Airports & Transport
Kazan International Airport, Kazan: Terminals and Transfers
Kazan's only airport, about 26 km south-east of the centre. Two linked passenger terminals, a direct train to the central station, and…
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Sightseeing
Bauman Street, Kazan: Walking Route, Sights and Tips
Kazan's main pedestrian street runs almost two kilometres from the foot of the Kremlin to Tukay Square, past old churches, a Constructivist…
Metro Stations
Kremlyovskaya, Kazan: Fortress-Style Metro Station by the Kremlin
Kremlyovskaya is Kazan's metro stop for the Kremlin, built as a pseudo-medieval fortress with battlements, mosaics of khanate life and a Zilant…
Events & Holidays
Sabantuy, Kazan: Grounds, Kurash, Food and Getting There
Sabantuy is the Tatar summer festival of wrestling, horse racing and folk games. Kazan's version is the final one of the Tatarstan…
Hotels
Mirage Hotel, Kazan: Kremlin-View Rooms, Dining and Spa
A five-star business hotel with a mirrored glass façade, facing the Kazan Kremlin from Moskovskaya Street. It has 109 rooms, two restaurants…
Neighborhoods
Vakhitovsky District, Kazan: What to See and How to Walk It
Kazan's compact historic core: the Kremlin and Kul Sharif Mosque, Bauman Street, the Old Tatar Settlement and the Kaban lakes, all linked…
Events & Holidays
Nardugan, Kazan: Dates, Venues and What to Expect
Nardugan is a midwinter folk holiday with sun-worship roots. In Kazan it is a set of small Kryashen and Tatar community events…
Restaurants
Dobraya Stolovaya, Kazan: Menu, Hours and Branches Guide
Dobraya Stolovaya is Kazan's largest self-service canteen chain, serving home-style Russian and Tatar dishes. Its flagship is on pedestrian Bauman Street, close…
Sightseeing
Kul Sharif Mosque, Kazan: What to See, Dress Code and the Museum
Kazan's landmark mosque stands inside the Kremlin: a memorial built in 2005 to a lost 16th-century mosque. Entry is free, and a…
How-To
Using public transport in Kazan, Kazan: Metro, Trams and How to Pay
How to ride Kazan's single-line metro, trams, trolleybuses and buses: where to pay, which stations suit the Kremlin and Bauman Street, and…
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