Rostov-on-Don, Russia

Ростов-на-Дону

Rostov-on-Don is a regional capital of 1,130,305 people in Rostov, Russia, founded in 1749.

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Population1,130,305 GeoNames

Local nameРостов-на-Дону

RegionRostov

Elevation70 m 230 ft

Founded1749

Time zoneEurope/Moscow

Land area348.5 km²

Nearest airportPlatov International Airport (ROV) 35 km

Why visit Rostov-on-Don

Townapedia lists 324 museums and landmarks, 13 parks and trails, 133 places to eat, 17 places to stay and 24 attractions in and around town.

Highlights include Ростовский частный театр «Человек в кубе», Aksai Post Station, Музей современного изобразительного искусства на Дмитровской and Ростовский областной музей изобразительных искусств.

About Rostov-on-Don

Rostov-on-Don, or simply Rostov, is a port city and the administrative centre of Rostov Oblast and the Southern Federal District of Russia. It lies in the southeastern part of the East European Plain on the Don River, 32 kilometers (20 mi) from the Sea of Azov, directly north of the North Caucasus. The southwestern suburbs of the city lie above the Don river delta. Rostov-on-Don has a population of over one million people and is an important cultural, educational, economic and logistical centre of Southern Russia.

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Things to do24

Ростовский частный театр «Человек в кубе»

Cinema and theater

66 Большая Садовая улица, Ростов-на-Дону

Tu-Sa 14:00-20:00

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Aksai Post Station

Monument and historic site · 12.4 km

Russian complex

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Things to do24

Aksai Post Station

Aksay customs outpost

Aksay dungeons

Baikovsky Bridge

Church of Christ the Savior

Church of the Ascension

Church of the Dormition of the Theotokos, Aksai

House of P. M. Zaslavskaya (Ivan Zvorykin)

Residential building Nikolai Panin

Rostov railway drawbridge

Rostov State Musical Theater

Museums and landmarks324

Alexander Column

Bataysk Museum of History

Chekhov Monument

Grigory and Aksinya in a boat

Karl Marx Monument

Kobyakovo Settlement

Kumzhensky memorial

Liberators of Rostov-on-Don

MAKARONKA

Parks, trails and playgrounds13

Anatoly Sobino Park

Gorky Park

Mukhina Gully

Nikolai Ostrovsky Recreation Park

October Park

October Revolution Park

Park of Aviators

Park of Builders

Schepkinsky Forest

Southern Federal University's botanical garden

Vitya Cherevichkin Children's Park

Gorky Central Park of Culture and Leisure

Restaurants and cafes133

Раки и Гады

Where to stay17

Панда

Anry

Доходный дом Н.Н. Аджемова, 1910-е гг.

Churches and places of worship15

Nativity of Mother of God Cathedral

Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, Rostov-on-Don

Ascension Church, Rostov-on-Don

Cathedral of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Church of the Intercession, Rostov-on-Don

Church of the Life-Giving Trinity

Church of the Resurrection, Rostov-on-Don

Holy Cross Church, Rostov-na-Donu

Saint Sophia Church

St. Alexandra's Church, Rostov-on-Don

St. Karapet's Church, Rostov-on-Don

Shopping31

Студия Весна

Магнит

Gas and EV charging1

Schools, colleges and libraries31

Russian Customs Academy

Консерватория

Healthcare22

Дежурная

Дешёвая аптека

Юг-Фарма

Городская больница №8

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