Volgograd: a great city on the Volga
Hero City volgograd Located on the western bank of the Volga, it is one of the largest southern cities in our country.
The fortress on the site of modern Volgograd was founded in 1589, during its history it changed its name and appearance several times, was destroyed almost to the ground and was restored from ruins.
Until 1925, the small border town was called Tsaritsyn. During the Great Patriotic War, Stalingrad and its defenders were able to survive inhuman trials, and the city will forever remain in world and national history as an example of unshakable strength of spirit and will of man.
Since 1961, the city bears the name of Volgograd, is actively developing as an industrial, scientific, commercial, cultural center of Russia.
Volgograd is considered a port of five seas: the Volga-Don Canal connected the Black, Azov, Caspian Seas with the Baltic and the North Sea.
Attractions of Volgograd
Historical and memorial complex "Heroes of the Battle of Stalingrad" on Mamayev Kurgan - sculptors sought to create images of heroic defenders of the Fatherland. The memorial was opened on October 15, 1967.
The Volga-Don shipping channel named after V. I. Lenin connects the Volga and the Don, as well as the warm Black, Azov, Caspian Seas with the cold Baltic and the North Sea. Construction was carried out in 1948-1952 years.
Central promenade- a great place for walks, there are cafes, there is a coastal park and children's rides, monuments and a picturesque rotunda. On the embankment there is a river port with a parking place for small pleasure boats and cruise ships.
It is from here that most often begin the acquaintance of travelers with the city, here the most beautiful sunsets on the Volga.
planetarium One of the most beautiful star houses in Russia, evening and afternoon observations are held at the observatory.
Sarpin Island - the largest river island in Europe, which in the warm season come Volgograd residents and guests of the city with tents, fishing rods, everything necessary for a beach holiday. You can get to the island by ferry, by boat or by local residents.
Attractions of Volgograd region
Lake Elton The largest salt lake in Europe, on the border of the Volgograd region and Kazakhstan. If desired, it is worth healing in the sanatorium of the same name, silt sulfide mud and brine from the lake are used in treatment. Nearby there is a salt lake Bulukhta.
Natural Park "Tsimlyanskie Sands" - hunting for boars, foxes, hares and birds is possible in the reservoir fishing for carp, sazana, caches, perch, bream.
The Volga hydroelectric power plant is the largest hydroelectric power plant in Europe, located between Volgograd and Volga.
Natural Park "Shcherbakovskiy" - is located in the Kamyshinsky district, on the border of the Volgograd and Saratov regions. It is worth seeing Stolbichi - a sheer wall (80 m) of opoka (silicon clay) along the Volga; the natural complex Shcherbakovskaya beam - "Volga Switzerland".
How to get to Volgograd
Distance from Volgograd to the nearest major cities (by roads): St. Petersburg - 1668 km, Moscow - 964 km, Yekaterinburg - 1768 km, Rostov-on-Don - 479 km, Stavropol - 584 km, Sochi - 1047 km.
Gumrak International Airport is 15 km from the city center.
Volgograd I is the central station of the city in the Central district.
Where to stay
Possible accommodation in hotels, hostels, guest houses, apartments, health complexes, rented rooms and apartments.
The cost of accommodation depends on the location of the hotel, the availability or absence of additional services and facilities.
At the end of September, a room in a mini-hotel (the Central microdistrict of Volgograd) will cost from 1200 rubles. for two; accommodation in a 3-star hotel - from 2600 rubles, apartments on the banks of the Volga - from 2500 rubles.
Climate
Summer here is delayed for a long time: the climate in the city is temperate continental.
The weather in Volgograd in autumn is long kept on summer indicators, even in autumn it is sunny and warm. The average air temperature in September + 15 C, in October + 8 C.
Winters are mild and warm, the average air temperature from - 4.7 C in December to - 6.6 C in February.
Text: Pauline M.
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