Located in historical centre (not far from the central city area), Yekaterinburg Hostel is the 1st hostel, opened in Yekaterinburg. All major tourist attractions are easily accessible: Statue of the city founders - Vasily Tatishchev and Georg Wilhelm de Gennin, St.Ekatherina's Chapel, Cathedral on Blood, the Square of 1905 year and Oktyabrskaya Square, City Hall building and Ural Region Government.
We recommend to see and visit in summer: Beautiful riversides of the Iset River, Europe-Asia Boundary, unique sites of The Urals, anniversary of Yekaterinburg (The Day of City) in August.
What to see and visit in winter: 4 mountains, equipped for alpine skiing: Uktus (right in the City), Pilnaya, Volchiha, Yezhovaya,Festival of Ice Sculptures on New Year Holidays.
Our staff are very helpful and friendly.We can help you with everything taxi pick-up, train tickets, tours and etc. Come and explore Russia from one of it finest city. We look forward to seeing you here! A warm welcome awaits you.
French traveler Hubert Kriegel at the end of May, visited the city of Yekaterinburg, and stopped in Yekaterinburg Hostel. A local television station did a news story for publication.
Very nice hostel. good location, charming staff. clean, quiet and comfortable. i spent a night there and plan to come back
Name: Tyler Smith email: pvtts05@excite.com Arrival Date:: 2009-04-26
My experience was great. It is a two room hostel and I was the only one there besides the one staff member. I could arrive and leave basically whenever I need... Read more »
Saturday, 21 March. Famous russian indie-group "My rockets up!" were our guests after successfull show in "Nirvana" rock-club. Guys couldn't stop playing and our kitchen became their little stage!
Ekaterinburg Museum of Fine Arts is one of the richest treasure stores in the capital of the Urals. Such riches as the collection of west European paintings of 14-18 cc., works of Russian ancient art of 17-20 cc. with the icons, sculpture and plastic fine art, Russian avant-garde painting of 1910-1920-s, stone-cutting and lapidary art with the works of the Ural craftsmen of 18–end of 20 cc., and also the... Read more »
According to the well-known historian A. Kozlov, the first arm of Ekaterinburg was developed by F. Santi, Piedmontese count, or the King of Arms, S. Kolychev in 1723 and 1727. The arm represented “a green field and a silver cloud with golden rays. A golden imperial crown with red ribbons on each side was placed above the cloud. There were two golden monograms of Peter I to the right and Ekaterina I to the left s... Read more »
Vasily Nikitich Tatish’ev (1686 – 1750) is a famous Russian historian, geographer, economist and statesman; the author of the first main work in Russian history – “Russian History”; a founder of Stavropol (modern Tolyatti), Ekaterinburg and Perm.
Headnote: “Peter’s closest associates” Contemporaries and descendents took in the scientific and official merits of Tatishev ambiguously. Disputation... Read more »
