From Russia with Love

Best Russia vacations start in Karelia. Many tourists are interested in making tours to Russia, especially to the Karelian region, which is remarkable for its historical sights as well as the White Sea. Many villages are located in the area of the White Sea, so tourists can admire the beauty of its waters staying in the small villages.

The shoreline of the White Sea is about thee thousand square kilometers. The depth of the sea is 60 meters. In summer the waters near the shore warm up to +24 Celsius. Already in November the sea begins to freeze. Up to May the sea stays under the ice.

The biggest islands that are situated near the sea are the Solovetsky islands where a famous Solovetsky monastery is located. Browse Karelia Russia vacation packages

More than 60 species of fish can be found in the White Sea, which include Atlantic and Pacific salmons, cod, navaga and many others. Different kinds of seal inhabit this wonderful sea, among which are Ringed seal and Bearded seal.

A canal was built between the White Sea and Onego Lake to make cargo and passenger transportation easier in this region. It was really difficult to build the canal, but finally the construction was finished in one year and 9 months after beginning the project in 1931.

Though nowadays the canal lot its significance, many tourist still visit Russia only to see this Karelian sight as many museums and memorials are situated along the way through the canal.

TIP: If you are going on St Petersburg travel, Karelia is just few hours driving.

St. Petersburg is one of the most beautiful cities in Russia. It is divided by river Neva which flows through it. Many rivers flow though the city, that’s why there are many bridges connecting different parts of the city. The bridges are lifted every night at a particular time.

St. Petersburg has many sights of different kind that are really worth visiting. The Narva Triumphal Arch is a popular sight among tourists visiting this great city. The arch was originally constructed over the Narva highway to greet soldiers returning from their victory over Napoleon in the war of 1812. During the time the arch was damaged and needed reconstruction. Now it is in excellent condition and welcomes all the visitors of the city.

Trubetskoy bastion is a very popular attraction among the tourists. The bastion is situated in the Peter and Paul fortress, which was built by Russia tsar Peter the Great. St. Petersburg History Museum is situated in the fortress.

TIP: You can find cheap Petersburg flights and St Petersburg hotels online. Also, many of Russia River Cruises make a stop in St Petersburg.

During the time of Peter the Great it was decided that a part of the fortress would be tuned into high-security prison, a kind of French Bastille, which is known as Trubetskoy Bastion.

There are many other interesting and fascinating sights in St. Petersburg, so when you visit the city try to see the most famous of them.

Russia is a county that has a great number of national parks. When you visit this country you must surely go to one of them.

The Losiny Ostrov National Park was one of the first national parks established in the country. It is situated in Moscow, the capital of the country. This wonderful; park was the place for hunting during 18-th and 19-th centuries. Russian prices liked to hunt in this area. The park is now divided into thee parts. The first section is for recreation; the second is used for training and the third part is protected and closed for visitors.

The Prielbrusye National Pak was founded in 1986. It is located between Mount Elbrus and the Great Caucasian Mountain range. Several lakes and glaciers are situated on the territory of the park, though most of them are reached with difficulty due to their location. A large amount of wild animals live on the territory of this park. Here you can see wild mountain goats, bears, wolves and Foxes.The Park also has bird species that are found in the Russian Red Book, which include the Saker Falcon, Golden Eagle and Imperial Eagle. The park can be toured by ca, which is very convenient for the tourists, who visit it.

All the national parks of Russia are very beautiful and have special value.

TIP: Russia train travel is a great way to see Russia’s natural treasures. You can search Russian train tickets online of find an eco travel to Russia tour.

There are a lot of natural protected territories in Russia. Specially protected territories are objects of national property that have nature-conservative, scientific and cultural value. These territories include state natural reserves, national parks, wildlife sanctuaries, dendrology parks and botanical gardens, as well as health resorts.

There are about 99 state natural reserves in Russia, which include sea areas and land areas. Most of them have international status of biospheric reserves; some of them have diplomas of the Council of Europe. Their main aim is preservation of biological variety of Russia.

National parks have been established in Russia beginning from 1983, so it is comparatively new form of wildlife protection. There are 35 national parks in Russia. Every year thousands of tourists making tours in Russia visit these wonderful parks. Most of the national parks have a lot of archeological monuments of different epochs.

Wild life sanctuaries are unique natural complexes, which are of great value. These sanctuaries are under state control. Many of Russia’s finest natural treasures can be seen from Russia river cruises from the Volga River. Learn more about Russian river cruises.

Dendrology parks and botanical gardens are under the jurisdiction of Russia Academy of Sciences. They both carry out special tasks, such as the creation of special collections of plants for preservation of variety and also for enrichment of flora.