photo Exhibition Wilderness of Russia

Stolby Nature Reserve

Krasnoyarsk Krai
Stolby is unique in beauty and landscape diversity nature reserve located in branch of Eastern Sayan Mountains, on the right bank of Enisey river, in Krasnoyarsk Territory. The best-known sight here is rocks in the form of pillars with height up to 90 meters. There are more than 100 of them in the territory of the reserve. You can distinguish in the forms of stone giants silhouettes of people, animals and mythological creatures. Weird shapes of the pillars have been formed under the impact of wind and precipitation.
This is one of the most visited places in the world, a mecca for rock climbers. Almost all the rocks of the reserve have names corresponding to their appearance - Feathers, Lion Gate, Fortress. Also throughout the reserve huge boulders are scattered, causing great interest among lovers of bouldering. Elephant is the most famous of them.
The Stolby nature reserve is rightly called a trademark, a brand of the Krasnoyarsk Territory and the city of Krasnoyarsk, a place where you can be charged with energy and life power for a long time
The best time for visit is summer.

What to see: The scientific and educational complex "Narym", children's playground, Deer lawn, Zakodovanny les(Enchanted forest), Love alley, rocks Grandmother, Granddaughter, Grandfather, Lion gate, Feathers and others.

How to get to: you'd better go by plane from Moscow to Krasnoyarsk. Flights are provided by several airlines and depart either at night or late in the evening. The flight time will be about 5 hours.
The buses 50, 50a, 50k, 19, 78 run from Krasnoyarsk. You need to get out of them at the stop Turbaza. Next, you need to walk along the asphalt path about 7 km to be in the reserve.
Contacts
Site: www.zapovednik-stolby.ru
Phone: +7-3912611710, +7-3912698667
E-mail: stolby@mail.ru