Location: Irkutsk
Top Things to do in Irkutsk
Top Restaurants in Irkutsk
The 10 Best Points of Interest & Landmarks in Irkutsk, Siberian District
Founded in the mid-17th century as a winter quarters for traders and tax collectors, Irkutsk came to prominence in the 1800s. Participants in the Decembrist revolt against Tsar Nicholas I were exiled to Siberia in droves, turning Irkutsk into their cultural center. Today, it’s one of Siberia’s biggest and most important cities, with over half a million people, many universities, many historic churches and museums, and beautiful Lake Baikal, just about an hour away by train.
Restaurants in Irkutsk
1. Irkutsk Engineering College of N. P. Trapeznikov
2. Landfill Museum
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 14 reviews
3. Dorenberg
Overall Ratings
5.0 based on 14 reviews
Art-plant "Dorenberg" is a creative space in Irkutsk, on the territory of which creative studios, shops with unique goods, conceptual bars, office spaces, platforms for various events, a park and a street cinema are collected.
4. Labor Square
5. 130 Kvartal
Overall Ratings
4.5 based on 948 reviews
Reviewed By SiberianVoyager - New York City, United States
Lovely new district styled with old wooden houses with cafes, restaurants and shops. Very pleasant walk in the evening. I wish the food was better there.
