The Obelisk on the Border Between Europe and Asia

A must place to visit.

An amazing part of the world to visit. Freezing cold in December, snow and ice everywhere!but a great albeit short time had with plenty of photographic memories.

The closest border marker to Yekaterinburg

There is more than one Europe-Asia border marker in the Urals, also near Yekaterinburg. The historically most interesting is the one 2km before the town of Pervouralsk, since it had been visited in 18...

A beautiful monument to mark this important border.

very beautiful setting. A lot of greenery to mark this spot. Ribbons have been tied around trees by newly weds to mark their special wishes.A nice resting spot when traveling on the busy highway.

Worth seeing, and getting photos taken, with one foot in Europe and one in Asia!

There are several "border markers" in the Ural mountains, and Ekaterinburg itself has three or four. This is the closest to the city, just 17km away. If you only want bragging rights for having visi...

Interesting

We visited this site as part of a private tour. It certainly was an interesting place to visit and stand between the borders of Asia and Europe. You need to have a guide to explain the significance to...