Stavropol

Stravropol (Ставрополь) is a city in Russia.

Understand
The city was founded in 1777. It was first a fortress to defend the Southern borders of Russia. The city's name is of Greek origin and translated as "the city of a cross". Stavropol is the capital of the Stavropol Krai (one of Russia's territorial districts). Its population as of 2021 is around 350,000 people. It is a geographically and economically strategic city, an also a place where people from the nearby distressed Caucasus areas come to relax.

By plane


You can also fly from Saint Petersburg or Moscow to Mineralnye Vody and then take a bus/minivan to Stavropol.

Or to Krasnodar with various low-cost airlines like UTair or Nordwind. Krasnodar is about 300 km from Stavropol, and it takes on average 5 hours to drive from there by bus or a minivan.

By train

 * From Moscow there are three weekly departures, travel time 1 day and 9 hours. One-way prices start around ₽1500 'Platzkart' and ₽2000 'Kupé'. Tickets are available at the website of RZD (in English).

Buy
There is the Galereya next to the Alexander Area. Or there is:

Eat

 * "Akropol" &mdash; a mainly Greek cuisine restaurant;

Night clubs and discos

 * Molinari

Wireless internet
There was the WiFi-Anet commercial network in Stavropol.