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Next, is the beautiful city of St Petersburg with approximately population of 4.5 million people. The remaining 11 cities are all of a similar size, around 1 million people. >Moscow
The first impression you may have of Moscow is of a chaotic city, with traffic jams even on their wide avenues. It is a city of contrasts as it boasts the most billionaires of any other city in the world but also sees many of it’s citizens live in crumbling buildings. This divide of wealth is evident where ever you look in the city. As you would expect from any city of 10 million people, there is so much to see and do so you can be sure whatever your reason for visiting Moscow, you are sure not to leave disappointed. Details of our Taste of Moscow tour can be found here >More
With just under 5 million people, it is the 2nd largest city in Russia and the 4th largest city in Europe and the city centre is a UNESCO World Heritage site. St Petersburg is a majestic city with wonderful architecture, churches, parks, canals, palaces, bridges and monuments. In the past it has also been named Petrograd and Leningrad. Details of our Christmas and New Year in Russia tour can be found here >More Details of our Majestic St Petersburg tour can be found here >More
Although the name means ‘New Town’, Novgorod existed back in the 9th century and for 600 years was Russia’s most pioneering artistic and political centre. Today, it is mainly known for its history with some of the most diverse and beautiful architecture in the country. The city is easily accessible as a day trip or overnight from St Petersburg which is just 3 hours away on the main road connecting St Petersburg and Moscow.
These enchanting towns are located along the old Middle Age trades routes between Russia’s two centres of civilisation; Kiev in the South and Novgorod in the North. The nearby Volga River meant prosperity through trade and today these cities of the Golden Ring have been called “open air museums” with classic Russian architecture from the 12th – 18th centuries including kremlins (forts) and places of worship. Details of our Golden Ring Tour can be found here >More |
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As of 2005, Russia had 13 cities of 1,000,000 people or more. The
largest is the capital, Moscow with a population of over 10 million.
Moscow is the capital of the Russian Federation and has a population of
around 10 million people. The city dates back to 1147 when it was
founded by the Russia prince Yury Dolgoruky although it didn’t become
the capital until 1328. In 1713, Peter the Great move the capital to the
city of St Petersburg where it remained until 1918 and it was made the
capital of the Soviet Union.
St Petersburg was founded by Tsar Peter the Great in May 1703 where the
River Neva meets the Baltic Sea, as a window to Europe.
The Golden Ring is a ring of cities situated to the North East of Moscow
whose history dates back over 1,000 years. There is some dispute as to
the names of all the cities included in the Golden Ring but all lists
usually include Sergiyev Posad, Pereslavl-Zalesskiy, Rostov Velikiy,
Yaroslavl, Kostroma, Ivanovo, Gus-Khrustalny, Suzdal, Vladimir, Rybinsk,
Uglich, and Alexandrov.
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