Yoshkar-Ola

By plane

• Airport "Yoshkar-Ola"

  phone: +7 836 2535167
  address: Medvedevsky district, Airport (Медведевский район, п. Аэропорт)
  Regular flights: Moscow - Vnukovo, Samara, Ufa

The city is just a few hour drive from Nizhny Novgorod and Kazan, cities with international air connections.

By bus

• Yoshkar-Ola bus station

  phone: +7 836 2450305, +7 836 2451273
  address: Ulitsa Yanalova (улица Яналова),
  Behind there is a Пятёрочка supermarket. - Buses going to Kazan (150km), Cheboksary (100km)

• Suburban bus station

By train

• Yoshkar-Ola train station

  phone: +7 800 7750000, +7 836 2451865,
  address: Ulitsa Yanalova (улица Яналова), 3
  Express overnight train from Moscow Kazansky vokzal, (861km, daily, 15 hours, via Vekovka, Murom, Navashino, Arzamas, Sergach, Shumerlya, Vurnary, Canas, Zieliony Dol, Shelanger, Surok - Reserved seat 'platskart' /, lyuks ). Travellers from Kazan can take a suburb train (daily, three and half hours)

By car

Yoshkar-Ola is situated on the northward extension of one of the main highways of the Russian Federation leading from Moscow to the industrial areas of Tatarstan, the Southern Urals, and Siberia. Samara (560km), Nizhny Novgorod (350km)

Public transportation

Yoshkar-Ola transport structure is represented by extensive trolleybus system (rather old in outlook and yet bringing back nostalgy of the soviet epoch), buses, and minibuses (marshrutkas) and a few taxi agencies, so-called "gipsy" taxis, which are privately owned and potentially dangerous and thus not recommended.
The cost of travel in the trolleybus and the bus is , the payment is made by the conductor. Marshrutka costs , pay the driver at the entrance. The average cost of a cab ride in the city is .

The city is home to a few cultural legacy sites, ranging between wooden mansions dating back to the 18th century and soviet neoclassicism style municipal buildings of the 1920-1960.
Recently the city center has seen a major renovation with emergence of such landmarks as the Kremlin, Nogotkov-Obolensky square (in honour of the city founder) distinguished by such a curiosity as the religiously designed Mari automatic clock.

Churches

• All Saints church

• Cathedral of the Ascension

  address: Voznesenskaya ulitsa, 31

• Assumption cathedral (2006)

• Assumption church

  address: Komsomolskaya ulitsa (Комсомольская ул.) 22А

• Saint-Trinity church(1736)

• Khram Uspeniya Presvyatoy Bogoroditsy

  address: Pervomayskaya street (Первомайская улица), 40

• Mosque of Medvedevo

  address: Ul. Mosolova (ул Мосолова), 10

• Resurrection cathedralBuilt in 1756

• Church of the Virgin's Nativity

• Tserkov' Tikhvinskoye Ikony Bozhyey Materi

  address: Ul. Komsomolskaya (Комсомольская ул.) 122-Б

Museums

• National Art Gallery

  phone: +7 8362 412628, +7 8362 410701
  address: Leninskiy prospekt (Ленинский проспект), 24

• National Museum of the Republic of Mari El

  phone: +7 8362 452333
  address: ul. Sovetskaya (ул. Советская), 153
  with a curious collection of stuffed animals. - One of the founders of the museum was the ethnographer Timofey Yevseyevich Yevseyev.

• Fine Arts Museum

  address: Ul. Gogol 15

• Gulag History Museum

  phone: +7 8362 424450, +7 8362 660003
  address: Ul. Kremlevskaya (ул. Кремлевская), 2

• City Museum

  phone: +7 8362 423632
  address: Voznesenskaya ulitsa (ул. Вознесенская), 39
  About Yoshkar-Ola history

• House Museum of I.S. Klyuchnikova-Palant

  phone: +7 8362 451919
  address: L'va Tolstogo ( ул. Льва Толстого), 25
  Memorial museum of the first Russian composer.

• Medvedevo Regional Museum

  address: Ul. Mosolova (ул Мосолова), 7

• Museum of Tales, Museum of ochkov

  phone: +7 8362 456667, +7 8362 453292
  address: st. Sovietskaya (ул. Советская), 105
  Russian and Mari folk tales.

