in the interfluve of the Ichotlyaga and Pechora rivers . With this extraordinary place associated with many legends. Pillars are considered one of the seven wonders of Russia.

Weathering Pillars are located quite far from inhabited places. Getting to them is already a feat in a sense. For this, by the way, you need to get a pass from the administration of the reserve. From the side of the Sverdlovsk region and the Perm region there are hiking route, from the Republic of Komi - automobile, water and foot routes.

About 200 million years ago, there were high mountains in the place of stone pillars. Rain, snow, wind, frost and heat gradually destroyed the mountains, and first of all the weak rocks. Hard sericite-quartzite shales were less destroyed and survived to this day, while soft rocks were destroyed by weathering and carried by water and wind into relief depressions.

One pillar, 34 m high, stands somewhat apart from the others. Six others lined up at the edge of the cliff. The pillars have bizarre outlines and, depending on the place of inspection, either resemble the figure of a huge man, or the head of a horse or a ram. Indeed, this place is ideal for a photographer's fantasy! In the past, the Mansi deified the grandiose stone sculptures, worshiped them, but climbing the Manpupuner was considered the greatest sin.

Curonian Spit, Kaliningrad Region

curonian spit- a sand spit located on the coast of the Baltic Sea and the Curonian Lagoon. It is a narrow and long strip of saber-shaped land separating the Curonian Lagoon from the Baltic Sea and stretching from the city of Zelenogradsk in the Kaliningrad region to the city of Klaipeda (Smiltyne) (Lithuania). The name of the spit comes from the name of the ancient tribes of the Curonians, who lived here before the colonization of Prussia by the Germans.

Length - 98 kilometers, width ranges from 400 meters (near the village of Lesnoy) to 3.8 kilometers (near Cape Bulviko, just north of Nida).

The Curonian Spit is a unique natural and anthropogenic landscape and a territory of exceptional aesthetic value: The Curonian Spit is the largest sand body, which, along with the Hel and Vistula, is part of the Baltic complex sandbars which has no analogues in the world. The high level of biological diversity due to the combination of different landscapes - from desert (dunes) to tundra (raised swamp) - gives an idea of ​​important and long-term ecological and biological processes in evolution.

The most significant element of the relief of the spit is a continuous strip of white sand dunes 0.3 - 1 km wide, partly approaching the highest in the world (up to 68 m). Due to its geographic location and northeast-southwest orientation, it serves as a corridor for migratory birds of many species flying from the northwestern regions of Russia, Finland and the Baltic countries to the countries of Central and Southern Europe. Every year, in spring and autumn, 10 to 20 million birds fly over the spit, most of which stop here for rest and feeding.

Favorable climatic conditions allow you to relax on the Curonian Spit from May to November. In 2000, the Curonian Spit was included in the list world heritage UNESCO.

Nature reserve "Stolby". Krasnoyarsk region

The reserve is located on the northwestern spurs of the Eastern Sayan, bordering on the Central Siberian Plateau. The natural boundaries of the protected area are the right tributaries of the river. Yenisei: in the northeast - the Bazaikha river, in the south and southwest - the Mana and Bolshaya Slizneva rivers. From the northeast, the territory borders on the city of Krasnoyarsk, the border of the reserve can be reached by bus. The reserve was founded in 1925 on the initiative of the city residents to preserve natural complexes around the picturesque syenite remnants - "pillars". At present, its area is 47,219 hectares. Submitted to the UNESCO World Heritage List.

lakes

Lake Baikal, Eastern Siberia

It is unlikely that Baikal needs any descriptions, but still ... Baikal is the deepest lake on the planet, the largest natural reservoir fresh water. The lake and coastal areas are distinguished by a unique diversity of flora and fauna. Locals and many in Russia traditionally call Baikal the sea.

