10 Free Things to do in Veliky Novgorod That You Shouldn't Miss

June 22, 2021 Rosalyn Ihle

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)

Sofiyskaya Storona, Veliky Novgorod Russia +7 816 277-36-08 http://www.novgorodmuseum.ru/golovnoi-muzyei/kremlin
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5.0 based on 1,370 reviews

Novgorod Kremlin (Detinets)

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

Novrogod Kremlin, Veliky Novgorod Russia +7 905 290-86-86 http://novgorodmuseum.ru
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5.0 based on 802 reviews

Millennium of Russia

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. St. Sophia Cathedral

Kremlin, 11, Veliky Novgorod 173007 Russia +7 816 277-35-56 http://saintsofianovg.ru
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St. Sophia Cathedral

One of the oldest stone buildings in Russia, this magnificent cathedral is considered to be the symbol of the city, and was once the hiding place for Novgorod's treasury.

Reviewed By AlbertSalichs - Manresa, Spain

St. Sophia Cathedral is the religious building most important in Kremlin of Veliky Novgorod and provably in all Novgorod, a city located almost 200km to the South-East from Saint Petersburg. It is a very important historical city in Russia, so the Kremlin is wonderful. Inside the Kremlin, there are the Cathedral and other buildings. The Cathedral is a typical religious orthodox building: a white facade and some domes on too, the most important golden and the other ones blue. Also, in the inner hall of the cathedral, you can see fantastic frescos: the full building is wonderful. (see also Novgorod Kremlin)

4. Saviour Church on Nereditsa

Novgorodskaya, Veliky Novgorod 173000 Russia http://www.nereditsa.ru/
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5.0 based on 46 reviews

Saviour Church on Nereditsa

5. Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin

Perynskiy Skit, 1, Veliky Novgorod 173007 Russia +7 816 227-45-39
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Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin

6. Church of Peter and Paul

Sofiyskaya Storona, Veliky Novgorod 173003 Russia
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4.5 based on 55 reviews

Church of Peter and Paul

Exemplifying 15th-century Novgorodian architecture, with differing types of facades, this 1406 church is made of brick and limestone.

7. Yaroslav Courtyard (Dvorishche)

Torgovaya Storona, Veliky Novgorod Russia +7 911 040-00-04 http://novgorodmuseum.ru/posetitelyu/ekskursii.html
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4.5 based on 223 reviews

Yaroslav Courtyard (Dvorishche)

Various architectural masterpieces are conveniently located all in one place inside this court, which was the economic and political center of Novgorod in ancient times.

8. St. George Monastery

Yuryevskoye Hwy., 10, Veliky Novgorod 173007 Russia +7 816 277-30-20 http://georg.orthodoxy.ru
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St. George Monastery

Four blue domes cap the cathedral of this striking, walled-in Russian monastery dating back to the 12th century.

Reviewed By 30vladimirr - Moscow, Russia

St. George's Monastery is located on the outskirts of Veliky Novgorod, where the Volkhov River flows into Lake Ilmen. On the territory of the monastery, there is a large St. George Cathedral, until the Mongol period. Huge, powerful, majestic. This is the first cathedral, about which the chronicle says: it was built by master Peter. As I wrote earlier, in such places, you are surprised how such a thing could have been built in those years. On the territory of the monastery, you are in peace, letting go of all the problems that you had in life, enjoying the silence and architecture of the monastery. I highly recommend visiting.

9. Likhudov Building Museum

Kreml Territoriya, 12, Veliky Novgorod 173007 Russia
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4.5 based on 14 reviews

Likhudov Building Museum

10. Church of Saints Boris and Gleb

Emb. Aleksandra Nevskogo, 31, Veliky Novgorod 173004 Russia +7 816 263-27-77 http://vn-borisogleb.ru
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Church of Saints Boris and Gleb

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