Irkutsk

Irkutsk (Russian: Ирку́тск; eer-KOOTSK) is capital of the Russian province of Irkutsk Oblast in Eastern Siberia.

Irkutsk was founded in 1661 as a settlement for trading gold and furs. It was connected to Europe via a road constructed in 1760.

After the Decemberist Revolt of 1825, many Russian artists, officers, and nobles were sent into exile to Siberia for their part in the revolt against Tsar Nicholas I and in the late 1800s, 30% of the population of the city were exiles. Irkutsk became the major centre of intellectual and social life for these exiles, and much of the city's cultural heritage is a result of these exiles. Many of their wooden houses, adorned with ornate, hand-carved decorations, survive today in stark contrast with the surrounding Soviet apartment blocks. Around 1900, the city was nicknamed the "Paris of Siberia" due to its wide streets and ornate, continental architecture, but travellers today will find little resemblance with Paris.

During the civil war that broke out after the Bolshevik Revolution in 1917-1922, Irkutsk became the site of many furious, bloody clashes between the "Whites" and the "Reds" (aka Bolsheviks). A number of city landmarks remain from that era. In 1920, Kolchak, the once-feared commander of the largest contingent of anti-Bolshevik forces, was executed in Irkutsk, effectively destroying the anti-Bolshevik resistance.

Today, Irkutsk is the 6th largest city in Siberia, with a growing population of more than 590,000 people. It's home to several universities and a major branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, due to its proximity to Lake Baikal.

In July, the average temperature is 18°C (64°F) with a bit of rain, but by January, the temperature plunges in typically Siberian fashion to -19°C (-2°F). Early September finds the local foliage at its finest.

Among the Soviet concrete monstrosities, Irkutsk features many of atmospheric, decaying wooden buildings. Most of these are either abandoned or still used as private residences and add to the atmosphere of the city.

• City History Museum, ul Frank-Kamenetskogo 16А. Closed Wednesdays and holidays. Has an interesting and thorough display of Irkutsk from its inception to the present day.
• Irkutsk Regional Museum, Ul. Karla Marksa, 2 (across from the Alexander III memorial on the Angara embankment. Closed Mondays. Has an interesting ethnographic exhibit on indigeous peoples including Even and Buryats, and a display on Irkutsk in the 20th Century.
• Sidorov State Mineralogical Museum, Lermontov, 83, IRNITU, Building E. Over 35,000 items on display.
• Sukachev Art Museum, Ul. Lenina, 5. Closed Tuesdays. Probably Siberia's best collection of fine art, including several early icons, Russian secular art of the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries, including a few works of Repin, a section of Mongolian and Chinese art, and a section of European art including a collection of lesser-known Dutch masters.
• Eksperimentary science museum, Ul. Lermontova (ул. Лермонтова,) 277А. Branch of the museum is at ul. Sedov, 2. All his exhibits operate and can be used by visitors themselves.
• History Museum of JSC Irkutskenergo, Rabochaya Street, 22.

City History Museum, ul Frank-Kamenetskogo 16А. Closed Wednesdays and holidays. Has an interesting and thorough display of Irkutsk from its inception to the present day.

Irkutsk Regional Museum, Ul. Karla Marksa, 2 (across from the Alexander III memorial on the Angara embankment. Closed Mondays. Has an interesting ethnographic exhibit on indigeous peoples including Even and Buryats, and a display on Irkutsk in the 20th Century.

Sidorov State Mineralogical Museum, Lermontov, 83, IRNITU, Building E. Over 35,000 items on display.

Sukachev Art Museum, Ul. Lenina, 5. Closed Tuesdays. Probably Siberia's best collection of fine art, including several early icons, Russian secular art of the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries, including a few works of Repin, a section of Mongolian and Chinese art, and a section of European art including a collection of lesser-known Dutch masters.

Eksperimentary science museum, Ul. Lermontova (ул. Лермонтова,) 277А. Branch of the museum is at ul. Sedov, 2. All his exhibits operate and can be used by visitors themselves.

