Novgorod Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
city in Novgorod Oblast, Russia
About Novgorod
The city of Novgorod the Great (Novgorod Veliky) is located betweenMoscow(530 km) andSaint Petersburg(108 km). Its population is estimated at 230,000 people. Novgorod is inscribed on theWorld Heritage List. It is part of theSilver Ringof cultural and historical centers of the Northwest of Russia. Novgorod was first mentioned in manuscripts as early as 859. Together withKyiv, Novgorod was a very important cultural, social, and economical centre in Rus, and was the capital of one of the first European democracies, the Novgorod Republic, addressed publicly as "Lord Novgorod the Great". This independence came to be resented by the Muscovite autocrats; eventually Ivan the Terrible forced it into submission. It has ever since been a backwater kind of place.
Top Attractions in Novgorod
Explore the best things to see and do in Novgorod:
- ★Aleksandr Nevsky Monument
- ★Cathedral of the Virgin of the Sign
- ★Center of Musical Antiquities
- ★Christmas fortune-telling
- ★Church of Andrew Stratilat
- ★Church Of Nikolai Bely
- ★Church of Peter and Paul
- ★Church of Saints Boris and Gleb
Where to Eat in Novgorod
Must-try local food and restaurants:
- 🍴Cafe Charodeyka
- 🍴Fregat Flagman
- 🍴"The central cooking", dining room
Where to Stay in Novgorod
- 🏨Beresta Palace
- 🏨Hotel Acron
- 🏨Intourist
- 🏨Sadko Hotel
- 🏨Volkhov Hotel
- 🏨Yaroslav Hostel
Novgorod Travel Guide Sections
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