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Pro
New place, egzotic, baikall, great people
Con
Not as cheap as the western side - pollution...
In a nutshell
Well worth the time and efforts to go there.
Nuclei Says: If you have the habit of regular exercising, Trud Stadum is your place. This stadium is the home for football club FC Zvezda Irkutsk but due to financial problems club do not participate to Russian leagues. So, the stadium is now mainly for athletics and jogging.
Nuclei Says: The wooden houses gave this city its character and made me to select Irkutsk as the "nicest city in Russia" (among SPB, Moscow, Kazan, Ekaterinburg, Novosibirsk and Vladivostok). Unique architechture, colorful exteriors, cute backyards. One of the most interesting places,...
Nuclei Says: I am not an expert to distinguish the churches but this one looked pretty different than the all others I saw throughout Russia. With a little digging, found out that this is a Roman Catholic Church. It is just few steps away from Epiphany Orthodox Church. What I can tell so...
Nuclei Says: One of the most important train stations in Russia. Not only a stop to reach Lake Baikal but also the junction for Mongolia passengers. The station is huge and very nice pastel colored. For Trans Siberian Railways adventurers, Irkutsk is an important milestone. Some parts of...
Nuclei Says: One of the world's most "natural" places. Irkustsk, for many people, is just a stop before arriving Lake Baikal. The weather, the water, the flora of Lake Baikal is very distinguishable than all other lakes of the world. You feel like you landed on a different planet.
1 Review and 4 Opinions Baikal Business Center Hotel **** opened its doors to the first guests in August 1997. At your...
Raush: A lot of meat and beer!
Hotboy_san Says: Kitchen of restaurant German-Austrian. You will find the stewed pork leg prepared under the traditional recipe of German culinary specialists in the menu. The magnificent choice of snack will not leave indifferent the most tempted gourmet are beer shrimps, karpachcho from a...
Hotboy_san Says: Simplicity and the refined interior in the Japanese style. A bamboo, wooden floorings and mats, furniture from a natural tree, figures and engravings in the Japanese style. Pleasant music immerses in a condition close to meditation. In "Âàñàáè" reigns a pacification and...
Cafe "Maradona": Rest for fans of sports
Hotboy_san Says: If you the fan of sports is an institution is created for you. Daily in cafe various sports programs of a cable television are broadcast: football, hockey, boxing, the formula - 1, tennis. Besides about translation of game of the favourite team you can foreknow, for...
Irkuts has a big number of nightlifeplace
Vasily87 Says: There are much more clubs than it writen about here.the AKULA - is a club, bowling and pizzeria near Angara with often night erotic dance shows. This place is also called "First scandal club". Maybe for its streap parties, maybe for that a police find a drugs and exstazy in...
Hotboy_san Says: Cultural-entertaining complex "Panorama" one of the greatest centers of entertainments of Irkutsk. It is located practically in city centre and contains up to 1200 person. The complex is issued in style "high tech". The club represents three-level club space with two...
Nuclei Says: Irkutsk is one of the important trains stops along the Trans Siberian. There are frequent trains from/to Irkutsk. As Irkutsk being the closest big city to Lake Baikal, it attracts many people and those have not so many options to get here but the train. Novosibirsk - Irkutsk...
rsudic Says: If you travelling from Irkutsk to Moscow, be prepared to bring your own food (3 days trip).But if you stay out of the food, don't worry, in summer, along the route in main stops you'll always find ladies selling food (fresh and homemade) and drink.And always buy some vodka...
Karl Marks Street: Shopping Street in Irkutsk
Nuclei Says: Karl Marks is the main street in Irkutsk. It passes through all Irkutsk's main area and divides the city into two parts. Along the street, you can find shops for clothings and places for food and drink, any other thing you may need.
tini58de Says: One of my nicest experiences in Russia was my first visit to Listvjanka at Lake Baikal:we were strolling around the village, when we met this old man who invited us to come to his house! He didn't speak any English or German, we didn't speak any Russian, but somehow we did...
Nuclei Says: If you are staying in the city center, taxis would not like to go to short distances such as train station. The taxis in front of the hotels are looking for passengers to go to airport (long distance) so nobody cares a short distance. Be early or arrange your taxi...
Road in Irkutsk region Taishet-Tulun
Siberianman Says: Hi folks, few days (12.07.08) ago I got back from St.Petersburg and Moscow and on the way back home (Ulan-Ude) had to pass part of the road, about 300 km total, where time to time where parts of the road 40-50 km with no asfalt or no road at all.So, for those who plan to use...
Bol'shiye Koty : quiet alternative to Lystvyanka
bartw Says: Main stop on the Transsiberian and Transmongolian train routes, Irkutsk is the gateway to Lake Baikal.The closest and most easily reachable village on Lake Baikal is Listvyanka. However, due to crowding, Listvyanka has little charm left if you ask me.Harder to reach (as...
tini58de Says: The Talcy museum was founded in 1969 and is situated between Irkutsk and Lake Baikal. There are over 40 monuments, like a wooden church, a wooden fort, a schoolhouse and other buildings of architectural heritage plus 8,000 historical exhibits. You can find both an area of...
Quiz night at Senator Restaurant
Gjosz Says: You want to learn local people, get a taste of Russian amusement performance and get your hunger stilled. Visit the senator Restaurant, Wednesday evening (please check) Quiz night.In Russian of course, but due to type of question you always will recognize and know answers...
tini58de Says: Irkutsk is a wonderful town in my opinion! It is fun to walk along the old city center, to do some shopping or to discover the beautiful surrounding!For some more information, here are some links:- Wikipedia on Irkutsk- www.Irkutsk.ru- www.baikalhostels.com Always the first...
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We spent a very enjoyable week in Irkutsk in Nov 2004. The highlight was undoubtedly the day trip we took down to Lake Baikal, but there's plenty to do in Irkutsk itself. It's a very attractive city,...
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