A 10-minute stroll west of the city centre, the Bardin is a new business hotel and spa that leaves any other place to stay in Novokuznetsk in the shade. Crisp rooms with lots of beige tints, an indoor pool, a health centre and, on top of all that, the chefs at the in-house restaurant will keep you well fed.
Bardin Hotel & Health
Western Siberia
Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
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If you only have a couple of hours to kill, take a stroll though this oasis of green just north of the train station. It contains a bust of a jolly…
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The restored stone ramparts of the Kuznetsk Fortress are massive and topped with cannons, but represent only 20% of their 1810 extent. Kids ride ponies…
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Guarded by two statues of Soviet workers, wielding a hammer and a plasterer’s board, the one-time cement workers’ club is now used as a cultural centre.
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Dating from 1792, this large and elegant cathedral sits below the fortress and is worth a peak for its impressive icons and frescos.
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This pleasant garden is guarded by two splendidly reverential statues of Soviet-era metalworkers.
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Although the doomed writer never actually visited Novokuznetsk, he was so moved by the Soviet project to build a new city that he penned a poem starting…
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An apparently coal-caked Lenin and Maxim Gorky (founder of socialist realism) discuss – or plot? – something or other, next to the main post office at pr…
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Nearby Western Siberia attractions
1. Former Soviet Builders Club
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Guarded by two statues of Soviet workers, wielding a hammer and a plasterer’s board, the one-time cement workers’ club is now used as a cultural centre.
2. Statue of Vladimir Mayakovsky
0.37 MILES
Although the doomed writer never actually visited Novokuznetsk, he was so moved by the Soviet project to build a new city that he penned a poem starting…
0.53 MILES
This pleasant garden is guarded by two splendidly reverential statues of Soviet-era metalworkers.
0.58 MILES
An apparently coal-caked Lenin and Maxim Gorky (founder of socialist realism) discuss – or plot? – something or other, next to the main post office at pr…
0.68 MILES
If you only have a couple of hours to kill, take a stroll though this oasis of green just north of the train station. It contains a bust of a jolly…
3.06 MILES
Dating from 1792, this large and elegant cathedral sits below the fortress and is worth a peak for its impressive icons and frescos.
3.19 MILES
The restored stone ramparts of the Kuznetsk Fortress are massive and topped with cannons, but represent only 20% of their 1810 extent. Kids ride ponies…