Monuments

• Monument to Gogol

  address: Cca. Ul. Gogol 2,

• Monument of Grace Kelly and Prince Rainier III of Monaco

  address: cca. Voskresenskiy prospekt #17

• Monument to Elizabeth of Russia

  address: Bruges' riverfront (набережной Брюгге)

• Monument to Lenin

• Monument to Feodor I of Russia

  address: Voskresenskaya Riverfront (Воскресенской набережнa)

• Monument of the Holy Prince Peter and Princess FevroniaFountain monument of Orthodox patron saints

• Monument to Patriarch of Moscow and all Rus' Alexius II

  address: Patriarchal square (Патриаршей площад)

• Pushkin monument

  address: Skver im. Pushkina (Сквер им. А. С. Пушкина), Riverbank , end of Ul. Pushkin
  Monument for Russian poet Alexander Pushkin

• Tsar Cannon

  address: Leninskiy prospekt (Ленинский проспект, площад им. Оболенского-Ноготкова)

Others

• Annunciation Tower

• Lokhanov House

  address: Ulitsa Chernyshevskogo (улица Чернышевского, 23, улица Волкова, 123)
  Cultural heritage building

• Karelin House

  address: Anisimovskaya ulitsa
  A cultural heritage. Ruined

• House of NaumovA cultural heritage. Built in 19th Cent.

• Monumental House

  address: Ulitsa Karla Marksa (улица Карла Маркса), 39-а
  A cultural heritage

• Onar Hotel

  address: Leninskiy prospekt (Cоветская улица, 118, улица горького, 23) 58?
  A cultural heritage

• Manor Chulkova

  address: Ulitsa Karla Marksa (улица Карла Маркса), 37

• Mari State University

  address: Ploshchad' Lenina (Площадь Ленина) 1
  A cultural heritage. The main building built in 1937

• Residential building in ulitsa Volkova

  address: ulitsa Volkova (Волкова улица), 164/17

• Remains of the Tsarevokokshayskiy Kremlin

  address: 105, Sovetskaya ulitsa
  The remains of Bogorodice-Sergievskij monastyr is a part of its.

• Hospital building

  address: ulitsa Pushkina (ул. Пушкина) 6
  A cultural heritage. Built in 1887

• Residential building in ulitsa Naberezhnaya

  address: Naberezhnaya Street (набережная улица), 22

• Residential building in ulitsa Volkova

  address: ulitsa Volkova (Волкова улица), 164

• Residential house of lumberman Kalinov

  address: Ulitsa Gorkovo (улица Горького) 31

• Spasskaya Tower

  address: Bulvar Chavayna

• House of Merchant Bulygina

  address: Sovetskaya ulitsa (Советская улица) 102 or КАРЛА МАРКСА УЛ., 83/85
  Inside is the Gulag museum.

• Building of a city administration of Yoshkar-Ola

  phone: +7 836 2565810
  address: Leninskiy prospekt (Ленинский проспект), 27,

• Jerusalem House Jerusalem

  address: Ulitsa Chernyshevskogo (улица Чернышевского) 4
  A cultural heritage

• FastovaA cultural heritage

• Sovetskaya Hotel

  address: Leninc, pr-t (Ленин прoc-т), 23
  A cultural heritage

• Building of the government of republic of Mary El

  address: Leninskiy prospekt ( Ленинский проспект), 29
  Parlament building. Built in 1971.

The city can boast of a certain level of cultural activity exemplified by theatre performances based on classical and modern works (both in Mari and Russian languages).

Parks

• Central Park

• ZOO

  phone: +7 836 2582836, +7 836 2581625
  address: Medvedevo, Ul. Mosolova (Медведево, ул Мосолова), 18

Sport

• Delpin Swimming Pool

• Stadion Druzhba

  phone: +7 836 2551076, +8 8362 551062, +8 8362 720597
  address: Ulitsa Mashinostroiteley (улица Машиностроителей), 18

• Ice Palace

  address: Ulitsa Karla Marksa (ул. Карла Маркса), 105

• Water Palace

  phone: +7 8362 565749
  address: Ulitsa Karla Marksa (ул. Карла Маркса), 107
  Swimming Pool.

