Southern Russia - Russia meridionale

Southern Russia

State	Russia

Southern Russia is a federal district of the Russia European.

To know

Southern Russia is a region of Russia, bordering the Central Russia and the Volga region to the north, the Kazakhstan and the Caspian Sea to the east, theAzerbaijan and the Georgia to the south, the Black Sea and theUkraine West. Southern Russia boasts the most beautiful climate in the country, with warm Black Sea beach resorts, as well as Russia's most mountainous and exotic cultural destinations in the North Caucasus.

Territories and tourist destinations

Kalmykia - The only Buddhist region ofEurope.

Krasnodar Territory is Adygea

Ciscaucasia (or North Caucasus) - The most unstable part of the Russia which comprises Chechnya, Dagestan, Ingushetia, Kabardino-Balkaria, Karachaj-Cherkessia is North Ossetia-Alania.

Rostov Oblast

Stavropol Territory '

Contested territories

Crimea - Region of passage of many peoples for millennia, today it belongs de facto to Russia following the referendum of March 2014. Includes the cities of Sevastopol is Yalta.

ATTENTION: Following the proclamation of independence of the region fromUkraine and in the referendum with which the citizens have chosen by a large majority to join the Russian Federation, Crimea remains a controversial region from an international point of view. Wikivoyage does not take a position on these disputes; we only want to address the practical problems of the journey:

Crimea is de facto under the control of the Russian Federation. Each visit will require a Russian visa, and most visitors will reach the area via Russia.
Consular services are not available to travelers from most nations. Western embassies a Moscow they are credited with covering Russia, but exclude Crimea on the grounds that it legally belongs to Ukraine. The western embassies in Kiev they may not have the means to reach or help you in an emergency.
International air flights over the region are suspended.

For more details see the item Crimea.

Urban centers

Derbent - the oldest city in Russia, founded 5500 years ago.
Krasnodar
Machačkala
Mineral'nye Vody
Rostov-on-Don
Sochi - the most famous seaside resort in Russia, sul Black Sea, will host the 2014 Winter Olympics.
Stavropol '
Vladikavkaz
Ėlist - one of the strangest cities in Russia, home to several Buddhist monasteries and "Chess City".

Other destinations

Dombaj - Russia's major mountain resort, in the heart of the Teberdinsky Nature Reserve, is situated in the mountains higher than the Alps, with the best for Russia's alpine skiing and trekking, rock climbing and hot springs.

How to get

By plane

There are daily domestic flights from St.Pietroburgo and Moscow to major cities in the region, such as those listed above, as well as the bizarre airport in Mineralnye Vody.

On the train

Southern Russia served by rail through Voronezh, from Moscow. Most of such trains come through Rostov-on-Don and then to Krasnodar is Stavropol '. The train service also exists from Kharkiv in Ukraine in Rostov-on-Don.

How to get around

What see

What to do

At the table

In regions with large non-ethnic-Russian populations, be sure to seek out the region's many national cuisines, many of them substantially different from Russian cuisine and frankly delicious.

Safety

	ATTENTION: Travel to much of the Caucasus Northern is not recommended due to ongoing conflicts in the region.

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