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Slyudyanka

Slyudyanka (Russian: Слюд'янка, slyu-DYAN-kah) is a town in Irkutsk Oblast 110 km away from Irkutsk with a population of 18,000 people (2018). Coming from Irkutsk, it's where the Trans-Siberian Railway and Trans-Siberian Highway descend by hairpins down the mountain to Lake Baikal, at the lower tip of this halfmoon-shaped lake.

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  1. See

    Baikal switchbacks

    Байкальский серпантин

    The road and rail section down the mountain offer some of the best views to Lake Baikal, Kultuk, and the Circum-Baikal Railway. Stopping on the switchbacks with your car is illegal, but the cafe has a parking lot.

  2. Eat

    Café Baikalskii Serpentin

    Кафе «Байкальский серпантин»

    Out of the roadside cafés in the region this is the one that stands out. It's above the switchbacks leading down to Kultuk and Lake Baikal and has amazing views over the landscape. The food is good and servings large, their pies are large enough for two to share. If coming from Irkutsk it's not allowed to turn across the road to get there (it's possible, but against traffic regulations), you need to drive down the serpentine to a turning point and up again. Similarly when you're finished you need to drive 3.5 km back to Angasolka to turn to drive towards Kultuk and Slyudyanka.

    Closed · opens 8 am200-300 ₽