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REVELRY is a 54.3 m Motor Yacht, built in Netherlands by Amels and delivered in 2012. She is one of 4 LE 177 models.

Her top speed is 15.5 kn, her cruising speed is 13.0 kn, and she boasts a maximum cruising range of 4500.0 nm at 12.0 kn, with power coming from two MTU diesel engines. She can accommodate up to 12 guests in 6 staterooms, with 12 crew members. She has a gross tonnage of 640.0 GT and a 9.0 m beam.

She was designed by Tim Heywood , who has designed 60 other superyachts in the BOAT Pro database.

The naval architecture was developed by Amels , who has architected 70 other superyachts in the BOAT Pro database, and the interior of the yacht was designed by Laura Sessa Design , who has 26 other superyacht interiors designed in the BOAT Pro database - she is built with a Teak deck, a Steel hull, and Aluminium superstructure.

REVELRY is in the top 10% by LOA in the world. She is one of 190 motor yachts in the 50-55m size range, and, compared to similarly sized motor yachts, her volume is 17.05 GT above the average.

REVELRY is currently sailing under the Cayman Islands flag, the 2nd most popular flag state for superyachts with a total of 1414 yachts registered. She is known to be an active superyacht and has most recently been spotted cruising near France. For more information regarding REVELRY's movements, find out more about BOATPro AIS .

Specifications

• Name: REVELRY
• Previous Names: 4YOU
• Yacht Type: Motor Yacht
• Yacht Subtype: Displacement
• Model: LE 177
• Builder: Amels
• Naval Architect: Amels
• Exterior Designer: Tim Heywood
• Interior Designer: Laura Sessa Design
• Refits: 2019,2019,2020,2020,2021,2021,2021,2022,2022,2023,2023

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Motor Yacht

Revelry is a custom motor yacht launched in 2012 by Amels in Vlissingen , Netherlands.

AMELS are masters in the art of modern Dutch high-value yacht building. The yard is the largest superyacht facility in the Netherlands and one of the top superyacht builders in the world. In 2005 AMELS launched the successful LIMITED EDITIONS and delivered the first yacht of the series in 2007. The shipyard also specialises in the build of full-custom superyachts, with the in-construction Project Signature due to become the largest superyacht ever built in the Netherlands upon her scheduled launch in 2025.

Revelry measures 54.30 metres in length and has a beam of 9.00 feet. She has a gross tonnage of 642 tonnes.

Revelry has a steel hull with an aluminium superstructure.

Tim Heywood, the multi award-winning yacht designer, has produced some of the finest and largest yachts on the water. Among his exceptional designs is the stunning 133m Al Mirqab, which was awarded the coveted ‘Motor Yacht of the Year’ at the 2009 World Superyacht Awards.

Her interior design is by Studio Laura Sessa.

Revelry also features naval architecture by Amels.

Performance and Capabilities

Revelry has a top speed of 15.50 knots and a cruising speed of 13.00 knots. She is powered by a twin screw propulsion system.

Revelry has a fuel capacity of 115,000 litres, and a water capacity of 17,000 litres.

She also has a range of 4,500 nautical miles.

Accommodation

Revelry accommodates up to 1 guests .

Other Specifications

Revelry is MCA compliant, her hull NB is 461.

Revelry is a Lloyds Register class yacht. She flies the flag of the Cayman Islands.

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Launched in 2012 and refitted in 2018, the 55m motor yacht REVELRY ( ex 4You, Project AAA) is the second exceptional and highly customised Limited Editions 180 vessel, developed by the prominent Dutch builder Amels. With the sophisticated exterior by respected Tim Heywood, the REVELRY superyacht boasts a beautiful interior by Laura Sessa Romboli. The accommodation provides for 12 guests over six cabins, with an additional twin cabin behind the Master suite for children or staff.

NOTABLE FEATURES OF REVELRY: ~Sundeck Jacuzzi ~Serene massage room ~Grand piano in the sky lounge ~Excellent balance between indoor and outdoor living areas ~Ideal luxury yacht for entertaining

The main deck aft provides a spacious outdoor area for sheltered lounging and socialisation. Two sofa and two armchairs face a coffee table ideal for casual alfresco dining in atmospheric surroundings. Two staircases connect down to the swim platform where guests can sunbathe beside the water or head inside to the beach club.

The upper deck has a large alfresco dining table designed for more intimate meals between eight guests. The shade can be extended to the stern with the use of a canopy for all-day outdoor relaxation in one of the two lounge areas to the aft, or at the central circular table that enjoys excellent rear views. An exterior staircase connects up to the sundeck aft, while in front of the helm station there is a Portuguese deck where two oversized armchairs and two sunpads face out across the bow. On the sundeck, the forward section is raised for uninterrupted views while relaxing on one of the sun loungers. The central section contains a wet bar and an alfresco dining area to seat 12. Sheltered under the hardtop there is an outdoor gym that can be sheltered by pulling closed glass sliding doors and to the stern there is a large Jacuzzi with sunpads surrounding the stern-side section.

The lower deck layout contains a beach club with a massage room. Forward is the guest accommodation, which consists of two aft twin cabins and two forward double cabins, all with en-suite facilities. The engine room is located amidships and within the bow section is the crew accommodation, mess and facilities.

On the main deck, the full-beam Master suite is situated forward and boasts a private lounge, study, en-suite bathroom and walk-in wardrobe. Behind the Master suite is a twin cabin ideal for children or staff members. Behind the main foyer is the formal dining area and main salon, which features a sophisticated colour palette of browns and creams with dark wooden panelling adding to the ambiance.

The formal dining area has eight plush white chairs around an understated dining table and the area is flooded with natural light from the large windows running the length of the room. After a meal guests can relax on the sofa or in the armchairs while being served drinks from the beautifully lit aft bar. A disguised staircase blends into the surroundings and leads down to the guest accommodation on the lower deck.

REVELRY Specifications

On the upper deck, the helm station and captain's cabin is placed forward of the foyer and behind there is a skylounge which is decorated in a lighter colour scheme than the main salon. The calming environment contains sumptuous chaise loungers, a sofa and armchair around a coffee table, with a games table placed beside the port windows. A grand piano is placed near the aft doors and the corner bar will provide refreshments throughout the occasion.

2 x MTU 2000 each producing 1450 HP allow for a top speed of 16 knots and a cruising speed of 14 knots.

Yacht Charter Accommodation

The accommodation sleeps up to 12 guests over 6 cabins: 1 Master suite, 2 double cabins convertible to twins and 2 twin cabins all with en-suite facilities. There is also an en-suite twin cabin behind the Master suite ideal for children or staff. The crew of 13 will ensure that everyone has a relaxing and fulfilling time on board.

