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Desna (river) - the largest tributary of the Dnieper

Desna (river) - the largest tributary of the Dnieper

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The longest tributary of the Dnieper River, the largest river in Ukraine, is the Desna. The river originates in Russia in the Smolensk region and flows into the Dnieper just above Kyiv. The total length of the Desna is 1130 km

Skating rink in "European": reviews, photos

Skating rink in "European": reviews, photos

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Moscow is a huge metropolis, it has an incredible number of centers - entertainment, shopping, and it is very difficult to come up with and create something new, unique, different from others

Mallorca Island, Spain: description, hotels, beaches, excursions, vacation reviews

Mallorca Island, Spain: description, hotels, beaches, excursions, vacation reviews

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The island of Mallorca (Mallorca) is one of the Balearic Islands that are part of Spain. Translated from Spanish, the name of the island means "the biggest". About 12 million tourists come to Mallorca every year

Interesting about Vasilyevsky Spusk

Interesting about Vasilyevsky Spusk

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How much do travelers know about Manezhnaya or Theater Square, the majestic Red Square, the unique Ivanovskaya and Sobornaya, Vasilyevsky Spusk? The last name, widely known today, back in the 80s of the 20th century could not be heard either in oral speech or in writing

The most beautiful cities in Canada

The most beautiful cities in Canada

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Many people who keep up with the times have already visited the most popular world-class resorts. And here we are talking not only about snow-white beaches with azure surf, but also about museum cities, places with unprecedented architecture and history. In this regard, many do not know where to go on vacation this time, so we give a little hint

Schapovo Manor: the history of the appearance and the village of Shchapovo, architectural features, photos and reviews of tourists

Schapovo Manor: the history of the appearance and the village of Shchapovo, architectural features, photos and reviews of tourists

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Old noble estates of the Moscow region - a precious necklace of the capital of the Russian Federation. Among them, one can single out such important cultural dominants as Arkhangelsk, Lyakhovo, Altufyevo, Kuskovo, etc. One of the important places in the history of the life of the noble estates of the Moscow region in the 19th century can be considered Shchapovo, which is also an important museum center of the Moscow region, thanks to its collection items of nobility

Do you know where Montenegro is?

Do you know where Montenegro is?

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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)

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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

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

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

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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

Open Air Museum - a real fairy tale

Open Air Museum - a real fairy tale

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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

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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

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“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

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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

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

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

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"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

Playa del Carmen, Mexico: attractions, beaches and tourist reviews

Playa del Carmen, Mexico: attractions, beaches and tourist reviews

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This beautiful, but, unfortunately, distant country like Mexico is gaining more and more popularity among domestic tourists. One of its most interesting regions is Playa del Carmen. It is about this tourist place, as well as about its attractions, that we propose to learn from our article

The best resort cities in the world: where to relax?

The best resort cities in the world: where to relax?

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Perhaps the most picturesque and most visited places on our planet can rightly be considered resort cities. There are a huge number of them

A paradise for all lovers - a hidden beach (Mexico)

A paradise for all lovers - a hidden beach (Mexico)

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The real attraction of the country was this hidden beach, formed with the help of human intervention on the island of Playa del Amor. Mexico made the deserted Marieta archipelago its military testing ground more than a hundred years ago, and after huge bombs dropped from aircraft, numerous caves formed

Koper, Slovenia: everything a tourist needs to know

Koper, Slovenia: everything a tourist needs to know

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How to get to Koper by plane, train and own car. What is interesting about every season in this city. Average prices for accommodation. The most remarkable sights of Koper and its environs. Recreational features. A question of gastronomy

Slovenia: rest and treatment. Photos and reviews of tourists

Slovenia: rest and treatment. Photos and reviews of tourists

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Against the background of other countries of the peninsula, holidays in Slovenia can hardly be called popular, but this makes it acquire its own special charm. There are not a huge number of tourists and advertised places, but everywhere there is silence and solitude. Resorts are affordable and great for families with children

Iguazu Falls, Argentina: description, history and interesting facts

Iguazu Falls, Argentina: description, history and interesting facts

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South America is rich in stunningly beautiful places. Visiting the continent and not seeing the Iguazu Falls is an unforgivable oversight

Burano Island in Venice: photo, how to get there?

