Location: Murmansk
Top Things to do in Murmansk
Top Restaurants in Murmansk
Top 10 Sights & Landmarks in Murmansk, Northwestern District
Murmansk (Russian: Му́рманск, IPA: [ˈmurmənsk]; Kildin Sami: Мурман ланнҍ; Northern Sami: Murmánska; Skolt Sami: Muurman) is a port city and the administrative center of Murmansk Oblast in the far northwest part of Russia. It sits on both slopes and banks of a modest ria or fjord, Kola Bay, an estuarine inlet of the Barents Sea. Its bulk is on the east bank of the inlet. It is in the north of the rounded Kola Peninsula which covers most of the Oblast (semi-autonomous region). The city is 67 miles (108 km) from the border with Norway and 113 miles (182 km) from the Finnish border. The city is named for the Murman Coast; an archaic term in Russian for Norwegian.
Restaurants in Murmansk
1. Alyosha Monument, Monument of the Defenders of the Soviet Arctic during the Great Patriotic War
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5.0 based on 605 reviews
Reviewed By 976marilyna - New York City, United States
Set over Kola Estuary is the 116 ft tall monument of a soldier with a rifle slung over his shoulder representing the soldiers and sailors who defended Murmansk against a German invasion during WW2. It is an impressive memorial to the defenders. The tomb of unknown solder is in front
2. Monument to Soldiers-Internationalists
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5.0 based on 3 reviews
3. Aircraft Yak-38
4. Compound of the Trifonov Pechengskiy Monastery
5. Locomotive Monument L-4386
6. St. Nicholas Church
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4.5 based on 18 reviews
Despite past threats to its very existence, this cathedral, named for the patron saint of sailors, is now an important religious administrative center.
7. Lenin Nuclear Icebreaker
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4.5 based on 618 reviews
Reviewed By shmeva44 - Moscow, Russia
You have to visit this former nuclear icebreaker on a russian tour. Since we didn't understand any of what was being said we just took photos and looked up information online later. The tour moves quite quickly, so we didn't have time to read the English information on the walls.
8. Memorial Complex to the Soldiers and Seamen Who Died in Peaceful Time
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4.5 based on 146 reviews
Reviewed By _5Serg
I suggest to visit the monument, they put a submarine wheelhouse fragment and built a chapel as a lighthouse.
9. Church of the Savior on Waters
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4.5 based on 60 reviews
Reviewed By G6426FManthonys - Brisbane, Australia
Beautiful Orthodox Church located on a prominent position above the harbour and a tour the memorial to those lost at sea. Beautiful interior with many icons on the walls and well worth a visit.
