Vyborg is an ancient city with a unique history, beautiful streets, squares and buildings. After this trip you will learn a lot of new and interesting things about Vyborg, its history, development and culture, you will see the most famous city landmark - Vyborg Castle, learn the secrets of glassware production and have lunch in a very unusual restaurant.
During the trip we will get acquainted with the beautiful Vyborg. We will visit popular places of the town, see its historical and architectural monuments as well as sculptures of different epochs and cultures, take a walk in Vyborg Castle and Monrepo Park.
Let's hit the road! To feel more confident on the road, come to the filling station "Gazpromneft" - refuel with quality fuel to full, inflate the tires, fill the washbasin and take coffee with healthy snacks! Cool emotions from the trip!
Let's look into the garden, where there are nine famous Vyborg sculptures of grey granite: "Wolf", "Singing Stone", "Ulitana and Rest by the Sea", "Song", "Orpheus", "Smith", "Knee-jerk", "Rest", "Builder".
We will visit one of the most popular places in the city - the Hermitage-Vyborg, which houses an art museum with collections from the State Hermitage Museum and a children's art school. In the exhibition centre we will get acquainted with the paintings and sculptures presented.
We can see and buy interesting things made of glass in the "Glass Blower Shop".
We'll visit the monument to the Vyborg tram. The highlight of the monument is that inside there is a small coffee shop where very tasty coffee is prepared. Let's stop here to have a rest and have a snack.
After warming up with tea and coffee, go for a walk to the Monrepo Park, a beautiful natural area with unique landscapes. It is a place admired by emperors, many artists and poets.
The town's landmark is the legendary castle, which was built back in the 18th century. The territory of the castle is an ancient "island" of the Middle Ages, where everyone can plunge into the atmosphere of knightly times. We take a walk around the castle, get acquainted with the exhibitions, towers, museums and souvenir shops. The museum is closed on Mondays. At the end of the walk around the castle you will look at Vyborg from the height of St.Olaf's tower, you can climb it from 10:00 to 17:30 every half an hour.
For dinner we will stop by the restaurant "Yel", which offers picturesque views of the Gulf of Finland. Restaurant's menu contains delicious and refined dishes of European cuisine.