The village of Listvyanka, sandwiched between Lake Baikal and the spurs of Primorsky Range, is located in the Irkutsk region at the sources of the Angara River and stretches along the banks of Lake Baikal for 5 km
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How to get to Listvyanka
Listvyanka is connected with Irkutsk routes of buses and shuttle buses, and in the summer time a motor ship "Voskhod" runs between them. The distance from Irkutsk to Listvyanka is 66 km, the journey time is 1 hour 20 minutes. Buses No. 524 and fixed-route taxis from Irkutsk depart from the bus station located at: ul. October Revolution, 11, and motor ships - from the jetty "Raketa", located in the micro district of Sunny.
From the port "Baikal", located on the left bank of the Angara River, to Cape Rogatka in Listvyanka there are ferries that run 3 times in day in both directions (travel time 25 min.)
Also the cruise ships run from Listvyanka to the village of Bolshie Koty (journey time 30 min) and Peschanaya Bay (2 hrs). By car from Irkutsk to Listvyanka, you can get to the Baikal highway
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Climate
| Average monthly temperature, ° C | ||||||||||||
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| In the afternoon | - 13 | - 8 | + 1 | + 10 | + 17 | + 22 | + 24 | + 22 | + 16 | + 9 | - 2 | - 10 |
| at night | - 23 | - 20 | - 13 | - 2 | + 5 | + 10 | + 14 | + 11 | + 6 | - 1 | - 12 | - 20 |
| water | + 0 | + 0 | + 1 | +2 | + 7 | + 13 | + 17 | + 14 | + 8 | + 3 | + 1 | + 0 |
Average temperature in the summer period varies from 22 to 24 degrees, at night it goes down to 10-14 degrees. In winter, the thermometer's column drops to 8-14 degrees below zero, and at night it can reach -24 degrees! The greatest amount of precipitation falls in July.
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Restaurants and Cafes
Restaurant "The Legend of Baikal" specializes in European and Russian cuisine and is famous for its panoramic view of Lake Baikal. The restaurant "Anastasia" - on the dishes of traditional Russian and Siberian cuisines, and the signature dishes of the restaurant "Mayak" with a panoramic bar are "Sagudai", "Caesar Cesarevo" and grayling roasted until golden brown.
There are plenty of cafes in Listvyanka , for example, the cafe "At the Lake" is famous for its dishes on open fire, as well as cooked on tandoor and barbecue.
Entertainment, excursions and attractions Listvyanka
Listvyanka is worth visiting the only museum in Russia in the lake, the Baikal Museum created on the basis of the Limnological Institute . The museum exposition is devoted to the history of studying the lake, its flora and fauna .The museum has 11 aquariums, similar to which there is nowhere else in the world: water is supplied by pumps from a natural reservoir from a depth of 400 meters . Museum aquariums are part of the lake itself - they contain 20 species of fish, 9 species of bull fish, 5 species of crustaceans, 3 types of sponges and 2 species of mollusks . In addition, the museum should visit the virtual exhibition "Immersion to the bottom of Lake Baikal or Bathiskaf", and also look into the arboretum . The museum is located at Akademicheskaya street, 1 and is open to visitors daily from 9 to 19 hours without days off, we stand The entrance fee is 200 rubles . (prices are as of September 2011) .
In addition to the museum in Listvyanka, it is worth to visit the Baikal Astrophysical Observatory, created at the Institute of Solar-Terrestrial Physics, where the largest in Russia solar telescope . Tourists are organized for visitors
Listvyanka also has a nerpine with one of the three freshwater seal species in the world and the endemic of Lake Baikal. Nerpinarium is located at: ul. Gorky, 101 "A" and open to visitors daily except Monday from 11:00 to 17:00, on the weekends until 18:00, the ticket costs 280 rubles. (the prices are indicated as of September 2011). Every 45-60 minutes a show of nerpa is held in the nerpinarium
From other attractions of Listvyanka, the St. Nicholas two-tier wooden church of the 19th century is remarkable, as well as the Circum-Baikal Railway built under Alexander III and considered one of the most beautiful railways in the world.
Sightseeing in the vicinity of Listvyanka
At the top of one of the coastal mountains in Listvyanka there is the Chersky stone, on which there is a gazebo with a panoramic observation platform to the southern basin of Lake Baikal. The stone can be reached by an asphalt path length of 2200 meters or on a cable car lift from the paddock Kamenushka.
In winter, the mountain is popular among fans of mountain skiing and snowboarding, because on its slopes the Snowwall Park, infrastructure which is represented by the 4th route with a height difference of up to 200 m. The length of the tracks ranges from 200 to 1600 m.
20 km from Listvyanka on the route leading to Irkutsk, there is the Irkutsk Architectural and Ethnographic Museum "Taltsy" in the open air ( branch of the Irkutsk State Unified Muses ee), founded in 1969. The exposition of the museum is represented by wooden buildings from all over Siberia, preserved after the flooding of lands during the construction of the hydroelectric power station. At the moment there are more than 40 architectural monuments and 8000 exhibits telling about life in the Siberian villages of the 17-19th centuries on the territory of the museum
Pribaikalsky National Park
Of great interest is the shaman-stone, which is a monument nature of the Baikal National Park, the main administration of which is located in the village Listvyanka. According to the beliefs of the inhabitants of the Angara region, the shaman-stone was the habitat of the host of the Angara, Ama Sagan Noion. Here they prayed and held important shamanistic ceremonies. In winter, up to 15,000 waterfowl live in the unfrozen polynya around the stone - this place is considered to be the only ice-free wintering in all of northern Asia.
There are mountain-forest-steppe light coniferous and mixed forests in the park, as well as about 76 species of rare plant species. Here live 59 species of mammals, 272 species of birds, 6 species of reptiles, 3 species of amphibians and 40 species of fish. There are about 75 species of rare animals in the park.
Diving
Listvyanka is well-known among diving enthusiasts - there is even a diving center in the village! In the vicinity of Listvyanka there are about 10 dive sites located mainly in the source of the Angara River. The water temperature in the river ranges from 3 to 12 degrees Celsius, and dives are possible in any season. Visibility is up to 40 meters Photos of Listvyanka (11)