9 wonderful places in Russia, where good together

Deserted mountain peaks or the bustling waterfront Sochi, a picturesque lake Seliger and the Islands of lake Ladoga and courtyards and romantic rooftops of St. Petersburg — choose an idea in the shower and plan your adventure.

 

Newlyweds: Saint Petersburg

 

Honeymoon in the Northern capital — a classic that's always there. However, even if you can only spare the weekend, Peter is worth it. Start with a visit to the French patisserie Garcon on Nevsky (it is conveniently located near the Moscow station) and drink tea with chocolate-pear tart. Now go soak up the atmosphere of St. Pete. Go to the arch, look down into the yards. For example, in front of the house 8 along the street Uprising sits touching Anna Akhmatova, and on Zhukovskogo 6 hid a courtyard of the arts, where the wall looks black, and the tree goes the cat scientist.

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After the first dive you go to the traditional program. Granite parapets of the Neva river, the Hermitage sparkling, well maintained Mikhailovsky garden, touching Chizhik-Pyzhik, a loved even these familiar sights a whole new. Don't miss the portico of the New Hermitage with a five-meter figures of Atlantis. They say if you touch the big toe of the left leg of the second Atlanta from the field of Mars — family-happiness guaranteed. Another place for lovers — fixed (symbolically) Kissing bridge. And if you want unusual — arrange directly in the city centre and a date on the roof.

 

Students: Seliger

 

Moderately adventurous and cheap travel for students and fans of rest on the nature with tents on Seliger. Portable "home" for two under the huge pine trees, clear water, sandy beach, a crackling fire and the mystical sounds of the forest — in this environment, the conversations are sincere, and the hug is hot. In the summer on lake Seliger is noisy, especially near tourist centers and hotels, but still and deserted places. Seeking solitude is better with a map in hand: farther from villages and roads, the higher the chances to relax.

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But real freedom on the water — boat or kayak. Seliger consists of many inland lakes, bays, reaches, Islands, creeks and rivers in which you can indulge in a full-fledged water journey. You can start from Ostashkov, and passing Nizhniye kotitsy, Selijarovka to swim to the upper reaches of the Volga near the City. Another idea is to take a boat to one of Seliger Islands: there just will not travel, no car. To carry a kayak with an optional, you can negotiate with the local on the ferry to the island or rent a boat at one of the camp sites. To determine the place to find the boat and even housing help on the forum Seliger region.

 

Informals: lake El'ton

 

When you see the lake Elton first, you want to squint and check clears if a Mirage. In the giant mirror reflected the quickly changing clouds. A step forward — and like in a fairy tale go on bright blue surface: the depth of the lake — ankle-and only in spring and 80 to see Elton nourish the salt river and mineral springs, but runoff had not, therefore, instead of water then pickle juice. A beautiful name is associated with the Turkic "Altyn" — "gold", or the name of an Englishman, John Elton, who was involved in the salt production in the Volga, we prefer the first option, but second is still plausible.

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At the end of April — early may on the local area, you can catch the bloom of bright red wild tulips. To reach the lake is best by train (station Elton) either by car or bus from Volgograd. In Elton village you can rent a room or a house or stay in a sanatorium, where silt sulfide mud and brine to treat since Czarist times.

 

Extreme: the ascent of Elbrus

 

Places more romantic than a mountain top, you can imagine. View for many miles around, contrast sky, which only happens in the mountains, absolute silence and the feeling that you are alone in the world. But if it is the Elbrus — scary to say the highest point of Europe — the price uttered at the height of the confessions is increased a thousandfold.

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The perfect season for Elbrus is from June to September, but be prepared beforehand, for example, in Moscow "Vestr" or tourist club of Moscow state University, where he will teach the tricks of mountain tourism. Before going a run to enhance endurance, and a figure to tighten. On the climbing itself is usually withdrawn from a week to 10 days. The first half is a hike in the area to get in a rhythm and allow the body to adapt to the altitude. Then a few acclimatization for the Elbrus and the culmination of the climb to the coveted 5 642 meters. Elbrus mountain is a serious, if not confident, better to go in conjunction with professionals.

