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Russia is the largest country in the world with a territory that stretched more than 1/8 lands on earth. Located in northern Eurasia, the federation borders with Finland, Estonia, Norway, Latvia, Lithuania, Ukraine, Poland, Belarus, Georgia, Azerbaijan, North Korea,  Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and China. Countries during the empire famous for Emperor Peter the Great and Catherine the Great Emperor has energy and mineral resources in the world. Before Moscow, the Russian capital is St. Petersburg. Here are three favorite tourist destinations in the country which is often referred to as the Red Bear Country:

Peterhof

If France has the palace of Versailles, the palace of Peterhof Russia has (Pedrodvorets, in the local language). Peterhof is actually a complex where there are a number of palaces and beautiful gardens. It is in St. Petersburg, the most modern city in the former Soviet Union.

Peterhof palace used to serve as a winter palace for the imperial family of Russia which was built in around 1710 by Peter the Great, at the edge of the Baltic Sea. A garden (lower garden) on the side of this complex on the cliffs as high as sixteen feet above the ground which is only about 100 meters from the shoreline. The park is divided in two by a large canal that created the baroque era. In the middle of the park stands the main palace (the grand palace). A small park (upper garden) lay behind the main palace, while a main fountain garden (grand cascade) adorn the front of the main palace. Grand Palace and the Grand Cascade are the main attractions of the Peterhof.

Besides the beauty of the building and the park as a whole, it was another amazing fountains of Peterhof is that numbered more than 100 pieces are not using the water pump at all. The water from the springs is collected in reservoirs in the upper garden, and the difference in height spur-pressure fountain garden fountain in the lower and in the grand cascade.

The best time to visit the palace of Peterhof is during the summer, where all the fountains operated. Visitors can enjoy the beauty around the complex, while enjoying the view of the Baltic sea from a height. Peterhof palace has been listed as a UNESCO world heritage site.

The Hermitage Museum

Starting from the emperor's penchant Catherine the Great collected hundreds of paintings from Germany, the museum was established around 1764 in the town of St. Hermitage. Petersburg. So many of the museum's collection, the goods stored in 10 buildings, the buildings in which 6 of them are Russian cultural monuments of the 18th century and 19 and only 4 buildings are open to the public, namely the Winter Palace (Peterhof), Hermitage Small, Old Hermitage and New Hermitage.

There are nearly 3 million items in the collection of the Hermitage museum, most of which are paintings. Other collections in the form of sculptures, antique objects such as relief from the Mesopotamian era, artifacts, ancient jewelry, ancient coins, decorative art objects such as tapestries, mosaics, vases, and more. The museum collections are divided into the following categories:

• Western European Art (The Western European Art)
• Objects Antique Egypt (Egyptian Antiquities)
• Classic antique objects (Classical Antiquities)
• Prehistoric art (Pre historic Art)
• Decorative art and jewelry (Jewelry and Decorative Art)
• Renaissance Italy (Italian Renaissance)
• Best Art Italian and Spanish (Italian and Spanish Fine Art)
• Hall of Knight (Knight's Hall)
• Ages of Glory German and Baroque Flemish (Dutch Golden Age and Flemish Baroque)
• Best Art German, British, Swiss, and French (German, British, Swiss and French Fine Art)
• Art Russia (Russian Art)
• Neoclassical Art, Impressionist, and post-Impressionist (Neoclassical, Impressionist, post-Impressionist and Art)
• Art Modern (Modern Art)

The Hermitage is one of the largest museum of art and culture and the oldest in the world. Of the about 3 million pieces of collection, only a small proportion exhibited to the public.

The Arbat

Moscow, capital of Russia, has a historic street that became an attraction for international tourists. It is a street Arbat street, which is a special road for pedestrians, about 1 kilometer in length.

At the beginning of its existence, precisely in the 15th century, the Arbat street into the trade and occupied by many craftsmen. In addition there are many craft stores, too many churches built along this road. Entering the 18th century, as the development of life in Moscow, Arbat street is known as the most prestigious residential area in Moscow. During the Napoleonic occupation, the street was burned and nearly burned all the wooden buildings there. Although later rebuilt, there are still some remaining Empire style building there.

Entering the 19th century, the buildings began to turn into Arbat Art Nouveau style in the form of luxury apartments. This historic road continues to develop into a favorite settlement for artists, scholars, and even high government officials. In the same century, built parallel roads called New Arbat. Unlike the Old Arbat, New Arbat filled the building and do not have a pedestrian zone.

Today, the Old Arbat street is a 20-minute walk from the Kremlin, became one of the most crowded roads visited by tourists. A number of restaurants and bars to the streets, with a high price because this region is a prestigious area in Moscow. But for those who do not have enough money, there is also some small restaurants such as McDonald's, Mu-Mu, Sbarro, and others there.