Meaning maximum depth lake - 1642 m - was established in 1983 by L. G. Kolotilo and A. I. Sulimov during hydrographic work. The average depth of the lake is also very high - 744.4 m. In addition to Baikal, only two lakes on Earth have a depth of more than 1000 meters: Tanganyika (1470 m) and the Caspian Sea (1025 m). One of the visiting cards of Russia, a place that you need to see with your own eyes at least once in your life!

Lake Seliger, Tver and Novgorod regions

Another place that needs no introduction. By the way, Seliger has another name - Ostashkovskoye Lake, after the name of the city of Ostashkov standing on the lake shore. The area of ​​the lake is 260 sq. km, including about 38 sq. km. km falls on the islands (there are more than 160 of them on Seliger). The largest among them is the island of Khachin. The area of ​​the entire pool is 2275 sq. km.

Seliger receives 110 tributaries. The largest are the rivers Krapivenka, Soroga and Seremukha. Only one river Selizharovka flows from it. The lake lies at an altitude of 205 meters above sea level and is of glacial origin. This explains its peculiar shape - it is not a lake in the usual sense, but rather a chain of lakes stretching from north to south for 100 km and interconnected by short narrow channels. The coastline with a length of more than 500 km is notable for its indentation - capes overgrown with forests, deep picturesque bays protruding into the land, various in shape of the island.

The water in Seliger is clear, transparency reaches 5 meters. On the shores of the southern part of Lake Seliger are the city of Ostashkov and the estate "New Yeltsy".

Lake Kezenoy-am, Chechen Republic

Kezenoy-am is a lake on the border of the Vedeno region of the Chechen Republic and the Botlikh region of Dagestan. This is the largest and deepest lake in the North Caucasus, located at an altitude of more than 1800 meters above sea level. The surface of the lake is 2.4 sq. km.

The depth of the lake reaches 74 m. The length of the lake from north to south is 2 kilometers, and from west to east - 2.7 kilometers. Maximum Width- 735 meters. Length coastline- 10 kilometers.

Lake Baskunchak

Akhtubinsky district, Astrakhan region

Baskunchak is a salt lake with an area of ​​about 115 sq. km in the Akhtubinsky district of the Astrakhan region, about 270 km north of the Caspian Sea, and 53 km east of the Volga. Lake Baskunchak is part of a unique natural complex, which includes Mount Bolshoye Bogdo. In 1997 Bogdinsko-Baskunchaksky natural complex was declared a reserve (Bogdinsko-Baskunchaksky Reserve), where a special environmental regime was established on an area of ​​​​53.7 thousand hectares.

On the coast of the lake there are deposits healing clays. In June-August, tourists come to the lake to swim in brine and take mud baths. There is no need to talk about the beauty of these places. There are no less photographers than those wishing to improve their health.

Jack London Lake, Magadan Region

Located in the upper reaches of the Kolyma River in the Yagodninsky district of the Magadan region, lies among the mountains, at an altitude of 803 meters, the length of the lake in the north-west direction is 10 kilometers, the depth is 50 meters.

There are many small lakes around Jack London Lake. The most prominent in size are the lakes Mechta, Anemone, Gray Gull, Invisible, Neighboring, Kudinovskie lakes. One of the most beautiful and exotic lakes in the Far East. Old-timers say that the lake got its name thanks to an unusual find made by the “discoverers”. When the lake was discovered, on the shore, the researchers found Jack London's book "Martin Eden".

Lake Elton, Volgograd Region

Elton is a salty drainless self-sustaining lake in the Pallasovsky district of the Volgograd region, located near the border with Kazakhstan. It is considered the largest mineral lake in Europe and one of the most mineralized in the world. They say that the name of the lake comes from the Mongolian word "Altyn-Nor" - "gold mine".

The area of ​​the lake is 152 sq. km. Until 1882, salt was mined on the Elton, in 1910 the medical sanatorium "Elton" was founded on its shore (moved to a new location in 1945). In 2001, the lake and the surrounding areas of virgin steppes (106 thousand hectares) became part of the State Institution "Natural Park" Elton "".

