Places of interest in North-West

Gatchina

Gatchina Palace

Museums and Exhibitions • Castles, Fortresses and Palaces

Priory Palace — the Branch of the Maltese Order in Russia

Saint Petersburg

Peterhof Palace

Architectural Monuments • Museums and Exhibitions • Other places

Peterhof Palace - North Versailles, or the Capital of Fountains

Veliky Novgorod

Novgorod Kremlin

Architectural Monuments • Castles, Fortresses and Palaces • Other places

Novgorod Kremlin: the Oldest Fortress in Russia

Porkhov

Porkhov Fortress

Museums and Exhibitions • Castles, Fortresses and Palaces

Porkhov Fortress: a Monument of Military Architecture

Vologda

Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery

Architectural Monuments • Temples and places of worship • Abbeys and Monasteries • Other places

Kirillo-Belozersky Monastery and Museum and 600-year-old Books

Vyborg

Mon Repos Park

Parks and recreation

Mon Repos Park — a Place for Philosophical Meditations

Vologda

Vologda Kremlin

Architectural Monuments • Other places

Vologda Kremlin and St. Sophia Cathedral - the Unfulfilled Dream of Ivan the Terrible

Arkhangelsk

Solovetsky Monastery

Architectural Monuments • Temples and places of worship • Abbeys and Monasteries • Other places

Solovetsky Monastery: From Ancient Labyrinths to the Gulag

Arkhangelsk

Chumbarova-Luchinskogo Avenue

Other places

Pedestrian Chumbarova-Luchinskogo Avenue: Visiting Sculptures

Saint Petersburg

Mikhailovsky Castle

Architectural Monuments • Castles, Fortresses and Palaces • Other places

Mikhailovsky (St. Michael's) Castle – a Place of Joy and Death of Paul I

Saint Petersburg

Kronstadt

Castles, Fortresses and Palaces • Other places

Kronstadt - Russian Power in the Baltic Sea

Saint Petersburg

Summer Garden

Parks and recreation • Other places

Summer Garden – an Open-air Museum of Sculptures

Saint Petersburg

Tsarskoye Selo

Museums and Exhibitions • Parks and recreation • Other places

Catherine Palace (Tsarskoye Selo) – the Splendor of Imperial Russia

Staraya Ladoga

Staraya Ladoga Museum Preserve

Architectural Monuments • Museums and Exhibitions • Castles, Fortresses and Palaces

Staraya Ladoga Museum Preserve: the Oldest Fortress in Russia

Tikhvin

Tikhvin Assumption Monastery

Architectural Monuments • Temples and places of worship • Abbeys and Monasteries • Other places

Tikhvin Assumption Monastery and a Unique Icon

Shlisselburg

Oreshek Fortress

Architectural Monuments • Castles, Fortresses and Palaces • Other places

Oreshek Fortress: Proud History of Ancient Walls

Saint Petersburg

Peter and Paul Fortress

Architectural Monuments • Museums and Exhibitions • Other places

The Peter and Paul Fortress: A Prison and Imperial Family Vault

Vologda

Spaso-Prilutsky Monastery

Architectural Monuments • Temples and places of worship • Abbeys and Monasteries • Other places

Spaso-Prilutsky Monastery – the Main Monastery of the Russian North

Staraya Ladoga

Holy Trinity Alexander Svirsky Monastery

Architectural Monuments • Temples and places of worship • Abbeys and Monasteries • Other places

Holy Trinity Alexander Svirsky Monastery: a Miracle of the Phenomenon of the Holy Trinity

Saint Petersburg

Smolny Kloster

Architectural Monuments • Temples and places of worship • Abbeys and Monasteries • Other places

Smolny Convent: Noble Maidens and the Decree on Peace

The best and most beautiful sightseeing attractions of North-West where you can have a good time. Other places, temples and places of worship, architectural monuments enjoy the greatest popularity.