7 Activities
The road to eternal memory
Starts from
Saint Petersburg
Transportation
By Car
Guidance
Self-Guided
Activities
7
Duration
9 hrs
Length
72 mi
Guide details
Starts from
Saint Petersburg
Transportation
By Car
Guidance
Self-Guided
Duration
9 hrs
Length
72 mi
- One Day Getaway
- History and Culture
- 🎅 Winter Trips
Ann Mikhaylova
Traveller
- Museum-Reserve "Breakthrough of the Siege of Leningrad".
- The Road of Life Museum.
- Iron Way Memorial.
- The Crossing Memorial.
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The Great Patriotic War is one of the most terrible and decisive events in Russian history. Our ancestors gave their lives for peace for future generations, so it is our duty to keep the bright memory of the heroes of that terrible war. During this trip you will visit the museum-reserve "Breakthrough of the Siege of Leningrad", where you will get acquainted with the details of the war events of 1943 and see the military equipment of those years, learn about how the Road of Life was built, the history of Lake Ladoga in the museum "Road of Life", as well as visit the memorials "Steel Road" and "Crossing".
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Categories
- One Day Getaway
- History and Culture
- 🎅 Winter Trips
The Great Patriotic War is one of the most terrible and decisive events in Russian history. Our ancestors gave their lives for peace for future generations, so it is our duty to keep the bright memory of the heroes of that terrible war. During this trip you will visit the museum-reserve "Breakthrough of the Siege of Leningrad", where you will get acquainted with the details of the war events of 1943 and see the military equipment of those years, learn about how the Road of Life was built, the history of Lake Ladoga in the museum "Road of Life", as well as visit the memorials "Steel Road" and "Crossing".
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Ann Mikhaylova
Traveller
- Museum-Reserve "Breakthrough of the Siege of Leningrad".
- The Road of Life Museum.
- Iron Way Memorial.
- The Crossing Memorial.
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Day Itinerary
7 Activities
Day 1
72 mi
Journey to places of military glory
Today we will visit the museum-reserve "Breakthrough of the Siege of Leningrad", have lunch in a cafe "At the Lighthouse" with a view of Lake Ladoga, visit the museum "Road of Life", and also the memorials "Steel Way" and "Crossing".
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09:1010 min
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20.8 mi
40 min
10:002 hrs
Прорыв блокады Ленинграда
We will start this journey by visiting the museum-reserve "Breakthrough of the Siege of Leningrad", which is a military and historical memorial complex. On the territory of the museum there are many exhibits that keep the memory of those heavy battles of 1943, a monument to the T-34 tank, the complexes "Nevsky Piglet" and "Sinyavskie Heights", an exhibition of military equipment, but the main attraction of the museum is the diorama "Breaking through the Siege of Leningrad".
Due to the pandemic of Covid-19 there is a restriction on the number of visitors to the exhibition: it can't exceed 7 people.
The museum is closed on Mondays.
Due to the pandemic of Covid-19 there is a restriction on the number of visitors to the exhibition: it can't exceed 7 people.
The museum is closed on Mondays.
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23.6 mi
40 min
12:4545 min
База отдыха Мир Маяков - Цены на услуги (У маяка)
We will have lunch at the cafe "At the Lighthouse", which offers a beautiful view of Lake Ladoga. Here you will be able to taste hot fish and meat dishes, a large variety of pastas, hot soups and delicious desserts.
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0.7 mi
5 min
13:401 hr 30 min
Дорога жизни
The next point of our route will be the museum "The Road of Life", where during the Great Patriotic War began the road that gave the museum its name. In the museum building there are a lot of exhibits that tell the story of the creation and importance of the road of life, through which during the war several thousand lives were saved.
Here you will learn everything about how the highway was created, about the historical past of Lake Ladoga, you will see vehicles and military equipment of that time.
The museum is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.
Here you will learn everything about how the highway was created, about the historical past of Lake Ladoga, you will see vehicles and military equipment of that time.
The museum is closed on Mondays and Tuesdays.
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14.9 mi
25 min
15:4515 min
Мемориал Стальной Путь
The "Steel Way" memorial marks the breakthrough of the blockade and the first train, as well as a reminder of the heroism of the railway workers who in 1943 built the railway to the Finnish Railway Station in just 12 days!
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0.9 mi
10 min
16:1530 min
Мемориал Переправа
The next monument on our way is the "Crossing" memorial, created in memory of the pontoon warriors, who after breaking the siege built the crossing and the railway line across the Neva River, connecting the besieged Leningrad with the country.
Please note that the road to the monument is of poor quality and can be impassable depending on weather conditions.
Please note that the road to the monument is of poor quality and can be impassable depending on weather conditions.
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11.7 mi
20 min
17:301 hr 30 min
Петровская трапеза
If you get hungry quickly and don't feel like cooking dinner at home, stop by the Petrovskaya Trapeza restaurant that serves meat and fish kebabs.
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