23 Activities
Quest in the vicinity of St. Petersburg: the abandoned villages and manor houses
Starts from
Saint Petersburg
Transportation
By Car
Guidance
Self-Guided
Activities
23
Duration
3 days
Length
357 mi
Route details
Starts from
Saint Petersburg
Transportation
By Car
Guidance
Self-Guided
Duration
3 days
Length
357 mi
Darina Frantz
Travel Expert
- Take unforgettable pictures of abandoned estates.
- Have a picnic lunch in a pine forest.
- Find answers to the riddles of history.
Did you know that more than 80 settlements in the Leningrad region have been abandoned in the last century for various reasons. Some of them are really worthy of your attention.
This journey-quest is created for fans of antiquity and hunters for outlandish shots.
These places hold the secrets of history and mystery, they excite the mind and beckon with the mystery that envelops them. Like stone giants frozen in place, they are a reminder of how time and history change everything around them. Hurry to see them while they are still standing.
These places hold the secrets of history and mystery, they excite the mind and beckon with the mystery that envelops them. Like stone giants frozen in place, they are a reminder of how time and history change everything around them. Hurry to see them while they are still standing.
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Did you know that more than 80 settlements in the Leningrad region have been abandoned in the last century for various reasons. Some of them are really worthy of your attention.
This journey-quest is created for fans of antiquity and hunters for outlandish shots.
These places hold the secrets of history and mystery, they excite the mind and beckon with the mystery that envelops them. Like stone giants frozen in place, they are a reminder of how time and history change everything around them. Hurry to see them while they are still standing.
These places hold the secrets of history and mystery, they excite the mind and beckon with the mystery that envelops them. Like stone giants frozen in place, they are a reminder of how time and history change everything around them. Hurry to see them while they are still standing.
Darina Frantz
Travel Expert
- Take unforgettable pictures of abandoned estates.
- Have a picnic lunch in a pine forest.
- Find answers to the riddles of history.
Travel itinerary
8 Activities
Day 1
102 mi
Ruins and Nature
The trip begins in the Krasnoselsky district, where you will find an abandoned factory settlement and the ruins of the palace of Emperor Alexander I. Spend your lunch in nature in the coolness of the pine forest, to the sounds of the babbling brook. And don't forget to visit the N.K. Roerich's manor, located nearby. Wander around and find the building of the School House of the agricultural colony, the Trout Tower and the ruins of the former lime factory, where the giant furnaces are preserved. All this reminds of what the village of Izvara was like in the past.
9 Activities
Day 2
146 mi
Back to the Past
The second day of the trip will be no less exciting. You will visit the abandoned manor house with the strange name "Solace" and the closed Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary. And, of course, a picnic lunch in the countryside with a gorgeous view from the Devonian cliff.
6 Activities
Day 3
108 mi
In search of answers
The third day is no less mysterious than the previous two. Continue to unravel the mysteries of history hidden in ancient places along your route.