Arkhangelsk

CenterofArkhangelsk - View of Chumbarova-Luchinskogo street

Arkhangelsk (population 390,000) is a regional center in Northwestern Russia, located on both banks of Northern Dvina river near its mouth on the White Sea, about 1100 km to the north of Moscow and about 1500 km northeast of Saint Petersburg.

About Arkhangelsk

The city was founded in 1584 and became the first Russian port playing the major role in trade with Europe until the foundation of Saint Petersburg in 1703. Since then, Arkhangelsk has been developing as a provincial city. The second negative impact on its importance arose with the foundation of Murmansk, a trans-polar non-frozen seaport at Barents Sea, in the beginning of the 20th century, however honour came to the city during the years of World War II, when Arkhangelsk was the key destination point for Allied sea convoys which helped the Soviet Union to confront Hitler's aggression.

Arkhangelsk claims itself the capital of Russian North. Thit is a bit pretentious, but reasonable at least in the matter of cultural life, which is very active compared to most city's of the same size in Russia.

The economy of Arkhangelsk is based on timber trade and the paper industry. The city has a large commercial and fishing port.

Located off the beaten path of major tourist flow, Arkhangelsk can be a transit point during a trip to Solovetsky Islands|Solovki, but is also worth a separate visit.

Weather in Arkhangelsk

The most comfortable time to see Arkhangelsk is summer. During May, June and July the sun seems to spend 24/7 in the sky. Thit is actually not so: Arkhangelsk is 300 km south of the Arctic Circle, so it doesn't have polar days or polar nights. But prepare to be awakened by sun peering through you window at 2 AM in summer. The other side of thit is 2-4 hours of light per day in winter.

Spring is late (snowfalls in May are quite usual), summer is relatively warm (+20-25C), first snow comes in October or November, winters are harsh (-20-30C, windy). From November to May and the Northern Dvina and White Sea are covered with ice and ship navigation is feasible with icebreakers only.

Travel to Arkhangelsk

Arch01 - View of Northern Dvina in winter

Travel by plane to Arkhangelsk

Arkhangelsk has two airports: Talagi ('IATA Flight Code: ARH) for interregional flights and Vaskovo for flights within Arkhangelsk region. Talagi is the hub for Nordavia. There are several daily Flights from Moscow (from Sheremetyevo Intl. Airport served by Nordavia and Vnukovo Intl. Airport served by UTair) and Saint Petersburg (from Pulkovo Intl. Airport served by Nordavia and ' Rossiya Airlines). One-way domestic flights range between 4-6000 rubles.

Apart from seasonal Flights to and from a few holiday destinations in the Mediterranean and Black Sea, international flights are limited to services to and from Tromsø in Norway.

Talagi airport is about 25 min trip from the downtown. The going rate for a taxi to the airport is about 200 rubles but in the opposite direction, enterprising cab drivers ask for around 400 rubles. Buses 12 and 12к get you from Talagi to downtown for a mere 18 rubles but takes almost an hour and the timetable is not optimal.

Travel by train to Arkhangelsk

A slightly more adventurous traveler will probably opt for the train, which from Moscow's Yaroslavsky Vokzal takes about 23 h with one to two trains per day. A train journey from Saint Petersburg clocks in at around 27 h with up to three services per week, other city's with direct trains to Arkhangelsk includes Kotlas and Murmansk. Also and there is one international train service from Minsk and the capital of Belarus, once a week taking three nights. As in most northern Russian city's extra trains to and from the Black Sea appears during the summer months, catering to domestic tourists but open for anyone to use. Schedules change from year to year so check beforehand.

• Arkhangelsk train station - Архангельск-Город - 64.550705,40.574285 Situated on the eastern edge of town, at Prospekt Dzerzhinskogo 2. Buses and taxis are available and will whisk you to the downtown in a just few minutes.

Travel by vehicle to Arkhangelsk

1200 km by M8 road from Moscow via Yaroslavl and Vologda and you are in Arkhangelsk (couple of hundreds kilometers more if you trip from Street Petersburg). The road is paved, but its quality wishes to be much better.

Travel by ship/cruise to Arkhangelsk

Archangelsk is a significant commercial and fishing port acting as well as a gateway to Northern Sea Path (Северный морской путь). But there are no any regular ship connections with Arkhangelsk excluding river commuter ships.

Transportation in Arkhangelsk

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Arkhangelsk is spread for 42 km via Northern Dvina river and has even several islands with no bridge connection included into its metropolitan zone. So getting around certain neighborhoods can be complicated. But all main attractions are located in the center and can be explored by foot.

Public transportation is represented with buses and marshrutki (shared shuttle vanes). It is difficult to use without knowing Russian.

River transport is active during the summer season to connect river island vicinities with the town center.

Commuter trains service connects several suburbs with the city, but is interesting mainly for local residents keeping their dachas. Each destination have one train in the morning and one in the evening.

