What you can't complain about in Russia, no matter how hard you try, is the lack of beautiful villages. In this regard, the space is limitless: here are historical monuments, and wonderful landscapes, and extreme naturalness, and even modern architectural finds. We present to your attention the 10 most beautiful and picturesque villages in Russia in 2025, according to Internet users.
10. Vyatka
This village, which invariably makes it onto all lists and ratings, hardly needs an introduction; it is enough to point out the fact that the settlement has ten museums and a huge number of pre-revolutionary buildings. The nature also encourages relaxation and exploration: Vyatskoye is “framed” by rivers and valleys on all sides. This is an ideal option for those travelers who do not like to give up comfort: there are three hotels, a restaurant, and a cinema.
9. Kinerma
Getting here is not easy: the village is located in Karelia. The structure is seventeen buildings, ten of which are architectural monuments. In the center you can see a cemetery from the time of Catherine; there is also a restored chapel. There is a black bathhouse, a well, a barn; there is also a small and quite modern hotel.
8. Cosmozero
The wonderful location near the lake with its unique shape (similar to a river) determines the fame of the settlement. Hayfields, old huts, courtyards and, of course, the fascinating tent-roofed Assumption Church (built in 1720) - this is what will appear before the eyes of those who arrive in the village.
7. Old Ladoga
When talking about the oldest villages in Russia, it is impossible to omit Old Ladoga, a settlement whose history began more than a thousand years ago. Although not many people live here today, this was once the place where the route “from the Varangians to the Greeks” began (it was one of the largest settlements in Ancient Rus').
6. Yasnaya Polyana
A visit to Yasnaya Polyana is recommended not only for those who are not indifferent to the classics of critical realism and connoisseurs of Leo Tolstoy's novels, but also for everyone who appreciates the combination of naturalness and architectural elegance. Being inconspicuous, the village amazes the imagination precisely with its laconicism. Among the attractions: the writer's house, the remains of the greenhouse, the Middle Pond, the park.
5. Nikolay-Lenivets
Initially, the settlement did not stand out in any way: it seemed that Nikolo-Lenivets was another of the gradually desolate villages of Russia. However, thanks to the efforts of Vasily Shchetinin, a famous enthusiastic architect who appeared here, it turned into a real creative gallery of folk art. What is most striking is the fact that absolutely everything here is made by hand.
4. Tarbagatai
There are many remarkable villages in Buryatia (among the famous ones are Desyatnikovo, Bolshoy Kunalei, Atsagat); the most famous of them is Varbagatai, which is located fifty-two kilometers from Ulan-Ude. Founded in the 18th century, the settlement once served as a home for Old Believers; you can still see the buildings they erected here, distinguished by their colorful paintwork, wonderful fences and unusual shutters.
3. Chamerevo
The village boasts a rich history: the family of the writer Griboyedov once lived here (and Alexander Sergeevich himself in childhood), and Ivan the Terrible also came here. The holy spring of Alexander Nevsky is also located in the village. The panoramic views around and the well-groomed village itself make this place one of the most interesting for Russian travelers.
2. Vorzogory
The village is located right on the shore of the White Sea and traces its history back to the 16th century. It was already known back then: wooden ships were built here for the monks of the Solovetsky Monastery. In the village itself, you can see the wooden temple of Zosima and Savvatiy of Solovetsky (erected in the mid-19th century) and the "wooden tee", consisting of the Nikolskaya Church (17th century), the Vvedenskaya Church (late 18th century) and the bell tower (18th century).
1. Oshevensky Pogost
There is no need to be afraid of the name: the village of Pogost, which is also called Oshevensky Pogost, has remained a wonderful place and one of the most beautiful villages in Russia for several centuries. Here is the monastery of St. Alexander Oshevensky, the Church of the Epiphany (18th century), the bell tower, and the Popov house-yard.
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