Perm Airport (Bolshoye Savino) border crossing is located in the settlement of Sokol. It serves cross-border passenger, vehicle, and freight traffic and is open around the clock. This makes it a specific local reference point when choosing accommodation; nearby, the fortified settlement of Boldino I provides an archaeological context. Other natural and cultural destinations are explicitly part of the wider Perm Region.
Boldino I: a fortified settlement nearby
The fortified settlement of Boldino I lies 4 km southwest of the checkpoint in the settlement of Sokol. It is located in Perm District of the Perm Region, 2.7 km northeast of the center of the village of Boldino. A 2021 description dates Boldino I to the Early Iron Age of the Kama region, from the 1st millennium BC to the first half of the 1st millennium AD. The distances refer to different starting points: the checkpoint in Sokol and the center of the village of Boldino. This makes it possible to locate the archaeological site geographically without equating it with Sokol.
Perm Region: excursion route in the Basegi Nature Reserve
In the wider travel destination of the Perm Region, the Basegi Nature Reserve has an excursion route called “To the Summit of Northern Baseg.” It is 11 km long; the total duration, including the guided tour and rest breaks, is 5 to 8 hours. The excursion season runs from June to October. For planning your day, the route length and total duration are different points of reference: the time estimate includes the guided tour and rest breaks. Confirm arrangements with the reserve before your trip.
The route starts at the checkpoint by the Schastlivy ranger station. On foot, it runs for 3,700 meters through taiga forest, described as a mountain forest zone, and for about 300 meters across mountain meadows. This identifies the starting point and the landscape sections described. The nature reserve also has an excursion route called “To Southern Baseg.”
Nature and culture in the Perm Region
The visitor center of the Basegi Nature Reserve includes a small museum exhibition on the flora and fauna of the Perm Region. Environmental education discussions and lectures, quizzes, and games featuring films and multimedia presentations are held regularly there. The exhibition focuses on regional nature; the events supplement it with several educational formats.
Another attraction in the Perm Region is the year-round Gubakha resort in the city of Gubakha, on Mount Krestovaya. Seven groomed ski runs are open there; there are also eleven slopes for freeriders. The number of freeride slopes may change. The resort thus provides a distinct thematic contrast with the archaeological context of Boldino I and the excursion routes in the Basegi Nature Reserve.
Khokhlovka is the first open-air architectural and ethnographic museum of wooden architecture in the Urals. This destination is also part of the Perm Region and adds a cultural dimension alongside the nature and outdoor activities. When choosing a holiday apartment, it helps to first decide where you want to stay and consider regional destinations as separate travel options.
Discover more destinations: Koyanovo, Chusovoy, Brëkhovo, Polazna, Vereshchagino, Kondratovo, Solikamsk, Berezniki.
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