The Ferapontov monastery situated in the Vologda oblast of Russia. It is included in UNESCO World Heritage List.You can get there from Kirillov city (20 minutes by taxi).   Monastery is surrounded by beautiful landscapes.   Walls of the monastery are not high, and are smothered in grass.   Due to

Be careful! After seeing these photos you may decide that it is the most beautiful place on Earth! Those stunning pictures are made by a traveler Anton Aniskin on Belukha Mountain (4509 meters). The Valley of Seven Lakes is not far from Akkem Galcier (only 1,5 hours by feet :)). 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.

Alexey Trofimov made these amazing photos of the frozen Baikal lake on Olkhon island in February 2014. 1. Ice wall2. Good morning, Uzury! Uzury is the only village on Olkhon island. 3. 4. Northwestern wind has started....5.  Crossing6. Crown of Baikal7. Eternal magic of Tengri. That's how Sarma

City Sergiev Posad, situated in Moscow oblast, has been a famous place for many centuries. In 17th century it heroically defended itself from Polish invaders, later Peter I hid there from  Streltsy Uprising. And now it is declared to be in the list of World Heritage. It takes 2 hours to get there

Russia is full of cultural and natural points of interest, but these places deserve your attention in the first place. Some of them are very popular, while others are not very well known even among Russians. Here are the places from the list of UNESCO World Heritage Sites in Russia.   Moscow