Yekaterinburg

18 km southeast of downtown, it serves 4.3 million passengers per year. The airport is the base of operations for Ural Airlines. There are direct flights to most major cities in Russia and there are international flights to Minsk, Rome, Sofia, Frankfurt, Munich, Prague, Barcelona, Vienna, Dubai, Tel Aviv, Istanbul,…

All Trans-Siberian trains stop at Yekaterinburg-Sverdlovsk Railway Station. There is also an extensive network of local trains serving the Sverdlovsk Oblast.

Some fine works by Russian 18th- and 19th-century artists, minor artists of the 16th- to 18th-century European Schools and some lovely small sculptures and jewellery.

1830.

Easily one of Russia's weirdest attractions is the gargantuan keyboard monument in this city. Big white stones rise from the earth, and as you approach, you see engraved upon them, words such as "Q" and "SHIFT."

1925-28.

Headquarters of the Volga Ural Region Military district. The district includes the territories of the former Siberian Military District. Its units comprised the 2nd Army in Samara, the 41st Army in Novosibirsk, Special Forces (Spetsnaz Brigades) and Russian Air Force 2nd Command. Built in 1929.

An architectural complex in the neighbourhood of Streets Lenina—Lunacharskogo—Pervomayskaya—Kuznechnaya (1929-1936).

There are many theatres in the inner city around Square of 1905.

This memorial opened in 1995 is dedicated to the memory of fallen soldiers who had died during pointless and ruthless Afghan War. The name Black Tulip is derived from the nickname of An-12 transport aircraft which carried dead bodies of Soviet soldiers back home from Afghanistan.

Church on the Blood built in 2003 at the site of the execution of Tsar Nicholas II and his family.

It's a wonderful building situated in an area full of beautiful old buildings. Makes for a pleasant stroll in the direction of Square of 1905.

Another wonderful building. Alma mater of Boris Yeltsin.

The largest water leisure park in Europe.

Richly ornamented building which hosts all sorts of circus shows. Nearby is the abandoned television tower.

Great place to meet other foreigners and local Russians who speak English.

During New Year's. A whole city block under the eyes of Lenin made out of ice. On the central Square of 1905.

This is the infamous "Mafia cemetery" where there are dozens of ornate graves with big life-size images in stone of former Mafia members.

The market consists of many hundreds of small outdoor stalls, selling everything from toilet paper to fur coats, all at the best prices in the city. This type of market is not really the right place to buy souvenirs.

A lot of shops with a wide range of small things to buy. Usually this street (it's pedestrian only) is called the Urals Arbat, after the famous Arbat in Moscow.

A huge mall on the outskirts of the city owned by the IKEA group with many Western/international stores including a decent food court.

Italian entrees and desserts.

A cheap Italian fast-food place.

A franchise found across all Russia. They offer respectively Italian, American, and Japanese accessible cooking. Food is reasonably priced and always ok.

Offering Southeast Asian cuisine. Sunday brunch every two weeks from 12:00 to 15:00. Sophisticated environment, good to impress a date or to quiet conversations. It is the only place in the city for spicy food. Portions are generous, contrary to what you might expect.

Mediterranean-style and Russian favourite dishes in a modern and colourful setting. Excellent view on the river. Very good place for business lunch.

This place of Russian cuisine is very similar to the Puskin cafe in Moscow, but without its atmosphere, its location or its clientele. This is the restaurant for a big closing dinner, for official situations (Medvedev and Angela Merkel were guests at this restaurant).

Artistic cappuccinos and food items.

It's a pub very busy after midnight. Better book a table if you are not alone. There is a small dance floor. It's impossible to avoid rubbing others.

There are 142 guestrooms at the Onegin Hotel Yekaterinburg. The hotel offers standard, studio and suite room options. Wi-Fi, air conditioning, telephone, mini-bar, private bath and bathrobe, conference facilities, restaurant and lobby bar.

296 rooms & suites with views of Cathedral-on-the-Blood and Iset River. Amenities: ergonomic work area, open bath concept, wireless internet access, tea and coffee making facilities. Regency Club Lounge for free continental breakfast, cocktails and hors d'oeuvres.

You can visit this wooden monastery semi daily by bus tours offered right in front of the main train station building. It is situated in the north direction from the city, near the village Shuvakish (Шувакиш). You can get there by train from the main station in the direction Nizhni Tagil (Нижний Тагил).

There are semi-daily offered tours from the main trains station. If you can't make the tour, you might take the bus 150 from the northern bus terminal (Северный Автовокзал) near the metro station Uralskaya (Уральская). Ask the driver to let you get off at the border. This is common practice.

A hiking tour in a national park "Deer Streams". A picturesque river, cliffs, deepest cave of Sverdlovkaya Oblsat region, beautiful forest. A very popular place to go among Russians in summer and in winter. Several different routes to choose from, depending on difficulty.