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    Biysk (Бийск) is the second largest city in Altai Krai with a population of 202,000 people (2018) and featured as naukograd, i.e., a science city.

    Understand

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    Biysk is a starting point for tourists trekking to the Altay Mountains, 'the gateway to Mountainous Altai'.

    Geography

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    Biysk is located 163 km south of Barnaul and 356 km away from Novosibirsk. The Mongolian border is farther 617 km south. The terrain around is a hilly plain. Separated by the river Biya both banks of the city are connected by three bridges. The city is situated on the Chuysky Highway, a tarmac road, which goes from Novosibirsk to Mongolia.

    History

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    The city appeared in 1709 as a part of the 'Biyskaya krepost', fortification line built from Ust'-Kamenogorsk. Its name is derived from hydronym 'bi', a Samodian word for 'water, river'.

    Climate

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    Continental climate. The average temperature of January is -18 °C, in July it is +18.9 °C.

    Get in

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    There are no flights to Biysk airport because of reconstruction (as of 2011).

    By train

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    The direct trains are coming from Novosibirsk, Moscow, Tomsk, Chita, Omsk, Surgut, Krasnoyarsk, Novokuznetsk, Kemerovo, Alma-Ata. Barnaul is the most probable place to arrive from.

    By bus

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    Bus station is serving routes from Gorno-Altaysk (hourly), Ongudai (that one is from Ongudai to Barnaul passing Biysk), Tomsk, Belokurikha, Kemerovo, Novokuznetsk and Barnaul. Tickets are available via the internet. The bus station is within 5 min walk from the railway station.

    Get around

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    The tram network is present with 8 routes. Public buses and taxis are numerous.

    See

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    Assumption Temple

    Historic part of the city is the most curious place to give a look to where the architecture tells about the past epoch. Go on to the right bank of the river to enjoy 19th-century houses of merchants, Passages and an Orthodox Temple, all in compact area.

    • Museum of regional studies, 134, Lenina st. W-Su 10:00-17:00. Archeological artefacts from paleolith era. Numismatic and mineral collections. Mammoth cranium. Chinese pottery. The museum's co-founder was Vitaly Bianki, whose memory is honoured in the museum's name. The museum's expositions are accommodated in two old buildings
    • Museum of Chuysky Highway, 10, Tsentralny pereoulok. M-F 10:00-17:00. Museum's location is the left bank and rather far off from the city's center. This is the only museum in Russia dedicated to the history of road.
    • Your collection of Lenin's statues would be incomplete if you haven't taken a picture of one from Biysk. Thanks to cold weather Lenin was put a hat on here.
    • There is a monument to the city's founder Peter the Great on the horseback.
    • If the weather permits one can see rockets being launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. At nights rockets remind of comets.

    Do

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    • Visit the Drama theater.
    • Go to the Bowling club.
    • Musical theater Echo.

    Buy

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    Trade-center 'Maria-Ra' has a small souvenir shop inside.

    Eat

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    Drink

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    Sleep

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    Business class

    • Hotel Tsentralnaya (Центральная), 256, Lenina st, +7 385 433-83-07. Pretty comfortable hotel in the city's center which offers luxurious and economy class rooms. ATM and wi-fi. 1300-4600 руб.
    • Hotel Biya (Бия), 144, Tolstogo st, +7 3854 22-7451.
    • Hotel Gostevoy Dvor (Гостевой Двор), 228, Lenina st., +7 3854 32-72-00.
    • Hotel Gvozdika (Гвоздика), . 16 single and double rooms.

    Economy class

    Connect

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    The central post-office is located at 34, Sovetskaya st.

    Go next

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    Routes through Biysk
    NovosibirskBarnaul  N  S  Ölgii


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