St Nicholas Church


Listvyanka’s small mid-19th-century timber church is dedicated to St Nicholas, who supposedly saved its merchant sponsor from a Baikal shipwreck.


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1. Retro Park

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2. Baikal Museum

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One of only three museums in the world dedicated solely to a lake, this sometimes overly scientific institution examines the science of Baikal from all…

3. Chersky Rock

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Listvyanka’s best viewpoint, overlooking the source of the Angara, is named after Jan Czerski, a 19th-century Polish gentleman explorer. It is best…

4. Museum of Circum-Baikal Railway

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Housed inside the nicely restored train station, this new and informative exhibition tells the story of Circumbaikal Railway. Toy-train buffs will be…