Kursk

More than anything else, the city is known for the Battle of Kursk in summer 1943. It did not happen within Kursk itself, but at the nearby village of Prokhorovka, where the Soviet Army won a decisive victory against Nazi Germany, and turned the tide of World War II in Europe. The engagement was the largest tank battle ever.

By train from Kursky Terminal in Moscow. Firmenny daily sleeper train Solovey #105/106 comes to Kursk early in the morning covering 537km. Other direct destinations are Saint Petersburg, Ukrainian cities like Kharkov, Crimea capital Simferopol, neighboring Belgorod and southern resort Anapa.

The city's hilly landscape is cut through by rectangular quarters as it was planned by the 17th city engineers.
The city's airport is 7km north and serves flights to Moscow, Saint Petersburg and Sochi.

Museums

• Museum of Regional Studies

  address: 6 Lunacharskogo St
• Literature Museum
• Museum of the Battle of Kursk

• Art Gallery of Deyneka

  address: 85 Radischev St

• Archeological Museum

  address: 6 Pionerov St

Other destinations

• Trinity Monastery, built in the early 18th century.
• Znamensky Cathedral, you will see its blue dome from almost everywhere in the city.
• Triumph Arc dedicated to the victory in the Battle of Kursk.

• Russian Touring Car Championship

• Medical University

• The One Bar

  phone: +7 4712 360112
  address: Dzerjinskogo 19
  Modern, attractive bar in the center of town, close to Red Square. Open daily from 13:00 until 3AM on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. On weekends it opens from 13:00 until 5AM with great DJ's and a European standard selection of music.

Cheap

• Tsentralnaya

  address: 2 Lenina St
  Restaurant, bar, cafe, ATM

Mid-range

• Kursk

  phone: +7 47122 2-69-80, +7 47122 2-24-08
  address: 24 Lenina st
  Soviet-style hotel, free wi-fi, no breakfast, a balanced quality for the price.

Splurge

• Nightingale woods

  phone: +7 4712 32-55-32
  address: 142a, Engels St
  Restaurant, bar, sauna, billiard, breakfast, tennis court, wi-fi

• Avrora

  phone: +7 4712 390 900, +7 4712 390 901, +7 4712 390 902
  address: 9 Sumskaya st
  Restaurant, lobby-bar, massage salon, sauna, wi-fi.

• Maryino - the palace and park of Baryatinsky noble family.
• Prokhorovka - the greatest tank battlefield in WWII.