As St. Valentine’s Day is strolling over the globe, we picked the top 10 romantic places in Russia where you could celebrate the holiday with your soulmate.
© Sputnik / Mikhail Fomichev / Go to the mediabankSuzdal is an ancient town that has preserved its historic outlook over centuries.
Suzdal is an ancient town that has preserved its historic outlook over centuries.
© Flickr / Roman LashkinPskov is an old walled city that historically stood as sentry to the Northwestern border.
Pskov is an old walled city that historically stood as sentry to the Northwestern border.
© Flickr / Jordi Joan FabregaUglich once was the capital of a small princedom. It displays traditional Russian architecture including the Alexeievsky and Resurrection monasteries.
Uglich once was the capital of a small princedom. It displays traditional Russian architecture including the Alexeievsky and Resurrection monasteries.
© Sputnik / Igor Zarembo / Go to the mediabankSvetlogorsk in the Kaliningrad Region is a hub for tourism, business and culture on the Baltic coast.
Svetlogorsk in the Kaliningrad Region is a hub for tourism, business and culture on the Baltic coast.
© Flickr / Raita FutoVyborg is located at the head of the Vyborg Bay of the Baltic Sea. The town is a tourist magnet as well as host of the annual Russian film festival “Window to Europe.”
Vyborg is located at the head of the Vyborg Bay of the Baltic Sea. The town is a tourist magnet as well as host of the annual Russian film festival “Window to Europe.”
© Sputnik / Alexei Kudenko / Go to the mediabankRostov is capped by numerous churches. It is the center of the Golden Ring – a chain of picturesque towns featuring the best of Russian culture.
Above: view of the Rostov Kremlin from Lake Nero.
Above: view of the Rostov Kremlin from Lake Nero.
Rostov is capped by numerous churches. It is the center of the Golden Ring – a chain of picturesque towns featuring the best of Russian culture.
Above: view of the Rostov Kremlin from Lake Nero.
Above: view of the Rostov Kremlin from Lake Nero.
© Sputnik / Vladimir Vyatkin / Go to the mediabankThe Moscow Kremlin’s Red Square is the symbol and soul of the country.
The Moscow Kremlin’s Red Square is the symbol and soul of the country.
© Sputnik / Konstantin Chalabov / Go to the mediabankKazan in the Republic of Tatarstan, capped by bulbous church domes and spiky minarets, is a vivid example of the peaceful and harmonic coexistence of Orthodox Christianity and Islam in Russia.
Above: the Kazan Kremlin State Historical, Architectural and Artistic Museum-Reserve in Kazan.
Above: the Kazan Kremlin State Historical, Architectural and Artistic Museum-Reserve in Kazan.
Kazan in the Republic of Tatarstan, capped by bulbous church domes and spiky minarets, is a vivid example of the peaceful and harmonic coexistence of Orthodox Christianity and Islam in Russia.
Above: the Kazan Kremlin State Historical, Architectural and Artistic Museum-Reserve in Kazan.
Above: the Kazan Kremlin State Historical, Architectural and Artistic Museum-Reserve in Kazan.
© Sputnik / Grigory Sisoev / Go to the mediabankSochi is a beach and winter sports resort on the Black Sea shore. It hosted the Summer Olympics in 2014.
Sochi is a beach and winter sports resort on the Black Sea shore. It hosted the Summer Olympics in 2014.
© Sputnik / Alexei Danichev / Go to the mediabankAnd of course Saint Petersburg – the “second capital” and home to the most outstanding achievements of Russian culture.
And of course Saint Petersburg – the “second capital” and home to the most outstanding achievements of Russian culture.