Getting around by car or taxi is probably the best way to explore Arkhangelsk. Taxis are affordable and could be found near most attractions. Car rental service is represented by local providers only.

All means of transport including taxis reduce their activity significantly after evening rush-hours. This can be mainly sensitive in winter, so do not allow yourself to stay half an hour on a -30C frost - order taxi by phone.

What to See

Arch13 - Monument to Peter The Great

Downtown

Arkhangelsk had been founded in 1584, but until 20th century nearly all buildings were wooden. That is why there are not so many examples of old architecture here. Outside of the center buildings become very typical, but the core part of the city has some diversity.

Orientation is easy from Lenin Plaza, where Arkhangelsk's only skyscraper is built. This 24-floor administrative building is seen from many parts of the city and can act as a lighthouse for a traveller. Streets called ulitsa (улица) are positioned perpendicularly to the river, those are called prospekt (проспект) are parallel to the river. Area of interest is limited by Dvina's embankment (Naberezhnaya) in the west, Kuznechevsky Bridge in the north, Obvodny Kanal prospekt in the east and the Sea and River Station (Морской и Речной Вокзал) in the south. Most of attractions e.g. views, buildings, museums, restaurants and theatres etc. are located within this shape.

• Northern Dvina's embankment and around - Severnoy Dviny embarkment - Arkhangelsk,_Russia - 64.54373,40.51201 Arkhangelsk is the theme of Russian 500 rubles banknote and walking through the embankment you can find all the sites printed on it. For example and the monument of Peter The Great (photo below). Other monuments are generally belong to Soviet period, including the canonical Lenin's monument at the relevant square. There is also a couple of interesting churches around Naberezhnaya, including the former (German) Kirche (now used as city concert hall). River views and ships also compensate Arkhangelsk's architectural scarcity. Most of Arkhangelsk's street events are organized at Naberezhnaya, in summer the embankment is the favorite place of walking for local residents. To find places for eating / drinking go to Troitsky prospekt. Natural history museum and the gallery of arts are located at Lenin Plaza.

• Wooden Arkhangelsk - Arkhangelsk Chumbarova-Luchinskogo - 64.53411,40.53146 - Wooden buildings are being gradually moved out of the city, but still Arkhangelsk contains many sections of such 1-2 floor houses. Some of them look beautiful, others are more like slums, but anyway wooden Arkhangelsk is a certain point of interest and worth a walking visit. Even some sidewalks are still made of wood, crunching under feet. Most beautiful and well-maintained wooden buildings are concentrated at Chumbarova-Luchinskogo street (улица Чумбарова-Лучинского) which is planned as a "museum street" by the city authorities.

MalyeKorely - A wooden church in Malye Korely

Outside of the center

• Solombala Island (Соломбала) 64.582318,40.515695 Northern Dvina's delta is full of flat islands, several of them form parts of Arkhangelsk and Solombala is the most known of such parts. Traditional port neighborhood, it's filled with the mixture of old wooden houses and modern blocks, unkempt, but colourful. Arkhangelsk competes with Veliky Ustyug to be called the home of Ded Moroz (Farther Frost, Russian version of Santa) and in Solombala you can find "Ded Moroz's village": a kind of entertainment area with Russian traditional facilities for family leisure (like winter snow coasts for kids).

• Malye Korely (Малые Корелы) - 64.453755,40.932637 - Opening Hours: Tue-Sun 10AM Monday - 5PM Admission: 250 rubles An open-air museum of Russian North's wooden architecture. The museum area is located on the high bank of a small picturesque river and is filled with impressive wooden houses, churches etc. Malye Korely is claimed to be the European-largest open-air architectural museum. Located in a village just outside the city, it's an easy target for a day or a half-day trip. You can also stay there for a night or two in a recently built hotel complex performed in traditional Russian style. Winter gives the opportunity of skiing and sledging in Malye Korely (rent of equipment is feasible). Easiest way to reach Malye Karely is to catch a taxi, but you can also try to go by a local bus No. 104 from Sea and River Station (Морской и Речной Вокзал).

Muslim Travel Tips

• Walk through Northern Dvina embankment, see kilometers of water and feel strong wind in any season.
• Have some drink in city coffees.
• Visit one of the city festivals (summer: street theatres from all Europe, winter: ice sculpture festivals)
• Arkhangelsk is called to be cultural capital of Russian North, so plunge into local culture: pay attention to the natural history museum and the gallery of arts, spend an evening at a classical organ concert in a music hall inside a former church.
• Try Northern Dvina's beach in summer (bathing is not recommended due to environmental reasons, but still allowed and feasible).
• Spend a couple of hours on a skating-rink or take a skiing day-off in winter.
• Get out to see severe Northern nature, rural settlements and wooden temples.

