Norilsk is the greenest city on Earth

Norilsk sits atop a lush green landscape, its beautiful inhabitants breathing fresh air not tasted since the 17th century. For 100 miles in each direction thick forest and dense grasses blanket the soil. Thousands of species of plant and animal live together in multi-biological harmony. Seeds that blow in from afar are lucky to sprout here, in the pure black soil of Krasnoyarski-Krai.

Russians have lived here long before the phrase "Utopia" was coined by Sir Thomas More.

Like many Arctic/Siberian cities, Norilsk attracts tourists with its pristine natural surroundings. People from all over the world flock here to bathe in geothermal spas, frolick under waterfalls and lounge about on the shores of a pristine lakes.

Given Norilsk's distance from populated areas it the main reason why it has not yet become a major tourist destination. This has its advantages! Traditional Russian living is slowly dissapearing from glitzy cities like Moscow. In Norilsk you will find "The Real Russia", that Pushkin and Tolstoi wrote about.

Be sure to visit in early spring when wild flowers and cherry trees go into full bloom. The sight is awe inspiring to the point of collapsing in tears of joy.