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Asia Minor (Anatolia)

Asia Minor (Anatolia)

2025-06-01 07:06

Asia Minor is a peninsula washed by four seas at once - Marmara, Mediterranean, Black, Aegean, as well as two famous straits - the Dardanelles and the Bosphorus, which separate Europe and Asia. It is quite far, in comparison with other parts of Asia, pushed towards the west, and off its coast are Rhodes, Cyprus and other islands

Time difference with Turkey: useful tips for tourists

Time difference with Turkey: useful tips for tourists

2025-06-01 07:06

Even if your region has practically no time difference with Turkey, you should make sure that acclimatization does not spoil your whole holiday experience

Self-trip to Montenegro: tips for tourists

Self-trip to Montenegro: tips for tourists

2025-06-01 07:06

Our article will be of interest to those tourists who are thinking about how to go to Montenegro on their own. Of course, the easiest way is to use the services of travel companies, but many vacationers want to save money, so it's cheaper to act on your own. So, what you need to know about a trip to Montenegro? In our article, we will consider all the nuances of such a trip so that tourists understand what documents need to be issued and how much money to have with them, as well as many other issues

Hotel, Emelyanovo airport, Krasnoyarsk: description, reviews of tourists, how to get

Hotel, Emelyanovo airport, Krasnoyarsk: description, reviews of tourists, how to get

2025-06-01 07:06

Major international airports are usually located outside the city. And more and more often, in order not to be late for a flight, passengers prefer to leave early and spend the night in a hotel near the airport. The Yemelyanovo Airport Hotel offers its services to such passengers. Krasnoyarsk is located thirty kilometers from here, so this hotel is quite in demand

The best hotels of Mozyr (Belarus): names and addresses, reviews of tourists

The best hotels of Mozyr (Belarus): names and addresses, reviews of tourists

2025-06-01 07:06

Mozyr is the second largest city in the Gomel region. It has several city-forming enterprises, the largest of which is an oil refinery. Many business travelers come here, so the issue of their accommodation is relevant. Mozyr hotels are pleased to offer you comfortable living conditions

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Katkin kindergarten in St. Petersburg (photo)

Katkin kindergarten in St. Petersburg (photo)

St. Petersburg is full of amazing places, many of which are popularly given informal names. This is how Katya's garden is. This is one of the most important places in the historical center of the city. The garden is surrounded by unique architectural structures that form an ensemble. And in the center of the garden, people who were involved in the creation of brilliant St. Petersburg are immortalized

Which cities are on the Volga - the main Russian river?

Which cities are on the Volga - the main Russian river?

The Volga region is a traditional region for recreation, tourism, travel and acquaintance with the center of Russia. Some of the cities on the Volga are included in the tourist route "Golden Ring"

Do you know where Montenegro is?

Do you know where Montenegro is?

A tourist visiting the Balkans for the first time may wonder where Montenegro is. But experienced travelers are well aware of the location of this small country, which lies in the southwest of the Balkan Peninsula. This republic is part of the former Yugoslavia, together with Croatia it shares the most beautiful coast of Jadran - the Adriatic Sea

Zosimova Pustyn (Moscow region)

Zosimova Pustyn (Moscow region)

Zosimova Pustyn is a monastery in the Moscow region. It was founded in 1826 by a monk and spiritual writer, who will be discussed in this article. After the revolution, Zosimova Pustyn was closed. Returned to the Orthodox Church only in the late 1990s

Kazan Cathedral on Red Square: history and description

Kazan Cathedral on Red Square: history and description

Kazan Cathedral on Krasnaya is a small but very memorable building. Learn more about its construction further in the article

Assumption Cathedral in Vladimir - a masterpiece of church architecture

Assumption Cathedral in Vladimir - a masterpiece of church architecture

And in 1158 the architects began to build the Assumption Cathedral in Vladimir. The cathedral was built of good stone, the price is high, but for many centuries. The temple was conceived with five domes, with a deep nave. Overhead, zakomaras went in a row, crowning twenty arched windows of the second tier. The entrances were closed with massive oak doors and those doors were gilded

The Annunciation Cathedral of the Moscow Kremlin is a historical monument of Moscow

The Annunciation Cathedral of the Moscow Kremlin is a historical monument of Moscow

The Annunciation Cathedral of the Moscow Kremlin has a long and complicated history. This is a magnificent monument of history and architecture of several eras that have their own face. The famous cathedral was the personal temple of Russian tsars and grand dukes