Blue Lakes. Cherek-Balkar Gorge, Kabardino-Balkaria

A group of five karst lakes in the Cherek region of Kabardino-Balkaria is located at the foot of a rocky ridge, from where Cherek-Balkar Gorge. Located at the entrance to the gorge, Blue Lake is a unique natural phenomenon, interesting not only for Kabardino-Balkaria, but also on a national scale. Lower Blue Lake has several names: Chirik-kel (balk.) - rotten (stinking) lake; Sherej-ana (kab.) - mother of Cherek; Psykhurei (kab.) - round water (lake), natural artesian well.

The uniqueness of the Lower blue lake lies in the fact that with a relatively small surface (only 235 × 130 m), its depth reaches 258 meters. The water temperature on the surface in winter and summer is about +9 degrees. Not a single stream or river flows into the lake, but about 70 million liters flow out daily. At the same time, the level of the lake is unchanged, which is explained by powerful underwater sources. The blue color of the water is due to the presence of hydrogen sulfide and the refraction of light rays in a deep pool.

The nature here is quite picturesque: green hills, dense beech forests on steep slopes, and in the distance, in a blue haze, peaks sparkling in the sun. Closer to Babugent, the greenery becomes brighter, juicier. Near the village of Babugent there is a fork in the road. At the beginning of the road to the lake, there is a cave in the rock, in which traces of an ancient V-X parking centuries AD. Now many bats settle there, and sometimes, in bad weather, shepherds with flocks of sheep hide.

Seydozero, Kola Peninsula, Murmansk region

Lake in the Lovozero tundra on the Kola Peninsula. "Seid" in translation from the Sami language means "sacred". The lake is located at an altitude of 189 m above sea level. The length of Seydozero is 8 km, the width is from 1.5 to 2.5 km.

According to a number of science fiction writers and ufologists, one of the alleged places of existence of the Hyperborean civilization. Seekers of the unknown have been exploring these places since 1922.

Lake (reservoir) Zyuratkul. Chelyabinsk region

Zyuratkul is located in the Satkinsky district of the Chelyabinsk region on the territory of the national park of the same name. One of the highest (724 m above sea level) reservoirs of the Southern Urals. The reservoir is surrounded by mountain ranges covered with dark coniferous forests. To the southwest is the Nurgush ridge - the highest ridge in the Chelyabinsk region. The main river that feeds the reservoir is the Bolshoy Kyl. Near the source of the Satka River and the dam is the small village of Zyuratkul, connected by bus with the city of Satka.

Previously, Zyuratkul was a natural lake. Now - a reservoir formed by a dam built on the Big Satka. A giant geoglyph was found near the lake. About forty stone tools made of quartzite were also found. The stone chipping technique makes it possible to date the tools to the Neolithic and Eneolithic (VI-III millennium BC). Researchers are still inclined towards the Copper-Stone Age (IV-III millennium BC). It is noted that at that time there were practically no forests in the Southern Urals (they appeared only 2,500 years ago), so the figure was easy to build and then view from a neighboring ridge until it was covered with a layer of soil.

Until the winter of 2012, another popular attraction was located on the shores of Lake Zyuratkul - Kitova Pier, which was also called the "Ural Disneyland". But in the fall of 2012, by a court decision, it was demolished.

Mountains and volcanoes

Elbrus, Kabardino-Balkaria

Elbrus is a stratovolcano located on the border of the republics of Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay-Cherkessia. Elbrus is located north of the Greater Caucasus Range and is the highest peak in Russia. Considering that the border between Europe and Asia is ambiguous, often Elbrus is also called the highest European mountain peak, thereby referring it to the list of "Seven Peaks".

The height of the western peak is 5642 m, the eastern one is 5621 m. The gorges of Adylsu, Shkhelda, Adyrsu, Donguz-Orun and Ushba massifs are very popular among climbers and mountain tourists. Elbrus is the most popular ski resort in Russia. The total area of ​​Elbrus glaciers is 134.5 sq. km. The most famous of them are: Big and Small Azau, Terskol.

