Krasnoyarsk is a city and the administrative center of Krasnoyarsk Krai, located on the Yenisey River. It is the third largest city in Siberia, with population of 948,500 (2009 est.). Krasnoyarsk is an important junction of the Trans-Siberian Railway. The city was founded in July of 1628 as a Russian border fort.

Where to stay
There are number of hotels and homestay accomodations.

What to see
Reserve Krasnoyarsk stolby is just near the city. Stolby is also a major rock climbing location, many local climbers intentionally do not use any belaying equipment and call their extreme sport "stolbizm", which is known around the world as solo climbing. Also you may be interested in observing Krasnoyarsk museum and Roev spring zoo.
Other popular showplaces include the Krasnoyarsk Hydroelectric Power Station dam, the Karaulnaya Gora hill with the Paraskeva Pyatnitsa Chapel.

Krasnoyarsk is served by Yemelyanovo Airport, located 37 km northwest of the city.