Good Moscow hotels are not an easy find. Moscow is a very popular tourist destination and there are many hotels, but many of the are expensive. There are many hotels in the city, which are very popular among the tourists, among which are the following hotels: Izmailovo, Arbat, Soyuz, Golden Ring, Swissôtel Krasnye Holmy and many others.

You can save money on your Moscow travel if you stay in hotel-like short-term apartment located in the city center. This way, your Moscow vacation will not ruin your budget. Swissôtel Krasnye Holmy is located on the island between the Moscow River and Vodootvodny Channel, which means that it is the historical center of the city. Being located near most popular sights, the hotel attracts many tourists, who are eager to visit most of the sights. Swissôtel Krasnye Holmy is the tallest hotel in Moscow, which has 34 floors with 233 guestrooms.
The guestrooms of the hotel are furnished with taste in warm tones. Chestnut wood is used in decoration of the rooms, while the bathrooms are mostly of marble. There are non-smoking rooms available in the hotel.
The amenities in the rooms of the hotel include minibar, air-conditioning. Safe box, heated bathroom floor, high-speed internet access, as well as TV with satellite TV channels.
The hotel has everything needed for organizing business meetings, conferences as well as holding weddings and various celebrations. The meeting space includes eleven conference rooms, a beautiful ballroom with concert-quality sound system and many other rooms. The hotel has restaurants and bars, where tourists can spend their free tome. Café Swiss serves international cuisine and is suitable for having a lunch.

Yalta is one of the most popular Crimean resorts. This city is very ancient, though before it was just a Tauri settlement. The Tauri lived in the Crimea during the period from the X-IX centuries. Later from the middle of 15-th century up to the 1774 centuries Yalta was included in the province owned by Turkish sultan.
Later beginning from 1475 up to 1774 Yalta was included into one of the provinces owned by Turks. Yalta can be reached via the Volga River, via the Black Sea on Russian cruises.

Only in 1783 Yalta had been included in Russia. During the time Yalta began to develop into one of the best resort cities of Russia. Only in 1838 Yalta got the status of a town. Due to the construction of the railway Lozovaia-Sevastopol in1873 Yalta began to develop more rapidly.

Beginning from the XX-th century many sanatoriums were constructed in Yalta, which contributed to the flow of tourists to this magnificent resort. As Yalta is surrounded by mountain it is always warm there.

There are a lot of modern and comfortable hotels that offer high standard services& restaurants of Yalta offer wide range of cuisine, including Russian, European, French and many others.

Many famous artists, performers and singers of Russia like to spend summer in Yalta. Many festivals are held here every year that attract tourists from different countries. I recommend visiting Yalta on Russian river crusies that sail via Volga river Russia.

Elbrus Mountain

Mount Elbrus is regarded top hiking Russian destination. The main range of mount Elbrus spreads from the border between Russia and Georgia. Mount Elbrus is the most popular place for the tourists interested in hiking.

The hiking line of Elbrus has two cable lifts, as well as bottom station, which represents a beautiful village. Lift stations of Mount Elbrus are located at different altitudes. Beginning from 2004 all tourists coming to Mount Elbrus must have permission for hiking in case thy plan to visit the highest stations. It is desirable the tourists to register in the rescue department for future safety.

The Khibiny Mountains represent another popular and comfortable place for hiking experience. These mountains are known for their wonderful slopes, plateaus, snowfields and glaciers. The highest peak is 1191 meters high and is known as Chasnachorr Mountain. The Khibiny Mountains are located 150 kilometers north of the Polar Circle. The hikers coming there should be fit and have some hiking experience.

If you want to be closer to nature, then it is better to visit the Kamchatka Kronotsky Nature Reserve, which is also the best place for hiking. Base camps for hikers are based at the foot of the Karymsky volcano. The volcano is still active, so visitors would be able to see flying pieces of lava and volcanic material. The area is rich with hot springs, mud caldrons and beautiful lakes. Hikers will have an unforgettable experience in the Kronotsky Nature Reserve.

When you travel to Russia, you can go settle on something like a Moscow vacation, or you can go further than most tourists and be a real traveler.  You can learn so much more interesting facts about Russia by going to the unexplored on special journeys.

Sochi is considered one of the most popular tourist destinations in Russia. Sochi is a sea-side resort city that offers everything for comfortable and pleasant trip. Sochi is sometimes called “the Russian Riviera” because of its beauty.

The climate there is perfect for having a good rest at the shore of the Black Sea. Sochi has always been the most popular place for spending the summer not only for Russians, but also tourists from other countries.

There are many attractions in Sochi, especially nowadays when it has become one of the most developed cities in Russia. Sochi has recently been chosen to hold the Winter Olympics in the year of 2014.

Many festivals take place in Sochi, among them Kinotavr International Film Festival and the Velvet Season Fashion Show, both of which are held in Sochi annually. When you go to Russia, Sochi is one of the best places to see and one of the smarted way to see Sochi is to travel on a Russian river cruise that takes you from a typical Moscow vacation to a special Sochi expedition via the Volga River journey.