Charter Amenities and Extras

Tenders & Toys: ~1 x 41ft Regulator 2021 with 4 x 425 V8 Yamaha engines- fully set up for fishing ~1 x 7.2m Ribeye jet tender 2021 custom tender ~2 x Yamaha Jet skis 3 seaters ~2 x F5 Seabobs ~2 x E Foil boards brand Lift Foil ~Wake and tow foil boards ~4 x Rigid paddle boards brand Fanatic ~5 x Inflatable Kayaks ~Various inflatable water toys ~Loads of fishing gears (fly fishing, deep sea, spearfishing, etc. any type of sea fishing basically) ~Snorkeling Equipment: sizes available (kids/adults): Most sizes on board ~Note: the Regulator is the chase tender for the Caribbean and the Bahamas. The chase tender for the Med will be similar in size and range (Axopar or Fjord TBC). ///Audio Visual Equipment and Deck Facilities: ~Central AV system integrated with iPad control ~Touch screen controls for all room functions including entertainment, lighting & temperature ~Guests can connect to the local server with movies (mostly in English, subtitles available, and music. Guests can or connect via Bluetooth or Airplay, the Crew recommend to use Airplay. ~All streaming services are available depending on satellite internet connection: Apple TV, YouTube, Netflix, Spotify. Guests can Airplay or Chromecast to the various TV’s onboard with their personal devices ~Bridge Deck Saloon 98” flatscreen TV ~TV & Audio System in all Guest Cabins ~TV & Audio System in Owner's Suite ///Communications: ~Satellite internet connection through ViaSat with Wi-Fi through yacht - no extra cost to guests, unless usage is deemed to be excessive. Speeds dependent on satellite connection – average is 40 MB down and 1 MB up. ///Gym equipment: ~1 x weights bench ~2 x kettlebells ~Bowflex variable weight up to 45 lbs ~2 x dumbbell weights ~Bowflex variable weight up to 52.5 lbs ~2 x dumbbell weights ~Bowflex variable weight up to 90 lbs ~1 x Pull up bar ~Weight balls ~Yoga mats & blocks

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"Since yacht design is highly competitive, you could be forgiven for thinking that there might be some animosity between designers. But that notion is far from reality. I am blessed with being able to count on some of the world’s leading designers as close friends, among them Tim Heywood, with whom we have collaborated on various large motor yacht projects, including the award winners Pelorus, Ice and Kogo." - "Creatively, Tim is afraid of nothing and will often conceptualise ideas that bewilder shipyards." - Terence Disdale speaking of Tim Heywood, the designer of this yacht.

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REVELRY Yacht for Charter

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The 55m (180 ft) luxury superyacht REVELRY (formerly 4YOU) was built to the highest specifications by renowned Dutch shipyard Amels and is a masterpiece of their limited edition 180 series. Launched in 2012 and expertly refitted in 2022, this impressive motor yacht features an exterior designed by award-winning Tim Heywood and a stunning contemporary interior courtesy of Laura Sessa Ramboli. With everything guests could wish for on board, REVELRY is an impressive yacht catering for those who appreciate the finer things in life.

Words that best describe this fabulous superyacht are contemporary, luxurious, stylish and modern. Guests of REVELRY will find supreme comfort as well as chic sophistication onboard. The yacht’s main salon has an elegant colour palette of grey and white which is beautifully layered with rich woods to create a warm and inviting space. Here you will find a lit-up welcome bar and sumptuous sofas and lounge chairs for relaxing. Further in is the yacht’s formal dining area where ten plush chairs surround a beautiful dining table, providing a delightful setting to enjoy the exquisite cuisine prepared by REVELRY’s onboard chefs. On the deck above, the upper lounge features a lighter colour scheme that is airy and bright, prompting relaxation. Lounge seating, a games table, and a full bar further add to the laid-back feel of this salon. The large windows that flank these impressive spaces provide abundant views and ample natural light.

Accommodation-wise REVELRY features an impressive main deck master suite that offers a private office, lounge, marble-clad ensuite bathroom, and a generous walk-in wardrobe. A further twin cabin with Pullman bunk can be found on this deck, ideally suited for children or alternatively staff with its proximity to the master suite. The remaining four guest cabins can be found on the lower deck. Here we have two double cabins featuring queen-sized beds and two twin cabins with single beds and a Pullman bunk each that can be converted to a double bed arrangement as required. All cabins offer ample storage, stunning contemporary artwork, and luxurious marble ensuites. 

Guests chartering REVELRY are also likely to be found enjoying the sunshine and the yacht’s incredible amenities on deck. The main deck aft lounge is the perfect place for morning coffees and casual outdoor dining. It also provides access to the swim platform and the beach club where you find the revitalising Lumi ice bath and the relaxing steam room. Another splendid alfresco dining option awaits on the bridge deck aft as well as a lounge area. The spaces on both of these decks can be shaded via canopies if guests prefer to get out of the sun for a little while. Moving forward along the sidewalks of the bridge deck is the Portuguese deck where oversized armchairs face out across the bow for stunning vistas especially when underway.

Guests simply fall in love with the superb sundeck, REVELRY’s highest vantage point. Here you will find uninterrupted views from raised sun loungers, a wet bar and barbeque, and a third alfresco dining table seating twelve guests – this too can be shaded if preferred. Centrally you have a semi-enclosed lounge area which can be cleared and set up as an outdoor gym for fitness-minded guests. Towards the aft of the sundeck guests can relax in the Jacuzzi and take in the magical scenery and impressive coastlines of REVELRY’s cruising grounds while bronzing on the sunpads.

REVELRY has an array of complimentary water toys and accessories for guests of all ages to enjoy including Waverunners, Seabobs, and Flite e-Foil boards, as well as a chase boat ideal for exploring shallow bays and being ferried ashore in style.

Showcasing meticulous craftsmanship coupled with high-end luxurious finishes, REVELRY certainly has the "wow" factor. This along with its state-of-the-art amenities, generous toy box, and a professional international crew of 13, this spectacular superyacht promises a unique and unforgettable charter experience for even the most discerning guests.

