{"id":270,"date":"2014-10-07T12:31:47","date_gmt":"2014-10-07T19:31:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/?p=270"},"modified":"2019-11-21T17:40:44","modified_gmt":"2019-11-22T00:40:44","slug":"russia-where-to-go-on-vacation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/russia-where-to-go-on-vacation","title":{"rendered":"Amazing Places for Vacation in Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We have collected<strong> 5 amazing places for vacation in Russia <\/strong>that are devilishly gorgeous!<\/p>\n<p>Be ready for a one in a lifetime experience seeing the gems of Russia and <a title=\"Facts about Siberia\" href=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/russia-facts-about-siberia\/\">Siberia<\/a>: Altai Mountains, Lena Pillars Nature Park, Baikal Lake, Swallow&#8217;s Nest Castle and ancient Kizhi city.<\/p>\n<p>For more inspiration here are\u00a0<a title=\"Top 10 places to visit in Russia\" href=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/russia-top-10-places-to-visit\">Top 10 places to visit in Russia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_64221\"  width=\"1070\" height=\"602\"  data-origwidth=\"1070\" data-origheight=\"602\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FW0cWPdJw1E?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;disablekb=0&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>1.\u00a0Altai Mountains<\/h2>\n<p>Since ancient times, Altai is considered sacred and extremely attractive for religious pilgrimages.<\/p>\n<p>The Altai Mountains are a complex system of the highest Siberian ridges separated by deep river valleys and vast intramontane hollows. Mountain system is at the junction of the borders of Russia, Mongolia, China and Kazakhstan.<\/p>\n<p>Altai region is famous for its scenic lakes, like Lake Jellyfish. There are thousands of lakes here, and they are spread all around Altai. Most of the lakes are in the lowlands and on Kulunda Ob plateau. Small in size mountain and steppe lakes give the natural landscape peculiar charm and originality.<\/p>\n<p>No wonder the Altai is called the land of blue lakes.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4895\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4895\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-4895 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Altai-Mountains-1024x687.jpg\" alt=\"russian vacation, travel to russia, altai\" width=\"1024\" height=\"687\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Altai-Mountains-1024x687.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Altai-Mountains-150x101.jpg 150w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Altai-Mountains-300x201.jpg 300w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Altai-Mountains-768x515.jpg 768w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Altai-Mountains-600x402.jpg 600w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Altai-Mountains.jpg 1051w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4895\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Altai Mountains. Photo by gotonature.ru<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>2. Lena Pillars<\/h2>\n<p>Lena Pillars is a\u00a080-kilometre stretch along the right bank of Lena river\u00a0in Yakutia, two hundred kilometers from the city of Yakutsk. Each column is a sculptural building that resembles a medieval tower.<\/p>\n<p>Scientists believe that the formation of rocks began 500 million years ago, and the very formation of the Lena Pillars started about 400 thousand years ago.<\/p>\n<p>The Nature Park covers over 1.27 million hectares of forest land.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the pillars there are areas with cold northern sandy desert, site of ancient people and a unique permafrost ecosystem. Must see are the\u00a0fossilized remains of the ancient fauna: mammoth, bison, woolly rhinoceros. If you want\u00a0to admire the unique topography, familiarize yourself with local vegetation, listen to the story of that living creatures that lived here a long time, plan at least a week for your Yakutia experience.<\/p>\n<p>By the way, the climate within Yakutia is continental or extreme: summer\u2019s hottest can reach up to 40\u02daC or 104F and in winter it can drop to -60\u02daC or -76F. :)<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1303\" style=\"width: 770px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1303\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1303 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Russia.-Lena-Pillars.-Photo-moya-planeta.ru_.jpg\" alt=\"unique Russian nature landscape\" width=\"760\" height=\"390\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1303\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Russia. Lena Pillars. Photo: moya-planeta.ru<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>3. Baikal Lake<\/h2>\n<p>Baikal lake hardly needs any introduction, but just in case&#8230; Baikal is the deepest lake on the planet and the largest natural reservoir of fresh water. Lake and coastal areas feature a unique variety of flora and fauna. Local residents traditionally call it Baikal Sea.