Burano Island in Venice: photo, how to get there?

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If you are tired of gray everyday life, and life has lost its brightness, then a trip to a small Italian island, which can only be compared with a fairy-tale world, will help you forget about all the problems and make you look at the surrounding reality differently. We are talking about the colorful island of Burano in Venice - probably the brightest on our planet

Etchmiadzin Monastery, Vagharshapat, Armenia

Etchmiadzin Monastery, Vagharshapat, Armenia

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Every nation has its own spiritual shrines, something that unites the nation. For Armenians, the monastery of Vagharshapat is of great importance. In this article, we will reveal its difficult history

Samaria Gorge, Crete, Greece: description, attractions, interesting facts and reviews

Samaria Gorge, Crete, Greece: description, attractions, interesting facts and reviews

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Samaria Gorge (Chania, Crete, Greece) is the longest canyon in Europe. Tens of thousands of tourists visit this attraction every year. All guidebooks in Crete advise you to go - on your own or with a tour - to this gorge. Why is it so interesting? You will learn about this from our article

Sights of Greece: names, descriptions, reviews

Sights of Greece: names, descriptions, reviews

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The most ancient state, on the territory of which one of the first civilizations of the world arose, has a colossal cultural and historical heritage. The Greek land carries the spirit of its former grandeur, and numerous architectural monuments reflect a rich history. The sights of Greece, created by human hands and nature itself, made its appearance unique

Monasteries of Crete: list, photos, history

Monasteries of Crete: list, photos, history

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Crete is the largest Greek center of religious life. Such a number of monasteries, whose inhabitants lead a hermitic way of life, are not found anywhere else. You can visit these holy places, dressed appropriately, and strictly at the allotted time (from 9 to 12 and from 16 to 19 hours). Entrance to most of them is paid - from 2 euros

Agios Nikolaos attractions

Agios Nikolaos attractions

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Greece has been attracting our compatriots for many years with its magnificent nature, mild climate, well-maintained and well-groomed beaches, comfortable hotels and inns. Thousands of tourists prefer to spend their holidays here

Which beach does the Gulf of Finland offer for relaxation? The best beaches on the coast of the Gulf of Finland: map, photos and reviews

Which beach does the Gulf of Finland offer for relaxation? The best beaches on the coast of the Gulf of Finland: map, photos and reviews

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The Gulf of Finland is a section in the east of the B altic Sea, washing the shores of three countries: Finland, Estonia and Russia. In Estonia, the cities of Tallinn, Toila, Sillamäe, Paldiski and Narva-Jõesuu go to it, in Finland it is Helsinki, Kotka and Hanko, and in Russia it is St. Petersburg (including the towns adjoining it), Sosnovy Bor, Primorsk, Vyborg, Vysotsk and Ust-Luga

Laskovy beach in the village of Solnechnoye: how to get there, map, photo

Laskovy beach in the village of Solnechnoye: how to get there, map, photo

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Where can you relax in the summer in Russia? I immediately remember the Black Sea, Anapa, the banks of the beautiful Volga. But what about the Gulf of Finland and Laskovy beach?

Vacation in Bulgaria, Sunny Beach: photos and reviews of tourists

Vacation in Bulgaria, Sunny Beach: photos and reviews of tourists

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Bulgaria's largest seaside resort, Sunny Beach, has been popular since the days of the Soviet Union. They dreamed of going here to look at another life. This seven-kilometer-long beach strip is all built up with hotels and apartments. The resort is remote from industrial areas, metropolitan areas and railways. Therefore, the water here is clean, and the local beaches have earned their Blue Flag. Nearly 800 hotels each season await guests at this resort

Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus: attractions and recreation

Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus: attractions and recreation

