"Voronezh" Voronezh by Grai

Voronezh Travel Guide: 57 reviews and 76 photos

Voronezh - although previously unheard of by the entire population of the UK is actually quite a large city - almost 1 million. I'm living here for my year abroad as part of my uni course. Voronezh is very easy to get to from Moscow, just an overnight train from Pavletsky Station - at a cost of about 550 roubles for a good second class bunk (kupenii). The town doesn't actually have that much to offer the tourist at all really; but seems to be the home of various writers and poets and the site of Peter the First's shipbuilding project (despite Voronezh being miles inland)

Pros and Cons

Pros:Cheap, cheerful, looks nice in snow
Cons:racist, not too much to do
In a nutshell:The West is just starting to be born in this "provincial town"

Last visit to Voronezh: Dec 2002
Intro Written Jan 10, 2003
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Skiing or Roller Skating Sports & Outdoors (1)

During the winter, the 9km is turned into a cross country skiing track, great fun and great exercise to get out of the... more travel advice

Soviet Canteen meets Western Cutlery Restaurants (1)

Vilka ('Fork' in Russian) is just a generally good cafe/restaurant. It has a Soviet style canteen and a western style... more travel advice

Soviet Trolleybuses and Private... Transportation (1)

Public transport is THE best way to get around Voronezh. The dilapidated Soviet trolleybuses are OK for 3 roubles (It's... more travel advice

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bubblita May 13, 2011 at 6:43 AM Report Abuse

i´ve the opportunity2go2Volonezh for1month with a scolarship from my home Uni to learn russian.do u recomend me2go there? I mean, the scholarship is not that great, so I have2spend quite an amount of money...i just wanna know it´s worth!