<\/p>\n<p>Its width varies from 25 to 80 kilometers and the surface area is equal to the area of the territories of countries like Belgium, the Netherlands or Denmark.<\/p>\n<p>The maximum depth of the lake is 1642 m. There are\u00a0only two lakes in the world deeper than 1000 meters: Tanganyika (1470 m) in Africa and the Caspian Sea (1025 m)\u00a0bounded to the northwest by <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Russia.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Baikal Lake is one of seven wonders of Russia and an absolutely must do in life.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1300\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1300\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1300 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Russia.-Baikal-Lake.-Photo-\u0437\u043d\u0430\u0439\u0433\u0434\u0435.\u0440\u0444-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"Biggest lake in the world\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Russia.-Baikal-Lake.-Photo-\u0437\u043d\u0430\u0439\u0433\u0434\u0435.\u0440\u0444-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Russia.-Baikal-Lake.-Photo-\u0437\u043d\u0430\u0439\u0433\u0434\u0435.\u0440\u0444.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1300\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Russia. Baikal Lake. Photo: \u0437\u043d\u0430\u0439\u0433\u0434\u0435.\u0440\u0444<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>4.\u00a0Swallow&#8217;s Nest Castle in Crimea<\/h2>\n<p>Of all the sights of the Crimea it&#8217;s really hard\u00a0to choose just one thing. But we decided to stop at one of the most inspirational\u00a0places.<\/p>\n<p>Swallow&#8217;s Nest is a monument of architecture, romance and history, is located on a steep of 40-meter Avrora cliff in the village of Gaspra, near the city of Yalta in southern Ukraine.\u00a0The castle is a miniature \u2013 only 12 m high, which only adds to the enchantment.\u00a0The neo-Gothic Swallow&#8217;s Nest castle is\u00a040 meters (130 feet) above the Black Sea.<\/p>\n<p>The structure resembles a medieval knight&#8217;s castle like Belem tower or a villa Miramar near Trieste. The first wooden structure on the site was built for a Russian general after the Russian-Turkish war of 1877-1878.<\/p>\n<p>Its present form &#8220;Swallow&#8217;s Nest&#8221; was created thanks to\u00a0Baron Steingel, an oil industrialist, who loved to rest in the Crimea. Steinheil decided to build a romantic castle that resembles the medieval buildings on the banks of the Rhine. The project of the Swallow&#8217;s Nestle was\u00a0designed by an\u00a0engineer and sculptor Leonid Sherwood, the son of the architect Vladimir Sherwood, the author of the Historical Museum on Red Square in Moscow.<\/p>\n<p>Swallow\u2019s Nest Castle is proudly called The Jewel of Crimea.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1301\" style=\"width: 580px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1301\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1301 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Russia.-Crimea.-Photo-prirodadi.ru_.jpg\" alt=\"What to see in Russia\" width=\"570\" height=\"382\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1301\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Crimea, Russia. Photo: prirodadi.ru<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>5. Kizhi. The Republic of Karelia<\/h2>\n<p>Kizhi is a unique museum of wooden architecture under open sky.\u00a0The museum is located on the Kizhi island on Lake Onega in Karelia. The centerpiece of the exhibition is a set of wooden temples of Kizhi, built in the XVIII-XIX centuries. The construction\u00a0techniques date\u00a0back to the ancient traditions of Novgorod Russian wooden architecture, when no\u00a0metal fasteners like nails and screws were used.<\/p>\n<p>For many centuries the lands of Karelia formed a unique fusion of Finnish-language and Slavic culture. In the period from the XI to XV century Kizhi was part of the Novgorod Republic.<\/p>\n<p>In 1478, all the possessions of Novgorod became part of Muscovy\u00a0principality.<\/p>\n<p>In 1990, Kizhi was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1302\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1302\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-1302 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Russia.-Kizhi.-Photo-4geo.ru_-1024x659.jpg\" alt=\"Historic sites in Russia\" width=\"1024\" height=\"659\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Russia.-Kizhi.-Photo-4geo.ru_-1024x659.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Russia.-Kizhi.-Photo-4geo.ru_.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1302\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Kizhi, Russia. Photo: 4geo.ru<\/p><\/div>\n<p><em><strong>What is in your bucket list for this year?\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have collected 5 amazing places for vacation in Russia that are devilishly gorgeous! 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