Must-see attractions in Kamchatka

  • Kamchatka Regional Museum

    Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky

    Housed in an attractive half-timbered building overlooking the bay, this museum features an imaginative mix of relics and murals that outline Kamchatka’s…

  • Vulkanarium

    Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky

    This new museum was just about to open during our last visit to Kamchatka, and a quick peek inside as they were putting up the display revealed an…

  • Trinity Cathedral

    Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky

    Petropavlovsk's largest and most impressive church is this golden-domed stunner, which sits on an outcrop from where it is visible from all over the city…

  • Alexander Nevsky Chapel

    Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky

    Originally built in 1857 to commemorate the victory over the British and the French in the Battle of Petropavlovsk, this wooden chapel was destroyed in…

  • Beach

    Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky

    Yes, there are beaches in Kamchatka too, and this one has gorgeous views of the bay and the distant snow-covered mountains, though it's unlikely you'll…

  • Nikolskaya Hill

    Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky

    Petropavlovsk's most charming spot for a walk, this thickly wooded hill is in the centre of the city between the harbour and the lake. There are numerous…

  • Lenin Statue

    Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky

    As Lenin statues go (and there are still around 1800 in Russia still standing), this is an impressive one, with the revolutionary leader in a dramatic…

  • Regional Museum

    Kamchatka

    Yelizovo’s small Regional Museum has ethnographic exhibits, Russian weavings, local art and the requisite stuffed sables and marmots.

  • Mishennaya Hill

    Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky

    Looming over the downtown area is wooded Mt Mishennaya (382m), an easy ascent with excellent views of town and Avacha Bay.

  • Crimean War Monuments

    Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky

    This memorial and small chapel commemorates the lives lost in the Battle of Petropavlovsk, a little-remembered clash between the British, French and…

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