KAZAN
Kazan is the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan located in the middle of Russia and is one of the most developed republics of the Federation. Nearly 800 km from Moscow to the East, right on the left bank of Volga river. The special thing of Kazan is that the city has many different faiths such as Islam, Orthodox, and Judaism. But all these different religious currents are in the same breath in the peaceful, peaceful society of Kazan.
International airport: Kazan
Climate: temperate continental. The cloudiest month is November, the least cloudy - July and August. There is fog in the fall and spring. The average summer temperature is +17 to + 23 ° C, in winter -9 to + 12 ° C.
Time zone: GTM +3
Places to visit
Kazansky Kremly
Recognized as a UNESCO heritage. Home to the President of the Republic of Tatarstan and also a state-level conservation museum. Electricity "Kremly white stone": the heart of the old city, blended by two eastern and western cultures.
Bauman street
is a familiar walking street of Kazan people as well as visitors to this city. While walking you will encounter many surprises, placer fountains, bell tower, Fedor Salapin monument, cat statues and learn more about the history of cat breeds in Kazan. And a unique item: a copy of the luxurious carriage of Queen Ekaterina II when she visited Kazan in 1767.
Raifa Bogoroditsky Monastery
The male monastery belongs to the Orthodox order, 30 km from the city of Kazan, located in a conservation forest, on the banks of a beautiful and dreaming beautiful lake. The monastery was built in the 17th century. Especially in the monastery there is a famous sundial.
Sviazsk
The old town is located on the Volga River, 30 km from Kazan. The ancient fortress, built under Emperor Tsar Ivan in the 16th century (1551), became the impregnable military outpost of the Volga river basin.
Bolga old town
including the king's tomb, and the mosque, 140 km from Kazan, close to the banks of the Volga river, which has existed since the IX-X century.
Ministry for Agriculture and Food
The building has a special architecture built in 2011. It is currently the Building of the Ministry of Agriculture of Tatarstan.