Travel Guide Divnogorsk ())

Located 33 km south of Krasnoyarsk, this dam is one of the local curiosities. To get there, count 30 minutes in an omnibus boat, 1 h 10 in suburban train or 1 h in the car. The dam provides water supplies to the town of Krasnoyarsk. Built in 1963, its height reaches 124 m; its power is 6 million kW. Its construction was not without affecting the climate: The temperature of the Yenisey is no longer in the summer of 12-13 ° C. It is the only place in the world where rail boats are dropped. Near the dam, you can see the Abakan - Krasnoyarsk Highway bridge. At the beginning of the twentieth century, in front of the rock called «Monk», on the right bank of the Yenisey, the monastery of the Monks was found. It is on its location that the city was founded. Divnogorsk's configuration gives him a very unusual aspect: The streets that have been set in the taiga itself, the houses blend on one side, while the other stretches a natural landscape of Siberia taiga. Considered one of the least polluted cities in the world, among those of less than 30 000 inhabitants, Divnogorsk was rewarded with a silver medal in Montreal. It should not be missed: The Garden Garden and its rose garden, which make local pride!