Yekaterinburg: attractions, souvenirs, accommodation, cafes and bars
Travels / / December 30, 2020
Table of contents
- Where to stay
- What sights of Yekaterinburg to visit
- Where else to go
- What to bring
Where to stay in Yekaterinburg
The three most popular hostels on Booking.com are: Roomy Hostel - from 400 rubles per night, Hi Hostel - from 1,300 rubles,Ural Coast"- from 725 rubles. All of them are located in the central part of the city, which is very convenient. Roomy is praised for its cleanliness and friendly staff, and Hi Hostel for its spacious rooms and quietness. The guests like Uralskie Berega because of its comfortable sleeping places and cozy interior. In general, according to tourists' reviews, everything is clean and tidy.
Also in the city you can rent comfortable housing on Airbnb. On average, a one-bedroom apartment will cost from 2 400 before 3 000 rubles per night. It is best to rent an apartment in the center - next to the Ploschad 1905 Goda and Geologicheskaya metro stations. From here it is convenient to get anywhere in the city.
When choosing between hotels, we recommend looking at three options.
RADIUS Central House interesting in that it is a new apart-hotel with a stylish interior, located in the very center of Yekaterinburg. Price per night - 2 800 rubles. Novotel perfect for those who come on a business trip: the location is quiet, but at the same time in the center. Price per day - 4 200 rubles. The hotel has a fitness center and Turkish steam bath. Breakfast is paid separately and costs 1,000 rubles. In a mini-hotel SOFT Inn for 2 750 rubles you get a room with a minimalistic design and comfortable beds, stunning city views and standard amenities: shower, refrigerator, hairdryer and work desk.What sights of Yekaterinburg to visit
Yeltsin Center
Address: st. Boris Yeltsin, d. 3.
This is one of the most popular places for city guests. The interactive exposition of the Boris Yeltsin Museum acquaints visitors in detail with the history of new Russia. You can take a guided tour, but even without an escort, you will get a lot of impressions - all thanks to modern technology. For example, visitors can stand under a "sound shower" - a place where the audio system completely immerses them in a certain historical moment.
In addition to the museum, the Yeltsin Center has a site for cultural events. Exhibitions are held in the art gallery, concerts, films and performances are shown in the cinema and conference hall, discussions, master classes and trainings are held in the educational center. During the pandemic, all cultural events went online. The current poster can be viewed at website.
House N. AND. Sevastyanova
Address: Lenin Avenue, d. 35.
The main symbol of Yekaterinburg, depicted on many Ural postcards. The mansion of the official Nikolai Sevastyanov, made in the style of classicism, was introducedInformation from the Unified State Register of Cultural Heritage Objects (Historical and Cultural Monuments) of the Peoples of the Russian Federation to the list of objects of cultural heritage of federal significance. In Soviet times, this building was the regional council of trade unions, so it is easy to guess what the second name of the monument sounds like - the House of Trade Unions.
Now the house houses a museum that can be visited with a guided tour. Inside you will see a fireplace room, a belvedere and a large columned hall, an old stove and a rococo fireplace. The interior is richly decorated with stucco flowers, garlands, cartouches. Outside, from the side of the embankment, you can see the corner rotunda and the pointed arch. And all in a bright combination of white and turquoise - it is not surprising that many tourists the building resembles a gingerbread house.
Yekaterinburg State Circus
Address: st. March 8, d. 43.
Although all performances were canceled due to pandemics coronavirus, look at the building circus outside is still standing. The main attention of the guests is attracted by the dome, which resembles a semi-arch with lattices. Its height is 50 meters, and more than 2,550 people can fit under the circus dome. The authors of the project are Nikolai Nikitin, who created the project of the Ostankino TV tower, and Julian Schwarzbrain from Central research institute for experimental design of spectacular buildings and sports structures.
Temple on blood
Address: st. Tsarskaya, d. 10.
One of the main excursion sites in Yekaterinburg. On the site of the temple there used to be the Ipatiev house, where the last emperor of Russia Nicholas II and his family lived for several months before the murder. On the night of July 17, 1918, they were shot in the basement of the same house.
The temple on the site of the Ipatiev house was erected in 2003. You can visit it any day, services are held daily in the morning and in the evening (the schedule is indicated on the official website). It is worth going inside the temple, if only to see the stunning decoration in gold, white and red shades.
White Tower
Address: st. Baku Commissars, d. 2a.
This industrial facility is called the Uralmash symbol. The water tower is not functioning now, but it attracts tourists. If you are interested in avant-garde architecture, we recommend signing up for excursion. A group visit will cost 250 rubles, an individual tour - 3,000 rubles. Tours are conducted by specialists of the project of the same name, who want to preserve the White Tower and "return it to the life of the city."
From the outside, the tower looks dilapidated: the plaster has peeled off, somewhere you can see the stone and the structure itself is no longer white, but gray. Inside - concrete walls with graffiti, sand on the floor and a broken staircase, but it is still worth looking at the industrial monument.
Hotel "Iset"
Address: Lenin Avenue, d. 69, building 1.
