Oryol
Oryol, also transliterated as Orel or Oriol, is a city and the administrative center of Oryol Oblast, Russia, situated on the Oka River, approximately 368 kilometers (229 mi) south-southwest of Moscow.
It is part of the Central Federal District, as well as the Central Economic Region.
Getting to Oryol
Oryol is located 368 km to the South from Moscow, on the way to Ukraine and Crimea. It is just a 5-hour drive from Moscow, the road is a 4-lane highway until Tula, often bumpy though, and then 2-3 lanes of a moderate quality. Alternatively, you can take an express commuter train from Kursky railway station in Moscow.
- 01Oryol
Worth seeing
- 01Oryol Museum of Fine Arts
- 02Oryol Museum of Regional Studies
Museum of Military History House of Ivan Turgenev House of Ivan Bunin House of Nikolai Leskov Bogoyavlensky Cathedral, among the churches it is the oldest building in the city, founded in 1640.
Things to do
Korfball, a Dutch sport of which Russia's best team trains in the city.
Getting around Oryol the local way
- Get aroundTo travel around, locals choose between public buses, trolley-buses, trams and numerous minibus-taxies.
- Get aroundFares vary from a fixed US$0.33 (buses, trolley-buses and trams) to US$0.50 (minibus-taxies); however, you may prefer to move around by a private taxi (US$3-7 for trips within the city).
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