Islands near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky

Q: What historical places of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky is worth visiting a lover of architecture?

The building of the former governor’s house (1840s) is a rare example of Siberian classicism with elements of Kamchatka architecture. The Lutheran Church of St. Paul (1912) combines neo-Gothic with traditional northern logging. The Vulcanarium Museum exhibits a collection of basalt columns formed during the eruption of Kozelsky volcano in 1829.

Q: Where to go to Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky with children: interesting places for family holidays?

In the ethnographic complex "Kainyran" recreated Itelmen camp with authentic balagans and totem poles. Aquarium TINRO demonstrates the endemics of the Sea of Okhotsk - Kamchatka crab, sockeye and tart. On the slopes of the Petrovsky hill there is a children’s trail with interactive stands about volcanoes and bears.

Q: Where to take beautiful photos in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky: the best photo zones?

Viewing platforms at Cape Signal open panoramas of Avacha Bay with floating ice floes and cat rookeries. At the foot of the volcano Koryaksky especially picturesque "stone women" - natural rock remains of bizarre shape. In the historical center there are preserved wooden bridges of the XIX century, lined with stones from local birch.

Q: What legends and legends are associated with the sights of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky?

The Sop of Love, according to the legends of the Koryaks, was a place of shamanistic rites - stone "flying saucers" of 3,000 years old were found here. In the Bay of Sero-Eyes, local fishermen periodically observe the “sea monk” – a giant squid described by Stepan Krasheninnikov in 1755. Under the foundation of St. Nicholas Church, a silver slab with a text in the “Aleutian language of angels” was allegedly walled up.

Q: What little-known sights of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky are worth seeing?

In the Mokhovaya area, the world's only "volcanic garden" is preserved - a site of tundra with fumaroles, where thermophilic mosses grow. On the abandoned lighthouse "Three Brothers" at the entrance to the Avacha Bay, the mechanisms of 1897 by the English company "Chance Brothers" have been preserved. The collections of the Museum of Local Lore keep the "Kamchatka ABC" of 1806 - a handwritten dictionary of the Koryak language, compiled by the missionary German of Alaska.

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Shiashkot Island

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Starichki Island

Starichkov Island is a world-famous zoological monument of nature. The basis of the population of the island are two species of bi …

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Ekarma Island

Ekarma Island is located in the Sea of Okhotsk. It has an area of about 30 square meters. Its parameters are five by eight kilomet …

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Excursions Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky (40)

Climbing the Gorely volcano

Let's dive together into the world of volcanoes! Feel the real breath of the earth while climbing the Gorely volcano. Gorely volca …

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Climbing the Avachinsky volcano

Avachinsky is the most active in the Koryaksko-Avachinsky group of volcanoes and is a complex double volcano of the Somma-Vesuvius …

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Snowmobile travel to the foot of domestic volcanoes

Time of the route: December - MayMode of transport: Car, Snowmobile with passenger sled.Duration: 6-7 hours.Number of people in th …

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Excursion to Vilyuchinsky waterfall

Vilyuchinsky waterfall is one of the most beautiful waterfalls of Kamchatka, located just a few hours drive from Petropavlovsk-Kam …

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Anton

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Erkin Artem

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Kamchatka. Winter Journey to the End of the Earth

Thermal springs, snowmobiles, volcanoes and geysers 7 days 145 000 rubles and everything is included! PROGRAMME: Day 1. Arrival …

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Expedition to the Northern Kuril Islands

The Kuril Islands are located in the Russian Far East. Like a giant necklace, they stretched from Kamchatka to Japan for more than …

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Auto-tour "All Kamchatka"

On this tour, we have collected all the most interesting things that are worth visiting at the first acquaintance with Kamchatka. …

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Kamchatka is the main journey in life

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