Location: Veliky Novgorod
Top Things to do in Veliky Novgorod
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The 9 Best Things to do Good for Couples in Veliky Novgorod, Northwestern District
Immerse yourself in Russian history with a trip to Veliky Novgorod. The town is best known for its incredible medieval churches and monuments, including the 11th century St. Sophia Cathedral. These are some of the oldest buildings in Russia, set in a small town that's easy to get around. Easily accessible by train, bus or car, it's a popular getaway from St. Petersburg.
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1. Novgorod Kremlin (Detinets)
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5.0 based on 1,370 reviews
Reviewed By NikoliGogol - Edmonton, Canada
This is a very important historic site worth reading about before seeing. There had been competing centers of power at the turn of the last millennium between Novgorod, Kiev, and Moscow. Ivan the Terrible was brutal to the occupants of Novgorod. We had a guide who gave us the history of the long past and of the occupation by Nazis during WWII. The Kremlin is the chief attraction of the city which is somewhat neglected compared to St. Petersburg and Moscow. The Kremlin itself is free but do get a guide.
2. Millennium of Russia
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5.0 based on 802 reviews
Shaped like a bell and surrounded by 128 bronze figures, this monument to Russia's millennium honors the politicians and other people who most contributed to the development of the country between 862 and 1862.
Reviewed By KirillChurilin - St. Petersburg, Russia
This monument is really great and definitely must-see of the Great Novgorod. All the Russian history is on it.
3. Sunrise Lounge
4. Girl-Tourist Monument
5. Statue of Sergei Rakhmaninov
6. Pedestrian Bridge Across River Volkhov
7. Sofiyskaya Embankment
8. Street theater Sadko
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4.5 based on 45 reviews
Sadko Street Theater is an old wooden fortress, where visitors can experience the medieval Russian atmosphere: there are a spacious stage area with unique interactive decorations depicting the port of Novgorod, and a comfortable auditorium under a canopy for 500 seats. During the tourist season, "Craft Sloboda" is open daily on the site of the Sadko Street Theater, where Novgorodians and guests of the city take part in master classes in blacksmithing, clay processing, weaving, fabric printing, leather making, creating armor and weaving chain mail, traditional folk painting and printing, minting coins, making candles and working with wax. In addition, visitors have the opportunity to do archery and take photos in medieval costumes. Friday and Saturday nights the street theater hosts the show "Folk-rock musical "Sadko", which tells the legend in a new way, but with an old Russian accent. The show is entirely created by Novgorodians.
