Russia - The Urals (PDF Chapter) Lonely Planet

Russia - The Urals (PDF Chapter) Lonely Planet

Russia - The Urals (PDF Chapter)

Marking the border between Europe and Asia, the Ural Mountains stretch from the Kara Sea in the north to Kazakhstan in the south. When Russia stumbled onto this Aladdin’s cave full of lustrous treasures many centuries ago, its mineral riches allowed her to expand into Siberia be-yond.

- experience ice and a moment of pitch darkness in Kungur’s ice cave

- hike into the Zyuratkul mountain range or stroll the shoreline of Lake Zyuratkul

- visit Perm-36, the former labour camp and today a haunting Gulag memorial

Coverage includes: Perm, Kungur, Yekaterinburg & Around, Ufa & Around, Chelyabinsk & Around.

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