Holidays in Kazan 2018: luxurious views of the capital of Tatarstan

In Kazan, as in a large cauldron, everything was mixed up - history, mentality, religion, western and eastern cultures. Old buildings and modern skyscrapers, Orthodox churches and mosques coexist in the city. The third capital of Russia celebrated its thousandth birthday at the same time archaic and modern. Even the announcement of stops in the subway is voiced in three languages.

How to get to Kazan

To visit this old beautiful city, you must first get here. There are three ways to do this:

• by air;
• on water;
• on the ground.

The fastest is the first option. Kazan International Airport is ready to meet flights from many cities, not only Russia but also abroad.

The capital of Tatarstan can be reached on the Volga by boat.

A large railway junction is located in the city, and the main station is met by many passing trains from all over Russia. The roads leading to the city have good coverage, so it can be reached by car or by bus. On the way there are a lot of gas stations, places of catering and recreation.

Holidays in Kazan on an all-inclusive basis

Kazan welcomes its guests with housing at various price levels - from luxury five-star hotels to ordinary hostels. Of the hotels I would like to note - “Mirage”, “Korston”, “Giuseppe”, “Chaliapin Palace”. The good news is that budget and expensive hotels are mainly concentrated in the city center. This allows you to significantly save money, and most importantly - time when moving around the city in transport.

A significant part of the hotels in the city offers all-inclusive accommodation. The cost of rooms in such hotels starts from 1500-2000 rubles per day.

There are many decent 2-3 * hotels in the city that can offer a comfortable overnight stay, albeit without exquisite interiors. For very practical tourists, hostels will provide their services, prices for which per night start at 500 rubles.

Food

In such a metropolis there can be no shortage of catering establishments. In Kazan, cuisines of almost all the peoples of the world are represented - Eastern, Chinese, French, Italian, Japanese and others. In public catering establishments, not one lover of overseas dishes is bored. The city has a wide variety of small tea houses, coffee houses, hookahs, bars, cafes of original cuisine with reasonable and affordable prices.

But, of course, a real traveler should pamper taste buds with national cuisine - Tatar dishes. And there is plenty of culinary flavor here and it doesn’t matter what kind of establishment it is - a Soviet canteen or an elite restaurant. These dishes are really worth the money spent. Be sure to eat up to the dump with sorbet, beleshes, chuck-chuck. These dishes acquire a special taste in the capital of Tatarstan.

In a dining room or some budgetary catering establishment, lunch will cost about 300 rubles. Two times more expensive you have to pay in a mid-level cafe. Fans of luxury and a special atmosphere will pay at least 1,400 rubles for lunch at a restaurant.

On Bauman Street, as well as adjacent to it, the widest and most varied selection of catering establishments is presented.

Sights and entertainments in Kazan

You can’t quickly tell about the sights of the thousand-year-old city, and even more so they cannot be avoided in one day. The Kazan Kremlin alone can be considered for at least one day, because it is impossible to quickly examine the whole beauty of the Kremlin with a mosque, museum, temples and its palaces.

The city has many museums and theaters.Be sure to walk along Bauman and look at the Palace of Farmers, as well as the Kazan Family Center (the creation of Dasha Namdakova), protected by sculptures of mythical animals.

It will be interesting to visit the Museum of Military Equipment, which is located in Victory Park in the open air, to observe the stars of the Astronomical Observatory. And also you need to visit the interactive museum "House of entertaining science and technology."

It will be interesting to visit Gorky Park, which has an ancient history. Residents of the city in Soviet times could only ride rides in this place. But over time, due to the decrease in the park, the rides were removed. Then the park was reconstructed - a beautiful fountain was made, young trees were planted, sidewalks and paths were improved, a large sports ground was made on which residents of the city, as well as guests, can freely exercise.

No less interesting is the Black Lake Park. In this place there is an ancient lake, around this park was created with wonderful fountains. Visitors can feed the ducks that swim in the pond. Educational institutions are located nearby, so the park is always crowded. The symbol of this place is an elliptical arch of lovers with acoustic effects.

In the warmer months, you can admire the overflow of spray on Lake Nizhny Kaban. Here, for the thousandth anniversary of the city, a beautiful fountain was built. And next to it is a cascade built down the Bulak River.

Holidays in Kazan with children

For families with children, Kazan is a great place to get positive emotions and cheer up. Just walking around the city, children will receive a lot of positive impressions. The mood will help to raise the smile of the sculpture of the Cat of Kazan, a monument to the carriage, which will definitely need to be photographed.

There are two water parks in the capital of Tatarstan. In the "Riviera" come to have fun from all over the country. Waterpark "Baryonyx" is a little less, but the lineup is also less.

There are also two zoos:

1. Touching zoo - in it you can pick up, stroke, touch some animals.

2. Zoological Botanical Garden - founded in the 19th century.

Opposite the Kremlin is the well-known amusement park "Klay". It will be interesting to visit the Ferris wheel 55 meters high, the Flying Saucer - an extreme attraction.

It is highly recommended to sail to the island of Sviyazhsk on the ship - a sacred, promised and quiet land.

Holidays in Kazan 2018: reviews, pros and cons

Reviews about Kazan from tourists who have already visited this city are quite contradictory. The only thing everyone agrees with is that it is incredibly beautiful here and there are so many places that will be interesting to visit. The advantages also include relatively low prices for accommodation and food.

Some tourists were delighted with the hospitality of local residents. But there are those who had to face rudeness here. Among the shortcomings of the city, everyone notes uncleaned streets and chaos on the roads.