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Vladimir

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Introduction

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Vladimir is a city in Central Russia and is one of the cities that is part of the Golden Ring, together with Suzdal and Yaroslavl. Located about 200 kilometres from Moscow, the city has about 300,000 inhabitants.

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Neighbourhoods

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Sights and Activities

Vladimir, a city that is part of the Golden Ring, was one of the medieval capitals of Russia, and two of its cathedrals are a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Events and Festivals

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Weather

Vladimir's climate is comparable to that of Moscow#Weather, a humid continental climate that is, with cold winters and relatively warm summers. Temperatures during summer (June to August) are mostly above 20 °C, with nights about 10 degrees lower. Winters are well below zero, with average nights in January around -14 °C. The annual precipitation averages around 600mm with most of it falling in the form of rain in summer. Snow is common in winter.

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Getting There

By Plane

By Train

Vladimir is one of the first cities if you depart from Moscow that is a stop on the Trans-Siberian Railway. It's less than 3 hours from the country's capital, and a long way from Siberia!

By Car

By Bus

By Boat

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Getting Around

By Car

By Public Transport

By Foot

By Bike

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Eat

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Drink

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Sleep

Property	Address	Type	Popularity
Piligrim Hostel	Tokareva 8a Vladimir	Hostel	100

Budget

Mid-Range

Upscale

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Work

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Learn

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Keep Connected

Internet

Phone

Post

Russian Post is the national postal service of Russia. It's English version is currently under construction, but mainly involves the track&trace system. The domestic post is reasonably reliable, and sending international mail is fairly reliable but slow, taking at least a few weeks to European countries, longer to the USA or Australia for example. The delivery of mail sent from abroad to Russia is highly unreliable, and people or companies tend to use foreign adresses, from where a private carrier sends it to Russia. Alternatives like poste restante are non-existent with Russian Post. Most cities and large towns in Russia have a Central Post Office (Glavpochtamt), which also sells stamps and envelopes, and usually has fax services and Internet availability, though the latter mostly not in smaller places. Also, many hotels have postal services, including mail boxes. Post offices tend to keep long hours, usually from 8:00am or 9:00am until 8:00pm or 9:00pm Monday to Friday, and closing earlier during weekends. The main central post offices in the biggest cities keep even longer hours. For sending parcels, you can also try services by DHL Russia and FedEx Russia. For all mail you can use the regular alphabet, though maybe include the country's name in Cyrillic. For sending post to Russia (or trying to receive it) note that addresses should be in reverse order: Russia, postal code, city, street address, name.

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