The Grand Hotel Europe is located just off Nevsky Prospect. Though the hotel is mostly oriented towards business travels, it offers all kinds of facilities needed for comfortable rest. The Grand Hotel Europe has a long history. It was first opened in 1875 and since then is regarded one of the best hotels in the city.

I recommend staying in this hotel on any Russia travel trip. This wonderful Russian hotel was fully renovated in the last decade of the 20th century. The hotel offers all conveniences for business meetings, as there is a small business center. The restaurants and bars of the hotel offer delicious dishes and drinks of all kinds. The hotel offers spacious and elegant rooms with antique furniture and all modern conveniences, including Wi-Fi Internet access. The hotel offers non smoking rooms and rooms with disabled access.The hotel has sixty-four classic standard double rooms with elegant décor and smart reproduction furniture. All rooms of this kind face the hotel’s inner courtyard.

Classic standard twin rooms include twin single beds, writing desk and a comfortable armchair. In-room amenities include air-conditioning, fax, minibar, as well as telephone. Classic historical twin room has a number of architectural details that have remained unaltered through the time. The furniture in this room includes twin single beds, writing desk, coffee table and armchairs. There are different kinds of services in the hotel including 24-hour reception desk, free porter service, butler service in some rooms, booking of theatre and concert tickets, including restaurants, airport transfer services, limousine and taxi services as well as many other needed services.

The Kremlin is not only the seat of Russian government, but also the place where many cathedrals are situated. The Cathedral Square is its main square, where many historical events took place. All major events in the country were marked there, including Russian Tsar’s weddings, crowning and funeral ceremonies. Foreign ambassadors were also received there. Many historical monuments are located there: the Uspensky Cathedral, the Archangelskiy Cathedral and the Blagoveshenskiy Cathedral and others. Most of the cathedrals located there serve not only for religious purposes, but also as museums of masterpieces of Russian art.

Khamovniki is one of the oldest districts in Moscow famous for its architectural monuments. The church of St.Nicholas located there was erected in the 17th century. The bell-tower of the church is particularly beautiful. It has a number of openings called hearings, which increase the bell jingling.

The Stretenskiy Cathedral is also one of the most marvelous cathedrals in Moscow. The Stretenskiy Cathedral is the only building left from the Stretenskiy monastery. The Cathedral was built in the 17th century, but unfortunately was damaged during the war of 1812. During Soviet period different institutions occupied the territory of the cathedral. The restoration of the cathedral began in the second half of the 20th century. Nowadays divine services take place in the cathedral. More interesting facts about Russia

The Cathedral of Christ the Savior is the most beautiful cathedrals in Moscow. The construction of the cathedral took 40 years. Russian Emperor Nicolas I  chose the site of the cathedral. He convened a Special Commission for the construction of the cathedral. The Alekseyevsky Convent and the Church of all Saints, situated in the site, chosen by Russian emperor, were dismantled and moved to another place. During the Soviet period, the cathedral was nearly destroyed. Only in the last decade of the 20th century, the cathedral was fully rebuilt and now is one the best and most beautiful ones in the city.

The Smolny Cathedral is one of the attractions in St. Petersburg that is popular among tourists. The cathedral was built in 1748 by the most famous architect Rastelli. The Smolny Cathedral is one of the most fabulous his works along with the Winter Palace, the residence of Russian tsars. The construction of the Cathedral was finished in 1764. The interior of the cathedral differs a lot from that of the façade: the interior was done in neo-classical style, while he façade is  blue and white. The Cathedral was built as a main church in the convent, where future Russian Empress Elisabeth wanted to live and become a nun. But she changed her decision and accepted the offer of Russian throne.

Nowadays the Cathedral is used as a concert hall and different local government institutions occupy some chambers of the convent.

Kazan Cathedral was one of the best cathedrals in St. Petersburg. Even today the building of this marvelous cathedral attracts the attention and interest of the tourists making tours in Russia. Kazan Cathedral was built at the beginning of 19th century during the period from 1801 to 1811. after the war in 1812 the cathedral became the monument to the Russian victory over Napoleon. Kazan Cathedral was named after a “miracle-making” icon of Our Lady of Kazan.

In 1929 the Cathedral was closed by local government for services. Already from 1932 the Cathedral housed the collections of the Museum of History of Religion and Atheism.

Only in the end of the 20th century, the services in the cathedral were restored. This wonderful cathedral is again open for all the believers. You can visit on most of St Petersburg tours when you travel to Russia.

Classical genre is usually used in opera and ballet. Many classic music composers are known all over the world. One of the most famous classical music composers was Mikhail Glinka. He managed to combine the elements of classic and folk music. Another famous Russian classical music composer is Tchaikovsky, who had a worldwide fame.

Russian folk music has an old history. During the time Russian folk music developed and changed, but preserved national peculiarities. Even today many people are still fond of folk music, which is sometimes combined with modern music. Russian folk has different genres each of which has its own peculiarities. There are some singers that perform only folk music and gain big popularity.

During your visit Russia you will surely go to one of Russian churches and there you will have an opportunity to listen to Russian church music, which is unforgettable. So you will not only admire the beauty of the church, but also the sounds of Russian church music. More travel information about Petersburg travel and Moscow tours.

To perform Russian folk music different musical instruments are used, among them the Balalaika, which is famous all over the world.

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.

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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.

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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.

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.

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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.

Summer is the time when even Siberian nature gets free from fetters of the severe cold, and tundra get back to live. The Russian Far East, with warm sun lights opened all its green beauty of Taiga. Animals get back from the 6 month winter sleep, and join the short moment summer time. It could easily happen to see the deer walking through the field or the lynx hunting at the rabbit in the forest. Travel to Russia is your possibility to get the experience that you never have before. Travel to Russia is always different, always new.

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