Altai mountains

The Altai Mountains represent a complex system of the highest ranges in Siberia, separated by deep river valleys and vast intramountain and intermountain basins. The mountain system at the junction of the borders of Russia, Mongolia, China and Kazakhstan. It is divided into Southern Altai (Southwestern), Southeastern Altai and Eastern Altai, Central Altai, Northern and Northeastern Altai, Northwestern Altai.

Altaic, Katunsky reserves and the Ukok plateau together form the UNESCO World Heritage Site "Altai - Golden Mountains". Thousands of tourists come to Altai. This is a favorite place for photo tours and independent trips.

Plateau "Divnogorie", Liskinsky district, Voronezh region

"Divnogorie" - a hill and a museum-reserve in the Liskinsky district Voronezh region Russia. It is located 10 km west of the district center on the right bank of the Don River and 80 km south of Voronezh. The museum was founded here in 1988, and in 1991 it received the status of a museum-reserve. Currently, the museum-reserve is one of the most popular and most recognizable sights of the Voronezh region. Every season, from May to October, it is visited by more than 60 thousand tourists.

The area of ​​the museum-reserve is more than 11 sq. km. The maximum height of the plateau above sea level reaches 181 meters, relative - 103 meters (the mouth of the Quiet Pine River at the confluence with the Don, which flows at the foot of the plateau, is located at an altitude of 78 m above sea level).

Dombay-Ulgen, Karachay-Cherkess Republic

Dombay-Ulgen is the peak of the western part of the Dividing Range of the Greater Caucasus (on the border of Abkhazia and the Karachay-Cherkess Republic). Dombay-Ulgen is the highest peak of Abkhazia, located east of the village of Dombay, has three peaks: western (4036 m), main (4046 m) and eastern (3950 m).

A steep ridge extends from the main peak to the north, ending in a lowering - the "Dombay saddle". From the Dombai saddle, there is a classic route (category 3B) going up, accessible for climbing in one day with a descent to the camp.

Putorana Plateau, Krasnoyarsk Territory

Putorana Plateau - mountain range located in the northwest of the Central Siberian Plateau. In the north and west, the plateau breaks off with a steep ledge (800 m or more), while the southern and eastern parts are characterized by gentle slopes. The maximum height of the plateau is 1701 m, among the highest peaks are the Kamen (1701 m), Holokit (1542 m), Kotuyskaya (1510 m) mountains. In the north, the Putorana Plateau borders on the Taimyr Peninsula. The name Putorana, translated from Evenki, means "lakes with steep banks."

The area of ​​the plateau is 250 thousand square kilometers, which is comparable to the territory of Great Britain. On the territory of the plateau is the Putoransky State Natural Reserve, recognized by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site.

Marble canyon Ruskeala, Republic of Karelia, Ruskeala village

Mountain Park "Ruskeala" is a tourist complex located in the Sortavalsky district of the Republic of Karelia, near the village of Ruskeala. The main object of the complex is a former marble quarry filled with groundwater.

The quarries, discovered by pastor Alopeus, began to be developed at the beginning of the reign of Catherine II. The first developments were led by Captain Kozhin, who was advised by Italian experts. Today, the length of the quarry from north to south is 460 meters, the width is up to 100 meters. The distance from the highest point of the quarry wall to its bottom is over 50 meters. The transparency of water reaches 15-18 meters.

Ruskeala marble was used in the construction of the most beautiful and significant buildings in St. Petersburg and its palace suburbs. St. Isaac's Cathedral is lined with it, the floors of the Kazan Cathedral are laid out, window sills of the Hermitage are made, windows are framed Marble Palace and the facade of the Mikhailovsky Castle, as well as the underground halls of the St. Petersburg metro stations "Primorskaya" and "Ladoga". In 2010, a significant part of the filming of the film "The Dark World" took place in Ruskeala.

