Less than thirty kilometers separate Vyborg from the border with Finland, and through it lies the path of many Russian tourists who decided to visit their closest European neighbor. And the only historical settlement in the Leningrad Region is famous for three hundred different monuments, including architectural landmarks and examples of landscape gardening.
All this attracts travelers here and makes tours to Vyborg worthy of special attention, and the city is an independent tourist unit, and not just a settlement on the way from St. Petersburg to Helsinki.
Choosing a Novgorod Elder
Legend has it that the city was founded by Gostomysl, who was a Novgorod elder in the 9th century. He named the settlement Choice in honor of his son, and the now lost Joachim Chronicle told about this.
At the end of the 13th century, the Swedes began construction of the Vyborg Castle, which became a defensive fortress and has survived to this day as an example of European military architecture. Participants of tours to Vyborg can appreciate the power of medieval construction by visiting the Clock and Round Towers, the images of which adorn all guidebooks to Vyborg.
Whitest nights
You can see a unique natural phenomenon, when the morning dawn almost immediately replaces the evening one, not only in the northern capital of Russia. White nights are guaranteed for participants of tours to Vyborg in May and June, when the sun stays in the sky for more than 19 hours a day.
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Briefly about the important
- There is a large railway station in the city and the participants of the tour to Vyborg can take the train to start their journey. Both suburban trains from St. Petersburg and high-speed trains to Helsinki from both capitals stop here.
- Vyborg is a great place to go sailing. In summer, several berths for boats and yachts are open here, and guests are welcomed by a parking lot in the historical part of the city near the castle.
- Getting around the city is convenient by any type of transport, and a taxi in Vyborg is so inexpensive that it can be used often and for long distances.