• Amels pedigree, limited edition 180 series impeccably maintained since launch
• Versatile 6-cabin arrangement for up to 12 guests
• Generous master suite with large walk-in wardrobe, office, and lounge area
• Vast exterior spaces offering a choice alfresco dining – all can be shaded
• Superb sundeck featuring a Jacuzzi, ample sunpads, elevated lounging and dining
• Beach club with steam room and new Lumi ice bath
• Onboard Personal Trainer
• Awesome selection of water toys for all ages
• Extensive fishing program with all the gear and onboard expertise
• 16m Viking Open Sport Fish (winter 2024/25 season onward) and 15m Windy (Mediterranean only) chase boats included in the rate
• Long-standing Captain and professional international crew

Charter Details

For a full list of all available amenities & entertainment facilities, or price to hire additional equipment please inquire.

Accommodations

Specifications

Toys & Tenders

• 16.46m (54ft) 2023 Viking Open Sport Fish, Twin 1550 MAN V12 Diesel Engines, Serious Game Fishing machine, Available from Winter 2024/25
• 16m (52ft) 2023 Windy SR52 tender, Only available in the Mediterranean
• 7.2m (23') Custom Ribeye jet tender with beach lander
• 2 x Inflatable FunAir platforms that extend the swim platform by 10m. 1 for lounging, 1 for docking watertoys
• 2 x Yamaha 3-seater Waverunners with speakers
• 6 x F5 Seabobs
• 2 x Flite e-Foil boards
• Mono/waterski
• 4 x Paddleboards (2 x rigid, 2 x inflatable)
• 2 x Inflatable 2-seater kayaks
• Various inflatable water toys
• Various kid's beach toys and ball games
• Variety of snorkeling equipment for all ages and sizes
• Loads of fishing gears (fly, deep sea, spearfishing, etc)

Summer Rates

2024 Season. Rates p/week + expenses

€ 280,000

€ 310,000

Cruising Regions

• West Mediterranean
• French Riviera
• Scandinavia
• Italian Riviera
• Amalfi Coast

Winter Rates

2024/2025 Season. Rates p/week + expenses

• The Americas
• The Bahamas
• Out Islands
• Harbour Island
• Abacos Islands
• Exuma Islands
• Eleuthera Islands
• Leeward Islands
• US Virgin Islands
• British Virgin Islands
• Nassau and Paradise Island
• Windward Islands
• Central America

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Newly renamed 55m motor yacht REVELRY now available for charter in Mediterranean

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By Nina Done   17 March 2021

Fresh from her refit, the sleek and elegant  M/Y Revelry is ready to welcome guests aboard for charters in the Mediterranean .

This newly refitted yacht, previously ex-4 You, was originally launched by Amels in 2012 and has retained all of her grace and hauteur. REVELRY's commodious exterior provides an abundance of space for charter guests, with a variety of sumptuous outdoor seating and dining options available.

Her interior spaces are flooded with light coming in from large sky lounge windows, which complement the exquisite Laura Sessen-designed interiors, where light and dark woods are juxtaposed with delicate fabrics and ornate onyx and marble finishes. 

REVELRY is as beautiful and elegant as she is comfortable and welcoming.

REVELRY boasts six staterooms, including a full-beam master suite on the upper deck, complete with private lounge, study, en-suite and walk-in wardrobe. There is another twin stateroom aft of the master suite, making this arrangement ideal for charters with children or staff.

A further four beautifully appointed staterooms are located on the lower deck, along with a beach club and massage room – perfect for some heavenly pampering.

She also offers a stunning jacuzzi, large swim platform, as well as an on-deck outdoor gym – perfect for staying in shape whilst on your charter!

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REVELRY is available to charter during the summer around the stunning Western Mediterranean region, which encompasses myriad popular yacht charter destinations such as the French Riviera, Balearics, Amalfi Coast, Corsica and Sardinia.

If you are interested in learning more about this world-class yacht charter region, please read our Western Mediterranean guide for more information.

If you'd like to learn more about chartering M/Y REVELRY, please get in touch with your chosen  yacht charter broker . 

To compare the complete market, take a look at all Mediterranean luxury charter yachts.  

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REVELRY Yacht Charter

REVELRY currently registered in the Cayman Islands is actively available for charter in several cruising destinations.

The luxury motor yacht REVELRY, previously named 4YOU, was built by Amels and delivered to her owner in 2012, she later underwent a refit in 2022.

The exterior of REVELRY is designed by Tim Heywood Design.

The 180ft / 55m REVELRY has been constructed with a steel hull and is powered by 2 x MTU 2000 with 1450HP each, Generators - 2 x Northern Light (150 KW each) with a cruising speed of 14 knots.

Charter guest accommodation

REVELRY has been designed to comfortably accommodate up to 12 charter guests in 6 suites.

The guest cabins comprise a primary suite with a king size bed and en-suite bathroom facilities, 2 cabins with a queen size bed and en-suite bathroom facilities and 3 cabins with a twin bed and en-suite bathroom facilities.

Your luxury charter crew

Your luxury charter on board motor yacht REVELRY will be managed by the crew of 14 including the captain.

The crew will ensure you have a relaxed and enjoyable charter experience with all of your needs catered for while on board.

The 14 crew have their own separate crew quarters allowing guests to enjoy increased levels of privacy.

Amenities & Entertainment

Amenities on board for the charter guests include Air Conditioning, Beach club, Exercise equipment, Light fishing gear, Gym, Jacuzzi on deck, Satellite TV, Stabilizers At Anchor, Steam room, Sun pads, Sun loungers, Swim platform and Wi-Fi.

An extensive list of further amenities and water toys can be seen under the features and amenities section.

Yacht charter destinations

REVELRY is Currently cruising in the Caribbean, Central America, the East Mediterranean, Northern Europe and the West Mediterranean.

Sample itineraries for the cruising destinations can be supplied by your professional charter broker allowing you to plan your luxury yacht charter vacation in detail.

• Windward Islands
• Leeward Islands

Central America

• South Central America
• East Yucatan

East Mediterranean

Northern europe.

• Scandinavia

West Mediterranean

• Corsica & Sardinia
• Sicily & Aeolian Islands
• Amalfi Coast
• French Riviera
• Air Conditioning
• Exercise equipment
• Light fishing gear
• Jacuzzi on deck
• Satellite TV
• Stabilizers At Anchor
• Sun loungers
• Swim platform
• Inflatable Watertoys
• Jet Ski (standup)
• Tube - towable
• Water skis - adult
• Water slide
• Waverunners (Sit Down)
• Snorkeling Gear
• 23ft/7.0m Novurania with 220hp
• 1x Rescue Boat

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much to charter revelry.

REVELRY has a weekly charter price starting at $280,000 and an estimated daily charter price of $46,700.

How many guests on board REVELRY?

