Moscow, Russia.
With a population of over 10 million inhabitants, the city of Moscow, as well as being the capital of Russia, is also considered the largest metropolis in Europe and is among the largest in the world.
Russia, despite being a country of the European continent, not part of the European Union, given the fact that it has its own currency.
There are always things that come to mind when we talk about Moscow and Russia in general, such as: politics, cold vodka.
Say that here you will experience the best vodka in the world and this will help you endure all that cold either.
Highlights Landmarks Moscow
- Moscow Kremlin
- Red Square
- St. Basil's Cathedral
- National Museum of History
- Tower Shújov
- Bolshoi Theatre
- Cathedral of Christ the Saviour
- Gorky Park
- Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts
- Monastery of the Trinity and St Sergius
- Monastery of St. Daniel
- Novodevichy Monastery
- Cathedral of Christ the Saviour
St. Petersburg
Gray backdrop of several novels of Fyodor Dostoevsky, St. Petersburg (Russia) is located on the banks of the Neva River on the Baltic Sea. It is a Russian federal city already had the names of Petrograd between the years 1914 and 1924, and Leningrad, 1924-1991. Usually, the city is often called just Petersburg by and, informally, is known as Piter.
In the year 1703, St. Petersburg had its foundation by Tsar Peter the Great. The city was the capital of the Russian Empire for a long time, between the years 1713 and 1728 and between 1732 and 1918. After the Russian Revolution, St. Petersburg no longer the capital of the country, being replaced by Moscow. With regard to the territory, is considered the 4th largest city in Europe and the 2nd largest in Russia. The area boasts over four million and six million living in adjacent areas. Outside it is a strategic port for Russia in the Baltic Sea, as well as being one of the most important cultural centers of Europe.
Highlights Landmarks St. Petersburg
- Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul
- St. Isaac's Cathedral
- Historic Centre of Saint Petersburg (UNESCO World Heritage)
- Hermitage Museum
- Fortress of Peter and Paul
- Museum of Ethnography
- House of Peter
- Lenin Museum
- Museum of the Academy of Arts
- Marble Palace
- Monument Bronze Horseman (tribute to Peter the Great)
Novosibirsk
Novosibirsk (Новосибирск, in Russian) is the capital of the homonymous province, Siberia, Russia. Located on the banks of the river Ob has about 1,500,000 inhabitants (estimation of 2012), is the third largest Russian city after Moscow and St. Petersburg, and the largest in Siberia. It was founded in 1893 during the construction of the Trans-Siberian, is a city in modernist style, with wide streets and modern infrastructure such as subway opened in 1985 (the only east of the Ural Mountains), with two lines and 13 stations. The central business activity is on the right side of the river, which focuses on the commercial and civic activity. 20 km to the south lies the Akademgorodok, a neighborhood of science and information technology sector.
Highlights Landmarks Novosibirsk
- Opera and Ballet Nobosibirsk
- Lenin Square
- Cathedral of St. Alexander
Yekaterinburg
Ekaterinburg or Yekaterinburg (Russian: Eкатеринбург, transl. Yekaterinburg, literally meaning the city of Catarina), formerly Sverdlovsk (Свердловск) is a city in Russia. Located on the eastern side of the Ural mountains, is the main industrial and cultural center of the Urals Federal District. It has about 1,400,000 inhabitants (census 2009), which makes it the fourth largest city in Russia. It was founded in 1723, taking the name of Sverdlovsk (Свердловск) between 1924 and 1991, after the Bolshevik leader Yakov Sverdlov.
Highlights Landmarks Yekaterinburg
- Governor's Palace
- Church of the Nativity
- Church of the Blood
- Statue of Yakov Sverdlov
- Old Station Trains