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White Christmas in a brand new heated outdoor seewater pool! 🎄

Best wishes from ! We hope the next year will be better. And we will have borders open again. 🎄☃️

New art gallery in

While borders are still closed, became a top travel destination from

Things are slowly getting back to

Our favorite pub reopened.

castle destroyed during and after the WWII. Bun you can check a scale model in .

It's quiet...too quiet...in .

Artclaster - one of the trendy spots for fashion, art, eco, etc. events.

Nice old souvenirs from

- nice pastry with retro photos of this area.

is a great destination, if you like . @ корнево военный городок

Autumn is coming!

The open-air exhibition, showing the same location before the .

Coat of arms of

It looks like it finally happening! Starting from July 1, 2019, free e-visas will become available for tourists visiting our region. We are still not getting any clear official information with details. We will keep you updated. And provide a step-by-step guide!

Free e-visas to Kaliningrad! It looks like it finally happening! Starting from July 1, 2019, free e-visas will become available for tourists visiting our region. We are still not getting any clear official information with det…

Meanwhile in museum of fine arts... Great exibition of Russian and Soviet paintings. Free entry! @ Калининградский музей изобразительных искусств

- fresh fish

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Quite a common question, if it's possible to take a flight from Kaliningrad to Minsk. Russia and Belarus border formally exists, but air travel treated as a domestic flight. So, what does it mean for travelers?
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Kaliningrad – Minsk: flights and visas Quite a common question, if it’s possible to take a flight from Kaliningrad to Minsk. Well, it’s quite a complicated puzzle. Russia and Belarus are parts of the so-called Eurasian Union…

Poland is the main travel route to Kaliningrad for travelers. And it's obvious that many hope to visit various tourist attractions on their way. Malbork Castle is a true gem to explore.

Visit Malbork Castle during a trip to Kaliningrad Poland is the main travel route to Kaliningrad for tourists. And it’s obvious that many hope to visit various tourist attractions on their way. Malbork Castle is a true gem to explore. Especi…

Albrecht von Preußen is waiting for tourists in .

Breakfast at the beach. Note: restaurants are open from 11 am. @ Кафе у моря "Дача"

Potatoes and herring - traditional Russian snack.

Just visited for a guided tour. Some useful hints about visiting to follow later.

This summer Kaliningrad hosted 4 World Cup matches and it was a huge success. Now we can’t wait for the next big football game: UEFA Nations League: Russia vs Sweden. Special visa-free entry system has been prolonged until the end of the year. So Sweden and neutral fans can enter Kaliningrad with special Fan IDs issued for the FIFA World Cup.

In Kaliningrad Guide Blog will find some articles about traveling to Russia from Poland and Lithuania. Also, there are some recommendations about places to stay. Anyway, feel free to ask for any pieces of advice in the comments.

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New site and exhibition of National Center for Contemporary Art in @ ГЦСИ-Калининград / NCCA-Kaliningrad

If you’ve been dazzled by the Amber Room at Catherine Palace (just outside St Petersburg), you’ll know just how adored fossilised tree resin is in Russia, where it can be found decorating religious icons, jewelry, and figurines.

The Kaliningrad region is home to 90% of the world’s amber deposits, and Yantarny, an hour’s drive west of Kaliningrad, has white sand beaches on the Baltic Sea and the chance to visit the Kaliningrad Amber Factory and Museum. The museum is in a 19th-century red brick fortress tower on the shore of Verkhneye Lake and has a new observation deck, interactive exhibitions, and amber throne.

20 of the best Baltic beach holidays The water may be colder but with its grand bygone-era resorts, wild islands and white sand beaches, these northerly shores are a great alternative to the Med