Omsk Tourist Places to Visit in Omsk, Russia, Europe

Omsk Tourist Places to Visit in Omsk, Russia, Europe

Omsk is city in southern part of Russia and the administrative hub of Omsk Oblast Federal subject. Omsk shares the border with Kazakhstan and the River Irtysh flows through the city and lies at altitude of 87 meters (285 feet) above the sea level. Omsk has some of the best architectural centerpieces that attract the tourists from all over the country and fishing and small industries are the main form of living in the city.

Omsk is situated at the distance of 1,680 kilometers from Moscow, capital of Russia and surrounded by Kurgan, Ishim, Tyumen, Tobolsk, Kuybyshev, and Novosibirsk. Omsk geographical coordinates are 54.9833° N, 73.3667° E and spans an area of 573 square kilometers.

History of Omsk:

Omsk was recognized after the establishment of wooden fort in the year 1716 and in the year 1782, the village was granted the status of town. After becoming the administrative capital of Western Siberia in the year 1822, number of churches, mosque and other buildings were built in the town and city development was boomed after the establishment of Trans-Siberian railway lines to the city and many trading companies were established in the town.

Omsk Tourism:

Assumption Cathedral:

Assumption Cathedral is also called as Dormition Cathedral is located along the Irtysh River at the distance of 9 kilometers from center of the Omsk and the church was constructed during 18^th century is known for its shapes and distinct color elements and the church is the most attractive churches in the city.

St. Nicholas Cossack Cathedral:

St. Nicholas Cossack Cathedral was constructed in the year 1843 and the church was designed by Vasily Stasov, one of the renowned architects and one of the oldest churches in Siberia visited by thousands of devotees throughout the year and large crowd gather during Christmas and Easter.

Interesting places to visit in Omsk:

The State Museum of Regional History
The Dostoyevsky Museum of Literature
The Kondraty Belov Art Museum
The Liberov Center for Art
Omsk Opera Theater
The Vrubel Museum of Fine Arts
The Omsk Circus

Best time to visit Omsk:

Omsk experiences humid continental climate with warm summers and unpredictable rain and temperature varies from -22° Celsius to 25°Celsius throughout the year and best time to visit Omsk is from May to September during these months climate will be pleasant.

How to reach Omsk?

By Air:

Omsk is served by Omsk Tsentralny Airport, located at the distance of 9 kilometers from heart of the city is the main international airport in Omsk Oblast region. Omsk Tsentralny Airport has direct and regular flights to St. Petersburg, Astana, Beijing-Capital, Moscow, Bangkok, Dubai, Salekhard, Sochi and many other cities in the world.

By Train:

Omsk is served by Trans-Siberian Railroad is the main rail provider in the country and has every day trains from all the major cities in Russia.

By Road:

Omsk is extensively connected through buses, trolleybuses and trams within the city and used by the populaces in the city and well connected through buses from other neighboring cities.

By Boat:

Omsk is served by Omsk River Port along the Irtysh River and serves domestic ferries and it also serves ferries to cities in Kazakhstan.

Hotels in Omsk:

Omsk is the prominent cities in Russia and renowned for business and tourism and has some of the best accommodation conveniences to the tourists and some of the old buildings in the city are converted into hotels that attracts the tourists to take accommodation is such kind of hotels and other hotels are modernized and all the hotels in the city offers all the amenities and hospitality to the visitors. List of some prominent hotels in Omsk are: