Welcome to Volgograd

• Visit the Mamayev Hill Monuments
• Enjoy the Volgograd State Panoramic Museum
• See the Giant Statue of Lenin
• Visit the Volgograd Planetarium and Volga Embankment
• Visit the Old Steam Mill Ruins
• Also Visit the Square of the Fallen Fighters and Rossoshka Memorial Cemetery

Under the Köppen climate classification Volgograd has a humid continental climate (Dfa). Average annual temperature is 8.3 °C while Precipitation here averages 380 mm.

Russia is known for vodka and rich, hearty food to keep people warm. Volgograd is no different. The city is lined up with cafes and restaurants featuring hundreds of types of vodka and carbohydrate-rich foods.

In general, the traditional Russian food in this city is relatively cheap at US$ 5 – 10, including drinks. Foreign retaurants serving American food, Japanese food, and English food are extremely high priced with some going for over US$ 30 per meal.

The city has a well developed transportation network: buses, trolleybuses, trams, minibuses and taxi, and also Russia's only underground tram system.

Of all the languages of Russia, Russian is the only official language at the national level. There are 35 different languages which are considered official languages in various regions of Russia, along with Russian.

The Russian Ruble or Rouble is the currency of the Russian Federation. The ruble is subdivided into 100 kopeks.

According to multiple sources, Volgograd is one of the most dangerous cities in Russia judging by safety while walking on the streets in the evening and at night. It is however not on the list of top 10 most criminal cities in Russia.

Nightlife in Volgograd is comparable to ht of most of cities in Russia. Most of the discos, nightclubs and pubs do not begin to fill up until after 10pm and slows down toeards 5am. 

All the over 80km long city along the Volga River, there are various Russian cafes on every corner selling food to tourists. There are also various cheap and expensive foreign resturants with varieties on their food menu.

The best places to explore when shopping for Russian and Western goods are the local markets, malls, and musuem shops. The Evropa City Mall and Piraminda Shopping Center are two of the most popular shopping centers in Volgograd. The city also becomes a shopping hub during various events and festivals.

The major places of interest in Volgograd are unsuprisingly wrapped around events and sombre experience during the World War II.

Mamayev Kurgan Memorial Complex: Mamayev Kurgan was an important battlefield during World War II and Battle of Stalingrad. The monumental complex houses various attractions including the 85m tall ‘Motherland Calls’ statue and a circular memorial building that holds the names of over 6, 000 soldiers, in mosaics on the inner wall.

Pavlov`s House; Along with Mamayev Kurgan, Pavlov`s House became a symbol of stubborn resistance of the Russian soldiers during the Battle of Stalingrad. Now it is a small, modest four-story building, but it was in this house that a group of 31 soldiers warded off the enemy attacks for 58 days.

The Panorama Museum: Located few yards away from the Pavlov house, the Panorama Museum holds over 4, 000 exhibits in its halls, which are as expected those of the World War II and Battle of Stalingrad.

The Volga Embankment: The Volga embankment is the largest in Russia. The river bank makes for a pleasant walk and is a favourite location for locals during the summer. The embankment gives access to several beaches where it is possible to swim and play beach sports such as volleyball and football.

Komsomol garden: Komsomol Garden – one of the largest public parks in the city – is near the Square of the Fallen Fighters in the center of Volgograd. Komsomol members planted the area with trees in 1930. For this reason the garden was given this name

Fallen Fighters Square: The Square of the Fallen Fighters is inseparably linked with the events of the Battle and Stalingrad and the civil war. It was the main defense position of the surrounded German troops, and it was there that field-marshal Paulus was taken prisoner

62nd Army embankment: The central part of Volgograd extends for tens of kilometers along the Volga, from Mamayev Kurgan to the riverside station, however, only about 3 kilometers of the embankment have been landscaped, a stretch from the Square of the Fallen Fighters and the Alley of Heroes, the one defended by the 62nd Army, to the Museum of the Battle of Stalingrad.

Moscow Standard Time (MSK) UTC +03:00. There are no future Daylight Saving Time rules for this time zone.