Visa-free countries in Europe - where to leave at the last minute

Gray everyday life, hiding the true beauty of the surrounding world, damp, damp streets, a cocoon enveloping a man, and eternal bustling, pressing on the shoulders - all this can not be the cause of a positive mood and positive emotions. Sometimes a person wakes up in a moment to collect a suitcase and fly away somewhere, where there will be a reason to smile. And in order not to disturb the spiritual impulse of bureaucratic formalities such as "getting a visa", you can stop your choice on the list of states designated as visa-free countries for the Russian Federation. If there was a desire to rush to the hospitable spaces of foreign lands, you just need to buy a ticket and book a hotel.

To date, some visa-free countries in Europe are happy to welcome travelers from Russia, despite the fact that Europe has never been easily accessible to tourists from the CIS countries.

Visa-free European countries for residents of Russia include the following states: Montenegro, Albania, Macedonia, Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Entry without a visa to Albania is allowed only during the summer period - from the end of May to the end of September. The rest of the countries, except for Macedonia, allow the presence of a tourist on their territory for no more than thirty days. Macedonia for three months opens its hospitable embrace to tourists from Russia. Among other things, a mandatory attribute of recreation in a visa-free country is the availability of a valid passport.

Until the end of March 2013, the visa-free countries of Europe also included Croatia. Preparing to join the European Union, the government of this country slightly tightened the rules for the admission of citizens not only of Russia, but of all other countries. So, from April of this year to get to Croatia, you can either by the current Schengen visa, or by the national embassy.

In 2013, thanks to the unification of Croatia with the Schengen countries , the visa-free countries of Europe took on Macedonia and Albania, which previously introduced visa-free visits for Russian tourists only from time to time.

In addition to Europe, there are about 110 countries around the world in which Russian tourists can get a visa at the border or it is not required at all. Visa-free countries for Russian citizens include 5 European countries, more than 10 countries in Asia, 6 countries in Africa, 9 countries in Oceania and Australia and slightly more than 20 countries of the Americas. So, in Singapore, you can fly for 4 days, for this, upon arrival at the airport, a transit visa is set for free.

There is also a long list of conditionally-visa-free countries for Russian residents, where a visa is placed upon arrival at the airport. This includes about 60 countries around the world. An interesting fact is that this list of conditionally-visa-free countries includes some states that can only be called visa-free.

For example, a Russian can freely travel to Lebanon only if there is no stamp of stay in Israel. However, with the stamp of the Lebanese border, he will be admitted to Israel. A tourist can go without a visa to the PRC, but only in Macau or Hainan. Myanmar is open to tourists who have arrived from China or Cambodia with flights from Myanmar Airways.

Also, do not forget that to visit the countries of the former Soviet Union, Russian citizens also do not need a visa, and in some cases a simple passport is enough.