“Three mountains – two holes” – this is how residents of Khabarovsk describe their city, referring to three central parallel streets and two boulevards between them. The city itself is a long settlement along the Amur River with the streets of Lenin and Metallistov, a Ferris wheel and singing fountains. What will a tourist find in this city?
what to see in the city
Visiting the city Sergey Pishchulov, a traveler and employee of the Tutu.ru travel service, advises you to start with the study of the main square of the city – Komsomolskaya Square. It also houses the first stone Grado-Khabarovsk Cathedral of the Assumption of the Mother of God, as well as the Admiral Nevelsky embankment, which stretches along the central descent into the river and the central part of the city, somewhat reminiscent of Nizhny Novgorod. – the same wide and long, but with a small beach. There is also a city park and an observation deck.
“Then I propose to go in the opposite direction from the river along Muravyov-Amursky Avenue. In general, the city has four parallel large streets running from the river to the north of the city – Muravyov-Amursky (the most interesting), Amur Avenue, Ussuri Avenue and Lenin Avenue. The farther from the Amur, the less interesting in general, ”says Pishchulov.
Muravyov-Amursky Street is the central street in Khabarovsk. It has preserved the largest number of pre-war buildings, but there are no sights that can be included in guidebooks for travelers.
Basically, the buildings are occupied by offices and restaurants, with rare exceptions, for example, in the form of the Far Eastern State Science Library building made of Manchurian brick in the Art Nouveau style.
The street, the same dancing fountains and St. Pushkin, 54, who owns a business center. By the way, the road from Komsomolskaya to Lenin Square takes only 20 minutes on foot.
After walking a few more hundred meters, you will find yourself in the Central City Culture and Recreation Park “Dynamo”. The types of entertainment here are classic: an ice rink and ice sculptures in winter, rides and ice cream tents in summer.
However, in their 2GIS reviews, local residents warn: “Playgrounds are just scary! Kamikaze slides for children, the surface is indistinct.
Another aspect of the walk is along the embankment. If you turn your back on Komsomolskaya Square and go to the right, you will come to the Transfiguration Cathedral. Its construction was completed in 2004, after which the Cathedral of Christ the Savior and St. It ranked third after Isaac’s Cathedral.
There are more attractions on the left. For example, the Far Eastern Art Museum, NI Grodekov and Khabarovsk cliff, which presents paintings from the warehouses of the Hermitage, History and Russian Museums.
This place on the banks of the Amur River is the most beautiful in the city, according to the head of the cultural and educational department of the MAUK “Khabarovsk Historical Museum” Maya Redzhepova. From here you can see the river, the peaks of the Bolshekhekhtsirsky Mountain Range and the city itself. Among the attractions to visit, the guide added the Museum of the History of the City of Khabarovsk and Andrey Vlasov, a guide and organizer of city and country excursions in Khabarovsk, the special museum of the history of sound recordings. The World of Talking Machines” and the Amur Bridge Historical Museum, which operates outdoors from May to October.
Khabarovsk has an unofficial stamp of the city, although it may seem abandoned, but only here you can take the best photos. “This is an unfinished abandoned building that was built in the late 30s to serve the railway tunnel under the Amur but was never completed,” says Andrey Vlasov. – This building, like the bridge itself, is located in the northern part, 7 km from the city center. The bridge for the 5000th bill was photographed from this building. It can only be reached by taxi. This building is called the Tower of the Infidel or the Architect’s House.
where to eat
For those who love Georgian cuisine, local people recommend Huma and Satsivi restaurants, you can drink in a Pan-Asian – Echo, Italian – V Drova, Turkish – Sultan Bazaar, Odessa – De’ribas, Bavarian style “Mrs Fasani” institution. . All these places, except for the “echo”, are located on the “red line” – historical Muravyov-Amursky Street.
At home, residents of the city like to make succulent fern, salads with wild garlic and lemongrass jam. All ingredients can be purchased at the city’s Central Market, and local fish can be tasted at Amur Restaurant.
In Khabarovsk there are many establishments with Chinese food in particular and in general reminiscent of a neighboring country. The road to the border takes only a few hours by ferry. By the way, residents of Khabarovsk often chose such leisure before the pandemic. The Chinese also love Khabarovsk and even donated several monuments to the city.
How else to have fun
One of the most exciting activities in the city is the hockey matches of the Amur city team. Highly recommended to visit by Sergey Pischulov. The season starts in September and ends in February. A favorite pastime for Khabarovsk residents themselves is boating and SUPs, cycling and skating along the river.
“The best time to visit Khabarovsk is between May and September,” says Maya Redzhepova. “The city is one of the sunniest in Russia (more than 300 sunny days a year), Khabarovsk is beautiful in late spring and early autumn.”
Andrei Vlasov adds that in May there is not yet middle age, the summer heat with high humidity and, most importantly, the flowering period begins.
“In the spring, rhododendron begins to bloom. It is mistakenly called wild rosemary. But basically you can only see it in the hills and forest around the city. But the most popular inflorescence is Michurin almond, mixed with sakura. Basically, almond blossoms are on the embankment and next to the medical university across Lenin Square (if we talk about the historical part of the city), ”says the guide.
As the snow melts in May, most of the hiking trails near the city open. For example, Khekhtsir runs through the south of the city with the hiking trails “Snake Hill” and “Vershina AV”. To the northeast of the city is the Kindred Camp, which is “an island of the original Nanai culture, 70 kilometers from Khabarovsk,” as the campsite is called. Here tourists are shown the traditional economic activities and life of the peoples of the Amur region.
What’s the price
For May, tickets for one person without a transfer from Moscow to Khabarovsk, St. Petersburg it will cost 13 thousand rubles, and from Yekaterinburg – 20 thousand rubles. Hotel prices are low – unlike flights. A night in the five-star Parus hotel in the very center of the city will cost 5 thousand rubles, the cost of living in the four-star hotels Intourist, Amur, Azimut is about 3-4 thousand, 2.5 thousand rubles each. you can stay overnight in three-star hotels, but the farther away from the “red line” most of them are not in the very center of the city, the more neglect and destruction. This should be kept in mind so as not to be disappointed in the end.