Cities & Towns

Cities in Eastern Europe - Best Places to Visit

There are 667 cities in Eastern Europe. Tallinn is the most popular city with a population of 394,024.

Most Popular By Name By Population
Tallinn
1
Tallinn
Capital city of Estonia with medieval architecture
Pop. 394,024
2
Saint Petersburg
Cultural capital of Russia with stunning architecture
Pop. 5,351,935
Vilnius
3
Vilnius
Capital city of Lithuania known for its architecture
Pop. 542,366
Riga
4
Riga
Art Nouveau capital on the Baltic
Pop. 742,572
Moscow
5
Moscow
Russian capital of the Kremlin and Red Square
Pop. 10,381,222
Kyiv
6
Kyiv
Ukraine's capital of golden domes
Pop. 2,797,553
Tartu
7
Tartu
Estonian city known for its university
Pop. 91,407
Pärnu
8
Pärnu
Estonia's summer capital of beaches
Pop. 40,228
Narva
9
Narva
Border town of Hermann Castle facing Russia
Pop. 54,409
Kuressaare
10
Kuressaare
Saaremaa island town with a bishop's castle
Pop. 12,698
Haapsalu
11
Haapsalu
Coastal town in Lääne, Estonia
Pop. 11,805
Viljandi
12
Viljandi
Historic town known for its medieval architecture
Pop. 17,407
Rakvere
13
Rakvere
Northern town near Lahemaa National Park
Pop. 14,984
Otepää
14
Otepää
Estonian town and popular winter sports centre
Pop. 2,167
Võru
15
Võru
City in Võrumaa, Estonia
Pop. 12,367
Valga
16
Valga
City in Estonia near the Latvian border
Pop. 11,792
Kazan
17
Kazan
Tatar capital with a UNESCO kremlin
Pop. 1,243,500
Sochi
18
Sochi
Coastal city in Krasnodar Krai, Russia
Pop. 327,608
Vladivostok
19
Vladivostok
Pacific port at the end of the Trans-Siberian
Pop. 604,901
Kaliningrad
20
Kaliningrad
Baltic exclave city with the Amber Museum
Pop. 475,056
Irkutsk
21
Irkutsk
Siberian city near Lake Baikal
Pop. 623,869
Novosibirsk
22
Novosibirsk
Third largest city in Russia
Pop. 1,612,833
Yekaterinburg
23
Yekaterinburg
Russia's fourth-largest city and industrial hub
Pop. 1,495,066
Volgograd
24
Volgograd
City known for its historical battles
Pop. 1,013,533
Krasnodar
25
Krasnodar
Major city in southern Russia's Kuban region
Pop. 899,541
Saratov
26
Saratov
City in Saratov Oblast, Russia
Pop. 844,858
Kaunas
27
Kaunas
Former capital with interwar architecture
Pop. 289,380
Trakai
28
Trakai
Historic town with a famous castle
Pop. 5,530
Šiauliai
29
Šiauliai
Lithuanian city known for its history
Pop. 99,462
Druskininkai
30
Druskininkai
Spa town in Alytus, Lithuania
Pop. 12,055
Palanga
31
Palanga
Baltic beach resort town
Pop. 18,207
Panevėžys
32
Panevėžys
Industrial town near Lithuania's Baltic route
Pop. 85,885
Nida
33
Nida
Resort village on Curonian Spit, sandy dunes
Pop. 3,530
Alytus
34
Alytus
City in Alytus county, Lithuania
Pop. 49,195
Jonava
35
Jonava
City in Kaunas County, Lithuania
Pop. 26,423
Marijampolė
36
Marijampolė
City in Lithuania's Marijampolė County, known for agriculture
Pop. 34,975
Jūrmala
37
Jūrmala
Baltic beach resort of wooden villas
Pop. 52,001
Sigulda
38
Sigulda
Tourist destination with scenic landscapes in Latvia
Pop. 14,757
Liepāja
39
Liepāja
Latvian city located on the Baltic Sea
Pop. 67,421
Cēsis
40
Cēsis
Medieval castle town in Gauja National Park
Pop. 15,020
Daugavpils
41
Daugavpils
Eastern city of a 19th-century fortress
Pop. 78,126
Bauska
42
Bauska
Town near Rundāle Palace
Pop. 9,709
Tukums
43
Tukums
Market town in western Latvia
Pop. 16,182
Jelgava
44
Jelgava
City in Jelgava region of Latvia
Pop. 54,834
Rēzekne
45
Rēzekne
City in Rēzekne municipality, Latvia
Pop. 26,429
Valmiera
46
Valmiera
City in Latvia with cultural heritage
Pop. 22,812
Jēkabpils
47
Jēkabpils
City in Jēkabpils Municipality with historical sites
Pop. 21,014
Odesa
48
Odesa
Major port city on the Black Sea
Pop. 1,015,826
Lviv
49
Lviv
UNESCO old town and café culture