Eastern and Western Sayans. Eastern Siberia

Eastern and Western Sayans - common name for two mountain systems in the south of Siberia. They distinguish the Western Sayan (length 650 km, height up to 3971 m - Mount Mongun-Taiga, which is the top of the ridge of the same name - the highest peak Eastern Siberia, however, more often this ridge is not attributed to the Sayan Mountains, but is distinguished into a separate mountain system - the mountains of Tuva), consisting of leveled and peaked ridges, on which there is no glaciation, separated by intermountain basins, and the Eastern Sayan (length about 1000 km, height up to 3491 m - Mount Munku-Sardyk) with typical mid-mountain ranges bearing glaciers. The rivers belong to the Yenisei basin. Mountain taiga prevails on the slopes, turning into mountain tundra.

The Western Sayan in the southwestern part borders on Altai. Its main ridge is the Dividing Sayan Range with the highest point - Mount Kyzyl-Taiga (3121 m). The ridges of the Western Sayan are characterized by steep slopes, indented relief, and vast areas of stone placers. The height of the ridges in the west does not exceed 2500-3000 m, in the east it decreases to 2000 m.

The Eastern Sayan stretches almost at right angles to the Western. Its ridges form a system of “white mountains” (Manskoye, Kanskoye) and “squirrels”, which got their name because of the snow on the peaks that does not melt all year round. In the central part, in the upper reaches of the Kazyr and Kizir rivers, several ridges form a "knot" with the highest point - Grandiose Peak (2982 m). In the southeast there are the highest and hardest-to-reach ridges - Big Sayan, Tunkinskiye Goltsy, Kitoyskiye Goltsy, Kropotkin. The highest point of the Eastern Sayan - Munku-Sardyk (3491 m) is located in the ridge of the same name. Between the Sayan ridges there are more than a dozen basins of various sizes and depths, the most famous of which is the Abakan-Minusinsk basin, known for its archaeological sites. It is worth noting a large number of waterfalls.

Almost everywhere in the Sayans, dark coniferous taiga spruce-cedar-fir forests prevail, rising in the western and central parts to altitudes of 1500–1800 m and more; light deciduous-cedar forests form the upper boundary of the forest at altitudes of 2000–2500 m. The fauna is as rich as the flora. The largest city located in Sayanakh - Krasnoyarsk.

Mountains of Shikhany. Republic of Bashkortostan

Shikhany - isolated hills in the Bashkir Cis-Urals, consisting of four single mountains: Tratau, Shakhtau, Yuraktau and Kushtau, which form a narrow chain stretched along the Belaya River for 20 km. Shikhany are located near the cities of Sterlitamak and Ishimbay. They are unique monuments of nature - the remains barrier reef formed in the warm sea of ​​the early Permian period. The imprints of ancient plants and animals have been preserved in the stones of which these shikhans are made.

The highest shihan is Tratau (or Toratau). Its height is 402 meters above sea level, and its relative height is 280 meters. At its foot, the ruins of a women's prison, one of the islands of the Gulag archipelago, have been preserved. Shikhan Tratau flaunts on the coat of arms of the city of Ishimbay, is a symbol of the Ishimbay region of Bashkiria. In the past, this mountain was considered sacred.

Volcano Krenitsyn. Sakhalin Region, Onekotan Island

An active volcano on the Onekotan Island of the Great Kuril Ridge. The largest two-tiered "volcano within a volcano" in the world is located in the southern part of Onekotan Island. The height of the volcano is 1324 m.

The volcanic cone rises in the form of an island inside Lake Koltsevoe lying at an altitude of 400 m (diameter about 7 km). The lake is surrounded by somma - the walls of the more ancient Tao-Rusyr caldera (heights 540–920 m with a base diameter of 16–17 km).

Only one historical eruption is known, which happened in 1952.

