Sights Kaliningrad and the region, Russia

Kaliningrad - special city among Russian cities. Founded the Order of the Crusaders, he received the name of Königsberg, which means "King's Mountain. Here, oddly combines the beauty and mystery of ancient buildings and villas with modern architecture. Everything here is a living witness of European history: the defensive forts and ramparts, city gates, the church and churches, architectural monuments and the Cathedral, towering over the river Pregolia on a lonely island. You can walk through the quiet and mysterious park alleys, and has preserved his secrets of the past years. Ancient Koenigsberg was considered the center of European culture. The city continues to justify the epithet, which gave the distant ancestors of our unique city.

In the daytime, waiting for their visitors to the Regional History and Art Museum, which in addition to the main exhibition is constantly deployed unique exhibition: from the collection of local Kunstkammer to the history of fire service in the region. Most important branches of the museum are "dugout", "Fort number 5", Amber Museum with its rich collection of gems and artistic products of the "sun stone". Academic staff association of the museum are always happy to acquaint visitors with dramatic and noble events of the distant past.

Established in 1988, Kaliningrad Art Gallery has 8 exhibition halls, exhibit space is about 3000 square meters, the main fund numbers 5000 items.

And if you prefer to get acquainted with the latest technologies study of underwater depth, you just need to look at the Museum of the oceans, as well as a few years ago did the famous traveler Thor Heyerdahl. Museum of the profile is only in our country, so get on board the research vessel "Vityaz" apparatus to see the legendary "World", by which was created a masterpiece of modern film "Titanic", then touch another mysterious history of XX century.

In the botanical garden, open to the public at any time of year, grows more than 3 thousand varieties of plants, including about a thousand hot-house.

Kaliningrad Zoo, celebrated in 1996. 100 th anniversary of its foundation, has about 400 species of animals and over 150 species of plants.

Evening walk on the city's cultural sites can begin in any of the four professional theaters, or with an organ concert in the hall of the Regional Philharmonic.

But if you are interested in something special, extravagant, and at the same time very democratic, have a look at the German-Russian House. Concerts, lectures and musical evenings are held in the traditional meeting place of intellectuals Kaliningrad almost daily. It is worth noting that the transformation of Russian culture in the German and vice versa, perfectly embodied in the city, where Hoffman worked and snow, and Twardowski Schiller, Kant, and Bear, famous as a talented administrator Albrecht of Hohenzollern, and VI Suvorov, dreamed of the prosperity of the Fatherland Friedrich Great and Peter I.

In this musical and cultural Mecca, becoming the region in spring and summer. Numerous art exhibitions, theatrical performances, literary salons and concerts offers a season. Music - for all tastes - from Bach to Glenn Miller.

City Hall of Kaliningrad is considering the development of tourism as one of the priorities of the city. Kaliningrad, due to its proximity to the sea and inland waterways has a promising potential for development of water tourism. Destinations: Vyshtenetskoe (pp. Pregolia, IPSS), the Soviet (pp. Pregolia, Dayma, Matrosov channel, pp. Neman), Curonian Spit (pp Pregolia, Dayma, Curonian Lagoon), Vistula Spit (Kaliningrad bay), the city Pionersk ( Vistula Lagoon, Baltic Sea), Masurian Lakes (Kaliningrad, and Vistula Lagoon), "small ring": Kaliningrad - rr.Pregolya, Lava, Lyna, Pasłęk, Vistula Lagoon), "Big Ring": Kaliningrad-Masurian Lakes - rr.Narev, Bug, Vistula, Vistula Lagoon). Kaliningrad - Lithuania - Republic of Belarus (rr.Pregolya, Neman, oz.Druskinikay, r.Shara, Oginskij channel r.Yaselda, r.Pripyat, Dnieper-Bug Canal-r.Bug), Kaliningrad-Gdansk -Berlin (Kaliningrasdky Bay r.Visla channel Bydgoski, r.Odra). The main resorts of the Kaliningrad region: Guest House Scat (Solnechnogorsk), Rus (Solnechnogorsk), the Baltic Pearl (Svetlogorsk), the Baltic Corona (Zelenogradsk), Guest House House storyteller (Solnechnogorsk), Curonian Spit, Trigona (Zelenogradsk), Universal (Svetlogorsk), Central Military Sanatorium (Svetlogorsk), recreation center Baltika (Curonian Spit), Wave (Svetlogorsk), Otradnoe (Svetlogorsk), ZELENOGRADSK, the lighthouse (Curonian Spit).

Svetlogorsk is located on the shores of the Baltic Sea in the Kaliningrad region, 45 km from the regional center. Now in Svetlogorsk and its immediate suburbs are about 11 thousand people, most of whom are engaged in the service of people. The city is very unique and not like any other. The whole town is immersed in the greenery, so walk on it may seem a stroll through the botanical garden, where you can find warmth and southern plants, and the more northern, coniferous. All residential buildings and architectural buildings are in good condition, permanently restored.