Planning a trip to Russia. 5 useful guide books for tourists

Summer is the time to think about vacations and travel. The hardships of choosing, planning and making itineraries for tourism are made easier by travel guides from experienced travelers. Therefore, to save time and effort, you can turn to thematic books. Bestselling authors in the travel section have already compiled a selection of full-fledged routes for active, and sometimes quite relaxed vacation.

“Moscow Region. Routes for traveling”

Monasteries, estates, museum-reserves of the Moscow region – you can learn more about them from the guide “Moscow Region. Routes for traveling”. The guide will show popular and little-known routes of the “near capital” districts and will tell in interesting details about historical and cultural sights.

Why was Moscow called the third Rome? How did Versailles end up in the Moscow region? What place is called “the town of Soviet writers”? Guide to the Moscow region will help not only to learn or refresh your memory of the answers to such questions, but also to make sure of their exceptional truthfulness.

“Golden Ring. Routes for traveling.”

The guide offers to visit nine cities of Russia. Each of them is included in one of the most popular tourist routes of the country – the Golden Ring. Sergiev Posad, Pereslavl-Zalessky, Rostov the Great, Uglich, Yaroslavl, Kostroma, Plyos, Suzdal, Vladimir – ancient cities of Northeast Russia, which played a huge role in the formation of the Moscow Principality, the Russian Empire and modern Russia.

This book will guide you through the kremlins, squares, museums and streets and give you the necessary tips for tourism. Reveals the secrets of traveling between cities and within them, will indicate places for stops, pros and cons of traveling at different times of the year. Guide “Golden Ring. Routes for traveling” is created for comfortable pastime in all cities of the Golden Ring.

“Karelia. Kizhi, Valaam, Solovki. Routes for traveling.”

Tourist walks in Karelia – a combination of urban routes with natural, forest and mountain paths. Suitable for those who like to admire the architecture, streets of small towns, and those who want to feel unity with nature. Guide “Karelia. Kizhi, Valaam, Solovki. Routes for traveling” will guide the reader through the cities, islands, reserves and other amazing places of the republic.

The emphasis in the book is on local water bodies, because Karelia is a lake and river region. Therefore, it is advised to start the trip with Sortavala – an ancient town on the shore of Lake Ladoga, and finish – on the islands of the Vyg River, which are famous for rock paintings of the IV-III millennium BC.

“Kazan. Routes for traveling”

Fans of fruitful walks will find the guide “Kazan. Routes for traveling. Each chapter is a detailed walk through the famous sights of the city. In addition to historical references and detailed routes, the pages of the guide have tips for tourists. This section tells about weather peculiarities, local rules of behavior, options for interesting leisure activities and other usefulness.

For auto-tourists there are ideas with visits to exclusive places, which are problematic to reach by public transportation. Therefore, the guide is touristy universal. We should not forget that an important part of any trip is also food. It is difficult to stay hungry with such a variety of Tatar dishes as you will find in restaurants and cafes in Kazan. In the last chapter of the book the national cuisine is given special attention.

“North Caucasus. Caucasian Mineral Waters and surroundings. Routes for traveling.”

Pyatigorsk, Essentuki, Kislovodsk, Zheleznovodsk – four cities of health, sun and natural beauty, which are more familiarly called the Caucasian Mineral Waters. In the guidebook to the North Caucasus there are different routes: both tourist and little-known, both easy and difficult for people in good physical shape. They are designed to combine urban tourism with ecological tourism.

Also in the guide you will find useful tips and warnings about possible risks on different trails. The book has been compiled with care not only for leisure, but also for safety.