History Museum of JSC Irkutskenergo, Rabochaya Street, 22.

• Irkutsk Museum of Decembrists (House-Museum Volkonskiis), Per. Volonskoho, (пер. Волконского,) 10 (Historical center, +7 3952 20-75-32, +7 3952 29-26-63. 10AM-6PM, Closed: Monday. The museum consists of the S.P.Trubetskogo and the S.G.Volkonskogo memorial estates. .
  • Trubetsky House-Museum, Ul. Dzherzhinskogo (ул. Дзержинского,) 64. 10AM-6PM, Closed: Tuesday & Wednesday.
• Antipina Estate, Ul. Baykalskaya, 68.
• Atafonova Estate, Ul. Sophi Perovskoi,15.
• Basnina Estate, Ul. Sverdlova, 33-35. Architect: Losev.A.I., 1850s.
• Belyaeva Estate, Ul. Kozhova, 40.
• Sukachev Estate, Ul. Dekabristov Sobytii, 112 (Near the TANK bus stop. The estate of a 19th-century mayor of Irkutsk showing life of the upper classes at the time, in a series of log houses that he lived in.
• Volkonskiy House, off Ul. Timuryazeva (behind the Transfiguration Church near the bus station. One of houses of Decembrist exiles was one of the focal points of the Decembrists' social life in the mid-19th Century.
• House of the Military governors, Bul. Haharina (бульвар Гагарина,) 24. Architect: Dzh.Kvarengi (?). Founder: Sibiryakov M.V. Founded: 1804. Constructed: 1800-04.

Irkutsk Museum of Decembrists (House-Museum Volkonskiis), Per. Volonskoho, (пер. Волконского,) 10 (Historical center, +7 3952 20-75-32, +7 3952 29-26-63. 10AM-6PM, Closed: Monday. The museum consists of the S.P.Trubetskogo and the S.G.Volkonskogo memorial estates. .

• Trubetsky House-Museum, Ul. Dzherzhinskogo (ул. Дзержинского,) 64. 10AM-6PM, Closed: Tuesday & Wednesday.

Irkutsk Museum of Decembrists (House-Museum Volkonskiis), Per. Volonskoho, (пер. Волконского,) 10 (Historical center, +7 3952 20-75-32, +7 3952 29-26-63. 10AM-6PM, Closed: Monday. The museum consists of the S.P.Trubetskogo and the S.G.Volkonskogo memorial estates. .

• Trubetsky House-Museum, Ul. Dzherzhinskogo (ул. Дзержинского,) 64. 10AM-6PM, Closed: Tuesday & Wednesday.

Antipina Estate, Ul. Baykalskaya, 68.

Atafonova Estate, Ul. Sophi Perovskoi,15.

Basnina Estate, Ul. Sverdlova, 33-35. Architect: Losev.A.I., 1850s.

Belyaeva Estate, Ul. Kozhova, 40.

Sukachev Estate, Ul. Dekabristov Sobytii, 112 (Near the TANK bus stop. The estate of a 19th-century mayor of Irkutsk showing life of the upper classes at the time, in a series of log houses that he lived in.

Volkonskiy House, off Ul. Timuryazeva (behind the Transfiguration Church near the bus station. One of houses of Decembrist exiles was one of the focal points of the Decembrists' social life in the mid-19th Century.

House of the Military governors, Bul. Haharina (бульвар Гагарина,) 24. Architect: Dzh.Kvarengi (?). Founder: Sibiryakov M.V. Founded: 1804. Constructed: 1800-04.