REVELRY can accommodate 12 sleeping guests on board in 6 cabins, with the ability to cruise with up to 12 guests.

Where is REVELRY currently located?

REVELRY was last seen in French Riviera.

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According to Forbes Magazine , Henry's fortune has grown massively in the past year as his net worth as of 2024 stands at around $5.1bn. This an increase from 2023, when his net worth was valued at roughly $4bn.

After acquiring a fortune in the early 1980s from his trading firm J.W. Henry & Co., John Henry started building a sports empire. He and his partner Tom Werner bought the Boston Red Sox in 2002 for $380 million and delivered the Sox' first World Series win in 86 years in 2004.

Aside from Liverpool, their Fenway Sports Group (FSG) holds the majority stake in New England Sports Network and Nascar's Roush Fenway Racing.

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Sverdlovsk oblast.

Sverdlovsk Oblast is the largest region in the Urals; it lies in the foothills of mountains and contains a monument indicating the border between Europe and Asia. The region covers 194,800 square kilometers (75,200 square miles), is home to about 4.3 million people and has a population density of 22 people per square kilometer. About 83 percent of the population live in urban areas. Yekaterinburg is the capital and largest city, with 1.5 million people. For Russians, the Ural Mountains are closely associated with Pavel Bazhov's tales and known for folk crafts such as Kasli iron sculpture, Tagil painting, and copper embossing. Yekaterinburg is the birthplace of Russia’s iron and steel industry, taking advantage of the large iron deposits in the Ural mountains. The popular Silver Ring of the Urals tourist route starts here.

In the summer you can follow in the tracks of Yermak, climb relatively low Ural mountain peaks and look for boulders seemingly with human faces on them. You can head to the Gemstone Belt of the Ural mountains, which used to house emerald, amethyst and topaz mines. In the winter you can go ice fishing, ski and cross-country ski.

Sverdlovsk Oblast and Yekaterinburg are located near the center of Russia, at the crossroads between Europe and Asia and also the southern and northern parts of Russia. Winters are longer and colder than in western section of European Russia. Snowfalls can be heavy. Winter temperatures occasionally drop as low as - 40 degrees C (-40 degrees F) and the first snow usually falls in October. A heavy winter coat, long underwear and good boots are essential. Snow and ice make the sidewalks very slippery, so footwear with a good grip is important. Since the climate is very dry during the winter months, skin moisturizer plus lip balm are recommended. Be alert for mud on street surfaces when snow cover is melting (April-May). Patches of mud create slippery road conditions.

Yekaterinburg

Yekaterinburg (kilometer 1818 on the Trans-Siberian Railway) is the fourth largest city in Russia, with of 1.5 million and growth rate of about 12 percent, high for Russia. Located in the southern Ural mountains, it was founded by Peter the Great and named after his wife Catherine, it was used by the tsars as a summer retreat and is where tsar Nicholas II and his family were executed and President Boris Yeltsin lived most of his life and began his political career. The city is near the border between Europe and Asia.

Yekaterinburg (also spelled Ekaterinburg) is located on the eastern slope of the Ural Mountains in the headwaters of the Iset and Pyshma Rivers. The Iset runs through the city center. Three ponds — Verkh-Isetsky, Gorodskoy and Nizhne-Isetsky — were created on it. Yekaterinburg has traditionally been a city of mining and was once the center of the mining industry of the Urals and Siberia. Yekaterinburg remains a major center of the Russian armaments industry and is sometimes called the "Pittsburgh of Russia.". A few ornate, pastel mansions and wide boulevards are reminders of the tsarist era. The city is large enough that it has its own Metro system but is characterized mostly by blocky Soviet-era apartment buildings. The city has advanced under President Vladimir Putin and is now one of the fastest growing places in Russia, a country otherwise characterized by population declines

Yekaterinburg is technically an Asian city as it lies 32 kilometers east of the continental divide between Europe and Asia. The unofficial capital of the Urals, a key region in the Russian heartland, it is second only to Moscow in terms of industrial production and capital of Sverdlovsk oblast. Among the important industries are ferrous and non-ferrous metallurgy, machine building and metalworking, chemical and petrochemicals, construction materials and medical, light and food industries. On top of being home of numerous heavy industries and mining concerns, Yekaterinburg is also a major center for industrial research and development and power engineering as well as home to numerous institutes of higher education, technical training, and scientific research. In addition, Yekaterinburg is the largest railway junction in Russia: the Trans-Siberian Railway passes through it, the southern, northern, western and eastern routes merge in the city.

Accommodation: There are two good and affordable hotels — the 3-star Emerald and Parus hotels — located close to the city's most popular landmarks and main transport interchanges in the center of Yekaterinburg. Room prices start at RUB 1,800 per night.

History of Yekaterinburg

Yekaterinburg was founded in 1723 by Peter the Great and named after his wife Catherine I. It was used by the tsars as a summer retreat but was mainly developed as metalworking and manufacturing center to take advantage of the large deposits of iron and other minerals in the Ural mountains. It is best known to Americans as the place where the last Tsar and his family were murdered by the Bolsheviks in 1918 and near where American U-2 spy plane, piloted by Gary Powers, was shot down in 1960.

Peter the Great recognized the importance of the iron and copper-rich Urals region for Imperial Russia's industrial and military development. In November 1723, he ordered the construction of a fortress factory and an ironworks in the Iset River Valley, which required a dam for its operation. In its early years Yekaterinburg grew rich from gold and other minerals and later coal. The Yekaterinburg gold rush of 1745 created such a huge amount of wealth that one rich baron of that time hosted a wedding party that lasted a year. By the mid-18th century, metallurgical plants had sprung up across the Urals to cast cannons, swords, guns and other weapons to arm Russia’s expansionist ambitions. The Yekaterinburg mint produced most of Russia's coins. Explorations of the Trans-Baikal and Altai regions began here in the 18th century.

Iron, cast iron and copper were the main products. Even though Iron from the region went into the Eiffel Tower, the main plant in Yekaterinburg itself was shut down in 1808. The city still kept going through a mountain factory control system of the Urals. The first railway in the Urals was built here: in 1878, the Yekaterinburg-Perm railway branch connected the province's capital with the factories of the Middle Urals.