• Tennis Court

  phone: +7 836 2551097
  address: Bulvar Pobedy, 35,

Theaters

• Cinema Oktyabr

  phone: +7 836 2304550, +7 836 2304383 (Ticket Booking)
  address: Kremlevskaya ulitsa (Кремлевская улица), 21

• Opera and Ballet theater

  address: Komsomolskaya ulitsa, 130 and Pushkin ulitsa, 21

• Drama Theatre named after Georgi Konstantinov

  phone: +7 836 2566190
  address: Plosch. Nikonova (Никонова пл.), 1,

• Puppet theater

  phone: +7 8362 452522, +7 8362 452531, +7 8362 451987
  address: Tsar'gradskiy prospekt (Царьградский проспект), 35 /Voznesenskaya ulitsa, 87

• National Theater of Mari El

  phone: +7 836 245-16-04
  address: Ploshchad Lenina ( площадь Ленина), 2

• Culture Park

  address: Komsomolskaya street, ( Комсомольская улица)

Mari style embroidery, wooden items such as "mari matryoshka" are a local speciality.

• Nash ShopBolshoy Nash, Supermarket chain. Units: Ul. Pervomayskaya (Первомайская ул.), 115, (near to Stadium, +7 836 245-2914); - Ul. Eshkinina, 22-а, (+7 836 256-1023), - Leninskiy prospekt, (Ленинский проспект) 22А, - Ulitsa Podolskikh Kursantov, 4

• Forum Shopping centre

• 21 Vek Shopping centre

  phone: +7 836 2452100
  address: Kremlevskaya ulitsa ( Кремлевская улица), 19

• Planeta Mall

  phone: +8 836 2232006
  address: Ul. Baumana (ул. Баумана), 16

• Shopping centre Gallery

  address: Leninskiy prospekt, 24-в

• Supermarket Perekrestok

  phone: +7 800 200-9555
  address: Ulitsa Karla Marksa, 101
  A supermarket chain. Other unit: ulitsa Antsiferova, 4, (1,4 km NW from center, +7 800 200-95-55)

• Twelve apostles Shopping and entertainment complex

  address: Ulitsa Voinov-Internatsionalistov

There are a few worthy European style cafes and restaurants in the city centre, local mari food is represented at Podkogolnaya cafe, 166 Volkova st.
Traditional plates are: - sokta, - lashko, - podkogylyo, - kazh, - komanmelna, - tuara, - podkinde, -
salmaginde, - puro, - eran

Fast food

• Makdonalds

  phone: +7 836 2422010
  address: Pervomaiskaya street (Первомайская улица), 109А

• Sushi bar Yin Yang

  phone: +7 836 2702207
  address: Pervomaiskaya street,(ул. Первомайская), 124
  Huge selection of sushi and rolls. Delivery

• Beer restaurant Staryy Georg

  phone: +7 8362 724444
  address: ul. Antsiferova (ул. Анциферова), 37
  English pub, which serves one of the best beer

• Pizzeria Al Sole

  phone: +7 8362 736283, +7 8362 330111
  address: Ryabinina ( ул. Рябинина), 2
  offers a range of Italian pizza. Delivery.

Cafes

• Confectionery Belosnezhka

  phone: +7 8362 428691
  address: Sovetskaya (ул Советская), 125 а
  Every day fresh pastries, cakes, pies, pirogs.

• Cafe Layver

  phone: +7 8362 720709, +7 8362 770743
  address: ul. Sverdlova (ул. Свердлова), 49
  Live music and good service.

• Cafe Pechera

  phone: +7 8362 320501
  address: Bul'var Pobedy (бульвар Победы), 39
  European cuisine, comfortable interior.

• Cafe Izba

  phone: +7 8362 647730
  address: Ul. Mira (ул. Мира), 2 В
  Festive events and outdoor activities

Restaurants

• Restaurant Camelot

  phone: +7 836 2421471, +7 836 2426058
  address: Bulvar Pobedy (бульвар Победы), 5

• Restaurant Grand Club

  phone: +7 836 2456853, +7 836 2411471, +7 836 2450037
  address: Leninskiy prospekt (Ленинский пр-кт), 61
  delicious European cuisine

• Restaurant Lyudoviko Moro

  phone: +7 836 2410676, +7 836 2412330
  address: Ul. Uspenskaya (ул. Успенская, 15
  European cuisine

• Restaurant Serebryanaya podkova

  phone: +7 836 2413880, +7 836 2454008
  address: ul. Chekhova (ул. Чехова), 61
  A large variety of dishes of Russian, European and Oriental cuisine!

