There, bears roam the streets, people go only in boots, children are entertained by the famous Russian toy - matryoshka, and for breakfast, lunch and dinner, the inhabitants of this country drink only vodka, playing along with themselves on a balalaika. Find out whether this is so or not, every foreigner considers it his duty. Therefore, the beauty of a huge and amazing Russia attracts a lot of tourists every day.

Golden Ring of Russia

A ring of Russian cities is rolling, unwinding the enchanting lace of the history of the Great Power, the events of which shook the wooden squares of the ancient cities of northeast Russia..In the mythical Golden Ring, it is customary to include eight epicenters of Russian culture: Sergiev Posad, Pereslavl-Zalessky, Rostov the Great, Yaroslavl, Kostroma, Ivanovo, Suzdal and Vladimir .Of course, it is not forbidden to visit the no less exciting treasures of Russian monuments .We are talking about such cities as Alexandrovo, Bogolyubovo, Gorokhovets, Gus-Khrustalny, Kalyazin, Kideksha, Moscow, Murom, Palekh, Plyos, Rybinsk, Tutayev, Uglich, Yuryev-Polsky, Shuya .

In Sergiev Posad, located in the Moscow region, attracts a rich silhouette of the Trinity-Sergius Lavra, conveniently adjacent Alexandrov, territorially entered the Vladimir region, which is famous for the Alexander Sloboda. This is the Oprichnaya capital of Russia under Ivan the Terrible, so unforgettable hikes on wooden fortresses are provided.

Vladimir - the oldest princely center in modern Russia will reveal a lot of secrets and mysteries of the history of our state .Nearby, in the village of Bogolyubovo once built his residence Prince Andrew Bogolyubsky, erected here and the Church of the Intercession on the Nerl .Without leaving the Vladimir region, one can get to Suzdal, a grandiose museum city with five vast monasteries and a huge number of churches, in the suburbs of which there is the legendary village of Kideksha with the remarkable church of Boris and Gleb, where fragments of original wall paintings have been preserved..

Pereslavl-Zalessky and Rostov the Great rise on the shores of lakes in the Yaroslavl region .The tranquil rhythm of life, the silence of the streets, unusual for our "stormy" age, disturbed by noisy tourists - everything here has for pleasant, information-packed walks .The popular hero Ilya Muromets lived and heroed in Murom, it is still possible to make sure that the miniature village of Palekh was not accidentally famous, thanks to the famous school of lacquer miniature .Uglich, Kostroma and Yaroslavl are vivid examples of Russian architecture, and in Ivanovo many people go not only to look at the brides, who are here in abundance, if you believe the rumors .

Moscow

The white-stone, golden-domed capital of Russia has always occupied a special place among the megacities of the world. A city without age, around the date of its foundation, legends still go. Despite the fact that the ancient buildings of the capital were burned in hot fires, fragments of the Kitaygorod Wall, the wall of the White City, passed through the modern Boulevard Ring, except for the colossal number of later historical monuments.

The main beauties that attract tourists, concentrated in the heart of the capital. Getting acquainted with Moscow every self-respecting lover of Russian history tries to start with the Kremlin, whose territory is entirely temples, the Assumption, the Archangel and the Annunciation cathedrals, palaces and towers creating a recognizable and well-known around the world. Attention deserves the decoration of the Armory Chamber, the bell tower of Ivan the Great.

The special pride of the capital is the amazing cathedral of the Russian Orthodox Church - the Cathedral of Christ the Savior. A grandiose museum worth a visit is the Tretyakov Gallery, which houses a unique collection of monuments of fine art from all directions of Russian painting from the 10th to the 20th century.

St. Petersburg

The history of the emergence of the cultural capital of Russia is inextricably linked with the figure of Peter the Great and the times of its reforms, thanks to which the city acquired European examples of architecture. The inspection of the Peter and Paul Fortress, the Alexander Nevsky Lavra, Smolny, the arrow of the Vasilievsky Island with the Exchange building, the Winter Palace, the Alexander Column, the Decembrists Square (former Senate), the monument to Peter the Great (The Bronze Horseman), St. Isaac's Cathedral, Kazan Cathedral, true aesthetic pleasure.

Famous estates Petrodvorets (Peterhof), Pushkin (Tsarskoe Selo), Pavlovsk, Gatchina, where the best palace and park ensembles of the 18th-19th centuries are concentrated attract attention in the vicinity of St. Petersburg.

Great Novgorod

The city museum under the open sky, richly decorated with architectural masterpieces, attracts many curious people who want to count the history from its fortress walls. Having occupied both banks of the Volkhov, Mister Veliky Novgorod is famous, first of all, by the oldest St. Sophia Cathedral, this magnificent six-headed temple-gigantic with closed galleries-porches and the Alekseevsky cross of the 14th century.

Baikal

Above this legendary water body, according to legends, once the Eagle soared, in its waters, Nalim and Swan splashed, on the banks the bull Buha-Noyon was grazed and the Wolf rode. "Holy Sea", "holy lake", "holy water" - in any case, an amazing natural landmark of Russia and the oldest lake on Earth.

Baikal is a canvas for 22 islands, the largest of which is Olkhon, whose rocks are covered with ancient drawings. On the island in the cemeteries, researchers are still discovering iron horseshoes for movement on ice during the hunting for the seal. In fact, this island is considered to be a sacred place of lake-sea, and Mount Izhmey, located nearby, is a sacred Buryat place.