Welcome to Russia

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Visit > Peterhof The Mamayev Kurgan museum St Basils’s Cathedral Mount

Visit << Seven Wonders of Russia>>

Peterhof

The Mamayev Kurgan museum

St Basils’s Cathedral

Mount

Elbrus

Stone Poles of Weathering

Lake Baikal

Geyser Valley

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It has graced Red Square for more than four centuries. It

It has graced Red Square for more than four centuries.

It was built to celebrate the final liberation of the Russian state from the Tartar dependency.

St Basils's Cathedral

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There is a monument to Citizen Minin and Prince Pozharsky next

There is a monument to Citizen Minin and Prince Pozharsky

next to the Cathedral.It was the first monument built in Moscow.
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The Sculpture of the Motherland is one of the biggest in

The Sculpture of the Motherland is one of the biggest

in the world.Its weight is 8000 tons and the height is 85 metres.

The Sculpture of the Motherland

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Peterhof is an outstanding monument of the 18th Century Russian art

Peterhof is an outstanding monument of the 18th Century Russian

art and culture.The unique architectural ensemble is composed of the Upper Gardens and the Lower Park,the famous palaces and fountains.

Peterhof

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Park open daily 9 a.m. – 10.00 p.m Fountains 11 a.m.

Park open daily 9 a.m. – 10.00 p.m Fountains 11 a.m.

– 08.00 p.m. (May – October)
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Mount Elbrus is 5, 633 m. height. It is the highest

Mount Elbrus is 5, 633 m. height. It is the

highest peak in the country.

Mount Elbrus

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Lake Baikal is 636 km. length and 80 km. wide Lake

Lake Baikal
is 636 km.
length and 80

km. wide

Lake Baikal

It is the World's biggest fresh water reservoir.

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The water is very clean. You can see the bottom of

The water is very clean. You can see the bottom

of the lake through 30-40 m. of water.

Lake Baikal

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Tourists can ski, bathe in hot volcanic springs, go river rafting,

Tourists can ski, bathe in hot volcanic springs, go river

rafting, rock climbing, watch geysers erupt.
Fishing, hunting and photo safaris are very popular.

Geyser Valley