Amber - a city-type settlement, the center of the Amber city district in the Kaliningrad region. Until 1946, it was called Palmnicken, and one of the districts of the village was a separate settlement of Kraxtepellen - both from the 17th century, they were famous for the extraction of amber, which was conducted by hand. Today, here is the only amber factory in the world, extracting and processing amber in an industrial way.

In the 19th century, industrial extraction and processing of amber by the company "Shtantin und Becker" began here. Maurice Becker and Wilhelm Shtantien significantly influenced the fate of the settlement - by opening the mines "Anna" and "Henrietta", they not only made Palmnik an industrial center, but also gave impetus to the tourist development of the area. For the needs of industry and tourism, a railroad from Fischgauzen was laid here as early as the 19th century

Since 2009, as part of the celebration of the 300th anniversary of the Amber Room, the Amber Semifinal of the Amber World Cup is held every year in Amber. The winners depart for the finals that take place on the Polish part of the Baltic Spit

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How to get there

There is a direct rail and bus service from Yantarny from Kaliningrad. In the summer, buses run every half hour from the North and South stations of Kaliningrad. The ticket price is about 50 rubles. The train will be slightly slower and slightly more expensive: the opportunity to admire the views of the Kaliningrad region leisurely costs 60 rubles per person.

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In addition, in 2008 the construction of the Primorskoye ring highway, which will have a branch to the Kaliningrad region Amber. This will make the settlement more open for tourists, facilitate and reduce travel time on road transport.

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Beach

Yantarny is famous for the widest sandy sea beach. On this beach or in its vicinity you can often find pieces of amber - here it is quite familiar. All visitors to the village without any restrictions can leave them to themselves in memory of their vacation in Yantarnoye.

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Hotels

Today Amber is a small, but beautiful, interesting and hospitable village. Beach lovers can enjoy the sun's rays on the clean wide beach, swim in the waters of the Baltic Sea. Lovers of active recreation are waiting for beach football, volleyball, paintball and even windsurfing. At the same time, Amber provides an opportunity to relax from the hustle and enjoy nature. You can stay in a small house on the coast or in a hotel in a quiet corner of the resort.

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Schloss Hotel Yantarny from 3 120 rubles Yantarnyy Sovetskaya ulitsa 68
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Yantarny - the settlement is small yet actively developing in the sphere of tourism. In the near future for the guests it is planned to build several parks - including thematic, water park, sanatoria, SPA-hotels and even a golf club.

Baptism 2012 in Yantarny

Entertainment, excursions and attractions of Yantarny

Of course, the most The famous place in the village is the Amber Combine. Today it is including a tourist object, on which excursions are organized. There is a separate excursion to the production, from the observation deck of the existing amber quarry it is possible to observe the work of the employees, as well as visit the most beautiful amber museum on the territory of the combine.

There is an analog of a children's sandbox, only large ones for tourists at the combine. Here, you can collect small amber for your memory.

In the museum complex "Amber Castle" there is a "Museum of Russian superstitions" on the territory of the village itself. Numerous wooden figures depicting the spirits of Slavs, characters of folk beliefs and fairy tales: Babai, Zapevnik, Dvorova, Drema, as well as Baba Yaga, Kikimora, Leshiy attract many guests. Each figure is supplemented with an interesting description, so guess who is who will not have to.

The village of Yantarny. Career

An interesting place is also the lake on the site of the former amber quarry . This popular place for diving divers . Fans of walking tours are waiting for the city park with a lot of rare trees . In common people the park is called Bekkerovsky in honor of one of the founders of the amber manufactory and founder of the park . Here grow such rare species of trees as a tulip tree and red beech . In addition, the former Evangelical Church, built by another 19th century Maurice Becker, is still preserved in Amber - now it is a temple of the Kazan icon Our Lady of .