• Restaurant Zlata Praga

  phone: +7 836 2723163
  address: Mashinostroiteley (Машиностроителей), 59а
  Czech and international cuisine, selected wines.

• Art Cafe Bogema

  phone: +7 836 2313898
  address: Ul. Kremlinskaya, 26
  Watching of sports events, live rock music, board games, musical evenings.

• Irish pub Dublin

  phone: +7 836 2922122
  address: Ul. Voinov-Internatsionalisto (ул. Воинов-Интернационалистов) 24/ б
  pleasant atmosphere and quality service.

• Bar Old School

  address: Komsomolskaya Street, (ул Комсомольская), 124в

• Entertainment center Mueller Hall

  phone: +7 8362 380058, +7 8362 513330
  address: Leninskiy pr-kt (Ленинский пр-кт), 6

• Cafe Bar Zebra

  phone: +7 836 2980500
  address: Medvedevo, ul. Lermontova (пос. Медведево, ул. Лермонтова), 6
  Comfortable atmosphere, attentive waiters, a wide range of Japanese and European cuisine. Delivery sushi rolls.

• Cocktail bar Marrakech

  phone: +7 836 2452250
  address: Bul'var Chavayna (бульвар Чавайна), 41
  Corporate events, anniversaries.

• Sushi Bar Yaponskiy dvorik

  phone: +7 836 2701501
  address: ul. Mashinostroiteley (ул. Машиностроителей,) 22
• PAPA BAR - Funky house music. Disco. , Loc. ul. Voznesenskaya (ул. Вознесенская), .110, Tel .: +7 (8362) 12/25/45

• Hotel Arabica

  phone: +7 8362 330210
  address: Ul. L'va Tolstogo (ул. Льва Толстого), 60

• Hotel complex Barcelona

  phone: +7 836 2396039
  address: Ul. Vodoprovodnaya (ул. Водопроводная), 41а

• Eureka Hotel

  phone: +7 836 2469083, +7 836 2469074
  address: Ul.Chehova, (ул.Чехова).73
  Six single rooms, 54 double rooms, seven half suits, one triple room half-suit.

• Guest house hotel

  phone: +7 836 2667766
  address: Mendeleieva, 26? ул. Комсомольская, д.26?

• Hotel Lukomorye

  phone: +7 836 2777604, +7 836 741122, +7 902 7397604
  address: St. 70th anniversary of the Armed Forces of the USSR (ул. 70-Летия Вооруженных Сил СССР), 16

• Guest house "Gretta House"

  phone: +7 836 2323515
  address: Dzerzhinskogo (ул Дзержинского), 46

• Moro Hotel

  phone: +7 836 2452424
  address: Ul. Uspenskaya (ул. Успенская), 15.
  Payment is made in rubles by bank transfer, credit cards (VISA, MasterCard, Maestro).

• Stoun Hotel and Klub

  phone: +8 836 2350100
  address: Pervomayskaya street (Первомайская улица), 109
  Services: Café "Don Udon", Karaoke restaurant, Bar, Bowling, Two dance floors, Finnish sauna. This hotel can provide invitation letter.

• Complex Pit Stop

  phone: +7 8362 942222
  address: Ul. 70-letiya Vooruzhennykh Sil SSSR (ул. 70-летия Вооруженных Сил СССР), 11
  Car wash, hotel, sauna.

• Hotel Sayver

  phone: +7 8362 386886, +7 8362 386996
  address: Ul. Zarubina (ул. Зарубина), 35

• Turist Hotel

  phone: +7 836 2426829, +7 836 2426843
  address: Ul. Karla Marksa (ул. Карла Маркса), 109

• Virginia Hotel

  phone: +7 836 2422055, +7 836 2796931, +7 836 2424056, +7 836 2422055
  address: Per. Pervomayskiy ( переулок Первомайский,).12

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