Volcano Tyatya, Kuril Islands

An active volcano on the Kunashir Island of the Great Kuril Ridge, on the territory Kuril Reserve. In geographical terms, Tyatya is a stratovolcano of the somma-vesuvius type ("volcano in a volcano"). The height reaches 1819 m (the highest point of Kunashir; in 1977 and subsequent years, the southeastern part of the edge of the summit crater collapsed and most of the material collapsed into the northeastern crater. As a result, the total height of the volcano decreased by about 30-50 meters and is currently probably less than 1800 meters above sea level).

The height of the somma is 1485 m, it has a regular truncated cone with a diameter of 15–18 km at the base and up to 2.5 km at the annular ridge. The foot slopes of the volcano are decorated with coniferous-broad-leaved forests with bamboo and thickets of stone birch and elfin cedar. In the forests at the foot you can often meet a bear. The path to the volcano is difficult, but most tourists get to the volcano from Yuzhno-Kurilsk.

caves

Orda cave, Perm region

Orda Cave is located on the southwestern outskirts of the village of Orda in the Perm Territory, on the left bank of the Kungur River. Consists of "dry" and underwater parts. The length of the dry part is 300 meters, underwater - 4600 meters. To date, the Ordinskaya cave is the longest flooded cave in Russia. In addition, part of the cave is the longest siphon in the CIS - 935 meters.

The cave is ranked 21st among the longest gypsum caves in the world. Famous photographer Viktor Lyagushkin dedicated Orda cave a whole photo project.

Kungur cave, Perm region

This is one of the most popular attractions in Siberia and the Urals, a natural monument of all-Russian significance. The cave is in Perm region, on the right bank of the Sylva River on the outskirts of the city of Kungur in the village of Filippovka, 100 km from Perm.

A unique geological monument - one of the largest karst caves in the European part of Russia, the seventh longest gypsum cave in the world. The length of the cave is about 5700 m, of which 1.5 km is equipped for tourists. The average air temperature in the center of the cave is +5 °C, the relative humidity in the center of the cave is 100%. The Kungur cave contains 58 grottoes, 70 lakes, 146 t. "organ pipes" (the highest - in the Etheric grotto, 22 m) - high shafts, reaching almost to the surface.

Architecture

Leaning tower of Nevyansk. Sverdlovsk region, city of Nevyansk

Not everyone knows that we in Russia have our own kind of Leaning Tower of Pisa - an inclined tower in the center of Nevyansk, built in the first half of the 18th century by order of Akinfiy Demidov.

The height of the tower is 57.5 meters, the base is a square with a side of 9.5 m. The deviation of the tower from the vertical is about 1.85 m, and the greatest slope is observed at the lower tier (3 ° 16 "). The exact date of construction of the tower is unknown, different sources give dates ranging from 1721 to 1745.

The tower is a massive quadrangle with 3 octagonal tiers built on top. Inside the tower is divided into several levels - floors.

The purpose of the first floor is not exactly established. Demidov's office was located on the second floor, and during the Soviet era there was a prison in it. On the third floor there was a laboratory: traces of silver and gold were found in the soot taken from the chimneys of furnaces. According to one version, Demidov minted counterfeit money here. According to another, here Demidov, secretly from the state treasury, smelted silver and gold, which was mined in his mines in Altai.

Even higher is the so-called "auditory room". Its peculiarity is that standing in one corner of the room, you can clearly hear what they say in the opposite corner. The effect observed in the room is associated with the special shape of the ceiling - it is vaulted and at the same time slightly flattened.

On the seventh and eighth floors there are chiming chimes created by the English watchmaker Richard Phelps in 1730. The tower is completed by a roof and a metal spire with a weather vane hoisted on it, made of perforated iron, in which the noble coat of arms of the Demidovs is engraved.

