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Stravropol is a city in Russia.

[edit] Understand

The city was founded in 1777. It was first a fotress to defend the Southern borders of Russia. The city's name is of Greek decsent and translated as "the city of a cross". Currently, Stavropol is the capital of the Stavropol Krai (one of Russia's territorial districts). Its current population is around 350,000 people, it is a strategic city both geographically and economically.

[edit] Get in

There are 2 main ways of getting to Stavropol, these are by train or by plane. There are direct train routes between Saint Petersburg, Moscow, Kiev and Stavropol. If you prefer to take a plane, you will need to fly from Saint Petersburg or Moscow to Mineralnye Vody and take a bus/minivan to Stavropol from there. There is also a small airport 15 km away from Stavropol. But it is served by KMV Avia only, a Mineralnye Vody based airline, and both the ticket fares and the service provided abord and in the airport leave much to be desired.

[edit] By train

Trains from/to Moscow leave everyday. Trains from/to Elista, Adler, Vorkuta, Arkhangelsk and Novorossiysk leave every 2 days.

• WARNING! Trains from/to Moscow have 2 routes. The first route is through the Russian territory only, but the second one covers the Russian and Ukrainian territories (i.e., Russia-Ukraine-Russia). If you fail to have a Ukrainian visa, you have to take the first route trains.

[edit] Get around

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• "Novyj Rim" — a restaraunt in the south-west district of the city, prices are in the upper medium range;
• "Akropol" — a mainly Greek cuisine restaraunt;
• "Piramida" — a new restaraunt;
• "Skif" — a restaraunt in the north-west district of the city;
• "Teatral'noye" — a cafe just opposite the Stavropol Drama Theater, prices are in the upper medium range, a rather pleasant environment;
• "Shokoladnyj Pushkin" — (or Chocolate Pushkin) - it's a small club-like cafe almost in the city's center, prices are very afordable, witty interior, usually visited by the city's youth;
• Bar "Kazachok" — traditional Russian and Ukrainian cuisine;
• "Goodness" — a fast-food cafe just opposite the Salute cinema in the south-west district;
• "Flora Burger" — a fast-food cafe in the center, very convenient location, the owners are Turkish, so there is some oriental touch about the American-like burgers and fries.

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[edit] Night clubs and Discos

• "Tovarisch" — house-cafe club;
• "Amal'gama";
• "Frash";
• "Ermitage";
• "Novyj Rim".

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"Novyj Rim";

"Kontinent";

"Turist".

[edit] Contact

[edit] Wireless internet

There was the WiFi-Anet commercial network in Stavropol. As of October 2008, the maximum price for individual users was 1.5 ruble per 1 MB of bandwith.

[edit] Get out

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