2024 Rostov on Don Travel Guide: Must-see attractions, popular food, hotels, transportation routes (updated in October)

Rostov-on-Don: The Heart of the Caucasus

🌍️Rostov-on-Don, known as the "Southern Capital of Russia", is located on the banks of the Don River, 50 kilometers from the Sea of Azov, and is the tenth largest city in Russia (with a population of about 1.12 million in 2015). The city has a pleasant climate and beautiful scenery. 🌐The Don River flows through the city. It was highly praised in Sholokhov's "And Quiet Flows the Don". Sholokhov vividly depicted the joys and sorrows of the Don Cossacks during the war, and won the Nobel Prize in Literature for this work. ⚽️Rostov-on-Don is also one of the host cities of the 2018 World Cup. If you want to experience the exotic customs of the Caucasus region, you might as well start from Rostov-on-Don and start a Caucasus tour.