The bright yellow Knyaz-Vladimirskaya Church dates from 1785.
Despite its location in the center of the historic town of Vladimir, few people are aware of the existance of the beautiful Old Believers' Church, dating from 1644.
The Peter and Paul Fortress (Петропа́вловская кре́пость) is the original citadel of St.
The Trans-Siberian makes several reasonably lengthy stops of twenty to thirty minutes at predetermined locations along its route.
The Knyaginin Monastery is actually a convent (the Russian word monastyr is used for both monasteries and convents), founded in Vladimir in the 17th century.
Located along the Angara River, Irkutsk is often called "the Paris of Siberia" because of its wide boulevards and its commitment to the arts.
Located in the former Winter Palace of the Tsars, the State Hermitage Museum (Государственный Эрмитаж) contains over three-million works of art from across the globe.
Gory (село Горы) is a village in the province of Moscow, roughly an hour and a half by car southeast of the city.
Peterhof (Russian: Петерго́ф, Petergof, originally named Peterhof: "Peter's Court"), is a series of palaces and gardens laid out on the orders of Peter the Great.
Onviously "the nature" is hardly restricted to Vladimir, Russia.