[email protected] en.visitsiberia.info WELCOME TO visit_yenisei visitsiberia.info REGION! Greetings, dear friends! TOURIST INFORMATION CENTER This catalogue presents unforgettable sights, scenery and key events of the Krasnoyarsk Region, one of the most hospitable regions in . It also highlights the reasons we love it so much.

Welcome!

1 In order not to waste time in vain, you can come to us from the airport, railway or bus station – to the Tourist information center of the Krasnoyarsk Region on Lenina street, 120. We will tell you what you can see in the city and the region, how to get to the main attractions, which tour to choose, where to taste dishes of Siberian cuisine and buy great souvenirs. We are waiting for you on weekdays from 9:00 to 18:00!

2 3 ALL ROADS LEAD TO TOURIST CENTER!*

Intercity bus Krasnoyarsk station International airport Information service Information service +7 (391) 220-11-72 +7 (391) 2555-999 Bus stop «Revolution Square»

Bus stop «Luch Cinema»

* Tourist information center Krasnoyarsk Information service Railway station 120 Lenina st. [email protected] +7 (391) 215-00-02 Information service +7-800-775-00-00

4 5 THE KRASNOYARSK REGION

Is the second largest region Taiga is our major pride. of Russia. The forests cover over 70% of our land, 88% of which Possesses three climate is conifers: larches, zones: arctic, subarctic and spruce-trees, fir-trees temperate. and the famous Siberian Has a population of almost cedars. 3 million residents.

6 7 MEET LOCAL CITIES:

Krasnoyarsk The capital of the Territory Best known for its succulent in the heart of tomatoes; it is located in the south Krasnoyarsk is a city with of and is one of an almost 400 year history, the oldest cities in Eastern Siberia. a city of bridges and Minusinsk stands in the centre of fountains, the eastern most the vast forest-steppe in Minusinsk city with a million-plus Hollow, surrounded by mountains. population, standing (reachable by train or by bus). on the picturesque banks of the powerful Yenisei River. Yeniseysk Yeniseysk Shushenskoe Feel the historical atmosphere Shushenskoe is famous for its in one of the oldest merchant unique museum of history and cities; an open air museum, and ethnography. The historic museum a city of gold miners. site counts 194 monuments For one hundred and fifty years, of countryside architecture, the city has been the main portal Krasnoyarsk presenting the history, everyday to Eastern Siberia. The centre of the life and popular traditions of the city is in the UNESCO World Heritage Siberian village. Visitors can reach Tentative List. Shushenskoe. (accessible by bus or motorship). (reachable by bus). Minusinsk

8 9 THE YENISEI RIVER

One of the largest rivers in the world; it is the might and power of the region. The Yenisei shares its power with Sayano- Shushenskaya and Krasnoyarsk Dams, two of the top ten largest dams in the world. The Yenisei is not only a source of energy for the Krasnoyarsk Region; it is the source of inspiration. People come to its banks to relax and recover with the natural power of water.

10 11 BEFORE YOU CHOOSE YOUR WAY, TEST YOURSELF: WHAT KIND OF A TRAVELLER ARE YOU? Find out your type. IF YOU…

enjoy festive, spectacular events Enjoy exploring mountains and caves, attracting crowds of people, you are … rafting down rivers; you are… A PARTY ANIMAL (page 32) A THRILL SEEKER (page 38) Prefer combining holidays with health Like learning new things about cities improvement, you are… A HEALER and going sightseeing, you are… (page 28) AN EXPLORER (page 14) love lounging on a beach, you are … A SEAL (page 24) Love walking around the marked forest paths, you are… A HIKER (page 56)

12 13 EXPLORER Watch, read, learn! Only for you we offer the top 10 tours around Krasnoyarsk Region!

Kommunalny Bridge, the famous bridge on the 10 Rouble note. Strelka, the merging spot of the Kacha and the Yenisei Rivers, the place where the first Cossacks led by the future Bus loop tour around Krasnoyarsk and founder of the city Andrei Dubensky first its suburbs arrived to discover this land. Learn more about the city highlights: Tsar Fish Lookout on Sliznevsky Cliff: Chapel of Paraskeva Pyatnitsa, the the lookout opens an amazing view on symbol of Krasnoyarsk on Karaulnaya the unique nature of the region, the Hill, one of the highest lookouts of the Yenisei River and the shoots of the East city. Sayan Mountains. 14 15 Electric train trip Go on and on, see the suburbs of Krasnoyarsk, the town of , also known as the Land of Wonderful Rocks, experience the source of inspiration of many artists and writers. (Start from the railway station)

Historical walking tour Walk around the centre of Krasnoyarsk, enjoy the view of old merchant mansions and rest on a bench in a cosy mini-park! (You can use the Krasnoyarsk Walk route from RussiaTravel website)

Advanced Stolby walking tour Motorship music tour Consider the 7 km uphill walk; don’t In the evening, catch a motorship to forget a thermos with hot tea and sail under the brightly illuminated sandwiches to refresh on the way! bridges, roll yourself in a warm rug and Breathe in the scent of leaves or snow enjoy the view of the hilly banks of the and move! Let the twigs snap under Yenisei to the sound of saxophone. your feet! (Start from the quay in front (By bus to Turbaza stop, then walk) of the River Station building)

16 17 River cruise Take a cruise down the Yenisei to Sayano-Shushenskaya Dam up to the next region; the Republic of Tuva.

