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5 most interesting routes of the 'Silver Necklace of Russia'
23.01.2026 11:09
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June 07 2025
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Where to see the beauty of the Russian North, how to learn the history of ancient castles and get to the shore of the White Sea? Have you ever heard of the 'Golden Ring'? Yes? And what about the 'Silver Necklace'? No? Well, this tourist project appeared in 2012 and unites as many as 11 regions of Russia! And if you will explore the cities of Ancient Rus’ along the 'Golden Ring', along the 'Silver Necklace', you'll visit the medieval lands of the North-West of Russia and the Russian North. Additionally, to make traveling along the ‘Silver Necklace’ more easy, Russia has developed national routes. We’ve chosen some of the more interesting ones below.
1. ‘Arkhangelsk: where the Arctic begins’
Route: Arkhangelsk–Malye Korely–Severodvinsk
2. ‘Pearls of the Russian North’
Route: Vologda–Kirillov–Semenkovo–Ferapontovo
A journey through the Russian North begins in Vologda – this is its ancient capital.
The city is famous for its 16th-century white stone kremlin, wooden houses with carved frames, icon painting and, of course, lace craft.
Semenkovo village is a place where you can get acquainted with the life of Russian peasants in the local ethnographic museum.
And Kirillov and Ferapontov, meanwhile, are home to some of the most famous monasteries in Russia.
3. ‘Amber Mosaic’
Route: Kaliningrad–Curonian Spit–Yantarny-Svetlogorsk.
4. ‘Petersburg. Peter. From the first stone to the skyscraper’
Route: St. Petersburg–Lomonosov–Strelna–Peterhof–Kronstadt–Shlisselburg
5. ‘From the Barents Sea to the White Sea’
Route: Murmansk–Teriberka–Kirovsk–Kandalaksha–Umba–Monchegorsk.