Pulkovo Airport 2 hr 18
Tserkov' Spasa Preobrazheniya Na Il'ine Ulitse (12 min) Church, cathedral, architecture, and monastery Novgorod Kremlin (Detinets) (6 min) Landmark fort built between the 15th & 19th centuries, featuring an enduring church & monuments. Kreml' (10 min) Cathedral, history, and architecture Savior church on Nereditsa hill (21 min) Church, architecture, and history Episcopal (Faceted) Chamber (6 min) Striking Gothic building dating to 1433, with exhibits of religious & historical artifacts. Yaroslav’s Court (10 min) Grand white arcade with multiple arches & the remains of a court & marketplace by the Volkhov River. Kremlovskiy Park (18 min) Tranquil green space with mature trees, walking paths & many surrounding historical sites. Saint Nicholas Cathedral, Novgorod (10 min) Cathedral, architecture, church, and history Novgorodskiy Muzey-Zapovednik (6 min) Novgorad history museum with a robust collection of ancient artifacts, books, paintings & arms. The St. George's (Yuriev) Monastery (9 min) Restored medieval Russian Orthodox monastery with silver domes, part of the Novgorod UNESCO site. Rurikovo Gorodische (24 min) Archaeological excavation, monastery, archaeological site, history, and architecture Vitoslavlitsy Museum (10 min) Lakeside, open-air history museum of folk wooden architecture, with temporary exhibits & events. Hanseatic fountain (10 min) Monument Millennium of Russia (10 min) Big bronze monument with historical figures, built in 1862 to honor the start of Russian statehood. Saint Sophia Cathedral in Novgorod (5 min) Historic frescoes, icons, mosaics & graffiti in an 11th-century church with 5 domes. |