There is a legend saying that the tower tilted due to the flooding of the cellars with all the workers who minted counterfeit money. By Decree of the Council of Ministers of the RSFSR No. 1327 of August 30, 1960, the tower was included in the list historical monuments subject to protection as monuments of national importance.

Ivolginsky datsan. Republic of Buryatia, the village of Verkhnyaya Ivolga

Ivolginsky datsan is a large Buddhist monastic complex, the center of the Buddhist traditional Sangha of Russia, which is the largest Buddhist community in Buryatia. One of the brightest monuments of Russian history and architecture. Located in the village of Verkhnyaya Ivolga, 36 km from the center of Ulan-Ude.

Bird home. Republic of Crimea

Among all the sights of Crimea, it is not easy to choose one thing. But we decided to stop at one of the most inspiring places. The Swallow's Nest is a monument of architecture and history, located on a sheer 40-meter Aurora cliff of Cape Ai-Todor in the village of Gaspra (Yalta City Council).

The building looks like a medieval knight's castle like the Belem tower or the Miramare villa near Trieste. The first wooden building on this site was erected for a retired Russian general after the Russian-Turkish war of 1877–1878; it can be seen on the canvases of famous marine painters: I. K. Aivazovsky, L. F. Lagorio, A. P. Bogolyubov, and also in photographs of the time.

The second owner of this amazing dacha was the court physician A. K. Tobin. There is also very little information about him. After his death, the house was owned by a widow for some time, who sold the plot to the Moscow merchant Rakhmanina. She demolished the old building, and soon a wooden castle appeared, which she called "Swallow's Nest".

The Swallow's Nest got its present form thanks to the oil industrialist Baron Steingel, who liked to relax in the Crimea. Steingel bought a summer cottage on the Aurora Rock and decided to build a romantic castle there, which resembles medieval buildings on the banks of the Rhine. The project for the new house was commissioned from engineer and sculptor Leonid Sherwood, son of architect Vladimir Sherwood, author of the Historical Museum on Red Square in Moscow.

At the beginning of World War I, the estate was bought by the Moscow merchant P. Shelaputin, who opened a restaurant in the castle. In the 1930s, there was a reading room of the local Rest House, but the premises were recognized as emergency and closed.

In 1927, the Swallow's Nest was damaged during a strong earthquake. It was not until 1967–1968 that repairs were made. In addition to the monolithic slab, the entire structure was surrounded by anti-seismic belts. The tower, increased in height, acquired more decorative effect thanks to four spiers. In 2013, cracks were discovered in the foundation slab, and in the autumn the visit was suspended for design work for reconstruction - strengthening the rock.

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Chara Sands, Trans-Baikal Territory

Chara Sands is a tract in the Kalarsky district of the Trans-Baikal Territory, which is sand massif approximately 10 km by 5 km. The Chara sands are located in the basin of the same name, in the foothills of the Kodar ridge, 9 kilometers from the village of Chara, between the valleys of the Chara, Middle Sakukan and Upper Sakukan rivers. The massif is a geological monument of nature of the geomorphological type of federal rank.

BAM station Novaya Chara is 10 kilometers away. The massif is elongated from the southwest to the northeast and occupies an area of ​​about 50 sq. km. There are no such large massifs of free-flowing moving sands in any basin of Transbaikalia. The Chara sands are outwardly similar to the deserts of Central Asia. The vegetation is slightly different from the taiga: there are areas with larch, dwarf birch and moisture-loving dwarf pine. In the northeastern part of the tract there are two small lakes - Alyonushka and Tayozhnoye.

Avacha Bay, Kamchatka Territory

Avacha Bay - a large ice-free bay Pacific Ocean near the southeast coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, is the main transport "gateway" of the Kamchatka Territory. The main advantage of the bay is that it is one of the largest bays in the world: it can accommodate any ship in the world!

The length of the bay is 24 kilometers, the width at the entrance is 3 kilometers, the total area of ​​the water surface is 215 sq. km. Depth up to 26 meters. The Avacha and Paratunka rivers flow into the bay. The cities of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky and Vilyuchinsk are located along the shores of the bay. The bay is the main base of the Russian Pacific Fleet in Kamchatka.

