Izhevsk
Izhevsk is the capital city of Udmurtia, Russia.
It is situated along the Izh River, west of the Ural Mountains in Eastern Europe. It is the 21st-largest city in Russia, and the most populous in Udmurtia, with over 600,000 inhabitants.
Getting to Izhevsk
- 01Izhevsk Airport
- 02Izhevsk
Worth seeing
- 01Alexander Nevsky Cathedral
Trinity Cemetery Church.
- 02Udmurtia State Circus
Esplanade and Izhevsk Lake Embankment.
- 03The People's Friendship Monument
The Square of the 50th Anniversary of the October Revolution.
- 04Udmurt Zoo
- 05Kirov Park
A huge park between the Zoo and the lake.
Things to do
Go see the popular local ice hockey team, HC Izhstal.
Where to eat
Brauplatz, Borodina 25,. Restaurant & brewery. Gorkiy Sad, Maksima Gorkogo 72,. Nice presentation, with white tablecloths. Gorod, Karla Marksa 177,. English menus and a French countryside ambiance. Hot Pelmen (Горячий пельмень), Kommunarov 230,. Authentic pelmeni made from scratch. Popular with locals. Okhotnichiy Rai, Maiskaya 35A,. Unusual menu - wild boar, elk. Ambiance of a hunter's lodge. Teremok, ул.
- 01KFC
Getting around Izhevsk the local way
- 52 Маршрутное такси 52
- 52к Маршрутное такси 52к
- 68 Маршрутное такси 68: Посёлок Смирново — Улица Ракетная
- 68 Маршрутное такси 68: Улица Ракетная — Посёлок Смирново
OpenStreetMap contributors.
- Get aroundIzhevsk has trams, buses, minibuses, trolleybuses, and taxis.
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