What to buy in Arkhangelsk

Shopping infrastructure in Arkhangelsk is being developed, but yet hasn't achieved the level of 400 000 people regional center. Most of goods are brought from Moscow or St. Petersburg, so they are more expensive than in these city's. There are some local tourist goods to buy:

• Local wooden souvenirs made of birchbark
• Northern sweets named kozuli (козули)
• Picked berries (cranberries, blackberries etc.) and mushrooms. Check local markets in autumn.

Halal Restaurants & Food in Arkhangelsk

• Biblio-cafe - Кофейня "Высотка" | Lenin square 64.5386293,40.5180759 A nice caffeterie in the heart of the city. Shared with a library and performed with old Books and writers' portraits on walls. Lovely place for a cup of Coffee.

• Treskoed - Трескоед - prospekt Chumbarova-Luchinskogo, 8 64.5332787,40.5350885 +7 8182 44-03-02 An authentic restaurant of traditional Arctic fish cuisine. Menu includes both Russian and Norwegian dishes and the prices are reasonable and all information is accessible in English and Norwegian.

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Ramadan in Arkhangelsk

Ramadan 2025 in Arkhangelsk

Ramadan concludes with the festival of Eid al-Fitr, which may last several days, usually three in most countries.

The next Ramadan shall be from Friday, 28 February 2025 to Saturday, 29 March 2025

The next Eid al-Adha shall be on Friday, 6 June 2025

The next day of Raʾs al-Sana shall be on Thursday, 26 June 2025

The next day for Mawlid al-Nabī shall be on Monday, 16 September 2024

Muslim Friendly Hotels

Most tourists visit Arkhangelsk as a transit point to Solovetsky Islands, so the sleeping infrastructure there is quite scarce and oriented mostly on business visitors.

Budget:

• Belomorskaya Hotel | 64.5420899,40.5670667 from 990 rubles per day Built for budget tourists during Soviet times, still offers typical Soviet way of service. Located between town center and the train station. Cheapest rooms have shared bathrooms.

• Hotel Meridian | 64.5701027,40.5237518 from 1040 rubles per day - Located between town center and Solombala, with shared bathrooms in cheapest rooms.

Midrange:

• Hotel Dvina - 64.5346346,40.5240693 +7 8182 28-70-98 From 2300 rubles per day A Soviet-time 12-floor building was renovated recently and is the best location right in the center but still lack in service and comfort. 3 stars.

• Pur-Navolok Hotel - 64.541392,40.5106664 From 3000 rubles per day Probably and the most comfortable and expat-friendly hotel in the city, located in the center on the embankment of Northern Dvina. 4 stars.

• Business Center Hotel | 64.5394525,40.5230662 - A new 4-star hotel, located in the center of the city.

• Malye Karely - 64.4530772,40.9372864 ☎ +7 (8182) 462472 From 2100 rubles per day. - Located near the Malye Korely museum, 24 kilometers from town center, this hotel offers both room and cottage lodging, as well as handful of daily activities like skiing in winter etc.

Telecommunications in Arkhangelsk

Consulates in Arkhangelsk

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• Norway - Honourary Consulate | Pomorskaya Street, 16 - +7 8182 43-20-03, +7 8182 65-10-43, +7 921 720-9077 Opening Hours: Monday 10AM - 4PM, Thursday 1PM - 5PM

Where to travel next from Arkhangelsk

Solovetsky Islands are a group of islands in the White Sea, about 200 km northwest from Arkhangelsk, famous because of its monastery (Solovetsky Monastery). Its massive stone walls together with severe northern nature form stunning views. The site is included into UNESCO World Heritage List.

During the Stalin era, Solovetsky Monastery was used as a concentration camp and acted as a cornerstone of gulags.

Now the monastery role is back but you still need a permit to visit islands. Expect at least 4 days to spend there and take a lot of anti-mosquito spray with you during summer.

There is a direct flight from Arkhangelsk's Vaskovo (Васьково) airport to Solovki (1-2 times a week). During the summer season there is also irregular ship connection. Ask local travel agents for more information.

Pinega (Пинега) is a river in Arkhangelsk region (say 300 kilometers from the city), locally known for beautiful gypsum caves on its banks. Pinega is reachable by bus, extreme lovers can try local train No. 666 (the road to hell as it is), but most probably the best way is to organize the trip via local travel agents.

Siyskiy Monastery is about 200 km to the south from Arkhangelsk, accessible by car. Beautiful site inside taiga.

Severodvinsk, pop. 200 000 is the capital of Russian nuclear submarine production. The city is 35 km away from Arkhangelsk and is easily reachable by vehicle or by bus. If you're not a Russian citizen, you probably need a permit to enter Severodvinsk. There is nothing exceptional in the city's typically Soviet view unless you have a governmental pass to see submarine wharf. White Sea coast is packed into an ugly embankment.Copyright 2015 - 2024. All Rights reserved by eHalal Group Co., Ltd.
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