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Leninsky District: Authentic Yekaterinburg Beyond the Tourist Center
Leninsky is a central administrative district of Yekaterinburg encompassing cultural landmarks, museums, and residential areas on both banks of the Iset River.
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Stenograffia Festival: Russia’s Largest Street Art Event in Yekaterinburg
An international street art and graffiti festival held in Yekaterinburg every first weekend of July since 2010. Artists from around the world…
Events & Holidays
Mekhanika Festival: Electronic Music and Light Shows in Yekaterinburg
Mekhanika is one of the most famous electronic music festivals in the Ural region and one of the largest events dedicated to…
Events & Holidays
EverJazz Festival: Yekaterinburg’s Largest Open-Air Jazz Celebration
EverJazz is the largest open-air jazz festival in the Urals, held annually near Yekaterinburg at the Ivolga resort. The event features world-class…
Events & Holidays
Tsar’s Days, Yekaterinburg: Memorial Festival and Pilgrimage
Tsar's Days is an annual memorial observance and Orthodox cultural festival in Yekaterinburg marking the deaths of Emperor Nicholas II, his family…
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Old New Rock Festival: Yekaterinburg’s January 13 Rock Tradition
A rock festival held every year on January 13, when Russia celebrates the New Year according to the Julian calendar, staged by…
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City Day of Yekaterinburg: Free Festival Celebrating the City’s 1723 Founding
Yekaterinburg's annual celebration of the city's founding in 1723, held on the third Saturday of August with concerts, performances, food stalls and…
Hotels
Hotel Yug: Budget Lodging Near Yekaterinburg’s Main Station
Budget mini-hotel built in 2017, located next to the main railway station and opposite the Northern bus terminal. Offers 20 clean rooms…
Hotels
AZIMUT Airport Hotel Ekaterinburg: Airport-Adjacent Lodging and Facilities
A four-star business hotel directly attached to Koltsovo International Airport, 15 kilometres from central Yekaterinburg. 211 rooms with soundproof windows, fitness centre,…
Hotels
Chekhov, Yekaterinburg: A Historic Boutique Hotel in the City Center
A 4-star boutique hotel occupying a restored 19th-century mansion in central Yekaterinburg. The hotel features a small museum dedicated to Anton Chekhov…
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