Tomsk has long been considered the cultural capital of Siberia attracting large numbers of artists, students and intellectuals – in fact today up to 20 percent of the city’s 500,000 population are students. Tomsk is also one of the oldest cities in Siberia, founded in 1604 but somewhat left behind when the Trans-Siberian line was diverted south and away from the city. Perhaps one advantage of this relative isolation is that many of the cities old wooden buildings are still there to be seen even if many are in quite a dilapidated state.
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REASON TO VISIT TOMSK
Tomsk is very much out of the way Siberia but is still accessible by train allowing the visitor to reach a destination few manage to.
TOMSK TRAVEL TIP
We think the best way to visit this city is by train from Ekaterinburg which arrives in the morning, a day tour of the city and late afternoon train on to Novosibirsk to overnight.
HIGHLIGHTS OF TOMSK
The reconstructed fort at Resurrection Hill built in 2004.
The campus of Tomsk State University built in the 1800s.
The many traditional Wooden Buildings all over the centre of the city.
The impressive mix of buildings at Ploshad Lenina.
Sobering Oppression Museum in the former KGB headquarters.
Just managing to reach here and feel right in the heart of Siberia.
HAND PICKED TOMSK ACCOMMODATION
Few tourists mean few decent hotel options. About the best is the Hotel Siber.
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