What to do and see in Southern District, Southern District: The Best Sights & Landmarks

January 8, 2022 Kiesha Cripe

Russia’s warmest region, South Russia covers a large area roughly bordered by the steppes in the north, the Caucasus Mountains in the south, Ukraine and the Black Sea in the west, and Kazakhstan and the Caspian Sea in the east. Long the blend of many cultures, the region is home to many interesting cities (like Volgograd, Derbent, Rostov-On-Don and Elista), several resort towns (like Sochi and Krasnaya Polyana), gorgeous outdoor areas (like Teberdinsky Nature Reserve), and a few national parks.
Restaurants in Southern District

1. Mamayev Kurgan

Prospekt Imeni V.I. Lenina, Volgograd 400005 Russia https://stalingrad-battle.ru/about/m-news/2012/2222/?sphrase_id=6446
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5.0 based on 974 reviews

Mamayev Kurgan

These momuments marks the area where the Soviet army defeated Hitler's army on the eastern front during World War II.

Reviewed By geelongexpat - Chatan-cho, Japan

Historic area. Now marked with statues and sculptures. An interesting tribute to an interesting time.

2. Buddha Shakyamuni Golden Abode

Klykova St., Elista 358000 Russia +7 847 224-01-09 [email protected] http://khurul.ru/
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5.0 based on 337 reviews

Buddha Shakyamuni Golden Abode

3. The Motherland Calls Sculpture

Lenina Ave. Mamayev Kurgan, Volgograd 400078 Russia
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5.0 based on 1,339 reviews

The Motherland Calls Sculpture

Reviewed By F9182DNelenac - Cyprus, null

This huge statue higher than the statue of liberty was built to commemorate the battle of Stalingrad. Be prepared to climb many steps to reach the statue

4. Iceberg Skating Palace

Imeretinskaya Valley Coastal cluster, Adler, Sochi 354375 Russia +7 862 243-30-80 http://www.yug-sport.ru/objects_imereti/ice_palace/
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5.0 based on 589 reviews

Iceberg Skating Palace

5. Stadium FC Krasnodar

Razvedchika Leonova St., 1, Krasnodar 350901 Russia +7 861 210-89-80 http://fckrasnodar.ru
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5.0 based on 324 reviews

Stadium FC Krasnodar

6. Pushkin Street (Pushkinskaya ulitsa)

Ul. Pushkinskaya Pushkinskaya ulitsa, Rostov-on-Don 344049 Russia
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4.5 based on 580 reviews

Pushkin Street (Pushkinskaya ulitsa)

7. The Lighthouse

ul. Verhnaja Naberezhnaja, Anapa Russia
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4.5 based on 410 reviews

The Lighthouse

8. Prozritelev and Prave Stavropol State Museum

Dzerzhinskogo ul., d. 135, Stavropol 355000 Russia +7 865 226-42-23 [email protected] http://www.stavmuseum.ru
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4.5 based on 125 reviews

Prozritelev and Prave Stavropol State Museum

The G. N. Prozritelev and G. K. Prave Stavropol State Museum-Reserve was established in February 24, 1905 as the North Caucasus Museum of local history. Archaeological and ethnographic collections of public activist, regional ethnographer and archeologist G. N. Prozritelev (1849-1933) were at the basis of the museum. At the same time the City Museum of educational visual aids was founded in Stavropol. Initiative of its foundation came from the notary, public figure and collector G. K. Prave (1862-1925). In 1927, the North Caucasus Museum and the City Museum of educational visual aids have been merged into one institution, is located in the trade building, where the museum is today. Now it is called «The G. N. Prozritelev and G. K. Prave stavropol state historical-culture and natural-landscape museum-reserve». On displays and in the stores of one of the biggest in the North Caucasus museum there are more than 400,000 items which illustrate the history, nature and culture of this multinational territory from prehistoric to modern times. On show in the museum are numerous historical relics, unique photographs and documents, articles of daily life and work of the Northern Caucasus nations, rare collections of arms, coins and medals of many periods and peoples, fine pictures, old manuscripts and books. Many exhibits are of international importance, among them two skeleton of a fossil southern elephant that lived more than one million years ago, a stone mausoleum of an Alan chiefman dating back to the 10-11 th centuries, the first in the world fossil reconstruction of a prehistoric rhinoceros, unique collection of imprints of insects living in the Tertiary Period and many others.

9. Astrakhan Kremlin

Trediakovskogo st., 2, Astrakhan 414000 Russia +7 851 239-48-33 [email protected] http://astrakhan-musei.ru
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4.5 based on 744 reviews

Astrakhan Kremlin

Reviewed By yulian833 - Moscow, Russia

Astrakhan Kremlin territory is impressive because rarely you can see historic city boundaries of such scale . unfortunately there are not that many buildings inside that you can visit. but they are working on it and hopefully soon more places shall be open for tourists

10. Depaldo Stone Steps

Grecheskaya St., 84, Taganrog 347900 Russia
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4.5 based on 190 reviews

Depaldo Stone Steps

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