Krasnoyarsk

(phone area code is 3912.

From outside Russia dial +73912)

Krasnoyarsk is 65 hours from Moscow and 20 hours from Irkutsk.

Krasnoyarsk is a major industrial centre, producing one quarter of Russia’s aluminium, almost a quarter of its refrigerators and millions of truck and car tyres a year. The city centre is quite attractive and with hills on the outskirts. Krasnoyarsk is certainly more pleasantly located than some other large Siberian cities.

What to see

The terraced hill around the old part of town is an interesting place for a walk. Restoration should now be complete at the Annunciation Cathedral, which is worth visiting; it’s on ul Lenina. The old Catholic Church, which contains an organ, is near the central park.

The tiny Chapel of St Parasceva Pyatnitsa stands above the city and there are good views from here. It takes about 40 minutes to reach the chapel from Hotel Krasnoyarsk.

Excursions around Krasnoyarsk

Divnogorsk. About 30 km from Novosibirsk there is the 100m high hydoroelectric dam. It has large moving basin to transport ships over the dam. In order to get to the dam, hydrofoils travel between Krasnoyarsk’s River Station and Divnogorsk from 1 May to 31 August and depart every 2 hours.

Where to stay

• Hotel Yenisei (telf 278 262) ul Dubrovinskogo 80, is pretty basic and charges US$15 for a single. The Hotel Sever (telf 224 114) on the corner of ul Lenina and ul Dzerzhinskogo is also basic but it’s ok and charges US$10-30.

• Hotel Turist (telf 361 470) ul Matrossova 2. It’s ok but is poorly located across the river. A single room with attached bath costs US$20-30.

• The best value hotel is Hotel Krasnoyarsk (telf 273 769), ul Uritskogo 94, charging US$30-45 for a single and US$45-60 for a double.

Where to eat

• The best restaurant is Hotel Krasnoyarsk. You can get a reasonable meal for US$10. Another good choice is Café Shakhmatnoe (prospekt Mira 85)

• Rosso Pizza is your best choice for Italian food. The restaurant can be found next door to the Hotel Sever on ul Lenina.

• Café Kofeinya on ul Dubrovinskogo, between the Hotel Yenisei and the Museum of Local Studies.

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