One of the most amazing sights found in the city is Sochi’s Dendrarium Park, where you can fid numerous exotic plants. The Dendarium Park was founded in 1892. In 1974 the park has become a national monument. The Dendrarium Park has more than 1600 spices of plants and trees. If you like nature and animals, then it’s a best place for visiting in Sochi.

Sochi is a beautiful city that is really worth visiting every time you come to Russia.

Sochi is the best l-lace in Russia to be visited after Moscow and St. Petersburg. Sochi has become the most modern resort, especially after being chosen by the International Olympic Committee as the host of the Winter Olympic Games in 2004.

Sochi is the warmest city of Russia, so it is a pleasant place for having a rest. There are a lot of hotels in Sochi, which have all modern conveniences. The five-star hotel “Odisseya Sanatorium” was built in 2007 in the village Lazarevskoye. Hotel offers its guests room with minibar, phone and air-conditioner. It has its own beach, conference hall, business center, outdoor and indoor swimming pools, restaurant and many other facilities.

The number of hotels is huge, so you can choose the hotel you like and pack your things. You can be sure that in any hotel in Sochi, you’ll be welcomed with pleasure and hospitality.

During you visit to Sochi you’ll have an opportunity to see Stalin’s dacha, which was founded in 1937. From there you would be able to view both the marvelous Black Sea and rocky Caucasian Mountains. During your visit you’ll be offered traditional dishes of Georgian cuisine. The decorations there were preserved untouched, so you’ll be able to see things that belonged to Stalin.

We recommend picking one of St Petersburg tours and then flying to Sochi for a perfect Russia travel vacation. There is simply no better Russia vacation packages.

The State Hermitage Museum is situated in the very center of St. Petersburg. The Museum occupies five buildings along the Neva River. They are the Winter Palace, the small Hermitage, the New Hermitage and the Hermitage theatre. The Winter Palace was the official residence of Russian emperors. It was designed in 1754-1762 by architect B. Rastrelli. This palace became the symbol of the 18-th century.

The Museum has one of the largest collections of woks of art in the whole world. Masterpieces of outstanding artists are included in the collections. It was Catherine II who started the Hermitage collection. Such experts of European painting as Diderot, Voltaire and many others helped Catherine the Great to collect woks of art. Only after the Great Socialist Revolution in Russia the Hermitage as turned into museum.

St Petersburg tours is one of the most desired Russia vacation packages out there. Truly, you can hardly find a more interesting Russia tour.

The new Hermitage contains the work of Antique sculptors. One of the best departments of Hermitage is dedicated to the Italian art, where one can admire the woks by Raphael, Titian and Michelangelo. The Spanish halls include woks by Velazquez, El Greco and Murillo. There is a very big collection of paintings belonging to French painters that are known worldwide.

The State Hermitage Museum of St. Petersburg is open from 10.30 to 17.00, every day except Monday.

When you travel to Russia, you can travel to Moscow or to go deeper, to see its more ancient cities, like Novgorod.

Nizhniy Novgorod is the forth largest city of Russia. Before 1990 it was known as the city of Gorky. Nowadays it is a very progressive and developed city, which plays an important role in the life of the country.

The city is situated 250 miles from Moscow and is easily accessed by car or by train. During summer it is also possible to each the city by passenger boats.
There are many historical monuments in the city that belong to the past centuries.

One of the most attractive sights in Nizhniy Novgorod is the Shukhov Tower on the river Oka, which divides the city into two parts- upper and lower. Being the only remained hyperboloid tower in the world it is highly protected by the government.

There are many other interesting and amazing attractions in Nizhniy Novgorod, which can be of interest for the tourists. Nizhniy Novgorod can be considered as one of the most exiting places in the whole country that attracts millions of tourists.

The city is really developing day by day, so you can find there modern constructions alongside with the old ones that are surprisingly beautiful… This city may become the best place for widening your horizons. You’ll never regret for the time and money spent in the city of Nizhniy Novgorod. There are many great cities in Russia for perfect Russia vacations.

It is the second time when Russia become the place holding of Olympic Games. First, it was in 1980 year, in Moscow. This  summer games are remembered as one of the biggest and brightest festival in the history of a sport events.  5503 Athletes from allover the world travel to Russia, but owing to the difficult political relations between USSR and the US coalition, more than 50 countries did not participate in this event.

And now, Russian city Sochi become the capital of the Winter Olympics Games of 2014 year. Government and all country are seriously preparing for the upcoming event. Through big political and economical differences that occurred in a country this games are going to represent the new Russia, democratic, rapidly growing state with big ambitions and  wide possibilities. This games are promised to be the biggest Winter Olympics Games in the history, and your experience of travel to Russia in the year of 2014 would surely impress people around you. Or, go on Russia tours before.