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Krasnodar
City in Krasnodar Krai, Russia

Krasnodar

Krasnodar, formerly Yekaterinodar, is the largest city and the administrative centre of Krasnodar Krai, Russia.

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The city stands on the Kuban River in southern Russia, with a population of 1,154,885 residents, and up to 1.263 million residents in the Urban Okrug. In the past decade Krasnodar has experienced rapid population growth, rising to become the tenth-largest city in Russia, and the largest city in southern Russia, as well as the Southern Federal District.

Get in

Getting to Krasnodar

  1. 01
    Krasnodar International Airport
See

Worth seeing

Krasnaya (Red) Street is the main street of the city. Part of the street is closed to vehicles during evenings, when it becomes the center of nightlife. Theater Square has largest splash fountain in Europe.

  1. 01
    The Krasnodar Regional Art Museum Of Kovalenko

    13 Krasnaya St,.

  2. 02
    Krasnodar Regional Showroom of Fine Arts

    Includes many famous works of Kuban and Russian and European artists from as early as 16th century.

  3. 03
    Museum of Military Technologies Oruzhie Pobedy

    Popular with kids that like to climb on the tanks.

Do

Things to do

Climb the steel lattice hyperboloid tower built by Vladimir Grigorievich Shukhov in 1928. The tower likely wouldn't pass a safety inspection in most first world countries, but it is the best place to get a view of the city. The tower is near the circus. Watch football at Krasnodar Stadium. The home team is FC Krasnodar who play in the Russian Premier League, the top tier of Russian football.

Eat

Where to eat

Krasnodar has many restaurants, pubs, eateries, sushi bars, hookah bars, pizzerias, coffee/tea houses and fast food places. The predominant Krasnodar cuisine is a mix of south Russian, Georgian, Armenian and Greek flavors with emphasis on fresh local grown produce minimally spiced and mostly flavored by parsley, dill and cilantro. Lyubo-Dorogo. A popular local cafe chain.

How locals move

Getting around Krasnodar the local way

Share-taxi routes mapped nearby
  • 185А (6) 185А (6)
  • 43 43 ЦКР Южный
  • 67 67
  • 129 Маршрутное такси №129 · ООО «Маршрут-сервис»
  • 34 Маршрутное такси №34: ЖК Спортивная деревня - улица Благоева
  • 34 Маршрутное такси №34: улица Благоева - Торговый центр Западный""
  • 75 Маршрутное такси №75: ТРК Красная Площадь" - улица Думенко"
  • 5a
  • 15
  • 75 Маршрутное такси №75: улица Думенко - ТРК Красная Площадь"
  • 122 122

OpenStreetMap contributors.

  • Get in}} From the airport, trolleybus 7 (1 hour) and minibuses 53 and 15 (40 minutes) operate service to main train station.
  • Get aroundKrasnodar has a dense network of trams, trolleybuses, city buses, taxis, the boat across the Kuban river and marshrutkas.

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