7 Best Places list in Russia

World T0ur. The visit to Russia will be an unforgettable experience. Many tourist attractions in Russia an attractive and stunning can be visited. Russia is the largest country in the world, its area stretches from subtropical in the south to the north of Antarctica. The country also has the longest coastline of Antarctica.

Russian regions are in continental Europe, especially Eastern Europe and the Asian continent where the Ural Mountains, became the boundary between the two continents. The most extensive region of Siberia ditundra generally temperate.Because of its location in the northern hemisphere, the territorial waters of Russia are generally covered with some sea ice-free, such as the Kara Sea, Laptev Sea, the Barents Sea, White Sea and East Siberian Sea, which is part of the Arctic or North Pole, and the Sea of Okhotsk, the Bering Sea and Sea of Japan, which is part of the Pacific Ocean.

If you get a chance for a trip to Russia, following is a list of interesting sights in Russia that you can visit:

1. Kremlin

Kremlin fortress in Moscow Russia

The Kremlin is a historic castle in the center of Moscow was built of brick in the 15th century. Wall length over 2 km, while the height is 19 m, a width of 3.5 to 6.5 m, breadth of 27.5 ha. The Kremlin has 20 towers. The tower is the most famous Spasskaya tower (height 67.3 m) with a diameter of 6 m. In the Kremlin there is a long legacy of church buildings. There is also a space where there are guns in various types, there are also treasures including horse-drawn carriage, crown, clothes, jewelry and weapons belonging to the Tsar. The Kremlin was once the residence of the Russian tsar, but nowtourist attractions in Russia has made the office of President.

2. St. Bacillus

St. Basil in Moscow Russia

St.Basil cathedral was built between 1554 s / d in 1561 and is located in the heart of Moscow. St. Basil's Cathedral were among the tourist attractions in Russia's best and very popular. This cathedral has artifacts and interiors of buildings are very interesting to visit, and also the typical architecture of this cathedral. St.Basil Cathedral Designed to resemble the shape of a bonfire that was lit full, the architecture of the building is not only unique in its construction period but for each subsequent period.No other structures in the world that could resemble the St. Basil's Cathedral.

3. Lake Baikal

Deepest and Oldest Lake in the World

Many travelers who boarded the Trans Siberian railway, make plans to stop in Lake Baikal, the deepest and oldest lake on Earth. Lake Baikal holds about 20 percent of the world's freshwater. Located in Siberia, the lake is estimated to have 25 million-year-old is surrounded by mountains. The lake is considered as one of the greatest lakes in the world, until the lake Baikal has a nickname as the "Pearl of Siberia". In the Baikal lake there are also some other resorts, making the area the tourist attractions in Russia is becoming a popular holiday in Russia.

4. Kizhi Island

Kizhi Island museum in Russia

Kizhi Island is located in Karelia, a region in Northwestern Russia, which borders with Finland and the White Sea. Kizhi Island is famous for having a superb open-air museum. Karelians has existed in the region since the 13th century, split between Eastern and Western cultures. Some of them are museum collections, features 120 feet tall Church of the Transfiguration of the Savior, the structure of which was made famous by 22 companies dome. The other Russian tourist in this area includes dozens of wooden houses, windmills, chapels and barns. This represents a peasant culture with demonstrations of crafts and folk ensembles.

5. Fountain Valley

Fountain valley (Valley of Geysers)

Located on the Kamchatka Peninsula in the east of Russia, Fountain Valley is field fountains in the world's second largest. Fountain valley was discovered in 1941 by local scientists Tatyana Ustinova.Since then this place has become a popular tourist attraction in Kamchatka and attract a lot of interest from scientists and tourists, and has become a tourist spot in Russia are quite popular in Europe.

6. Mount Elbrus

Mount Elbrus in Russia

Mount Elbrus is located in the Caucasus Mountains in southern Russia. Mount Elbrus has a height of about 5642 meters (18 510 feet) above sea level. Mount Elbrus is included as one of the seven highest peaks on each of the seven continents, and tourist attractions in Russia is a very interesting visitors who have a hobby as a mountaineer, either already experienced and are still beginners. The mountain is formed from volcanoes considered active, because it does not have a history of eruptions. A cable car system can take visitors as high as 3,800 meters (12,500 feet), it will facilitate the ascent to the summit.

7. St. Petersburg

Christine palace in St.Petersburg Russia

St Petersburg is the center of industry, science, and culture is important and has industrial machinery, iron, steel, chemicals, and food. The city has had a subway system since 1955. The city center is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The city is a port city located on the banks of the Neva River and the Gulf Finskiy. The city has a population of 4.8487 million inhabitants in the census of 2010. In this city there are more than 40 streams and about 20 drains, and became a city in Russia's sights of interest to visit.

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