The area of the Arkhangelsk region is 589,913 sq km, the population is 1.2 million people (2016). The region includes the Nenets Autonomous Okrug. The Arkhangelsk Region is the largest constituent entity of the Russian Federation in the European part of Russia and the largest region (province) in Europe.
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The region's climate is considered to be transitional between maritime and continental, with long cold winters (average temperature -25C), and not very hot summers with an average temperature of + 16C. Precipitation falls from 400 to 600 mm per year. There are frequent fogs on the coast of the White Sea (up to 60 days a year). Permafrost is widespread in the north-east of the region.
Official tourist information portal of the Arkhangelsk region
The tourist visiting card of the region is the Solovetsky archipelago, whose historical and cultural complex unites 200 historical monuments. These are outstanding fortifications of the Solovetsky Kremlin, temple complexes in Kargopol, Solvychegodsk, monuments of wooden architecture, Neolithic sanctuaries, Sami burial grounds, dolmens, settlements of Chud tribes, as well as monuments of Soviet history. On Solovki, the seasons change with a lag from the mainland by two to three weeks, which provides an interesting natural picture.
The capital of the region is Arkhangelsk, known not only for its sights, but also for the festivals taking place there - the Sozvezdie film festival, the Spolokhi television film festival, the Pearl of the North folklore festival, the European Spring theater festival, jazz days and many other events. bringing together the most talented teams from all over Russia.
Official tourist information portal of the Arkhangelsk region
In addition to Arkhangelsk, interesting festivals are held throughout the region - the winter festival of ice sculptures in Kargopol, the Kozma Prutkov humor festival in Solvychegodsk.
The Malye Korely Museum is located 25 km from Arkhangelsk on an area of about 140 hectares. It is a unique collection of wooden architecture monuments in the open air. Here 120 of the most diverse buildings are concentrated - churches, chapels, bell towers, peasant estates, mills, barns, built in the 16th - early 20th centuries.
Arkhangelsk is a city of real white nights: from mid-May to the end of July (77 days), the sun almost never leaves the horizon. The night is more like twilight, and the day becomes unusually long. The longest day (21 hours 34 minutes) and the shortest night (2 hours 26 minutes) June 21-22.
Official tourist information portal of the Arkhangelsk region
Scientists, fishermen and people who are simply not indifferent to the beauty of nature are attracted by the unique White Sea, where 460 species of algae, 1000 species of invertebrates, 70 species of fish, 6 species of sea animals are registered, and more than 190 species of birds are observed on the Solovetsky Islands. Kiy Island is considered a unique natural monument, which is a part of a large stone slab protruding above the water. There is a rest house on the island. You can visit the Solovetsky Islands and look at the White Sea during a cruise on the yacht "Arkhangelsk", the program takes 3 days.
Official tourist information portal of the Arkhangelsk region
There is an opportunity for health tourism in the Arkhangelsk region. The Solonikha balneological resort, the Belomorye resort, Sosnovka and other sanatoriums offer visitors spa therapy using mineral water and therapeutic mud.
Hunting tours are organized around the area, some of which include unusual hunting methods such as snowmobile safaris. The organization of hunting tours involved the resources of the Mezensky, Velsky, Primorsky, Krasnoborsky, Onega regions of the region, the Nenets Autonomous Okrug. The Arkhangelsk region is very popular with anglers: pike, perch, ide and other fish can become your trophy. A special wealth of catch awaits you in the Onega branch of the Vodlozersky National Park, on the Monastyrskoye lake, as well as in the Mezensky region, on the rivers.
Official tourist information portal of the Arkhangelsk region
You can also go kayaking along the rivers - in summer and spring, they provide a strong sensation for extreme lovers. If you prefer a more tranquil river landscape, you can take part in a river cruise on the unique paddle steamer "NV Gogol", which was built in 1911.
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For more information about the region, see the Internet resources of the state authorities of the constituent entity of the Russian Federation.