 

Spirituality: Balaam

 

The Valaam archipelago in Ladoga lake consists of dozens of amazingly beautiful Islands where is located the monastery of the Transfiguration. When Balaam came abode, it is impossible to say whether during the time of the baptism of Russia, or later, in the 14th century. Anyway, since Balaam is famous as a place where monks retire to the protection of lake Ladoga to take refuge from the Madding crowd.

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To reach Balaam simple: boats leave from the nearby Priozersk and Sortavala and even from St. Petersburg. Spiritual purification on the island looking for not only Christians, here come the followers of different religions and even esoteric currents, and summer on Valaam — the period of mass pilgrimage. So if you are looking for peace and mystical experience just for two, it is better to fend off the tour and explore the island ourselves. Try to pass on the rocky shores of lake Ladoga and to find his way in the pine woods to the tiny Konevsky skete — a secluded, touching and inspiring recognition.

 

Mods: Sochi

 

In Sochi go all year round: in winter — walk the fashionable ski suits, summer swimwear with the actual prints. But seriously, now, when finally settled Olympic dust, it's time to look at the updated city and time again to love him.

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Sochi fashion will not, it seems, ever. Here everyone will find something of their own. You can burn your heels on the hot pebbles of the Sochi beaches. Search in the arboretum relict metasequoia listed in the international Red book (as well as secluded corners for kisses). Try the tea, grown in the Krasnodar region, dried persimmon from Abkhazia and khinkali in the cafe "White nights". Flying on a roller coaster in"Sochi Park", the Russian Disneyland. Traditional Sochi "tick" for lovers — lookout tower on mount Akhun, but it is not for misanthropes. Another point with a nice view of Eagle cliffs, and accessed via the breathtakingly beautiful mountain trail. And really hot in Sochi is after sunset, when alive with bars and Nightclubs, many of which are not inferior to the capital.

 

Active: plateau Lago-Naki

 

Plateau Lago-Naki in the West of the Caucasus — the embodiment of an alternative holiday for those who are tired of the beaches. To bustling seaside resorts on the doorstep, but standing in the way the Caucasus mountains reliably protect the peace and serenity of Lago-Naki. Plateau included in the Caucasian biosphere reserve, and to enter you need to arrange and pay 150 rubles per person per day. The formalities will take no more than 10 minutes, and award the tickets to another world, with Alpine meadows, clear streams, tree groves, rugged cliffs and mysterious caves. Silence, the sunset, and you're standing on the edge of the cliff and hold hands — the best scenery for a romantic photo shoot to find.

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If you crave adventure and are not afraid of the Spartan conditions, we recommend walking the route No. 30 from Adygea to the sea in Dagomys. Pass the "thirty" was a valuable experience for any couple. Conductors are trying to relieve tourists from the hardships of the trip and arrange overnight on camp sites, which means that backpacks should be put only personal things. Another option is to stay in the hotel in the Village and make excursions on foot or horseback. Right on the edge of the Village — an impressive canyon on the White river, is the reason why Turgenev ladies narrow eyes and into the arms of a courageous companion.

 

Sweet tooth: the Museum of pastila in Kolomna

 

Relations never hurts to sweeten a bit. This can be done in the Kolomna Museum of pastilles. A treat of apples prepared in Russia have 600 years. In Kolomna it would have come up with special candy — delicate and airy. The first plant for the production of marshmallow opened in 1735, a merchant Cherevin, and its sweet products are loved even in the Imperial court. In 1852 appeared pastila institution of the merchant Chuprikova. But the revolution the plants did not survive, and ancient recipes have been forgotten, not open enthusiasts in 2009 in Kolomna Museum of pastilles, and with it a new factory where the sweets are prepared by traditional technology.

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The Museum is intimate and pleasant, and the nearby Museum and factory where visitors are shown the entire production process. At the end of the tour — the tea party and tasting in the atmosphere of merchant the living room. The most outlandish varieties: raspberry, chocolate, poppy with pine nuts. No matter how you try, you can't deny myself the pleasure to buy a few cute stylized boxes and continue to the sweet holiday home — just the two of us.published 

 

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