Staraya Ladoga

Leningrad Oblast · Russia

Staraya Ladoga, Russia
Photo: Караванов Лев, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons

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Best time to go
May to September
Budget
$
Accessibility
limited
Coordinates
Open in maps

A village on the Volkhov River often called the first capital of Rus, guarded by a reconstructed stone fortress. Ancient burial mounds and a frescoed church recall its Viking-age trading origins.

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