In the Soviet era the city was called Sverdlovsk (named after Yakov Sverdlov, the man who organized Nicholas II's execution). During the first five-year plans the city became industrial — old plants were reconstructed, new ones were built. The center of Yekaterinburg was formed to conform to the historical general plan of 1829 but was the layout was adjusted around plants and factories. In the Stalin era the city was a major gulag transhipment center. In World War II, many defense-related industries were moved here. It and the surrounding area were a center of the Soviet Union's military industrial complex. Soviet tanks, missiles and aircraft engines were made in the Urals. During the Cold War era, Yekaterinburg was a center of weapons-grade uranium enrichment and processing, warhead assembly and dismantlement. In 1979, 64 people died when anthrax leaked from a biological weapons facility. Yekaterinburg was a “Closed City” for 40 years during the Cold Soviet era and was not open to foreigners until 1991

In the early post-Soviet era, much like Pittsburgh in the 1970s, Yekaterinburg had a hard struggle d to cope with dramatic economic changes that have made its heavy industries uncompetitive on the world market. Huge defense plants struggled to survive and the city was notorious as an organized crime center in the 1990s, when its hometown boy Boris Yeltsin was President of Russia. By the 2000s, Yekaterinburg’s retail and service was taking off, the defense industry was reviving and it was attracting tech industries and investments related to the Urals’ natural resources. By the 2010s it was vying to host a world exhibition in 2020 (it lost, Dubai won) and it had McDonald’s, Subway, sushi restaurants, and Gucci, Chanel and Armani. There were Bentley and Ferrari dealerships but they closed down

Transportation in Yekaterinburg

Getting There: By Plane: Yekaterinburg is a three-hour flight from Moscow with prices starting at RUB 8,000, or a 3-hour flight from Saint Petersburg starting from RUB 9,422 (direct round-trip flight tickets for one adult passenger). There are also flights from Frankfurt, Istanbul, China and major cities in the former Soviet Union.

By Train: Yekaterinburg is a major stop on the Trans-Siberian Railway. Daily train service is available to Moscow and many other Russian cities.Yekaterinburg is a 32-hour train ride from Moscow (tickets RUB 8,380 and above) or a 36-hour train ride from Saint Petersburg (RUB 10,300 and above). The ticket prices are round trip for a berth in a sleeper compartment for one adult passenger). By Car: a car trip from Moscow to Yekateringburg is 1,787 kilometers long and takes about 18 hours. The road from Saint Petersburg is 2,294 kilometers and takes about 28 hours.

Regional Transport: The region's public transport includes buses and suburban electric trains. Regional trains provide transport to larger cities in the Ural region. Buses depart from Yekaterinburg’s two bus stations: the Southern Bus Station and the Northern Bus Station.

Regional Transport: According the to Association for Safe International Road Travel (ASIRT): “Public transportation is well developed. Overcrowding is common. Fares are low. Service is efficient. Buses are the main form of public transport. Tram network is extensive. Fares are reasonable; service is regular. Trams are heavily used by residents, overcrowding is common. Purchase ticket after boarding. Metro runs from city center to Uralmash, an industrial area south of the city. Metro ends near the main railway station. Fares are inexpensive.

“Traffic is congested in city center. Getting around by car can be difficult. Route taxis (minivans) provide the fastest transport. They generally run on specific routes, but do not have specific stops. Drivers stop where passengers request. Route taxis can be hailed. Travel by bus or trolleybuses may be slow in rush hour. Trams are less affected by traffic jams. Trolley buses (electric buses) cannot run when temperatures drop below freezing.”

Entertainment, Sports and Recreation in Yekaterinburg

The performing arts in Yekaterinburg are first rate. The city has an excellent symphony orchestra, opera and ballet theater, and many other performing arts venues. Tickets are inexpensive. The Yekaterinburg Opera and Ballet Theater is lavishly designed and richly decorated building in the city center of Yekaterinburg. The theater was established in 1912 and building was designed by architect Vladimir Semyonov and inspired by the Vienna Opera House and the Theater of Opera and Ballet in Odessa.

Vaynera Street is a pedestrian only shopping street in city center with restaurants, cafes and some bars. But otherwise Yekaterinburg's nightlife options are limited. There are a handful of expensive Western-style restaurants and bars, none of them that great. Nightclubs serve the city's nouveau riche clientele. Its casinos have closed down. Some of them had links with organized crime. New dance clubs have sprung up that are popular with Yekaterinburg's more affluent youth.

Yekaterinburg's most popular spectator sports are hockey, basketball, and soccer. There are stadiums and arenas that host all three that have fairly cheap tickets. There is an indoor water park and lots of parks and green spaces. The Urals have many lakes, forests and mountains are great for hiking, boating, berry and mushroom hunting, swimming and fishing. Winter sports include cross-country skiing and ice skating. Winter lasts about six months and there’s usually plenty of snow. The nearby Ural Mountains however are not very high and the downhill skiing opportunities are limited..

Sights in Yekaterinburg

Sights in Yekaterinburg include the Museum of City Architecture and Ural Industry, with an old water tower and mineral collection with emeralds. malachite, tourmaline, jasper and other precious stone; Geological Alley, a small park with labeled samples of minerals found in the Urals region; the Ural Geology Museum, which houses an extensive collection of stones, gold and gems from the Urals; a monument marking the border between Europe and Asia; a memorial for gulag victims; and a graveyard with outlandish memorials for slain mafia members.

The Military History Museum houses the remains of the U-2 spy plane shot down in 1960 and locally made tanks and rocket launchers. The fine arts museum contains paintings by some of Russia's 19th-century masters. Also worth a look are the History an Local Studies Museum; the Political History and Youth Museum; and the University and Arboretum. Old wooden houses can be seen around Zatoutstovsya ulitsa and ulitsa Belinskogo. Around the city are wooded parks, lakes and quarries used to harvest a variety of minerals. Weiner Street is the main street of Yekaterinburg. Along it are lovely sculptures and 19th century architecture. Take a walk around the unique Literary Quarter

Plotinka is a local meeting spot, where you will often find street musicians performing. Plotinka can be described as the center of the city's center. This is where Yekaterinburg holds its biggest events: festivals, seasonal fairs, regional holiday celebrations, carnivals and musical fountain shows. There are many museums and open-air exhibitions on Plotinka. Plotinka is named after an actual dam of the city pond located nearby (“plotinka” means “a small dam” in Russian).In November 1723, Peter the Great ordered the construction of an ironworks in the Iset River Valley, which required a dam for its operation. “Iset” can be translated from Finnish as “abundant with fish”. This name was given to the river by the Mansi — the Finno-Ugric people dwelling on the eastern slope of the Northern Urals.

