A great country with deep roots and a great cultural heritage is famous for its beauty and is the pride of its people. Russia is the largest world power, the population of which has exceeded 143 million people. Undoubtedly, the country has something to see and how to please the eye. We present the top 10 ranking, which includes the most beautiful cities in Russia. They are obligatory for visiting both by our fellow citizens and tourists from all over the world.
10. Rostov-on-Don
Rostov-on-Don is a city of military glory, the largest administrative center of the south of the Russian Federation. The location on the coastal plain gives Rostov a peculiar flavor. The variety of religious buildings is a hallmark of one of the ten most beautiful cities in a large country. There are more than 40 Orthodox churches, the Cathedral mosque, the soldier’s synagogue and other religious sites. Rostov-on-Don is rich in various architectural objects, monuments of archeology and military glory. The city has about four hundred memorial plaques.
9. Sochi
Sochi is our pride, the Olympic pearl, known throughout the world for the victory of our team, who won gold in 2014. The mild climate, gorgeous miraculous landscapes, the location on the Black Sea coast attract an endless stream of people wishing to visit one of the ten most beautiful cities in our country - Russia. Olympic venues, Orthodox chapels and temples, museums, a circus and an aquarium are just a few of the interesting places in which you will find for themselves many interesting categories of compatriots and guests from other countries. Sochi is good at any time of the year, there are favorable conditions for both summer holidays and sports and outdoor activities in the winter.
8. Nizhny Novgorod
Nizhny Novgorod is divided by the river into two parts - lower and upper. The city is especially beautiful in the summer due to the abundance of vegetation in gardens and park areas, which is pleasing to the eye and serves to relax citizens and tourists. The lower — this is what it is most often called in everyday speech — has value as a historically important element in the development of the state. Squares and embankments, theaters and monuments attract attention and create a unique look of the city. Nizhny Novgorod is included in the register of the most beautiful Russian cities, its place is in the top ten due to the abundance of architectural masterpieces and historical and cultural heritage.
7. Ekaterinburg
Yekaterinburg (formerly Sverdlovsk) is located in the Ural region - the most important industrial city, transport hub and metallurgical base of the country. The area of 1905, the Rastorguev-Kharitonov Manor, the Ascension Church, the Temple-Krovi, the Sevastyanov House are the most important points in the guide to the old city, which has indescribable mystery and magnetism. It is not for nothing that Yekaterinburg occupies a place in the top ten Russian cities that are considered the most beautiful - modernity is very harmoniously interwoven with classicism, which has been preserved for our and future generations.
6. Novosibirsk
Novosibirsk is the largest administrative center, the third most populated city in the country, known for its Akademgorodok. The huge zoo, which can be visited all year round, is a favorite place for relaxation and walks for both citizens and visitors. The largest theater of the Russian Federation is located in this city and is its symbol - the Opera and Ballet Theater, the first performance of which took place in 1945. In addition to the new buildings, the city, which is among the top ten most beautiful in the country, also preserved architectural monuments of past centuries on both sides of the Ob, which divided the city into two parts.
5. Astrakhan
The Caspian capital - Astrakhan is called the Russian southern outpost, which is located on the islands in the upper Volga. The Astrakhan Kremlin, the eighty-meter bell tower of the Assumption Cathedral, the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin, the Cathedral of the Equal-to-the-Apostles Prince Vladimir are the main pearls of the city, one of the top 10 most beautiful cities in Russia.
4. Kaliningrad
Kaliningrad entered the Russian top 10 most beautiful cities - the westernmost point on the map of our country, which is the administrative center of the Kaliningrad region. The former Königsberg is a city of parks, libraries and museums, in which forts and bridges are preserved. Mercilessly destroyed during the war, he nevertheless retained particles of the historical center; not a single decade had to be worked on the restoration and reconstruction of many objects. The city has a cultural and religious center located in the restored Cathedral.
3. Kazan
Kazan is a port on the Volga, the capital of Tatarstan, divided in half by the Kazanka River. The city, whose age has exceeded one thousand years, is known to many as one of the most beautiful in Russia, it ranks third in the top ten. The city is actively developing, being the educational, scientific, sports and cultural center of the country with a population of more than a million people. Kazan often becomes a venue for international competitions and festivals, high-level sports competitions. The main attraction of Kazan is the majestic Kazan Kremlin, which in 2000 became a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
2. Moscow
Moscow. The main city, the capital, majestic and rebellious, has repeatedly risen from the ashes. Undoubtedly, she has earned second place in our ranking of the most beautiful cities in Russia. Everyone knows the main Red Square of our country and the Kremlin; St. Basil's Cathedral and the Spasskaya Tower. Walking on the cobblestones of Red Square is a great honor and pride of every Russian, a look from the Sparrow Hills at the breathtaking panorama of the capital leaves a deep delight. Moscow holds many historical secrets; its architecture, museums, monuments and monuments, parks, churches and cathedrals entail their unchartedness, are forced to return again to this city.
1. St. Petersburg
Strict and elegant, unforgettable and romantic city on the Neva. St. Petersburg is the most beautiful city in Russia. A record holder for visiting tourists and a favorite of the vast majority of people, Peter is rightfully so popular. The Hermitage, the Peter and Paul Fortress, Peterhof, Pavlovsk, Spas on Blood, St. Isaac's and Kazan Cathedrals are worthy of attention and admiration. Theater premieres, canal walks, fountains, a front door and a curb, movable bridges over the Neva, White Nights and Chizhik-Pyzhik - all this is Peter, and this can not be confused or compared!