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The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus is a very unusual country. It is a kind of ghost state. Rather, only the Republic of Turkey recognizes it as a separate country. And all other states believe that Northern Cyprus is an integral part of the political entity of the same name with the island. Therefore, if you decide to travel to these places, you will have to take this into account. Planes fly there only from the Republic of Turkey

Pashkov house in Moscow. Pashkov House in Moscow: excursions, photo, address

Pashkov house in Moscow. Pashkov House in Moscow: excursions, photo, address

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“Bazhenov built this house. And Bove raised from the ruins. The house on Vagankovsky hill looks at Borovitsky hill. Literally in a few words, a concise history of construction, restoration after the fire of 1812, and the location of one of the main attractions of the capital. The Pashkov House in Moscow, like the Kremlin and St. Basil's Cathedral, can serve as a hallmark of the main city of our country

The Yellow Sea in China. Yellow Sea on the map

The Yellow Sea in China. Yellow Sea on the map

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The Chinese call the Yellow Sea Huanghai. It belongs to the basin of the world's largest ocean - the Pacific. This sea, which bears such a strange name, is located off the eastern coast of the Eurasian continent, washes the western coast of the Korean Peninsula

Yellowstone Park. yellowstone national park

Yellowstone Park. yellowstone national park

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About 640,000 years ago, when the North American continent was shaken by volcanic eruptions and earthquakes, a giant crater with a total area of 2000 km² appeared near the Rocky Mountains. Over time, it turned into a plateau, where today a bubbling mass is bubbling, fumaroles, geysers, mud fountains and hot springs are beating from under the ground. This is how Yellowstone Park appeared, the photo of which is presented in this article

Trastevere, Rome: history and attractions

Trastevere, Rome: history and attractions

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As you know, all roads lead to Rome. Perhaps someday the road will lead you to the capital of Italy. The stunning city is literally filled with beautiful places and historical sights. In our article we want to talk about the popular area of Trastevere (Rome), located on the left bank of Rome. It is known for its cobbled streets, fantastic restaurants, bars and historical monuments

Recreation center "Polyot", Crimea: photos, reviews, how to get

Recreation center "Polyot", Crimea: photos, reviews, how to get

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In the Crimea there are several recreation centers "Flight" - in Nikolaevka, Alushta and Sudak. And there is another "Flight" - in Ivanteevka not far from Moscow

Northern modern style in the architecture of St. Petersburg

Northern modern style in the architecture of St. Petersburg

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The beginning of the 20th century in St. Petersburg was marked by the emergence of a new architectural style, one of the characteristic features of which was the use of images of birds, animals, ornaments and plants borrowed from northern folklore in the design of exteriors. They brought a significant revival to the massive and austere facade of St. Petersburg houses. The style of architecture, which continues the romantic traditions of Swedish and Finnish legends, was called "northern modern"

Ascension Island: discovery history, location and territorial affiliation

Ascension Island: discovery history, location and territorial affiliation

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Ascension Island is not a favorite tourist destination. It would be more correct to say that tourists on this small piece of land are a rarity. Even lovers of "wild" recreation do not come here, they do not favor expensive hotels and crowded beaches. This will seem strange to many, because the geographical location of the island is very interesting

Zoo in Mogilev (Belarus) - one of the most interesting sights of the city

Zoo in Mogilev (Belarus) - one of the most interesting sights of the city

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Zoo in Mogilev - why is this place famous, what is interesting there? This Belarusian attraction is the hallmark of the city. In addition to the wide variety of animals that live there, visitors can find a lot of entertainment on the territory of the complex, including a walk in the park, visiting souvenir shops, riding a mini train and much more. And most importantly, here you can see a bison, and not just one

Turkey, Marmaris: climate, attractions, recreation

Turkey, Marmaris: climate, attractions, recreation

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Turkey is a favorite holiday destination for tourists from Russia. Marmaris is one of the best resort cities in this country. It is located on the shore of the bay, where the Aegean Sea merges with the Mediterranean. Let's take a closer look at this resort