• Epiphany Cathedral, ulitsa Nizhnyaya Naberezhnaya, 2. Siberian baroque architecture; built between 1718 and 1746.
• Our Lady of Kazan Church, Ul. Barricad (улица Баррикад). Neobyzantian architecture; built between 1885 and 1892.
• Znamensky Monastery, Ul. Angarskaya, 14 (In the Right Bank district of the city of Irkutsk at the confluence of the Angara and Ushakovkal; near a monument to Alexander Kolchak, White General.. Built in 1689, this is an old monastery where Alaska explorer Grigory Shelekhov is buried. Also in the name of the Monastery of Our Lady of the Sign. - Orthodox women's monastery. One of the oldest monasteries in Siberia.
• Knyaze-Vladimirsky Monastery, Ul. Kashtanovskaya, 52 (Tram 4 to 'Детская улица'. Built in 1888 in honour of Prince Vladimir.
  • Prince Vladimir's Church (Church Litvintsevskaya), Ul. Kashtakovskaya, (ул. Каштаковская,) 52 (Tram 4 to 'Детская улица'. Part of the Knyaze-Vladimirsky Monastery; also built in 1888.
• Neokesariyskovo Gregory Church, Pereulok Krasnoflotskiye, 5? (пер. Краснофлотский,) (in the historic city center, on a side street in the yard Krasnoflotskoye Trinity Church. - Tram 1 or 2 to 'Улица Чкалова'. Classical architecture; built between 1802 and 1805.
• Vladimyr Church, Ul. Dekabrsky Sobitii, 3 (ул. Декабрьских Событий,). Siberian baroque architecture; built between 1775 and 1790.
• Jerusalem church (also Church of the Entry into Jerusalem), Ul. Vortsov Revolutsii, ( ул. Борцов Революции) 15? (In the historic center. - Tram 1 or 2 to 'Киевская улица'. Classical architecture; built between 1820 and 1835.
• Znamenskaya church, Ul. Angara, (ул. Ангарская,) 14 (Buses 1, 8, 13, 15, 31, 32, 67 or Trolley 3 or Minibuses 1, 15, 27, 50, 84, 85, 87, 91, 92, 95 to 'Ремесленное училище'. Siberian baroque architecture; built between 1757 and 1762.
• Synagogue, Ul. Karl Liebknechta, (ул. Карла Либкнехта,) 23 (Tram 2, 3, 4 to 'Музей Декабристов', +39 52 20-93-67. Built between 1878 and 1882.
• Irkutsk mosque, Ul. Karl Liebknechta, (ул. К.Либкнехта,) 86.. Built in 1901.
• Holy Cross Church Krestovozdvyzhenskaya tserkov, Ul. Sedova, (улица Седова,) 1. (Tram 1 or 2 to 'Филармония'. Siberian baroque architecture; built between 1747 and 1760.
• Michael the Archangel Church, Ul. Obraztsova, (улице Образцова), 1 (Bus 10 to 'Железнодорожный вокзал «Иркутск-Сортировочный»' 100m. Built in 1876.
• St. Nicholas Church, Ul. Profsoyuznaya (ул. Профсоюзная,) 45А (Tram 1 to 'Железнодорожный вокзал', +7 3952 63-70-15. Classical architecture; built in 1858.
• Church of the Intercession, Ul. Rabochevo staba, (ул. Рабочего штаба,) 29 (Bus 1, 8, 13, 15, 31, 32 or Trolley 3, or Shared taxi 1, 15, 84, 91, 92, 95 to 'ОАО «Кедр»'. Built between 1824 and 1828.
• Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, /Ul. Sukh-Batora, (ул. Сухэ-Батора,) 1 (Bus 6, 8, 11, 14, 25, 28, 28р, 39, 40, 42, 43, 62, 67 to 'Гостиница «Ангара»'. Neo-Gothic architecture; built between 1881 and 1884.
• Church of the Assumption, Ul. Polyarnaya, (ул. Полярная,) 76 (Bus 6, 26 to 'Мелькомбинат', 100m North of Innokent'yevskiy bridge, 'Иннокентьевский мост'. Built between 1780 and 1783.
• Harlampievskaya Church (Church of Archangel Michael), Ul. Pyatii Armiii (Улица 5-й Армии), 59 (Tram 1, 2 to 'Улица Горького', +7 68-35-45. Built in 1777.
• Transfiguration Church, Pereulok Volkonskogo, (пер. Волконского) 1 (Tram 4 to 'Музей Декабристов', +7 3952 20-9345. Baroque provincial architecture; built between 1795 and 1811.
• Trinity Church (Holy Trinity Church), Ul. Pyatoi Armii, (ул. Пятой Армии,) 8 (Tram 1, 2 to 'Улица Чкалова'. Siberian baroque architecture; built between 1750 and 1778.
• Church of the Saviour, Ul. Sukhe Batora (ул. Сухэ Батора,) 2 (Public Garden (Публичный сад), +7 3952 20-15-52. Russian architecture; built between 1706 and 1710.

