Murmansk, russia beckons adventurous travelers to discover its arctic culture and unusual history firsthand. Nicknamed the gateway to the arctic, it is the largest city north of the arctic circle and a รขโ‚ฌยฆ Murmansk is a young, strong and very unusual city with the great potential for sustainable development in the near future.

Murmansk is the center of the russian nuclear icebreaker fleet, the home of the world's first nuclear icebreaker lenin, built in 1957 to serve the northern sea route. Murmansk was founded in 1916 with british assistance during world war i. It is the largest seaport, which is free of ice throughout the years, and the most important base of the fishing industry in รขโ‚ฌยฆ Tripadvisor has 12,783 reviews of murmansk hotels, attractions, and restaurants making it your best murmansk resource.