On the right bank of the Volga, in the southeast of the European part of Russia the city of Volgograd is located. This is one of the longest cities in the country. Until 1925, the city was called Tsaritsyn, and until 1961 - Stalingrad. Every year hundreds of tourists come to see the sights, go fishing, see the places of the Battle of Stalingrad.
Volgograd stretched along the watery surface for 90 km, so it is not surprising that many of its attractions are concentrated on the waterfront.
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How to get
In Volgograd there is an airport that accepts flights from many large Russian cities. Every day here come liners from Moscow, St. Petersburg, Surgut, Yekaterinburg, etc. Direct flight with a foreign city is one - with Yerevan. With other tourist places Volgograd is connected by charter.
Many trains pass through Volgograd. There are convenient trains from Moscow, Astrakhan, Rostov-on-Don. In addition, the city accepts trains from abroad - Kiev, Baku, Varna, Brest, Dushanbe, Kharkov, Tashkent.
On its car to get to Volgograd can be without problems and almost from any side. That's just the roads are not the best quality. But the network of branched routes allows you to get there quickly.
Finally, you can get to Volgograd and the river. If you chose a cruise, then one of the points on its way could be this Volga city. Usually such trips start from the capital, as well as from Astrakhan and Nizhny Novgorod.
Transport
Public transport of the city consists of trams, buses and trolley buses. There is an electric train linking all the regions of the city. River transport develops. The river station amazes with its dimensions and indicators of passenger turnover, 6 steam-ships can simultaneously moor to the station.
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The climate of Volgograd is
Overcast +3 ° С a day -2 ° С at night ° С water |
Overcast +6 ° С in the day 0 ° C at night ° С water |
Overcast +6 ° С in the day -1 ° C at night ° С water |
| The weather in Volgograd for 10 days | ||
| Average monthly temperature, ° C | ||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| in the daytime | -5 | -4 | + 3 | + 15 | + 23 | + 27 | + 29 | + 28 | + 22 | + 12 | + 4 | -2 |
| night | -11 | -11 | -5 | + 5 | + 12 | + 16 | + 18 | + 17 | + 12 | + 14 | -1 | -7 |
Cuisine and restaurants in Volgograd
A snack in Volgograd can be in all kinds of bars, cafes and restaurants: Volgograd, Intourist, Mayak, 4 Seasons, Crown. Cafe: "Sakura" and "Shura-Mury". The most popular bar of the city - "Juliet" - works until 6 am and pleases with Italian and European cuisine.
Basically, cafes and restaurants are open until 23: 00-24: 00.
Shops
Volgograd is a big city, and therefore large Russian and foreign trade networks are widely represented here. Shopping local residents go to the shopping center "Pyramid", "Park House", "Diamant", "Komsomoll" and others.
And what can tourists buy in Volgograd? Gourmets recommend to try the Bykov watermelons and Akhtuba tomatoes. They say that they are the best in Russia. It's much steeper than pesticide abroad. It is also worth adding greens - dill, coriander, basil, celery. From one of their edible fragrance the head is spinning and saliva is running.
In Volgograd, it is worth looking for honey - the best product between the rivers of the Volga and the Don. It is better to buy from trusted persons. They can be found on the recommendation. Otherwise there is a risk of running into scammers.
Finally, goat's down products, which are brought to Volgograd from Uryupinsk. This city is famous for its scarves, which in the 90s made a lot of noise in Paris itself.
Volgograd hotels
Hotel "Volgo-Don" is located on the outskirts of the city, next to the city center in the elite area is the hotel "Christina". The hotel has two bars (one of them is summer), a tennis court, a guarded parking lot, a swimming pool, parking and much more.
You can also go to the hotel for the night in the hotel "Volgograd", located on Mira Street. Nice rooms, quiet atmosphere and friendly staff. The hotel can book a city tour.
