3 Best Sights in Mandrogy, Russia

Mandrogy's enticing bathhouses give visitors the chance to unwind in the Russian tradition, with the benefit of English-speaking staff to help explain the treatments and processes. Facilities include a large bath that can fit 10 to 12 people, a smaller bath for four to six people, and a traditional smoke sauna that can fit up to four. A number of interesting procedures can also be arranged, including honey steams, scrubs, and alternating hot and cold treatments used to strengthen the body and the immune system.

Mandrogi is home to a large stable with 18 horses and four Shetland ponies. Visitors of all levels of equestrian expertise can take arena lessons or go on guided rides in the forest and fields that skirt the village. The stables also offer carriage rides (using traditional Russian troika harnesses), and sleigh rides through the snow are offered in winter months.

The village's star attraction is undoubtedly its Vodka Museum, which details the history of the country's most famous tipple. Thousands of bottles line the knotty-wood walls of this quaint museum, and visitors can sample different varieties or buy a bottle to take home.