Epiphany Cathedral, ulitsa Nizhnyaya Naberezhnaya, 2. Siberian baroque architecture; built between 1718 and 1746.

Our Lady of Kazan Church, Ul. Barricad (улица Баррикад). Neobyzantian architecture; built between 1885 and 1892.

Znamensky Monastery, Ul. Angarskaya, 14 (In the Right Bank district of the city of Irkutsk at the confluence of the Angara and Ushakovkal; near a monument to Alexander Kolchak, White General.. Built in 1689, this is an old monastery where Alaska explorer Grigory Shelekhov is buried. Also in the name of the Monastery of Our Lady of the Sign. - Orthodox women's monastery. One of the oldest monasteries in Siberia.

Knyaze-Vladimirsky Monastery, Ul. Kashtanovskaya, 52 (Tram 4 to 'Детская улица'. Built in 1888 in honour of Prince Vladimir.

• Prince Vladimir's Church (Church Litvintsevskaya), Ul. Kashtakovskaya, (ул. Каштаковская,) 52 (Tram 4 to 'Детская улица'. Part of the Knyaze-Vladimirsky Monastery; also built in 1888.

Knyaze-Vladimirsky Monastery, Ul. Kashtanovskaya, 52 (Tram 4 to 'Детская улица'. Built in 1888 in honour of Prince Vladimir.

• Prince Vladimir's Church (Church Litvintsevskaya), Ul. Kashtakovskaya, (ул. Каштаковская,) 52 (Tram 4 to 'Детская улица'. Part of the Knyaze-Vladimirsky Monastery; also built in 1888.

Neokesariyskovo Gregory Church, Pereulok Krasnoflotskiye, 5? (пер. Краснофлотский,) (in the historic city center, on a side street in the yard Krasnoflotskoye Trinity Church. - Tram 1 or 2 to 'Улица Чкалова'. Classical architecture; built between 1802 and 1805.

Vladimyr Church, Ul. Dekabrsky Sobitii, 3 (ул. Декабрьских Событий,). Siberian baroque architecture; built between 1775 and 1790.

Jerusalem church (also Church of the Entry into Jerusalem), Ul. Vortsov Revolutsii, ( ул. Борцов Революции) 15? (In the historic center. - Tram 1 or 2 to 'Киевская улица'. Classical architecture; built between 1820 and 1835.

Znamenskaya church, Ul. Angara, (ул. Ангарская,) 14 (Buses 1, 8, 13, 15, 31, 32, 67 or Trolley 3 or Minibuses 1, 15, 27, 50, 84, 85, 87, 91, 92, 95 to 'Ремесленное училище'. Siberian baroque architecture; built between 1757 and 1762.

Synagogue, Ul. Karl Liebknechta, (ул. Карла Либкнехта,) 23 (Tram 2, 3, 4 to 'Музей Декабристов', +39 52 20-93-67. Built between 1878 and 1882.

Irkutsk mosque, Ul. Karl Liebknechta, (ул. К.Либкнехта,) 86.. Built in 1901.

Holy Cross Church Krestovozdvyzhenskaya tserkov, Ul. Sedova, (улица Седова,) 1. (Tram 1 or 2 to 'Филармония'. Siberian baroque architecture; built between 1747 and 1760.

Michael the Archangel Church, Ul. Obraztsova, (улице Образцова), 1 (Bus 10 to 'Железнодорожный вокзал «Иркутск-Сортировочный»' 100m. Built in 1876.

St. Nicholas Church, Ul. Profsoyuznaya (ул. Профсоюзная,) 45А (Tram 1 to 'Железнодорожный вокзал', +7 3952 63-70-15. Classical architecture; built in 1858.

