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The kremlin wall - Velikiy Novgorod
The kremlin wall
Just 100 mil south from St Petersburg

This city is more than 1,000 years old. At one time it competed with Moscow for domination of Old Russia. Today, it's primarily modern and industrial but still retains a well-preserved Kremlin and old city center. See St. Sofia Cathedral (begun in 1045, with six domes) and the city's other ancient churches, which are concentrated in the Yaroslav Estate across the Volkhov River from the Kremlin. Two-hour river cruises are offered from a dock just south of the Kremlin. Also in town is the apartment where physician/dissident Andrei Sakharov lived in exile. Just outside of Novgorod is the Vitoslavlitsy Museum of Wooden Architecture, which has about two dozen wooden structures, all built without nails. Novgorod can be reached by rail or air from St. Petersburg or Moscow (the town is closer to St. Petersburg). 100 mi/160 km southeast of St. Petersburg.

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Kremlin - Velikiy Novgorod

Kremlin

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  • Pros:So many churches, very rich of history
  • Last visit to Velikiy Novgorod: May 1996
  • Intro Updated May 24, 2004
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Wooden church - Velikiy Novgorod The Vitoslavlitsy Museum of Wooden... Things to Do (15)

South of Novgorod and not far from the outlying Iur'ev Monastery is an outdoor museum of wooden architecture. It is one... more travel advice

The Bell Tower - Velikiy Novgorod Bell Tower of Archbishop Evfimii Things to Do (15)

The Bell Tower of Archbishop Evfimii (a very important 15th-century Novgorod churchman) and Church of St. Sergius at its... more travel advice

The World War II Monument - Velikiy Novgorod The World War II Monument Things to Do (15)

Just south of the Novgorod Kremlin today on a hill overlooking the Volkhov is an imposing memorial to the brave soldiers... more travel advice

Alexandr Nevski Monument - Velikiy Novgorod Statue to commemorate Aleksandr Nevskii Things to Do (15)

In 1985, a statue to commemorate Aleksandr Nevskii, but presumably not in his saintly guise, was created by sculptor I.... more travel advice

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