<\/span><\/h2>\nThe name of this legendary railway will always be associated with Siberia.<\/span>\u00a0The European side of the country ends by the Ural mountains and then enters Siberia.<\/span><\/p>\nThe route is 9,289 km in total, which makes the Trans-Siberian longest railway in the world.<\/span>\u00a0After a week-long trip on the Trans-Siberian route, you will be closer to really understand the Russian character.<\/span><\/p>\nThe unforgettable view of Lake Baikal, the underground tunnels to the highest point of the route, the\u00a0Y\u00e1blonovo\u00a0Pas, in\u00a0Transbaikalia\u00a0and the talks with local and foreign travelers are only a few good reasons to get to know the world’s largest country better.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span>The\u00a0Putorana\u00a0plateau<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\nIt may seem\u00a0that the communication era would have made finding virgin arear impossible, even here.<\/span>\u00a0However, you can have a very cool summer in Siberia all by yourself in one of the uninhabited areas that remain intact.<\/span>\u00a0Beware: this is extreme North. So, cool might be actually, freezing cold.<\/p>\nThere are numerous gorges and villages, but the area is famous above all for being the land of 10,000 lakes and 1,000 waterfalls.<\/span>\u00a0There is no other place in Russia that has such concentrated waterfalls.<\/span>\u00a0There is also Lake\u00a0Vivi, known as the geographic center of Russia.<\/span>\u00a0Visiting the\u00a0Putorana\u00a0plateau\u00a0is as if one woke up on an unknown planet.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/span>Lake Baikal<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\nNowadays anyone who wants to see images of the legendary\u00a0lake can\u00a0easily find them online.<\/span><\/p>\nBut having a look at pictures of Baikal is not the same as making the effort to actually visit the place. The landscape of the deepest lake on earth, which some call ‘sacred sea’, will truly impress you.<\/span>\u00a0Each year thousands of travelers from all over the world make their way there.\u00a0<\/span>Some routes take tourists to the Oljon island, others cross the waters by boat, while land adventurers surround Baikal by bicycle or on foot.<\/span><\/p>\nA trip to the Siberian sea also means having the chance to try some unique fish species, such as the\u00a0omul, admire the ancient stone architecture and the monuments of the Siberian Baroque.<\/span>\u00a0All this adds to the experience of seeing Siberia\u00a0in all its glory and diversity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n