Archaeological road trip Unravel the mystery of Shalabolino rock art site, an open-air museum! (Get a map, get some friends, take a car and look for adventures in Kuragino District)

Exploring road trip Take a trip to the location of the first meteorite ever found in Russia, the Pallas Iron! (Can be reached by car to Koma Village of Novoselovo District)

18 19 EMBANKMENT And when you get tired, you can go and eat some tasty snacks in a coffee shop OF DIVNOGORSK with panoramic windows, feeding ducks The marvelous mountains reflected in or to walk along the promenade and take the expanse of the waters of the Yenisei great pics the backdrop of the inscription are revealed here in all their beauty and «Marvelous» power! The city of Divnogorsk named (40 minutes by car from exactly after these mountains and Krasnoyarsk, can also be reached by train located along this wonderful relief. Sitting or bus) here on a bench, you can admire this view fully and endlessly.

20 21 ECOPARK ecologically integrated into the natural landscape. But you must «GREMYACHAYA GRIVA» make sure of this by yourself! (You can get here by bus or car to the visiting center No. 1 on Svobodniy Ave. A place that must be on 82/1 and visiting center No. 2 at the final your list of visits! The largest bus stop «Biathlon Academy») city park in Russia. Moms and dads come here to take walks with children along the lighted paths in the woods, lovers to drink aromatic coffee on a bench with a view of the city, schoolchildren to feed squirrels and gather a herbarium, athletes to work out in the fresh air, tourists to make a multi-kilometer trek through the picturesque hills. Everyone here will find their occupation. Walking and sports paths, photo zones, playing and viewing platforms, hiking trails and even a geological open- air museum all of that are

22 23 SEAL In the Krasnoyarsk Region, there are over 300 thousand lakes for you to relax on the beaches:

Masleevo Lake – Dzerzhinsky District The lake is famous for sapropel, the deposits formed of the remains of living organisms, plankton and dead waterweeds. It is a very popular substance to use in mud therapy. Krasnoyarsk Sea (Krasnoyarsk Reservoir) An artificial water body created on the Yenisei during the construction of Krasnoyarsk Dam; the largest water body of the Krai and the second largest reservoir of Russia after Bratsk District beaches attract thousands of Reservoir. beach holiday lovers. The warm water of the Krasnoyarsk Sea (Take a ferry ride to Anashensky forest and breathe and the white sand of Krasnoturansk in the healing aroma of pine-tree needles)

24 25 LAKES OF SHARYPOVO DISTRICT Sharypovo District is the Land of Blue Lakes: there are 273 lakes, the most famous of them – Bolshoe, Maloe, Krugloe and others. Beloe Lake is the largest of all, the favourite holiday spot for thousands of tourists and locals.

26 27 HEALER Absorb the healing power of lakes:

Uchum in District is one of the most famous healing lakes of Siberia. The greatest value of Uchum Lake is its surface and underground mineral waters, as well as healing muds. According to specialists, the Uchum Lake Resort is a high-efficient balneotherapeutic and mud therapy health centre for the treatment of nervous, digestive, locomotor system diseases and other disorders. Close to the lake there is a major archaeological monument, Uchum rock art site dated to the Iron Age. Ingol – Sharypovo District. The petroglyphs discovered in 1847 on Monument of nature, for its healing the south slope of Uchum mountain light-grey bog muds and clean depicts people, animals, vessels, transparent water often referred to as predator fights, hunting scenes and «Siberian Ritsa» and compared with tamga-like symbols. Baikal for the pureness of water.

28 29 Plakhino – Aban District. At the resort by the lake you can In its healing properties, the sapropel heal extrapulmonary tuberculosis, from the lake is not inferior, co-existing diseases of the skeletal but in some positions even superior system: degenerative disc and to the healing muds of the Dead Sea joint diseases, osteomyelitis and in Israel. consequences of various injuries, pulmonary system and gastrointestinal tract disorders. Minusinskaya and Tagarskoe salty lake – Tagarskaya mineral waters can also be Minusinsk District. found in shops around the region. The unique healing properties of the water and mud from Tagarskoe Lake were known even back in the 17th century, as it is proven by the manuscripts and monuments of history found in the surroundings of the lake. The lake shot to prominence due to the mineral water and muds. In its composition, the water is mildly alkaline, sulphate-chlorine, and natric.