Church of the Intercession, Ul. Rabochevo staba, (ул. Рабочего штаба,) 29 (Bus 1, 8, 13, 15, 31, 32 or Trolley 3, or Shared taxi 1, 15, 84, 91, 92, 95 to 'ОАО «Кедр»'. Built between 1824 and 1828.

Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, /Ul. Sukh-Batora, (ул. Сухэ-Батора,) 1 (Bus 6, 8, 11, 14, 25, 28, 28р, 39, 40, 42, 43, 62, 67 to 'Гостиница «Ангара»'. Neo-Gothic architecture; built between 1881 and 1884.

Church of the Assumption, Ul. Polyarnaya, (ул. Полярная,) 76 (Bus 6, 26 to 'Мелькомбинат', 100m North of Innokent'yevskiy bridge, 'Иннокентьевский мост'. Built between 1780 and 1783.

Harlampievskaya Church (Church of Archangel Michael), Ul. Pyatii Armiii (Улица 5-й Армии), 59 (Tram 1, 2 to 'Улица Горького', +7 68-35-45. Built in 1777.

Transfiguration Church, Pereulok Volkonskogo, (пер. Волконского) 1 (Tram 4 to 'Музей Декабристов', +7 3952 20-9345. Baroque provincial architecture; built between 1795 and 1811.

Trinity Church (Holy Trinity Church), Ul. Pyatoi Armii, (ул. Пятой Армии,) 8 (Tram 1, 2 to 'Улица Чкалова'. Siberian baroque architecture; built between 1750 and 1778.

Church of the Saviour, Ul. Sukhe Batora (ул. Сухэ Батора,) 2 (Public Garden (Публичный сад), +7 3952 20-15-52. Russian architecture; built between 1706 and 1710.

• Ice-breaker "Angara. Weekdays: 10:00AM-5:00PM. the oldest among steam ice-breakers in the world, built in 1900 in Newcastle, now a museum docked at the city's port. Technical data of ship: length - 60 m, width - 10.5 m, height from keel to deck in the center - 7.5 m, displacement - 1400 tons.
• Dam and hydroelectricity plant. You can Not many people seem to consider the dam and hydroelectric plant as an interesting sight, so you'll be more or less alone there
• Irkutsk-City business-center, Ul. Octyabrskoi Revolyutsy, (ул. Октябрьской Революции,) 1. (Not far away from the historic center. A couple of high-tech buildings are there, but more is left to be built. A business district in the Right Bank district of Irkutsk. Located in the eastern part of the historic city center in close proximity to the main streets: Karla Marksa, Dzerzhinsky, Dekabrsky Sobytii. Planned deadline of all objects - 2016, the total built-up area - 300 hectares. This 34 buildings, 15 of which - business centers. Developer of the project - "Active" .
• Nerpinary, 2 Zheleznodorozhnaya st., 66, +7 3952 55-44-32. Home to 2 Baikal seals. You can see the seals perform and even paint!
• Kirov Square. Old names: Between 1669-1790s - The Kremlin, since the beginning of XIX to 1935 - Tikhvin Gostinodvorskaya, Earl Speranskii and others. It is the main square of ​​Right Bank district, of Irkutsk.
• Babr Sculpture. The coat of arms of Irkutsk

• Irkutsk Philarmony. Classic, jazz, folk music performance. on 2, Dzerzhinskogo st.

Ice-breaker "Angara. Weekdays: 10:00AM-5:00PM. the oldest among steam ice-breakers in the world, built in 1900 in [[Newcastle upon Tyne|Newcastle]], now a museum docked at the city's port. Technical data of ship: length - 60 m, width - 10.5 m, height from keel to deck in the center - 7.5 m, displacement - 1400 tons.

