Tourist Attractions in Russia

Being home to an incredible collection of monuments of wooden architecture, Kizhi Island is a must visit attraction in Russia.

Tourist attractions of the historic centre of St. Petersburg, Russia.

Suzdal is a historic town and a very important tourist centre. It has numerous places to see - medieval churches, monasteries and traditional wooden houses.

The whole city of Veliky Novgorod is a big museum; there are many well-preserved monuments dating back to the 11th century and later centuries.

The town of Pskov is one of the oldest towns in Russia. It has numerous churches, chapels and monasteries. Some of them look like small fortresses as the town had to fight many invaders during its long history.

The Kremlin of Moscow is a big architectural ensemble, a fortress and the historical centre of Moscow. It is one of the greatest historical and cultural attractions of Russia.

Founded in 1703, Petrozavodsk is an important centre of culture and industry in the North-West of Russia.

Murmansk is the largest city located beyond the Arctic Circle and important tourist centre of the Russian Arctic region.

Vyborg is located in Leningrad region on the Karelian Isthmus at the distance of 130 km to the northwest of St. Petersburg, close to the Russian border with Finland.  The historical centre of the town is formed by the Castle of Vyborg and other historical buildings of different architectural styles.

Founded in the XIV Century, Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery is one the highlighs of Russian north.

Franz Josef Land is an archipelago located in the far north of the Russian Federation. The Land is situated in the Arctic Ocean to the north from Novaya Zemlya and to the east from Spitsbergen (Svalbard).