{"id":3462,"date":"2015-12-07T16:22:38","date_gmt":"2015-12-08T00:22:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/?p=3462"},"modified":"2019-08-27T03:44:12","modified_gmt":"2019-08-27T10:44:12","slug":"why-visit-russia-in-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/why-visit-russia-in-2016","title":{"rendered":"16 Reasons Why Visiting Russia in 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Russia is having a historical moment \u2013 a moment that\u2019s lasted for the last thousand years. Visiting Russia is always an adventure! Adventure into history, culture, food, traditions, people.<\/p>\n<iframe  id=\"_ytid_23518\"  width=\"1070\" height=\"602\"  data-origwidth=\"1070\" data-origheight=\"602\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/t2a01EH6-88?enablejsapi=1&autoplay=0&cc_load_policy=0&cc_lang_pref=&iv_load_policy=1&loop=0&rel=1&fs=1&playsinline=0&autohide=2&theme=dark&color=red&controls=1&disablekb=0&\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  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>\n<h2>We collected <strong>16 reasons why you should visit Russia in 2016<\/strong>.<\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_3483\" style=\"width: 564px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3483\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3483\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/visiting-Russia-.jpg\" alt=\"visiting Russia\" width=\"554\" height=\"984\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/visiting-Russia-.jpg 554w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/visiting-Russia--84x150.jpg 84w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/visiting-Russia--169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/visiting-Russia--432x768.jpg 432w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 554px) 100vw, 554px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3483\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Moscow, Russia<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Whether you are thinking of <a href=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/saint-petersburg\/tours\/st-petersburg-and-moscow-tours\">tours of Moscow and St Petersburg<\/a>\u00a0full of\u00a0megapolis vibe. Or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/moscow\/tours\/golden-ring-tour\">Golden Ring tour<\/a>\u00a0in Sergiev Posad, peaceful and relaxing place. Or you have bolder plans for <a href=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/russia-top-10-places-to-visit\">places to visit\u00a0in Russia<\/a>, your travel to Russia will be The Experience.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you\u2019ll be amazed with people, like Angelina Jolie, or St. Basil&#8217;s Cathedral, the Tsar Cannon and the Tsar Bell, like Brad Pitt, or food, like John Travolta\u2013 you will remember your holidays in Russia for a long time.<\/p>\n<p>Whether you&#8217;re visiting\u00a0Russia in romantic and elegant autumn, expectedly cold \u00a0but\u00a0exciting winter, sweet and inspiring spring or not-so-hot-as-you-can-imagine summer &#8211; this will\u00a0be a very distinct travel., with a seasonal touch and lots of \u00a0great photos (our friendly local guides will take care of that).<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3482\" style=\"width: 693px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3482\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3482\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Travel-to-Russia-.jpg\" alt=\"Travel to Russia\" width=\"683\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Travel-to-Russia-.jpg 683w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Travel-to-Russia--150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Travel-to-Russia--300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Travel-to-Russia--600x337.jpg 600w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Travel-to-Russia--360x201.jpg 360w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3482\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Elegant autumn in Moscow<\/p><\/div>\n<h2>What\u2019s the best time to visit Russia?<\/h2>\n<p>Typically packed with Russian and international travelers in summer, it\u2019s late spring and early autumn when Russia comes alive before and after the summer crowds.<\/p>\n<p>Some of the greatest pleasure of Russia is <strong>Russian winter<\/strong>, New Year and winter holidays after New Year (Jan 1-10). This is the time when the cold is exciting, hot cocoa is the most delicious, the skating rinks are the best way to meet locals and make new local friends, and the night is the best time to discover the secrets of the city.<\/p>\n<p>If, however, Russian winter is not in your bucket list yet, try Russian Easter &#8211; Maslenitsa!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Maslenitsa<\/strong> is\u00a0one of the few ancient pagan winter festivals that\u00a0remained in Russia after the adoption of Christianity.<\/p>\n<p>The holiday marks the border between winter and spring in the national calendar of the Eastern Slavs.<br \/>\nThe dates of Maslenitsa\u00a0change every year, depending on when the Lent begins. The main attributes of the traditional folk celebration of Maslenitsa are Maslenitsa scarecrow, fun, sleigh rides, caroling, and, of course, plenty of food. Maslenitsa offers delicious takes on iconic Russian dishes like pelmeni (dumplings), syrniki (cheesecakes) and bliny (pancakes, crepes).<\/p>\n<p>During the Carnival festivities last a whole week. In Old Rus no holiday brought that\u00a0much fun to people as Malenitsa did. It was believed that if you don&#8217;t have enough fun and amusement,\u00a0you&#8217;ll be in grief for whole year. More than that, there is a list of activities\u00a0of what to do every day during the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/moscow-local-fun-maslenitsa-week\">Maslenitsa week<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some other <strong>pros for traveling to Russia in 2016<\/strong>. \u00a0Come and celebrate these events, anniversaries and holidays with us. Russia loves celebrations!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3470 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Slide1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"tourism russia\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Slide1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Slide1-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Slide1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Slide1-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Slide1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_3471\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3471\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3471\" src=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Slide2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"travel to russia\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" srcset=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Slide2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Slide2-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Slide2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Slide2-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/Slide2.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-3471\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Visit Russia in 2016<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russia is having a historical moment \u2013 a moment that\u2019s lasted for the last thousand years. Visiting Russia is always an adventure! Adventure into history, culture, food, traditions, people. We \u2026<\/p>\n<p> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/why-visit-russia-in-2016\">Continue<i class=\"icon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3482,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[68],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[2075,2076,2074,2073,1451,1397,1392,942,789,2071,811,1882,2077,1042,877,1889,672,2070,2072,1401],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3462"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3462"}],"version-history":[{"count":16,"href":"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3462\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6534,"href":"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3462\/revisions\/6534"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3482"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3462"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3462"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3462"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/friendlylocalguides.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=3462"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}