Dam and hydroelectricity plant. You can Not many people seem to consider the dam and hydroelectric plant as an interesting sight, so you'll be more or less alone there

Irkutsk-City business-center, Ul. Octyabrskoi Revolyutsy, (ул. Октябрьской Революции,) 1. (Not far away from the historic center. A couple of high-tech buildings are there, but more is left to be built. A business district in the Right Bank district of Irkutsk. Located in the eastern part of the historic city center in close proximity to the main streets: Karla Marksa, Dzerzhinsky, Dekabrsky Sobytii. Planned deadline of all objects - 2016, the total built-up area - 300 hectares. This 34 buildings, 15 of which - business centers. Developer of the project - "Active" .

Nerpinary, 2 Zheleznodorozhnaya st., 66, +7 3952 55-44-32. Home to 2 Baikal seals. You can see the seals perform and even paint!

Kirov Square. Old names: Between 1669-1790s - The Kremlin, since the beginning of XIX to 1935 - Tikhvin Gostinodvorskaya, Earl Speranskii and others. It is the main square of ​​Right Bank district, of Irkutsk.

Babr Sculpture. The coat of arms of Irkutsk

Irkutsk Philarmony. Classic, jazz, folk music performance. on 2, Dzerzhinskogo st.

• City drama theater, Ul. Karla Marksa, (Карла Маркса,) 14. Built in 1898.
• Angara embankment, end of Ul. Karla Marksa. at the in the evening, the place for meeting of the youth.
• Statue of famous Russian writer A. Vampilov, Karl Marx St (Near Drama theatre. who was born near Irkutsk. Visiting for good luck and happiness in your life. It is a new and popular tradition in Irkutsk, started from Vampilov's anniversary.
• Central park in winter. there many ice sculptures as well as an ice castle that you can walk around in. There are ice slides in this park also. Most Russians stand up and slide on the soles of their shoes. The park is very lively at night with tourists, even though the temperatures drop well below -20 degrees C.
• Walk down Ul. Uritskovo, a pedestrian street with shops and cafes.

City drama theater, Ul. Karla Marksa, (Карла Маркса,) 14. Built in 1898.

Angara embankment, end of Ul. Karla Marksa. at the in the evening, the place for meeting of the youth.

Statue of famous Russian writer A. Vampilov, Karl Marx St (Near Drama theatre. who was born near Irkutsk. Visiting for good luck and happiness in your life. It is a new and popular tradition in Irkutsk, started from Vampilov's anniversary.

Central park in winter. there many ice sculptures as well as an ice castle that you can walk around in. There are ice slides in this park also. Most Russians stand up and slide on the soles of their shoes. The park is very lively at night with tourists, even though the temperatures drop well below -20 degrees C.

Walk down Ul. Uritskovo, a pedestrian street with shops and cafes.

Wood carvings, birchwood boxes, and lacquer boxes are typical souvenirs of Siberia. A few hotels have souvenir stalls in the lobby, and the Regional Museum at Ul. Karla Marksa 2 has a decent selection in their gift shop as well.

Kamusi are winter boots used by native Siberians made out of deer, elk, or other fur. One place to buy is at a small shop across from the bus station at Ul. Oktyabrskoi Revolyutsii 20B called "Aikhal". It is in a courtyard behind some kiosks, so it takes some searching. They have kamusi for men, women, and children, with prices starting at about .

For a local speciality, Omul, Sig and Kharius are local fishes found in the lake Baikal (available in many restaurants). Cold smoked kharius is good with beer. Hot smoked kharius you can find in Listvyanka or Kultuk villages near Baikal lake. Price depends on fish size and is usually about for one. In the Central or New market (Noviy Rinok) you can buy kharius and sig caviar - tasty.

National Buryat big dumplings (boozy, pozy) can be found in Amrita cafés. It's a special Buryat fast food chain with some cafés in the middle of town. Cheap, tasty. Pozy is a steamed meat (beef with pork) big dumplings that must be eaten using only hands.