Vysotsky and Iset are skyscrapers that are 188.3 meters and 209 meters high, respectively. Fifty-story-high Iset has been described by locals as the world’s northernmost skyscraper. Before the construction of Iset, Vysotsky was the tallest building of Yekaterinburg and Russia (excluding Moscow). A popular vote has decided to name the skyscraper after the famous Soviet songwriter, singer and actor Vladimir Vysotsky. and the building was opened on November 25, 2011. There is a lookout at the top of the building, and the Vysotsky museum on its second floor. The annual “Vysotsky climb” (1137 steps) is held there, with a prize of RUB 100,000. While Vysotsky serves as an office building, Iset, owned by the Ural Mining and Metallurgical Company, houses 225 premium residential apartments ranging from 80 to 490 square meters in size.

Boris Yeltsin Presidential Center

The Boris Yeltsin Presidential Center (in the city center: ul. Yeltsina, 3) is a non-governmental organization named after the first president of the Russian Federation. The Museum of the First President of Russia as well as his archives are located in the Center. There is also a library, educational and children's centers, and exposition halls. Yeltsin lived most of his life and began his political career in Yekaterinburg. He was born in Butka about 200 kilometers east of Yekaterinburg.

The core of the Center is the Museum. Modern multimedia technologies help animate the documents, photos from the archives, and artifacts. The Yeltsin Museum holds collections of: propaganda posters, leaflets, and photos of the first years of the Soviet regime; portraits and portrait sculptures of members of Politburo of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of various years; U.S.S.R. government bonds and other items of the Soviet era; a copy of “One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich” by Alexander Solzhenitsyn, published in the “Novy Mir” magazine (#11, 1962); perestroika-era editions of books by Alexander Solzhenitsyn, Vasily Grossman, and other authors; theater, concert, and cinema posters, programs, and tickets — in short, all of the artifacts of the perestroika era.

The Yeltsin Center opened in 2012. Inside you will also find an art gallery, a bookstore, a gift shop, a food court, concert stages and a theater. There are regular screenings of unique films that you will not find anywhere else. Also operating inside the center, is a scientific exploritorium for children. The center was designed by Boris Bernaskoni. Almost from the its very opening, the Yeltsin Center has been accused by members of different political entities of various ideological crimes. The museum is open Tuesday to Sunday, from 10:00am to 9:00pm.

Where Nicholas II was Executed

On July, 17, 1918, during this reign of terror of the Russian Civil War, former-tsar Nicholas II, his wife, five children (the 13-year-old Alexis, 22-year-old Olga, 19-year-old Maria and 17-year-old Anastasia)the family physician, the cook, maid, and valet were shot to death by a Red Army firing squad in the cellar of the house they were staying at in Yekaterinburg.

Ipatiev House (near Church on the Blood, Ulitsa Libknekhta) was a merchant's house where Nicholas II and his family were executed. The house was demolished in 1977, on the orders of an up and coming communist politician named Boris Yeltsin. Yeltsin later said that the destruction of the house was an "act of barbarism" and he had no choice because he had been ordered to do it by the Politburo,

The site is marked with s cross with the photos of the family members and cross bearing their names. A small wooden church was built at the site. It contains paintings of the family. For a while there were seven traditional wooden churches. Mass is given ay noon everyday in an open-air museum. The Church on the Blood — constructed to honor Nicholas II and his family — was built on the part of the site in 1991 and is now a major place of pilgrimage.

Nicholas and his family where killed during the Russian civil war. It is thought the Bolsheviks figured that Nicholas and his family gave the Whites figureheads to rally around and they were better of dead. Even though the death orders were signed Yakov Sverdlov, the assassination was personally ordered by Lenin, who wanted to get them out of sight and out of mind. Trotsky suggested a trial. Lenin nixed the idea, deciding something had to be done about the Romanovs before White troops approached Yekaterinburg. Trotsky later wrote: "The decision was not only expedient but necessary. The severity of he punishment showed everyone that we would continue to fight on mercilessly, stopping at nothing."

Ian Frazier wrote in The New Yorker: “Having read a lot about the end of Tsar Nicholas II and his family and servants, I wanted to see the place in Yekaterinburg where that event occurred. The gloomy quality of this quest depressed Sergei’s spirits, but he drove all over Yekaterinburg searching for the site nonetheless. Whenever he stopped and asked a pedestrian how to get to the house where Nicholas II was murdered, the reaction was a wince. Several people simply walked away. But eventually, after a lot of asking, Sergei found the location. It was on a low ridge near the edge of town, above railroad tracks and the Iset River. The house, known as the Ipatiev House, was no longer standing, and the basement where the actual killings happened had been filled in. I found the blankness of the place sinister and dizzying. It reminded me of an erasure done so determinedly that it had worn a hole through the page. [Source: Ian Frazier, The New Yorker, August 3, 2009, Frazier is author of “Travels in Siberia” (2010)]

“The street next to the site is called Karl Liebknecht Street. A building near where the house used to be had a large green advertisement that said, in English, “LG—Digitally Yours.” On an adjoining lot, a small chapel kept the memory of the Tsar and his family; beneath a pedestal holding an Orthodox cross, peonies and pansies grew. The inscription on the pedestal read, “We go down on our knees, Russia, at the foot of the tsarist cross.”

Books: The Romanovs: The Final Chapter by Robert K. Massie (Random House, 1995); The Fall of the Romanovs by Mark D. Steinberg and Vladimir Khrustalëv (Yale, 1995);

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Execution of Nicholas II

According to Robert Massie K. Massie, author of Nicholas and Alexandra, Nicholas II and his family were awakened from their bedrooms around midnight and taken to the basement. They were told they were to going to take some photographs of them and were told to stand behind a row of chairs.

Suddenly, a group of 11 Russians and Latvians, each with a revolver, burst into the room with orders to kill a specific person. Yakob Yurovsky, a member of the Soviet executive committee, reportedly shouted "your relatives are continuing to attack the Soviet Union.” After firing, bullets bouncing off gemstones hidden in the corsets of Alexandra and her daughters ricocheted around the room like "a shower of hail," the soldiers said. Those that were still breathing were killed with point black shots to the head.

The three sisters and the maid survived the first round thanks to their gems. They were pressed up against a wall and killed with a second round of bullets. The maid was the only one that survived. She was pursued by the executioners who stabbed her more than 30 times with their bayonets. The still writhing body of Alexis was made still by a kick to the head and two bullets in the ear delivered by Yurovsky himself.

Yurovsky wrote: "When the party entered I told the Romanovs that in view of the fact their relatives continued their offensive against Soviet Russia, the Executive Committee of the Urals Soviet had decided to shoot them. Nicholas turned his back to the detachment and faced his family. Then, as if collecting himself, he turned around, asking, 'What? What?'"

