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The Derevenka Hotel The Derevenka Hotel is located 70
m from the lake. Just in front of the hotel there is a bus
stop Krestovka for the regular bus transportation between
Listvjanka and Irkutsk.
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The Church of St. Nickolas. Local merchant K.Serebriakov to
commemorate his miraculous rescue while crossing Baikal built
the church. The construction was completed in 1846 after his
death. Originally the church was located on the Angara River,
but then it was moved to the bank of Baikal in 1957 in
connection with the construction of Hydro Power Station. The
icons of the church belong to the middle of 17th century. The
services are carried out on Sundays and Russian Orthodox
festivals.
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Baikal museum of Irkutsk Scientific Center (Siberian branch
of Russian Academy of Science). The museum is unique because
it is only display where you can see the history of studying
the lake, its flora and fauna. You will see the aquarium with
fauna of Baikal such fish as omuls, graylings, sturgeons and
other fish as well as seals.
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Seal's zoo has tamed Baikal seals. You will see these
friendly and clever creatures very close to you at a distance
of a stretched hand. Though the performance lasts 15 minutes,
you will remember it for a long time.
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The Picture Gallery was founded by V. Plamenevsky, a poet and
a architect, housing the works of artists from different
cities of Russia. It also contains production of the local
handicraft for sale.
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Peak of Chersky. The height is 755 m. You can climb it along
a concrete path of 2200 m long or with the help of rope road.
A mountain skiing track was launched in 2005.
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Pier Listvjanka. The settlement is linked with Irkutsk and
the ports on Baikal by regular boat transportation. The fleet
includes Voskhod and Barguzin speedy ships. Listvjanka Pier
is the base for smaller boats, which are used for tourists.
Also, the pier is destination for all buses and mini buses
from Irkutsk. There is one more exotic attraction - the
market near by the pier full of local specialties such as
Baikal fish, cedar nuts and local handicraft.
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Railway station Baikal is gate to the unique engineering
design - Round-Baikal Railroad. It is the former part of the
Trans-Siberian railway, which lost its transportation meaning
when Irkutsk artificial sea had appeared. Despite this the
railway did not lose its historical meaning as engineering
masterpiece. Because of this it is often called "handicraft
of railroad". The railway station is linked with
Listvjanka by a ferry.
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The Taltsy Museum of Ethnographical Architecture under the open sky
should be also mentioned as one of attractions in the area (it is
not shown on the map). It is located 47 kms from Irkutsk and 20 kms
from Listvjanka on Baikal road. The museum exhibits the settlements
of the peoples populated the area around Baikal and if you want to
know more of their culture it is worth visiting.
The pictures of most of the objects we have told about it can be
seen on our site in Photos page.
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