A kind of symbol of the bay and its attraction are the Three Brothers rocks, located at the exit to the open Avacha Bay.

Commander Islands. Aleutsky District, Kamchatka Territory

Commander Islands - an archipelago of four islands in the southwestern part of the Bering Sea of ​​the Pacific Ocean, administratively part of the Aleutsky District of the Kamchatka Territory of Russia. The islands are named after the navigator Commander Vitus Bering, who discovered them in 1741. On the largest of them - Bering Island - there is a grave of a navigator. Commander Islands - a place of mixing of Russian and Aleutian cultures. They have great potential for the development of northern tourism.

Patomsky crater. Irkutsk region

Patomsky crater- a cone of crushed limestone blocks on the slope of a mountain in the Patom highlands in the Irkutsk region. Discovered in 1949 by geologist Vadim Viktorovich Kolpakov. Among the local population it is called the "Nest of the Fiery Eagle", also known as the "Kolpakov's Cone", "Dzhebulda Crater", "Yavaldinsky Crater".

This is a geological object unique in its characteristics, which is a ring structure central type with a bulk cone composed of limestone and other rocks. The Patom crater was formed over a long period of time about 500 years ago.

The diameter of the crater along the ridge is 76 m. The cone is crowned with a flat top, which is an annular shaft. In the center of the funnel there is a hill up to 12 m high. The total volume of the cone is estimated at 230-250 thousand cubic meters, the mass is about a million tons.

Agura waterfalls. City of Sochi, Krasnodar Territory

Cascade of waterfalls located on the Agura River in the Khostinsky district of Sochi. The distance from the Black Sea coast is 4 km. Further up the river - the Middle waterfall, then the Upper.

The Lower Agur waterfall is the first and most interesting of the three large waterfalls on the Agura River. It consists of two cascades: the lower one is 18 m high and the upper one is 12 m high. Under it is a wide and deep pool of blue water. From the Devil's hole canyon to the Lower waterfall is approximately 1.5 km. Behind the first waterfall, a series of stairs and rises lead up through 500 m to the Middle Agur waterfall - 23 meters, and then to the Upper - 21 meters waterfall. close Upper waterfall to the left of the path there are rocks called Eagles.

Vasyugan swamps. Tomsk, Novosibirsk and Omsk regions

Some of the largest swamps in the world are located in Western Siberia, between the Ob and Irtysh rivers, on the territory of the Vasyugan Plain, which is mostly within Tomsk region, and in small parts - the Novosibirsk and Omsk regions and the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug.

The swamp area is 53 thousand square meters. km (for comparison: the area of ​​Switzerland is 41 thousand sq. km), the length from west to east is 573 km, from north to south - 320 km.

Vasyugan swamps arose about 10 thousand years ago and have been constantly increasing since then - 75% of their modern area was swamped less than 500 years ago. Marshes are the main source of fresh water in the region (water reserves - 400 cubic km), there are about 800 thousand small lakes, many rivers originate from swamps, in particular: Ava, Bakchar, Big Yugan, Vasyugan, Demyanka, etc. d.

Vasyugan swamps are home to numerous local fauna, including the rare one. Of the rare species of animals in the swamps, in particular, reindeer, golden eagle, white-tailed eagle, osprey, gray shrike, peregrine falcon live. Squirrels, elks, sables, wood grouses, white partridges, hazel grouses, black grouses are present in significant quantities, mink, otter, wolverine are in smaller quantities. The flora also includes rare and endangered plant species and plant communities. Cranberries, blueberries, and cloudberries are widely distributed among wild plants.

Now the fauna and flora of the swamps is under threat due to the development of the territory during the exploration and exploitation of oil and gas fields.

In preparing the article, materials from Wikipedia were used.

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