22 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
22
Duration
3 days
Length
406 mi
Guide details
Starts from
Saint Petersburg
Transportation
By Car
Guidance
Self-Guided
Duration
3 days
Length
406 mi
Darina Frantz
Travel Expert
- Take unforgettable photos of abandoned estates.
- Picnic lunch in a pine forest.
- Find answers to history's riddles.
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Did you know that in the Leningrad region more than 80 settlements were abandoned in the last century for various reasons. Some of them are really worth your attention.
This trip-quest has been created for the fans of antiquity and hunters of curious shots.
These places keep the secrets of history and riddles, they excite the mind and attract the mystery that envelops them. Like frozen stone giants, they remind us of how time and history change everything around us. Hurry to see them while they're still in their place.
These places keep the secrets of history and riddles, they excite the mind and attract the mystery that envelops them. Like frozen stone giants, they remind us of how time and history change everything around us. Hurry to see them while they're still in their place.
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Did you know that in the Leningrad region more than 80 settlements were abandoned in the last century for various reasons. Some of them are really worth your attention.
This trip-quest has been created for the fans of antiquity and hunters of curious shots.
These places keep the secrets of history and riddles, they excite the mind and attract the mystery that envelops them. Like frozen stone giants, they remind us of how time and history change everything around us. Hurry to see them while they're still in their place.
These places keep the secrets of history and riddles, they excite the mind and attract the mystery that envelops them. Like frozen stone giants, they remind us of how time and history change everything around us. Hurry to see them while they're still in their place.
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Darina Frantz
Travel Expert
- Take unforgettable photos of abandoned estates.
- Picnic lunch in a pine forest.
- Find answers to history's riddles.
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Travel itinerary
8 Activities
Day 1
122 mi
Ruins and nature
The journey starts from Krasnoselsky district, where you will find an abandoned factory settlement and the ruins of the palace of Emperor Alexander I. Spend your lunch in the countryside in the coolness of a pine forest, to the sound of a murmuring stream. And don't forget to visit the nearby N.K. Roerich Manor. Wander around and find the building of the Agricultural Colony School, the Trout Tower and the ruins of the former lime factory, where giant kilns have been preserved. All this is a reminder of what the village of Izvara was like in the past.
20:50
7 Activities
Day 2
146 mi
Back in time.
The second day of the trip will be equally exciting. You will visit an abandoned mansion with the strange name "Consolation" and the closed church of the Holy Virgin. And of course lunch is a picnic in the countryside with a magnificent view from the cliffs of the Devonian.
17:00
7 Activities
Day 3
138 mi
In search of answers
The third day is no less mysterious than the previous two. Keep unravelling the mysteries of history hidden in ancient places along your route.
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