Book popular hotels of Volgograd at the best prices
| Hotel RING from 3 300 rubles Volgograd Krasnoznamenskaya Str., 25 B | ||
| City Hotel from 4 500 rubles Volgograd Rokossovskogo Street 62 | Grand Imperial Hunting Hotel & Spa from 3 800 rubles Volgograd Rokossovskogo Street 7 | |
| Hampton by Hilton Volgograd Profsoyuznaya from 2 800 rubles Volgograd Profsouznaya Street 13 | Yuzhny Hotel from 3 000 rubles Volgograd Raboche-Krestyanskaya Street 18 | Volgo-Don Hotel from 2 310 rubles Volgograd Fadeeva Street 47 |
| Stalingrad Hotel from 3 100 rubles Volgograd Rokossovskogo Street 102 | Tsaritsynskaya Hotel from 1 400 rubles Volgograd Barrikadnaya 1G | Start Hotel from 650 rubles Volgograd Gramshi Ulitsa 4 |
- Conquer Lenin - in the city there is a monument to Vladimir Lenin, the height of the sculpture is 27 meters, the pedestal is 30. This monument was included in the Guinness Book of Records. Some craftsmen storm the pedestal, like a mountain top. You can join them and try to conquer Ilyich.
- Passing the whole of the Second Longitudinal is the longest street in the world. It stretches for 50 kilometers. The highway is divided into several streets and avenues, so that it would be easier to navigate. Overcome her on foot - spend at least a day.
- Find the street Stepan Razin - they say that in fact there is no city in the city. That is, it is marked on the map, but there are ruins. Perhaps this street is in parallel Volgograd, where you can get through the astral door.
- Go to the "Rotor" - this Volgograd football club in the late 90s of the last century made a noise in football. The team won the silver championship of Russia and was a thunder-storm of authorities. Local fans, perhaps, are one of the most violent in our country. Now "Rotor" acts in the first division and wants to return to the Premier League. Team support at matches is crazy.
Entertainment, excursions and sightseeing of Volgograd
Of course, the main attraction of Volgograd is Mamayev Kurgan - the site of the most bitter fighting of the Second World War. It erected a monument to the heroes of the Battle of Stalingrad, in the center of which all the famous sculpture "Motherland Calls". Continuing the theme of the Battle of Stalingrad, we advise you to visit the "Battle of Stalingrad" museum, the "Memory" museum and the regional museum of local lore.
Ruins
During the fighting for Stalingrad in the city, more than 40,000 buildings were destroyed. Local residents saved three in memory of the tragedy. The most famous are the Gerhardt mill.
Also there were the ruins of the laboratory in the territory of the Krasny Oktyabr plant and the command post of the 138th Infantry Division on the island of Lyudnikov. Another reminder of the war is a lamp post on the corner of Gogol and the Communist streets. It shows holes from bullets and fragments.
Also, to the important objects left after the war, it is possible to include an elevator, a tractor factory, Pavlov's house - the place where Field Marshal Paulus was captured. There were few pre-war houses left in the city. They find it difficult to locals, not to mention tourists.
Mamayev Kurgan
This is a hill on the right bank of the Volga, where fierce battles were fought for Stalingrad. This point was strategically important. The mound constantly turned to fascist or Soviet troops. Then it turned into one of the most famous places reminiscent of the war in our country.
The complex consists of several compositions - the Heroes' Square, the Hall of Military Glory, the Square of Sorrow, the cemetery, the arboretum and others. It is here that the famous sculpture "Motherland Calls! ". Mamayev Kurgan is actually one large cemetery. More than 30 thousand soldiers are buried here.
Museum-panorama "Battle of Stalingrad"
This is the largest pictorial canvas in the country. Its area is 2 thousand square meters. This is a real cultural monument that tells about the events of the Battle of Stalingrad.
38 years have elapsed from the design of the canvas before its opening. This panorama became a collection of all the advantages and disadvantages of an entire era. Viewers can see the battle of January 1943. The mill, Pavlov's house, the area of the 9th of January, a water tower and other objects are depicted here. The creators also paid much attention to combat operations and military equipment.
Planetarium
The Planetarium in Volgograd has been working for more than 50 years. It is located, strangely enough, on the street by him. Gagarin. In front of the building is a unique sculptural group "Mir", made by Vera Mukhina - the author of the famous "Worker and Collective Farm Girl". The Planetarium itself became a gift to the Soviet Union from the GDR.
Today, various exhibitions dedicated to our planet, its place in the Universe and riddles of vast space are held here.
"Dancing Bridge"
If it were not for the incident that happened in the spring of 2010, millions of Russians would hardly have known about this structure. The fact is that in May the bridge over the Volga began to swing heavily. The amplitude of the oscillations reached 1 meter. Movement on the bridge was stopped until finding out the reasons.
The reasons were purely scientific, from the field of physics, but the bridge over 1200 meters long was called "Dancing". Under this name many Internet users are looking for it.
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