For a country, covers an area of more than 10.5 million square kilometres, it is no coincidence that most people know very little about Russia, aside, of course, from textbook Blurbs the Czarist rule, Mongolian raids, bloody revolutions and snowy, desolate Steppe. The mere expanse of the Russian border makes the country a versatile as a target at any other place in the world. Visit the Arctic area and navigate through subtropical regions without ever from the country! A closer look and a few tips can subdue your fear and your interest to travel to Russia.

West-Russia travel to Russia’s Heart and Soul

West-Russia includes Moscow, St. Petersburg, Volgograd (formerly Stalingrad) and the Black and Caspian Sea so that this region’s economic and political core of the nation. First, the capital of Russia, St. Petersburg was Peter the Great and is filled with both vivid and charming remnants of a bygone era. St. Petersburg is certainly the most European and best-preserved city, decorated with royal stately architecture and cathedrals that ECHO has a romantic and prestigious era. In the early 20th Century, the capital moved away from the European border to Moscow, where the Kremlin, Red Square and Lenin’s mausoleum (where his embalmed body look!) Standing as a testimony of Russian history rocky. In the south-west, Volgograd is traditionally regarded as the origin of the Russian Empire and was in the fortress city to protect the 1500 Czarist Russia southern border of Cossack and Viking looting. With these basics covered, let the audience behind and head east to a country with a history all its own.

Russia travel from Europe to Asia

There is nothing quite to see how six thousand miles of land in a single trip. The epic journey aboard the Trans-Siberian Railway is for those who travel to the same magic as the goal. The longest continuous rail line on the planet takes you from Moscow native country through the vast steppes and Siberian taiga, the largest remaining forest in the world to finally arrive in the commercial bustle of Russia’s main Pacific port city Vladivostok. Three alternative routes and several extensions in the European and Asian countries were also constructed and offer more opportunities to travel Russia’s width.

Many travel restrictions have been lifted since the 1990s, and it is now possible, the nights in many cities of the fascinating and breathtaking scenery along the way. Make sure spend a moment in the Siberian city of Ulan-Ude, Russia’s most important Buddhist center, and visit the Tibetan Buddhist monastery that has been restored since the repressive reign of Stalin. The Lake Baikal region is also a very popular stop and a perfect place to be in the midst of the natural beauty of the Russian mainland. Lake Baikal is the oldest in the world, estimated at 25-30 million years old. The lake region is home to over 2500 animal species, including Siberian a unique species of freshwater seals and thousands of migratory birds.

Accessibility is the new attitude to foreign tourism in Russia. A society that has long closed-off, in particular Westerners is now ready to curious visitors with open arms. There has never been a better time to travel to Russia!