Pop. 717,273
Kharkiv
50
Kharkiv
Ukraine's second-largest city and industrial center
Pop. 1,433,886
Donetsk
51
Donetsk
Eastern industrial city
Pop. 901,645
Sevastopol
52
Sevastopol
Crimean naval port
Pop. 547,820
Dnipro
53
Dnipro
Major city in central Ukraine along Dnieper
Pop. 968,502
Mariupol
54
Mariupol
Ukrainian city on the Sea of Azov coast
Pop. 120,000
Luhansk
55
Luhansk
City in Luhansk with industrial significance
Pop. 397,677
Zaporizhzhia
56
Zaporizhzhia
Industrial city on the Dnieper River in Ukraine
Pop. 710,052
57
Minsk
Capital city of Belarus with Soviet architecture
Pop. 1,742,124
Vitebsk
58
Vitebsk
Northern city, Chagall's birthplace
Pop. 358,395
Grodno
59
Grodno
Western city of old churches and castles
Pop. 361,115
Brest
60
Brest
City of the WWII Brest Fortress
Pop. 344,470
Mogilev
61
Mogilev
Major city in Mogilev region of Belarus
Pop. 353,110
Gomel
62
Gomel
Southeastern city with a riverside palace
Pop. 501,102
Babruysk
63
Babruysk
Central city on the Berezina
Pop. 207,351
Orsha
64
Orsha
Dnieper town in the northeast
Pop. 102,759
Polotsk
65
Polotsk
City in Belarus with historical architecture
Pop. 79,579
Barysaw
66
Barysaw
City in Minsk region, Belarus
Pop. 135,696
Chișinău
67
Chișinău
Capital city of Moldova
Pop. 635,994
Tiraspol
68
Tiraspol
Capital of breakaway Transnistria
Pop. 157,000
Bender
69
Bender
Transnistrian town with an Ottoman fortress
Pop. 110,175
Comrat
70
Comrat
Capital of the Gagauz region
Pop. 22,911
Soroca
71
Soroca
Dniester town with a medieval fortress
Pop. 27,423
Cahul
72
Cahul
Southern spa town
Pop. 34,492
Rîbnița
73
Rîbnița
Northern Transnistrian town
Pop. 55,455
Orhei
74
Orhei
Town near the Orheiul Vechi cave monastery
Pop. 24,918
Ungheni
75
Ungheni
City in Ungheni district, near the border
Pop. 34,422
Dubăsari
76
Dubăsari
City in Transnistria, Moldova
Pop. 23,254
Nizhny Novgorod
77
Nizhny Novgorod
City in Russia, known for river port
Pop. 1,259,013
Rostov-on-Don
78
Rostov-on-Don
Major city and administrative center in Russia
Pop. 1,130,305
Podolsk
79
Podolsk
City in Moscow Oblast, Russia
Pop. 179,400
Omsk
80
Omsk
City in Russia, known for aerospace industry
Pop. 1,172,070
Samara
81
Samara
City in Russia, known for its river port
Pop. 1,163,399
Ufa
82
Ufa
City in Russia, known for oil production
Pop. 1,120,547
Perm
83
Perm
City known for its industrial base
Pop. 982,419
Astrakhan
84
Astrakhan
Russian city located on the Volga River
Pop. 533,925
Grozny
85
Grozny
Capital of Chechnya, known for reconstruction
Pop. 297,137
Chelyabinsk
86
Chelyabinsk
Industrial city in Russia, known for metallurgy
Pop. 1,202,371
Smolensk
87
Smolensk
Historic city in Smolensk Oblast, Russia
Pop. 330,025
Veliky Novgorod
88
Veliky Novgorod
Historic city in Russia with medieval architecture
Pop. 222,868
Simferopol
89
Simferopol
Capital of Crimea, Ukraine
Pop. 336,460
Yakutsk
90
Yakutsk
Siberian city known for extreme cold temperatures
Pop. 235,600
Krasnoyarsk
91
Krasnoyarsk
City in Siberia, known for its natural beauty
Pop. 1,090,811
Khabarovsk
92
Khabarovsk
City in Russia located on the Amur River
Pop. 618,150
Yaroslavl
93
Yaroslavl
City in Russia with a rich cultural heritage
Pop. 608,722
Kherson
94
Kherson
City in Kherson Oblast, Ukraine
Pop. 283,649
Murmansk
95
Murmansk
City in Murmansk, Russia, Arctic port
Pop. 295,374
Makhachkala
96
Makhachkala
City in Russia located on the Caspian Sea
Pop. 596,356
Voronezh
97
Voronezh
City in Russia, known for its agriculture
Pop. 1,047,549
Tomsk
98
Tomsk
City in Siberia known for its educational institutions
Pop. 574,002
Chernihiv
99
Chernihiv
City in Chernihiv Oblast, Ukraine
Pop. 285,234
Ulyanovsk
100
Ulyanovsk
City named after the revolutionary leader Lenin
Pop. 626,540