10 Things to do Good for a Rainy Day in Vyborg That You Shouldn't Miss

January 15, 2022 Leonardo Torrence

Vyborg is a small, picturesque resort town a short train ride away from St. Petersburg. Medieval fortifications rise above the small peninsula on which the town is set, and the whole place can be seen by foot in a few hours. The highlight is Vyborg Castle, originally built by the Swedish, then captured and recaptured by the Russians and the Finnish. It has a great view of the town.
Restaurants in Vyborg

1. Alvar Aalto Library

Suvorova Ave., 4 City park, Vyborg 188800 Russia +7 813 782-11-53 [email protected] http://aalto.vbgcity.ru/
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5.0 based on 163 reviews

Alvar Aalto Library

2. Spaso-Preobrazhenskiy Cathedral

Sobornaya Sq., Vyborg 188800 Russia
Excellent
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5.0 based on 31 reviews

Spaso-Preobrazhenskiy Cathedral

3. Historical-Cultural Center Varyazhskiy Dvor

9th km of Svetogorskoye Hwy, Vyborg 188800 Russia +7 921 655-96-03 [email protected] http://swargas.ru
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5.0 based on 141 reviews

Historical-Cultural Center Varyazhskiy Dvor

In the mysterious Karelian forests, not far from Vyborg, as if carried through the centuries, lies the medieval town of Svargas – the Capital of the Norman lands, with all its buildings and inhabitants, a real city of the Baltic Slavs the Viking age. The history of the build with their own hands the people of Svargas, his warriors, artisans, and lovers of history, enthusiasts to be reminded of the culture of the Baltic Slavs, obodrites, Wegrow, Ruyan, lutici, wends ... In the story of the life of Svargas, as in flowing river streams, join the fate of each guest coming for the holidays who curious tourists, who have a wedding to celebrate, and all of them carry away a piece of Sunny sky in your heart.

Reviewed By sergeyk147

Varyazhsky Dvor means Viking's Yard in Russian but it actually has another - and by far simpler a name - Svargas which is translated from Indo-European as Sunny Sky. This is a purely private project which is sixteen years old. Their life has been tough - constant fight with local red tape and corruption, volatile cash-flow and even a direct arson attack from hostile competitors. They were burnt virtually to ashes (!!!) and reconstructed the whole thing with their own hands! (One can still see charred walls on the second (English - first) floor. To understand what goes on there please read a review by the guy from Vermont. I'd only add that you can also try a smashing old-style lunch there - Vikings' cabbage or pea (no rubbish cream!) soup and home-made ham hock (Haxe, Eisbein) with potatoes. But - attention! - this service is oursourced so please get in touch with the complex in advance and bear in mind that if the guys are missing there'll be absolutely no opportunity to even have a snack there. So mind it in the course of your planning. But if they ARE there then first thing to do upon arrival should be approaching them and making an order. Then go to their smithy, throw axes, shoot a bow, try chainmail and other medieval haute couture stuff, etc. 'coz in an hour the meals will be ready and you won't have to wait. Their parking is rather modest and this should be taken into account as well. And toilets... Mind-blowing smell. Get ready for a simple obsolete outhouse. Very disappointing. Apart from this - magnificent and very interesting. Recommended!

4. Salon Torgils

Krepostnaya St., 2/4, Vyborg 188800 Russia +7 909 586-54-47 [email protected] http://vk.com/torgils
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5.0 based on 10 reviews

Salon Torgils

vyborg_antik_vintage Together with antique and vintage items on sale second-hand books and local history publications about Vyborg and its surroundings. Here is a club of Vyborg history fans, where you can take a cup coffee, see these rare editions and chat.

5. Monument to the Vyborg Tram

Pionerskaya st., Vyborg 188800 Russia
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5.0 based on 28 reviews

Monument to the Vyborg Tram

6. Wiborg Farmers Shop

Krepostnaya St., 3, Vyborg 188800 Russia +7 905 210-55-55 http://www.vyborg-info.ru/
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4.5 based on 81 reviews

Wiborg Farmers Shop

7. War Museum of the Karelian Isthmus

Krepostnaya St., 26, Vyborg 188800 Russia +7 904 856-32-34 [email protected] http://war-museum.hostenko.net/
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4.5 based on 75 reviews

War Museum of the Karelian Isthmus

Our War Museum is located at the territory of Central barracks in the historical part of Vyborg. The museum includes the following expositions: -Museum "Women at war" (Building 1) -Diorama "At that infamous war" (Building 6) -Weaponry hall (Building 1) -Exhibition of propaganda leaflets of wartime (Building 1) "Women at war" tells about the impact of soviet girls into the victory in the Great Patriotic war (1941-1945). "At that infamous war" is the biggest diorama devoted to Winter war (1939-1940) and tells about 4 Soviet heroes of that war. Both expositions were created due to Presidential Grants Fund. At the hall of weaponry it is allowed to take the presented riffles and try on the uniform. You can also watch the biggest collection of Finnish propaganda leaflets in Russia. It is also possible to take photos on the territory of the museum (included in the price of tickets). Welcome!

8. Exhibition Center Hermitage-Vyborg

Ladanova St., 1, Vyborg 188800 Russia +7 813 782-72-82 http://erm.vbgcity.ru/
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4.5 based on 81 reviews

Exhibition Center Hermitage-Vyborg

9. Byurger Estate

Progonnaya St., 7A, Vyborg 188800 Russia +7 905 282-57-25 [email protected] http://www.vyborg-gid.ru
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4.5 based on 109 reviews

Byurger Estate

10. House-Museum of Lenin

Rubezhnaya St., 15, Vyborg 188800 Russia +7 813 782-01-10 http://www.museum-lenin.vbgcity.ru/content/o-muzee
Excellent
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4.5 based on 19 reviews

House-Museum of Lenin

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