Irkutsk is the sixth largest city in Siberia with a population of just over 600 thousand people. It is located on the banks of the Angara, next to Lake Baikal. Irkutsk attracts tourists with its history. UNESCO has included the historical center of Irkutsk on the preliminary list of World Heritage Sites. There are several places in the city that are worth visiting for an unforgettable experience.
Museum of the Decembrists
Your attention will be presented to the house-museums of the Decembrist families Trubetskoy and Volkonsky with their unique comfort and atmosphere of that time. The expositions are constantly updated. In August-September 2014, there will be exhibitions “The General's Daughter - General's Wife” and “Trubetskoy in the Grateful Memory of the Descendants”. The first exhibition is timed to coincide with the 210th anniversary of the birth of M. N. Volkonskaya and reveals all the secrets of this woman of extraordinary power of will, who abandoned secular society for the sake of an exiled husband. The second tells about the fate of the Decembrist families of Rebinder, Sverbeev, Trubetskoy, Davydov and their descendants.
Museum working hours: from 10-00 to 18-00 in winter and until 20-00 in summer. Weekends: Monday (Volkonskys Museum) and Tuesday (Trubetskoy Museum). The cost of the entrance ticket ranges from 200 to 600 rubles, depending on the type of program. The museum also provides city excursions to the places of the Decembrists at the cost of 1800 rubles per hour with the possibility of ordering a minibus for 900 rubles per hour (for a group of no more than 6 people).
You can get to the museums by tram number 2, 3, 4, 6 from the stop "Central Market" to the stop "Museum of the Decembrists".
Quarter 130
Cozy streets and eye-catching architecture await you in the 130th block. An antique stylized apparatus with gas water, a variety of cafes, shops and even a mini-hotel, all this is conducive to a pleasant pastime.
You can feel like an explorer by visiting a museum of experimental science, or immerse yourself in the atmosphere of past battles in the weapons museum. The disadvantage of the small space of these museums is smoothed out by the fact that almost all exhibits can be touched. The entrance ticket price ranges from 150-300 rubles (a separate fee for the opportunity to be photographed).
Quarter 130 is located on the segment of Sedova and July 3 streets between Timiryazeva and Kozhova streets. When viewed from above, the quarter resembles the shape of a triangle, the top of which is crowned with a bronze sculpture "Babr" - the symbol of Irkutsk. Quarter 130 smoothly flows into Modny. This is the name of the shopping center. After taking pictures to your heart's content, you can end your walk with a good shopping. How to get there: by buses No. 24 and 16k, by trolleybuses No. 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 to the stop "Stadium Trud".
Yunost Island
On foot from the 130th block you can get to the Lower Embankment, and from there to the island of Yunost, beloved by the townspeople. There are no museums there, but there is entertainment for children: a children's railway, bicycle rental, mobile face painting salons, an abundance of attractions, trampolines, and more.
In summer, various festivals and holidays are held on the Lower Embankment and on the island. It’s just nice to walk there in winter.
Nerpinary
You can see the show of trained seals in the "Aquarium of the Baikal seal" at the address: 2nd Zheleznodorozhnaya, 66. buy for a fee.
Shows run every 45 minutes from 11-00 to 18-30. How to get there: from the city center 15-20 minutes through the Old Angarsk bridge to Glazkovskoe suburb, or by tram number 2 to the stop. "Cinema" Chaika "and buses No. 7k, 18, 18s, 21, 26k, 54, 55, 57, 67, 90 to the stop. "Sverdlovsk market".