30 31 PARTY ANIMAL Find yourself in the kaleidoscope of bright festivals!

Siberian Maslenitsa Take part in taking the snow town based on the famous painting by Vasily Surikov. (February-March, Sukhobuzimo Village)

WORLD of Siberia Welcome to the festival in Shushenskoe Village! This is the largest annual festival of ethnic music and crafts. The WORLD of Siberia was recognized as the best tourist event in the sphere of popularization of folk traditions and crafts by Russian Event Awards. (Middle of July, Shushenskoe Village)

32 33 Yenisei ukha Try over 20 kinds of freshwater fish ukha, or fish soup. The festival programme includes competitions of fishermen and ukha- makers, contests, games, a concert, bonfires and fireworks. (July, Ust- Village of Yeniseisk District)

Minusinsk Tomato Day Discover the tastes and sizes of organic tomatoes! The festival programme includes open discussions, crafts exhibition, tasting sessions and fairs. You will see the Tomato Show fancy dress parade and the largest tomato breeder awarding ceremony. (August, Minusinsk)

34 35 a very large international trade center, AUGUST FAIR and Moscow, Kazan, St. Petersburg, Siberian, In mid-August, a quiet old town with European and Asian merchants gathered a 400-year-old history in the north of the here with their goods. August fair is region has its special time. On the streets a very authentic holiday! of Yeniseysk there are folk festivals with (Every year on August in Yeniseysk) songs and dances, chimes ring out from the churches, competitions, master classes and tastings of traditional Yenisei cuisine are held everywhere, unique souvenirs with a Siberian character are sold at the national courtyards and free walking tours in the historical part of the city are held. Almost everything, as in the XVII - early XIX centuries, when the August Fair was

36 37 THRILL-SEEKER The Krasnoyarsk Region presents amazing adventures!

Cape Chelyuskin, the northernmost continental point of Eurasia, the northernmost point of Taymyr. The Cape Chelyuskin climate is arctic and very severe: snow can hold all year round. Here you can even see some walruses and polar bears. The extreme northernmost point of Russia was first reached by a member of the Second Kamchatka Expedition, navigator S.I. Chelyuskin. Riding a dogsled, Chelyuskin reached a cope which was later proven to be the northernmost point of Eurasian Continent. The extreme point was initially called Cape Eastern-Northern. Today, in the northernmost point of Eurasia, there the winter. There is the northernmost is a radiometeorological centre where continental Eurasian airdrome Cape 8-10 people normally work through Chelyuskin and a frontier outpost. 38 39 Dikson Island is the northernmost port of Russia. Dikson is a rocky island in the north- east part of the Yenisei Gulf of the Kara Sea, where the Gulf opens into the Arctic Ocean, 1.5 km away from the continent and two hours flight away from the North Pole. The climate of Dikson Island is arctic; the warmest month is August, when the average temperature reaches 5.5°C. Snow holds here for over nine months in a year. On November 10th, at this latitude the polar night begins. In the first days of February the sun rises over the horizon again. From May 5th to August 10th, the sun does not set at all; the polar day here lasts for over one hundred Putorana Plateau days. The indigenous peoples of the North On the island and the adjacent territory consider Putorana Plateau to be the of the continent there are no trees. residence of the Fire God. Putorana Plateau is a dissected rock massif located in the north-west of the Central Siberian Plateau. The name Putorana is 40 41 translated from Evenki as «lakes with high banks». The area of Putorana Plateau is 2.5 mln hectares, which is comparable to the territory of Great Britain. In the territory of the plateau, there is Putorana State Nature Reserve listed in UNESCO World Heritage of Humanity. Putorana Plateau is often referred to as «the land of ten thousand lakes and a thousand waterfalls». In the number of waterfalls, it is the leader in the territory of Russia. The highest season, winter expeditions are waterfall of Eurasia, Talnikovy Falls available; the skiing season opens 482 m high is located here. in November and lasts till May. In this area there are some places that In summer the place is known for have never been imprinted by the foot pedestrian tourism and rafting. It offers of man. the routes of various categories by Putorana Plateau remains one of the difficulty, from II to VI. Today, there are hardest to reach, but prestigious sport four excursion tours and seven tourist tourism spots of the region. Within routes available in the Reserve. the reserve, both summer and winter (Administration of Putorana Reserve is located hikes are organized. During winter in the City of )