• Cafe Shokolad at Ul. Dekyabrskikh Sobytii 102 behind the wedding palace, is a clean, modern cafe with good salads, reasonably-priced main courses, and, as their name suggests, sumptuous desserts. A bit outside the historical center (near the TANK bus stop), it is a good place to relax after an excursion to the Sukachev Estate down the street.
• Pizza Domino with no relation to the US chain, is at Lenina 13A across from the Lenin Statue. They do pizzas, soups, and other quick meals. Very cheap, and open 24 hours.
• Pizza Pinocchio near the Angara Hotel on Kirov Square and other locations; quick and inexpensive pizzas that are sometimes reheated in a microwave.

Cafe Shokolad at Ul. Dekyabrskikh Sobytii 102 behind the wedding palace, is a clean, modern cafe with good salads, reasonably-priced main courses, and, as their name suggests, sumptuous desserts. A bit outside the historical center (near the TANK bus stop), it is a good place to relax after an excursion to the Sukachev Estate down the street.

Pizza Domino with no relation to the US chain, is at Lenina 13A across from the Lenin Statue. They do pizzas, soups, and other quick meals. Very cheap, and open 24 hours.

Pizza Pinocchio near the Angara Hotel on Kirov Square and other locations; quick and inexpensive pizzas that are sometimes reheated in a microwave.

• Kochevnik, Gorkogo St., 19, +7 395 220-04-59. Nice Mongolian restaurant with a relaxing atmosphere.
• Seul, Dekabrskikh Sobytiy, 57, +7-3952-243824. Korean and Chinese food

Kochevnik, Gorkogo St., 19, +7 395 220-04-59. Nice Mongolian restaurant with a relaxing atmosphere.

Seul, Dekabrskikh Sobytiy, 57, +7-3952-243824. Korean and Chinese food

• Figaro, Karla Marksa 22, +7 (3952) 29-06-07. 10:30AM-midnight. Italian food with great service.

Figaro, Karla Marksa 22, +7 (3952) 29-06-07. 10:30AM-midnight. Italian food with great service.

• Liverpool — Is a somewhat Beatles themed restaurant which also works as an superb nightclub with young beautiful Russian hipsters and 2 dancefloors. Not much on out of season. Said only 1 beer on which was of couse the most expensive!
• Broadway, 29, Sedova st. 12:00-2:00 Tu-Th; 12:00-6:00 Fr-Sa; the bar works around clock. European and Russian cuisine, a dance floor at nights.
• Club Megapolis, 4, Ulanbatorskaya st, +7 3952 42-64-10. 22:00-7:00. A night club for 2000 persons admittance fee depending on the weekday.
• Club Stratosfera, 15 Karla Marksa st. Three bars (big, beer and disco), dancefloor, pizzeria, two 3D cinemas, bowling.
• Panorama, 102 Dekabrskikh Sobytiy st, +7 3952 533-628. Cafes Shololade and Summer Terrace; show-club Panorama.
• Yefimich, 3, Karla Marksa st, +7 3592 20-01-70. A Bar-restaurant for 100 seats inside and 70 seats on the summer ground

Balsams Buryatia and Amrita are very nice Buryat alcoholic drinks (costs about each 0.75liter). Thay are also very helpful against cold. Balsam Buryatia was consecrated by Dalai-Lama XIV, as it says label on the bottle.

Broadway, 29, Sedova st. 12:00-2:00 Tu-Th; 12:00-6:00 Fr-Sa; the bar works around clock. European and Russian cuisine, a dance floor at nights.

Club Megapolis, 4, Ulanbatorskaya st, +7 3952 42-64-10. 22:00-7:00. A night club for 2000 persons admittance fee depending on the weekday.

Club Stratosfera, 15 Karla Marksa st. Three bars (big, beer and disco), dancefloor, pizzeria, two 3D cinemas, bowling.

Panorama, 102 Dekabrskikh Sobytiy st, +7 3952 533-628. Cafes Shololade and Summer Terrace; show-club Panorama.