"[I] ordered the detachment to prepare. Its members had been previously instructed whom to shoot and to am directly at the heart to avoid much blood and to end more quickly. Nicholas said no more. he turned again to his family. The others shouted some incoherent exclamations. All this lasted a few seconds. Then commenced the shooting, which went on for two or three minutes. [I] killed Nicholas on the spot."

Nicholas II’s Initial Burial Site in Yekaterinburg

Ganina Yama Monastery (near the village of Koptyaki, 15 kilometers northwest of Yekaterinburg) stands near the three-meter-deep pit where some the remains of Nicholas II and his family were initially buried. The second burial site — where most of the remains were — is in a field known as Porosyonkov (56.9113628°N 60.4954326°E), seven kilometers from Ganina Yama.

On visiting Ganina Yama Monastery, one person posted in Trip Advisor: “We visited this set of churches in a pretty park with Konstantin from Ekaterinburg Guide Centre. He really brought it to life with his extensive knowledge of the history of the events surrounding their terrible end. The story is so moving so unless you speak Russian, it is best to come here with a guide or else you will have no idea of what is what.”

In 1991, the acid-burned remains of Nicholas II and his family were exhumed from a shallow roadside mass grave in a swampy area 12 miles northwest of Yekaterinburg. The remains had been found in 1979 by geologist and amateur archeologist Alexander Avdonin, who kept the location secret out of fear that they would be destroyed by Soviet authorities. The location was disclosed to a magazine by one his fellow discovers.

The original plan was to throw the Romanovs down a mine shaft and disposes of their remains with acid. They were thrown in a mine with some grenades but the mine didn't collapse. They were then carried by horse cart. The vats of acid fell off and broke. When the carriage carrying the bodies broke down it was decided the bury the bodies then and there. The remaining acid was poured on the bones, but most of it was soaked up the ground and the bones largely survived.

After this their pulses were then checked, their faces were crushed to make them unrecognizable and the bodies were wrapped in bed sheets loaded onto a truck. The "whole procedure," Yurovsky said took 20 minutes. One soldiers later bragged than he could "die in peace because he had squeezed the Empress's -------."

The bodies were taken to a forest and stripped, burned with acid and gasoline, and thrown into abandoned mine shafts and buried under railroad ties near a country road near the village of Koptyaki. "The bodies were put in the hole," Yurovsky wrote, "and the faces and all the bodies, generally doused with sulfuric acid, both so they couldn't be recognized and prevent a stink from them rotting...We scattered it with branches and lime, put boards on top and drove over it several times—no traces of the hole remained.

Shortly afterwards, the government in Moscow announced that Nicholas II had been shot because of "a counterrevolutionary conspiracy." There was no immediate word on the other members of the family which gave rise to rumors that other members of the family had escaped. Yekaterinburg was renamed Sverdlov in honor of the man who signed the death orders.

For seven years the remains of Nicholas II, Alexandra, three of their daughters and four servants were stored in polyethylene bags on shelves in the old criminal morgue in Yekaterunburg. On July 17, 1998, Nicholas II and his family and servants who were murdered with him were buried Peter and Paul Fortress in St. Petersburg along with the other Romanov tsars, who have been buried there starting with Peter the Great. Nicholas II had a side chapel built for himself at the fortress in 1913 but was buried in a new crypt.

Near Yekaterinburg

Factory-Museum of Iron and Steel Metallurgy (in Niznhy Tagil 80 kilometers north of Yekaterinburg) a museum with old mining equipment made at the site of huge abandoned iron and steel factory. Officially known as the Factory-Museum of the History of the Development of Iron and Steel Metallurgy, it covers an area of 30 hectares and contains a factory founded by the Demidov family in 1725 that specialized mainly in the production of high-quality cast iron and steel. Later, the foundry was renamed after Valerian Kuybyshev, a prominent figure of the Communist Party.

The first Russian factory museum, the unusual museum demonstrates all stages of metallurgy and metal working. There is even a blast furnace and an open-hearth furnace. The display of factory equipment includes bridge crane from 1892) and rolling stock equipment from the 19th-20th centuries. In Niznhy Tagil contains some huge blocks of malachite and

Nizhnyaya Sinyachikha (180 kilometers east-northeast of Yekaterinburg) has an open air architecture museum with log buildings, a stone church and other pre-revolutionary architecture. The village is the creation of Ivan Samoilov, a local activist who loved his village so much he dedicated 40 years of his life to recreating it as the open-air museum of wooden architecture.

The stone Savior Church, a good example of Siberian baroque architecture. The interior and exterior of the church are exhibition spaces of design. The houses are very colorful. In tsarist times, rich villagers hired serfs to paint the walls of their wooden izbas (houses) bright colors. Old neglected buildings from the 17th to 19th centuries have been brought to Nizhnyaya Sinyachikha from all over the Urals. You will see the interior design of the houses and hear stories about traditions and customs of the Ural farmers.

Verkhoturye (330 kilometers road from Yekaterinburg) is the home a 400-year-old monastery that served as 16th century capital of the Urals. Verkhoturye is a small town on the Tura River knows as the Jerusalem of the Urals for its many holy places, churches and monasteries. The town's main landmark is its Kremlin — the smallest in Russia. Pilgrims visit the St. Nicholas Monastery to see the remains of St. Simeon of Verkhoturye, the patron saint of fishermen.

Ural Mountains

Ural Mountains are the traditional dividing line between Europe and Asia and have been a crossroads of Russian history. Stretching from Kazakhstan to the fringes of the Arctic Kara Sea, the Urals lie almost exactly along the 60 degree meridian of longitude and extend for about 2,000 kilometers (1,300 miles) from north to south and varies in width from about 50 kilometers (30 miles) in the north and 160 kilometers (100 miles) the south. At kilometers 1777 on the Trans-Siberian Railway there is white obelisk with "Europe" carved in Russian on one side and "Asia" carved on the other.

The eastern side of the Urals contains a lot of granite and igneous rock. The western side is primarily sandstone and limestones. A number of precious stones can be found in the southern part of the Urals, including emeralds. malachite, tourmaline, jasper and aquamarines. The highest peaks are in the north. Mount Narodnaya is the highest of all but is only 1884 meters (6,184 feet) high. The northern Urals are covered in thick forests and home to relatively few people.

