The Pskov Region is located in the north-west of the Russian Federation. The region stretches 380 km from north to south, and 260 km from east to west.
The Pskov Region has internal borders with the Novgorod and Leningrad Regions of the north-west zone, and with the Tver and Smolensk Regions of the central zone of Russia; external borders with Belarus (352 km long), Estonia (249 km) and Latvia (270 km).
The region serves as a tourist link joining the tourist facilities of north-west and central Russia. The region is situated at the crossroads of the motorways and railways connecting Moscow with Riga and Tallinn, and St. Petersburg with Riga and Kiev. The Pskov airport has an international status. The region's capital, the city of Pskov, is located equidistant from St.-Petersburg (250 km), Tallinn (280 km) and Riga (260 km), and in 600 km from Moscow.
