Founded in the mid-17th century as a winter quarters for traders and tax collectors, Irkutsk came to prominence in the 1800s. Participants in the Decembrist revolt against Tsar Nicholas I were exiled to Siberia in droves, turning Irkutsk into their cultural center. Today, it’s one of Siberia’s biggest and most important cities, with over half a million people, many universities, many historic churches and museums, and beautiful Lake Baikal, just about an hour away by train.
Discover the best Tourist bases in Lake Baikal, Siberian District including Gostiny Dvor Bayar, Port Baikal, Fort Baikal, Ol-Terra, Pik Cherskogo, Alan Goa, Pervaya Ekspeditsia, Tourist Base in Bezymyannaya Bay, Khvoinaya, Solnechnaya.
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