Like the Appalachian Mountains in the eastern United States, the Urals are very old mountains — with rocks and sediments that are hundreds of millions years old — that were one much taller than they are now and have been steadily eroded down over millions of years by weather and other natural processes to their current size. According to Encyclopedia Britannica: “The rock composition helps shape the topography: the high ranges and low, broad-topped ridges consist of quartzites, schists, and gabbro, all weather-resistant. Buttes are frequent, and there are north–south troughs of limestone, nearly all containing river valleys. Karst topography is highly developed on the western slopes of the Urals, with many caves, basins, and underground streams. The eastern slopes, on the other hand, have fewer karst formations; instead, rocky outliers rise above the flattened surfaces. Broad foothills, reduced to peneplain, adjoin the Central and Southern Urals on the east.

“The Urals date from the structural upheavals of the Hercynian orogeny (about 250 million years ago). About 280 million years ago there arose a high mountainous region, which was eroded to a peneplain. Alpine folding resulted in new mountains, the most marked upheaval being that of the Nether-Polar Urals...The western slope of the Urals is composed of middle Paleozoic sedimentary rocks (sandstones and limestones) that are about 350 million years old. In many places it descends in terraces to the Cis-Ural depression (west of the Urals), to which much of the eroded matter was carried during the late Paleozoic (about 300 million years ago). Found there are widespread karst (a starkly eroded limestone region) and gypsum, with large caverns and subterranean streams. On the eastern slope, volcanic layers alternate with sedimentary strata, all dating from middle Paleozoic times.”

Southern Urals

The southern Urals are characterized by grassy slopes and fertile valleys. The middle Urals are a rolling platform that barely rises above 300 meters (1,000 feet). This region is rich in minerals and has been heavily industrialized. This is where you can find Yekaterinburg (formally Sverdlovsk), the largest city in the Urals.

Most of the Southern Urals are is covered with forests, with 50 percent of that pine-woods, 44 percent birch woods, and the rest are deciduous aspen and alder forests. In the north, typical taiga forests are the norm. There are patches of herbal-poaceous steppes, northem sphagnous marshes and bushy steppes, light birch forests and shady riparian forests, tall-grass mountainous meadows, lowland ling marshes and stony placers with lichen stains. In some places there are no large areas of homogeneous forests, rather they are forests with numerous glades and meadows of different size.

In the Ilmensky Mountains Reserve in the Southern Urals, scientists counted 927 vascular plants (50 relicts, 23 endemic species), about 140 moss species, 483 algae species and 566 mushroom species. Among the species included into the Red Book of Russia are feather grass, downy-leaved feather grass, Zalessky feather grass, moccasin flower, ladies'-slipper, neottianthe cucullata, Baltic orchis, fen orchis, helmeted orchis, dark-winged orchis, Gelma sandwart, Krasheninnikov sandwart, Clare astragalus.

The fauna of the vertebrate animals in the Reserve includes 19 fish, 5 amphibian and 5 reptile. Among the 48 mammal species are elks, roe deer, boars, foxes, wolves, lynxes, badgers, common weasels, least weasels, forest ferrets, Siberian striped weasel, common marten, American mink. Squirrels, beavers, muskrats, hares, dibblers, moles, hedgehogs, voles are quite common, as well as chiropterans: pond bat, water bat, Brandt's bat, whiskered bat, northern bat, long-eared bat, parti-coloured bat, Nathusius' pipistrelle. The 174 bird bird species include white-tailed eagles, honey hawks, boreal owls, gnome owls, hawk owls, tawny owls, common scoters, cuckoos, wookcocks, common grouses, wood grouses, hazel grouses, common partridges, shrikes, goldenmountain thrushes, black- throated loons and others.

Activities and Places in the Ural Mountains

The Urals possess beautiful natural scenery that can be accessed from Yekaterinburg with a rent-a-car, hired taxi and tour. Travel agencies arrange rafting, kayaking and hiking trips. Hikes are available in the taiga forest and the Urals. Trips often include walks through the taiga to small lakes and hikes into the mountains and excursions to collect mushrooms and berries and climb in underground caves. Mellow rafting is offered in a relatively calm six kilometer section of the River Serga. In the winter visitor can enjoy cross-mountains skiing, downhill skiing, ice fishing, dog sledding, snow-shoeing and winter hiking through the forest to a cave covered with ice crystals.

Lake Shartash (10 kilometers from Yekaterinburg) is where the first Ural gold was found, setting in motion the Yekaterinburg gold rush of 1745, which created so much wealth one rich baron of that time hosted a wedding party that lasted a year. The area around Shartash Lake is a favorite picnic and barbecue spot of the locals. Getting There: by bus route No. 50, 054 or 54, with a transfer to suburban commuter bus route No. 112, 120 or 121 (the whole trip takes about an hour), or by car (10 kilometers drive from the city center, 40 minutes).

Revun Rapids (90 kilometers road from Yekaterinburg near Beklenishcheva village) is a popular white water rafting places On the nearby cliffs you can see the remains of a mysterious petroglyph from the Paleolithic period. Along the steep banks, you may notice the dark entrance of Smolinskaya Cave. There are legends of a sorceress who lived in there. The rocks at the riverside are suited for competitive rock climbers and beginners. Climbing hooks and rings are hammered into rocks. The most fun rafting is generally in May and June.

Olenii Ruchii National Park (100 kilometers west of Yekaterinburg) is the most popular nature park in Sverdlovsk Oblast and popular weekend getaway for Yekaterinburg residents. Visitors are attracted by the beautiful forests, the crystal clear Serga River and picturesque rocks caves. There are some easy hiking routes: the six-kilometer Lesser Ring and the 15-kilometer Greater Ring. Another route extends for 18 km and passes by the Mitkinsky Mine, which operated in the 18th-19th centuries. It's a kind of an open-air museum — you can still view mining an enrichment equipment here. There is also a genuine beaver dam nearby.

Among the other attractions at Olenii Ruchii are Druzhba (Friendship) Cave, with passages that extend for about 500 meters; Dyrovaty Kamen (Holed Stone), created over time by water of Serga River eroding rock; and Utoplennik (Drowned Man), where you can see “The Angel of Sole Hope”., created by the Swedish artist Lehna Edwall, who has placed seven angels figures in different parts of the world to “embrace the planet, protecting it from fear, despair, and disasters.”

Image Sources: Wikimedia Commons

Text Sources: Federal Agency for Tourism of the Russian Federation (official Russia tourism website russiatourism.ru ), Russian government websites, UNESCO, Wikipedia, Lonely Planet guides, New York Times, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, National Geographic, The New Yorker, Bloomberg, Reuters, Associated Press, AFP, Yomiuri Shimbun and various books and other publications.

Updated in September 2020

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