How to get from Lisbon to Porto: travel tips

How to get from Lisbon to Porto: travel tips

Portugal is the most remote country in Western Europe, so getting here is the longest. The flight from Moscow to Lisbon will take five and a half hours if the flight is direct. With transfers, you will get from seven and a half hours to one and a half days

Transatlantik Hotel Spa 5 (Turkey, Kemer): description and reviews

Transatlantik Hotel Spa 5 (Turkey, Kemer): description and reviews

Today Turkey is one of the favorite places of Russian tourists. Why has she taken the lead lately? This state greets travelers with beautiful landscapes, budget prices, history echoing Russia and, of course, beautiful sea

Types of booking, methods and features of the process

Types of booking, methods and features of the process

Almost every one of us at least once in his life faced with the fact that he needs to book a room for a day or more. And now we will tell you in detail about this process and the variety of booking, so that in the future ordering rooms will no longer be a problem for you, and everything will turn out easily and simply

Electronic plane ticket: how to use? How to buy, return or check an e-ticket for a plane?

Electronic plane ticket: how to use? How to buy, return or check an e-ticket for a plane?

Today, the Internet provides significant assistance to many people. Now you do not need to stand in line at the airport ticket office. After all, you can buy a plane ticket right at home. How does this differ from the real one and what are its advantages?

Benelux countries: Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg. Sights of the Benelux countries

Benelux countries: Belgium, the Netherlands, Luxembourg. Sights of the Benelux countries

Small but rather proud countries united in a fairly strong union - the Benelux. Today it is a very popular center for tourists. They are famous for their historical places - ancient towers, walls and other sights

Museums of Washington. Where to go while traveling in the famous America?

Museums of Washington. Where to go while traveling in the famous America?

Museums in Washington DC have a special place among the sights of the capital of America. Some of them are the most famous and beautiful museums in the world. The main part of the museum objects is located in the city center and makes up the Smithsonian complex

The grandiose Tsimlyansk reservoir

The grandiose Tsimlyansk reservoir

Unique healing air, picturesque colorful places, favorable climate - all this is the Tsimlyansk reservoir. Rest on its shores is loved not only by local residents, but also by guests from other regions of our country. On this territory there is a magnificent park created by man - "Tsimlyansky Sands". All conditions for a wonderful holiday are created here

Open Air Museum - a real fairy tale

Open Air Museum - a real fairy tale

Museums are different. But at the same time, open-air museums deserve the most attention, because this is real art

Trostenskoye lake. A place for fishing and family recreation

Trostenskoye lake. A place for fishing and family recreation

If you are a resident of the Moscow region and are still thinking about where to go fishing with friends or take your family to nature, then you should remember the third largest lake in the region. Trostenskoye Lake - a picturesque place of glacial origin

Nikolina Gora. "Husky Park", Nikolina Gora: photos and reviews

Nikolina Gora. "Husky Park", Nikolina Gora: photos and reviews

“On Nikolina Gora, time is slower than honey, golden evenings dragged on until sunrise …” A legendary place, sung by more than one poet, one of the oldest summer cottages in the Moscow region - all this is Nikolina Gora. “The Village of the Celestials” - that was how it was called before, because it would take a lot of time to list the geniuses who lived here permanently, came for the summer or to visit. It's like reading the Soviet Encyclopedia

What is remarkable about Altufevskoe highway

What is remarkable about Altufevskoe highway

Despite its seemingly peripheral position, Altufevskoe Highway is one of the most significant transport routes in the North-Eastern Administrative District of the capital. It starts in the area of the Moscow District Railway and goes beyond the Moscow Ring Road

Botanical Garden of the Russian Academy of Sciences: where is it located? A photo

Botanical Garden of the Russian Academy of Sciences: where is it located? A photo

The main botanical garden of the country - the Russian Academy of Sciences named after N. V. Tsitsin - is considered the largest in our country and Europe. He celebrated his 70th birthday last summer

"Riviera", beach (Sochi): photos, reviews. How to get to the beach?

"Riviera", beach (Sochi): photos, reviews. How to get to the beach?

"Riviera" - the beach of the Central district of Sochi, where admission is free for everyone. About him and will be discussed in our article. How to get to this beach and how to have a good rest on it, read below. Our article takes into account the reviews of vacationers, including recent ones