42 43 Vivi Lake On the south-east bank of the lake, there is the geographic centre of the Russian Federation. Vivi Lake is located in the South-West part of Putorana Plateau. Vivi Lake still remains understudied; its maximum depth is still unknown. According to experts, it may range from 80 to 200 m. Vivi is a rift lake; the tectonic moves of the Earth crust change its shape. Vivi lake is a symbol of the union of the Krasnoyarsk Region, Evenkia and Taymyr. The Lake is also unique for the species of fish found there. Here you can catch a black grayling with a dark-red back fin, a record-breakingly big arctic char. It is the chance of catching such a fish that attracts the rare fishermen and tourists here. (Tura Village is the closest settlement to Vivi Lake. The Lake can only be reached by helicopter) 44 45 TUNGUSKA NATURE RESERVE

Tunguska Nature Reserve is the place where the consequences of Tunguska meteorite fall are studied. In the territory of the Reserve, six ancient encampments were found. The central part of the Reserve is a huge crater of an ancient Mesozoic volcano. Today, in the territory of the In the late 1920s, scientist Kulik Reserve there are five active built his lodge here, a group of environmental and educational houses between the Khushma routes: pedestrian, water, helicopter and the Kimchu rivers which, until and two mixed ones. today, have served (Evenki Municipal District, Vanavara Village) as a base for field expedition works. In 1980, Kulik lodge was declared a monument of history, architecture, art and archaeology of the regional scale.

46 47 Ergaki Nature Park From Turkic language, the name is translated as «the Fingers». This is the heart of the Sayans, the favourite resort of artists and tourists. The habitat of the snow leopard listed on the Red List. As a specially protected nature territory, the Park was founded on April 4th, 2005. It is a member of the Nature Reserves and National Parks Association of Altai-Sayan EcoRegion. (Ermakovsky District)

48 49 Shushensky Bor National Park one can enjoy the view of Shushenskoe The Park is a special protected Village adjacent to the forest, the Yenisei territory of the federal scale. River and its right bank, the barren Koybalskaya Steppe, the five-peak Borus The tourists are normally taken to Ridge located in the mountainous part Perovo Lake, which is over 10 thousand of the Park. years old. The surroundings of the lake are the oldest, the best-preserved part Another touristic object of the Park of the forest. By the lake, there is a is Macherkina Gorka, a monument shelter similar to those typical of the Bronze and Iron Ages. In the past, for the peasants of the 19th century. there were encampments of the people The most favourite place of tourists of the Afanasevo, Tagar and Tashtyk is the Sand Dune, the highest sand cultures. dune in Shushensky Bor, from where (Accessible from Shushenskoe Village)

50 51 The Mana River «Down the Mana we will sail, living a dreamy fairy-tale, day and night together…» Mana is fairly known to be a river with the most picturesque banks. Rafting down the river from Beret to Ust-Mana Village is very popular among the locals. The entire journey takes 2-2.5 days. For water tourism, the greatest highlight is the Upper Mana rapids (difficulty category III-V depending on the water level). Other perfect rafting rivers in the Krasnoyarsk Territory are: the Chulym, the Kizir, the Sisim and others.

52 53 Tatyshev Island One of the most popular recreation areas of Krasnoyarsk It is located in the central part of the city of Krasnoyarsk on the Yenisei River. Presumably, the name of the island originated from the Tatar or Kyrgyz name of Prince Tatush, or Tatysh, the previous owner of the island. On the island, there is a sports and recreation area known as Tatyshev Park, an extensive network of cycling, roller skating and jogging tracks. There are sport inventory rentals, fitness grounds, football pitches, volley ball and tennis courts. Moreover, the park offers recreation areas, quiet walking paths and playgrounds for children.

54 55 HIKER

Krasnoyarsk hiking is a network of marked paths that begin within the city borders and stretch far outside. Krasnoyarsk hiking opens new opportunities for the locals to explore new interesting areas, to spend free time hiking in the open air, learning more about the surroundings of the city. At the moment, there are over 150 km of routes developed and marked in Stolby National Park, the Torgashinsky Ridge, Gremyachaya Griva (near Nikolaevskaya Hill), Minino Stolby; new areas are being explored.

Walk, explore, travel, and do not let the natural routes stand idle!

56 57 Popular routes: Stolby National Park: the globally famous highlight of Krasnoyarsk. Gremyachaya Griva: a new eco-park in the suburbs of Krasnoyarsk. The Torgashinsky Ridge can be seen almost from all spots of Krasnoyarsk. It is a chain of mountains that start from Chernaya Hill (Karatag) and stretches to Stolby National Park. At the feet of the mountains, there flows the river Bazaikha. The Torgashinsky Ridge is the place where many minor streams and brooks have their origin. Minino Stolby: in their beauty and diversity, stand next to Stolby National Park.

58 59 REFERENCE INFORMATION EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBERS

City / cell phone emergency numbers: Information services of Krasnoyarsk: Rescue and fire services 01/101 Railway station +7-800-775-00-00 Police 02/102 Airport +7 (391) 2555-999 Ambulance 03/103 Bus station +7 (391) 220-11-72 Unified Rescue Service 112

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