Journey through Vyborg's 800-year history starting at the iconic Vyborg Castle and its 49-meter St. Olaf Tower, exploring how this Baltic city transitioned through Swedish, Finnish, and Russian rule. Discover the city's distinctive architecture, famous Vyborg pretzels, and its position as home to Russia's oldest residential building.
- Duration
- 24 min 2 s
- Route distance
- 7.0 km
- Start
- Vyborg Fortress and Castle
- End
- Alvar Aalto Vyborg City Library
- Stops
- 8
- Channel author
- ambient russia
Timestamps and places
- — Vyborg Fortress and Castle
- — St Olaf Tower (49 meters)
- — Panorama of Vyborg
- — Old Town Hall Square
- — Torgils Knuttsen
- — Krepostnaya Street (Fortress Street)
- — Pretzel Buffet
- — The Oldest Residential House in Russia
- — Salakka-Lahti Bay
- — Vyborg Railway Terminal
- — Streets of Vyborg
- — Hermitage-Vyborg Center
- — Transfiguration Cathedral
- — Peter and Paul Church
- — Vyborg Tram (and coffee shop)
- — The Round Tower
- — The Central Market
- — Bank of Finland (historic building)
- — Knights and the Lady of the Heart
- — Prospekt Lenina (Lenin Avenue)
- — Alvar Aalto Vyborg City Library
- — Red Square (Krasnaya Ploschad)
- — Vladimir Lenin
- — Mall
- — St Olaf
Route on the map
VYBORG. Russian-Swedish-Finnish City in Leningrad Region of Russia