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Historical places in Murmansk region

Murmansk – the administrative center of the region is of interest to tourists; Monchegorsk – a beautiful modern town in Murmansk region; Kirovsk – a center of mining industry on the Kola Peninsula; Kandalaksha – one of the most ancient settlements in Murman.

There are historical monuments and museums in Kola, Kirovsk, Pechenga. Several ancient labyrinths («babylons») and petroglyphs were discovered on the coasts of the peninsula near the Umba, Ponoy, Kharlovka rivers, and Zakhrebetnyy. Lappish domestic objects, gathered in the Museum of Regional Studies in the village of Lovozero, are of particular interest. In the neighborhood one can see seyds – holy stones of the Lapps.

The main culture monuments of the Russian pomory (White Sea coast dwellers) are on the Terskiy Coast of the White Sea. The Uspeniya (Dormition) Church in Varzuga village is the most famous among them; this church has a tent-like roof, which is characteristic of the Russian northern architecture. The old carved iconostasis is well-preserved.