Yefimich, 3, Karla Marksa st, +7 3592 20-01-70. A Bar-restaurant for 100 seats inside and 70 seats on the summer ground

• China China, Karla Marksa street, 40, +7 3952 781-433, +7 3952 781-434, +7 3952 781-435.
• Lithuania Lithuania, 259B Baikalskaya St, +7 3952 35-93-59, +7 3952 35-93-58, +7 3952 35-16-54. 8:00—19:00 Mon-Fri.
• Mongolia Mongolia, 11 Lapina St (Near Khudozhestvenny cinema, +7 3952 34-22-95. 9.30-12.00, 14.30-17.00 Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri.
• Poland Poland, 18 Sukhe Batora St, +7 3952 288 010. Visas 10:00-14:00, otherwise 9:00-17:00 Mon-Fri.
• South Korea South Korea, Boulevard Gagarina, 44, Hotel Irkutsk (former Intourist), +7 3952 24-13-19. Mon-Fri 9AM - 5PM.

China China, Karla Marksa street, 40, +7 3952 781-433, +7 3952 781-434, +7 3952 781-435.

Lithuania Lithuania, 259B Baikalskaya St, +7 3952 35-93-59, +7 3952 35-93-58, +7 3952 35-16-54. 8:00—19:00 Mon-Fri.

Mongolia Mongolia, 11 Lapina St (Near Khudozhestvenny cinema, +7 3952 34-22-95. 9.30-12.00, 14.30-17.00 Mon, Tue, Thu, Fri.

Poland Poland, 18 Sukhe Batora St, +7 3952 288 010. Visas 10:00-14:00, otherwise 9:00-17:00 Mon-Fri.

South Korea South Korea, Boulevard Gagarina, 44, Hotel Irkutsk (former Intourist), +7 3952 24-13-19. Mon-Fri 9AM - 5PM.

• Listvyanka is the closest village to see Lake Baikal. Purchase bus tickets online at url=https://avtovokzal-on-line.ru/ or at the bus station at ulitsa Oktyabrskoy Revolyutsii, 11.
• Irkutsk port serves boats to Ust-Barguzin, Nizhneangarsk, Bolshoye Koty, Listvyanka and port Baikal on the Circum-Baikal Railway.
• Circum-Baikal Railway and the southmost village on the shore Slyudyanka.
• Lake Baikal. Lake Baikal, the largest freshwater lake in the world, lies about an hour away by train or an hour and a half by bus. It can be circled by train (lengths vary from a few hours to 3 days).
• Architectural-Ethnographical Museum 'Tal'tsy'. This village of several 17th-19th century wooden houses, churches, and a fort that were relocated from around Irkutsk Oblast to form this interesting open-air museum., depending on the type of bus and for foreign adults museum fee.
• Olkhon island. Olkhon island on lake Baikal offers breath-taking views and rest.
• Cherskiy mountain range. Make 3-day trip to Cherskiy peak (about 2,000 m) near Slyudyanka (Слюдянка).
• Arshan Resort. Arshan village in Buryatia offers mineral water springs (cold and hot springs at Arshan, and hot springs at Zhemchug village (Жемчуг) — about 10 km from Arshan) and scenic views of mountains. (bus or marshrutka).
• Daily trains to Mongolia arrive after 36 hours to Ulaanbaatar.

Irkutsk port serves boats to Ust-Barguzin, [[Nizhneangarsk]], Bolshoye Koty, [[Listvyanka]] and port Baikal on the Circum-Baikal Railway.

Lake Baikal. [[Lake Baikal]], the largest freshwater lake in the world, lies about an hour away by train or an hour and a half by bus. It can be circled by train (lengths vary from a few hours to 3 days).

Architectural-Ethnographical Museum 'Tal'tsy'. This village of several 17th-19th century wooden houses, churches, and a fort that were relocated from around Irkutsk Oblast to form this interesting open-air museum., depending on the type of bus and for foreign adults museum fee.

Olkhon island. Olkhon island on lake Baikal offers breath-taking views and rest.

Cherskiy mountain range. Make 3-day trip to Cherskiy peak (about 2,000 m) near Slyudyanka (Слюдянка).

Arshan Resort. Arshan village in Buryatia offers mineral water springs (cold and hot springs at Arshan, and hot springs at Zhemchug village (Жемчуг) — about 10 km from Arshan) and scenic views of mountains. (bus or marshrutka).