A semicircular building at the central intersection of the city is part of a complex of 14 objects "Chekist Town" - buildings in the style of constructivism, located at the intersection of Lenin, Lunacharsky, Pervomayskaya and Blacksmith. CelebrateCity of legends: a walk through the most mysterious quarter of Yekaterinburgthat initially "Iset" was designed as "a hostel for singles, small families and business travelers."
The brickwork and balconies of the upper floors requiredReconstruction of the Iset hotel has begun in Yekaterinburg repairs - fragments of plaster and brick fell from the facade - therefore, since 2019, the building was transferred to the reconstruction mode. However, outside, from Lenin Avenue and Lunacharskogo Street, no signs of renovation are visible.
Ganina Yama
Address: st. Repin, d. 6a.
Ganina Yama - this is the place where the bodies of members of the family of Nicholas II were brought in 1918. Now there are seven temples, and pilgrims from all over the region come here to honor the memory of the royal family. The official name of the attraction is the Monastery of the Holy Royal Passion-Bearers. In the center of the monastery there is a mine, which is fenced off by a gallery, and temples are located around it. They sayGanina Yama - overviewthat the name of the mine comes from the name of the former owner Gabriel, who acquired it in the 19th century.
Where else to go in Yekaterinburg
Ural Opera Ballet
Address: Lenin Avenue, d. 46a.
Every season the troupe theater puts on classical works by Russian authors - "Three Sisters", "The Queen of Spades", "Eugene Onegin", as well as world famous productions - "Swan Lake", "Giselle", "Romeo and Juliet". Opera "Turandot", ballets "Vain Precaution" and "Paquita" are popular among the guests.
Ural Opera Ballet exceeds expectations from the regional theater: high-quality decorations, professional artists and spectacular performances await spectators here. True, this year the troupe went on vacation prematurely. “If everything goes smoothly, the 109th theater season will open at the end of September,” writesWe'll be back soon theater team.
Shartash market
Address: st. East, d. 15a.
If you are pretty tired of supermarket chains, we suggest taking a look at the market. Moreover, it is to the market on Shartash, because here it is not as expensive as on Gromov, pleasant sellers, fresh fruits and vegetables from Russia, Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan and other neighboring countries. And also dairy products, eggs and meat. Small shops offer Turkish coffee brewed in the sand or pomegranate juice.
Cafes and bars
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BistroTownspeople", Cafe Engels, bar "Team"- places of worship that were popular with locals and tourists before the pandemic began. "Citizens" is a relatively new place with a modern design, where you should definitely try spaghetti with scallops. In "Engels" you need to go for a curd ring with poppy seeds and a festive atmosphere that is created thanks to the neighborhood of the Ural Opera Ballet. And in "Collective" - for the best cocktails in the city and heart-to-heart talks with bartenders.
It is not yet known whether these establishments will earn in the previous regime. Now they offer to order food with delivery or pickup.
Photographic Museum "Metenkov's House"
Address: st. Karl Liebknecht, d. 36.
On the first floor there is a photo studio, where you can examine in detail and buy rare film cameras, and on the second there is the only one in the Urals photographic museum. It usually hosts master classes, lectures, exhibitions and performances dedicated to photos. For example, in the photo project "Shelf Life Unlimited" Lyudmila Kalinichenko explores the idea of meat production in the modern world. And after the abolition of restrictive measures, the exhibition "Visible Memory" will open, where photo reporter Valery Faminsky captured the last month of the Great Patriotic War.
Kharitonovsky park
Address: at the intersection of st. Mamin-Sibiryak and st. Shevchenko.
The park with a lake and the famous rotunda pavilion adjoins the Rastorguev-Kharitonov estate - a large architectural ensemble in the center of Yekaterinburg. The main house is located in the corner of the complex, so it looks especially impressive from the central streets. On a warm evening, you can feed the ducks and get some fresh air.
What to bring from Yekaterinburg
Cheese from the Ural dairies
Hard and semi-hard Tavatui cheeses - caciotta, tomm, cheddar, caciocavallo - will definitely take the trip home without losing their taste. You should definitely try this product and take it with you, because it is prepared on one of the best Ural cheese dairies. The cheese made from fresh milk without additives is aged in a stone cellar using French sourdough, so it turns out to be tender and tasty. A set of four types of cheese in a gift box is perfect as a souvenir.
Clothes and accessories
Ural brand clothing URALS - a practical keepsake of the city. For example, you can take a fanny pack, a T-shirt, or a bright hoodie.
Yekaterinburg is called the third capital of Russian rock, so it is popular and clothing with rock attributes. It was in the Urals in the late 1980s that the Sverdlovsk rock club was born, where Agatha Christie, Chaif and Nautilus Pompilius began their journey.
Ural souvenirs
Gifts with the Ural theme can be found in the online store “Spruce». For example, it sells “Dirt in the Shower” soap, a faceted glass “Ural”, a sweatshirt “Anton is here nearby”, gift sets “Ural. Severely. Tasty ”and many other souvenirs.
Brand Jewelry
For those whose budget is not very limited, we can recommend the minimalistic jewelry of the Yekaterinburg brand. AVGVST. Pay attention to the Raketa watch, the LOVE ring, coral sprig-shaped studs or a signet with malachite.
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