- Let's look at the little things
- What to bring from Murmansk? Fish, of course!
- Antlers and venison
- Sami folk art
- Drink Kolskoye beer!
- And some stones …
- Gifts of nature
- Stills and video frames
Wherever you have been, you want to find something that will later become a reminder of the time spent there. Or something that is not ashamed and will be pleasant to give to friends and colleagues. So, on a trip to Murmansk, I also want to leave some material memories about the city. So what to bring from Murmansk - the city of white nights, aurora borealis, the famous omul "with a smell", submarines and the north wind?
Let's look at the little things
No, of course, there are also enough magnets and key rings with views and figures of local attractions. They were made, as elsewhere, by the enterprising Chinese. As the most budgetary option, you can buy several magnets. But you can go in search of something really "Murmansk" that cannot be found in other places.
Among the various gift items, one can pay attention to the purely Murmansk theme of individual souvenirs. So, for example, souvenirs in the form of steering wheels, anchors and other naval or simply naval themes are in use. Souvenir shops will certainly offer you different pictures with views of the city and the surrounding area, as well as a huge variety of ordinary tourist things - plates, cups, glasses with city attractions, as well as funny figurines of bears, wolves, polar owls, funny Prospectors, plaster Northerners and northerners, their yurts and other curious little things.
What to bring from Murmansk? Fish, of course
Needless to say, there are a lot of fish in Murmansk? Murmansk is the capital of the Russian fishing and processing industry. So in the refrigerators of all Russians, as a rule, fish from here predominates. She is caught here, frozen, packed in cans and sent, as they say, throughout the great country.
What can you buy in Murmansk from the abundance of fish? The city is famous for various fish:
- halibut - a royal fish, incredibly tasty;
- northern catfish - it comes in different varieties, but all are very tasty;
- smoked sea bass is also a feature of these places;
- crab meat is not cheap, but definitely more affordable than in central Russia;
- dried ruff is a delicacy of the local ambassador.
Since they have their own gigantic processing, you can buy any fish in any form. Even completely fresh, just caught, which will fly home with you. Seafood is sold in supermarkets and local markets.
Antlers and venison
Deer antlers are one of the local souvenirs. It is customary to give them to the most respected and significant people. Reindeer skin crafts and antler gifts are also common. Of course, you can buy venison itself as a gift - a kind of meat cooked in a traditional way for these places will be a spicy addition to the festive table.
Sami folk art
Deerskin products are very popular, which are the product of the Sami folk art: slippers; wallets; boots; a variety of functional handbags. Most often, they go to the village of Sami reindeer herders - it is called Lovozero. Private craftsmen also make mittens and other warm clothes from deer leather and fur. In the central settlement, the main sale of this kind of products is taking place. However, you can buy them in the city, as well as place an order for the manufacture of any type of product.
Interestingly, the most common colors of socks and mittens made in the traditional Sámi technique are red and blue. These are the colors of the Sami flag. By the way, here you can buy anything to order, up to the Sami malitsa - this is such a huge fur coat with a deer fur hood. Extremely warm.
Drink Kolskoye beer
Murmansk residents have a special respect for local beer, which bears the proud northern name "Kolskoye". According to reviews, it is very good, it is a pity that it is not supplied anywhere else. Classic varieties of light and dark are produced, but the Murmansk brewery has mastered the production of twelve different types of beer.
So if you have a desire to surprise you with an original drink that you won't find anywhere else, bring your friends a couple of bottles of Kolsky foam made at your own brewery in Murmansk!
And some stones …
Minerals are another attraction of these places. Valuable minerals are mined in this city, so it is not surprising that the production of various crafts using valuable minerals is so developed here. Gifts in the form of amulets, bracelets, and other jewelry are brought from here in huge quantities, stone boxes and other similar things are also sold well. All this wealth is sold in souvenir shops and other shops. In addition, you can buy minerals in a shop at the Museum of Local Lore of Murmansk, as well as in a specialized shop at the Mineralogical Museum of the Murmansk Region.
Gifts of nature
This is worth mentioning separately. The harsh northern land can still bestow the traveler not only with its beauty, but also with its amazing gifts. So, at different times here you can pick the local berries - the most unusual, of course, cloudberries. Again, lovers of quiet hunting can find seasonal mushrooms, as well as granite stones - why not a wild souvenir from the land of Murmansk?
Stills and video frames
In fact, the pictures of the cold northern land are as impressive as any gem. You can enjoy yourself and give your friends some great moments of northern life, which you should definitely capture in your camera. Local hills, views of the bay, numerous local monuments must be noted in the lens. By the way, there are more than three dozen of them, although the age of the city itself is not so great.
As a rule, tourists take with them pictures of the famous Alyosha - as the locals call the monument to Soviet sailors from the North Sea, the most interesting expositions of local museums, yurts of the indigenous population, as well as views of magnificent polar natural phenomena.
