Article Written By: GilbertRobbins
Russia is one of the most beautiful countries and spanned across two continents. This is a very mystic land with roaring pleasant rivers, forests and towering mountains. It is also rich in unusual cities, villages, resorts, lakes and attractive places to visit. Russia offers a wide range of tourist opportunities for travelling on vacation. You can even look for a travel agent to plan your trip to Russia. It is indeed a great pleasure to get acquainted with Russian history and culture. Russia presents an overwhelming amount of sites to see and adventures to explore. Let us check some of the major attractions of the country. Karelia is famous for its gorgeous nature and also a well-known reserve of folk arts. Karelia is unique for its crystal clear lakes, swift rivers, endless woods, and harsh hills. It is an ideal location for adventures. It has many unique monuments related to culture and history of people from the Russian North and local people. It is good to start travelling in Karelia from the Solovki archipelago, located in the White Sea region that attracts many tourists due to the group of Solovki monastery buildings. The most famous natural monument is the Kivach waterfall located in the centre of the same name reserve and it is considered as the second largest plain waterfall in Europe. If you are much concerned about the ecology or interested in various life species, the Baikal Lake is the leading centre for ecological tourism. The best season to visit the place is summer. This is the peak time when nature flourishes and it can entice even the most experienced tourist with its beauty and serenity. The other attractions of this region include the hundred Spring Valley Shumak, the Serdtse Lake in the shape of the heart, Devil s gate pass, Cherskiy peak, and the Circum-Baikal Railway. Many grand waterfalls, treeless peaks, virgin taiga and nasty torrents surround the Baikal Lake and make it the most beautiful place to take a quick snap. The golden ring is the famous route of Russia with a large network of the most ancient towns of the country such as Yaroslavl, Rostov the Great, Sergjyey Posad, Pereslavl-Zalesskiv, Vladimir, Kostroma, Alexandrov, Uglich, etc. These towns are worth visiting as they have numerous historical monuments and the major buildings of architecture of ancient Russia and following eventful centuries. Tourists have great opportunity to explore the Golden Ring at any season. This lake is situated on the height of 205 meters above the sea level. Its coast line is more than 500 km long and specifically dissected treed capes offer wonderful picturesque bays and islands of fancy forms. The water in the lake is crystal clear and a lot of resorts situated here offer cosy services. Tourists specially come here to relax and rest during vacation. Above are some of best places to visit while you re on your Russia Holiday Tour. So, do not forgot to visit above mentioned places if you want to taste real Russia.
This Article Has Been Published on Thu, 24 Nov 2011 and Read 55 Times