The Angara Embankment
Along the only river that flows out of Lake Baikal
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Routes
Twenty self-guided routes — walks through Irkutsk and journeys to Lake Baikal — with maps, stop-by-stop itineraries and practical advice.
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Churches, Monasteries and Religious Architecture
Siberian baroque, neo-Gothic, a synagogue and a mosque — a city of many faiths
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Museums and Cultural Irkutsk
Sukachev’s paintings, the Geographical Society’s collections, city history and a nineteenth-century estate
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Irkutsk Through Its Streets and Courtyards
Apartment houses, the central market, pedestrian Uritskogo Street and quiet Jerusalem Hill
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Family-Friendly Irkutsk
The babr, the planetarium, Yunost Island, the children’s railway and an icebreaker
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Irkutsk After Dark: an Evening Walk
Lit facades, lights on the Angara and dinner in the 130th Quarter
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Listvyanka: Village, Shoreline and Local Attractions
Chersky Stone, the fish market, St Nicholas Church and the start of the Great Baikal Trail
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The Source of the Angara River
Upstream from the dam and the icebreaker to the Shaman Stone and Port Baikal
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Olkhon Island: Northern Landscapes and Cape Khoboy
Peschanaya, the marble “Three Brothers” and cliffs above the open lake
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