Oryol
Oryol (Russian:Eagle) is a city in the Chernozemye region of the Russian Federation. This regional capital is a destination for its clean air, old churches, and extensive literary and dramatic history.
Get in
[edit]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. It starts at 6PM and arrives at Oryol at 10:40PM There is also an overnight 'sleeping' train starting at 11PM and arriving before 6AM Generally, there are a LOT of trains passing Oryol from Moscow on their way to Ukraine. The fare is US$10-20-40 depending on the carriage class.
Firmenny sleeper train Turgenev № 603/604 rides between Oryol and Moscow daily.
- 1 Oryol railway station.
Get around
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The central part of the city is pleasant and walkable. To travel around, locals choose between public buses, trolley-buses, trams and numerous minibus-taxies. Fares 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). The interesting means of transportation is a river tram, a boat shuttling on the river for tourist purposes but may be used for other ones. It goes from the Central Park to Luzhki aka Luzhkovsky Bridge at 10-00, 12-00, 14-00, 16-00, 18-00, 20-00 if there is no less than 10 passengers abroad.
See
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Museums
[edit]- 1 Oryol Museum of Fine Arts (Орловский музей изобразительных искусств), Ul. Oktyabr'skaya, 29.
- 2 Oryol Museum of Regional Studies (Орловский краеведческий музей), Ul. Gostinaya, 2.
- Museum of Military History
- House of Ivan Turgenev
- House of Ivan Bunin
- House of Nikolai Leskov
Other destinations
[edit]- Bogoyavlensky Cathedral, among the churches it is the oldest building in the city, founded in 1640.
- Victory Park
- The Central Park (ЦПКиО)
Do
[edit]- Korfball, a Dutch sport of which Russia's best team trains in the city.
Buy
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[edit]Mid-range
[edit]- Salut (Салют), 36 Lenina St (from the railway station by trolleybus #3 to the stop Glav pochtamt), ☏ +7 4862 43-50-40, fax: +7(4862) 43-57-26, orelturist@gmail.com. The hotel is located in the city center and has a range of various rooms. There is a restaurant, a cafe, fitness-center, solarium and billiard. Tou can also take an excurion at the tour bureau. Wi-Fi. single room from at 2000 руб.
- Rus (Русь), 37 Maksima Gorkogo St, ☏ +7 4862 47-55-50, fax: +7(4862) 55-05-24. On the corner of the central square. Restaurant.Wi-Fi. 4 categories of single rooms: 700-3500 руб.
Splurge
[edit]- Hotel Grinn (Гринн), 4 Kromskoe shosse. Restaurant, bar, night club, bowling, fitness center, currency exchange, pool, internet-cafe. 2800-16000 руб for single rooms.