Unknown Vyborg: life in the Art Nouveau style

You will have a trip to Vyborg, which you have not seen yet. The famous Northern Art Nouveau and Finnish architecture, the daily life of the capital of "Russian Finland" before the revolution and before the Second World War. Let's talk about the fate of the border town, where Finnish and Russian cultures are so closely intertwined.

Location

Russia, Saint Petersburg
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Duration
2 Days
1 Night
Departures
  • Group departures
    • Dates for next season
    • 4 – 5 June, 2025
    • 18 – 19 June, 2025
    • 2 – 3 July, 2025
    • 16 – 17 July, 2025
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Accommodation
  • Hotel
    1 night
Comfort
  • Upscale
Difficulty
Easy
Suitable for everyone
Group
Up to 17 people
Minimum age
5 years old
Group meet at
Russia, Saint Petersburg
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Weekdays: 8am - 8pm
Weekends: 8am - 7pm (GMT +3)
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Tour highlights

A unique landscape park
Take a walk along the alleys of the park, admire the waters of the Vyborg Bay, listen to the singing of birds and the breathing of stone boulders
Free time
You will have enough time to visit interesting places of the beautiful Vyborg Mountain

Itinerary

  • Day 1 - Meeting. Excursion to the center of Vyborg, A. Aalto library

    Arrival at Saint-Petersburg. 

    09:00 Meeting with the guide at the Finlandsky railway station in St. Petersburg (in the center of the main hall under the light dome). A sign for the name of the tour. 

    Transfer by "Swallow" to Vyborg.

    We will leave our things in the hotel's luggage room and go to explore the city.

    Walking tour of the center of Vyborg "The Capital of Russian Finland". You will travel through the city of the modern era – the period of the highest prosperity of its economy, industry, culture and art. You will see bank and apartment buildings in the style of national romanticism, the first Finnish skyscraper, the most comfortable and prestigious house in Vyborg, where Alexandra Feodorovna's maid of honor and her closest friend Anna Vyrubova lived. Together we will look for lions and griffins, bats, bears, squirrels and pelicans on the facades of buildings, find out what the "devil's church" is (and to whom they prayed in it) and what attracted Vyborg tourists so much at the turn of the century.

    13:15 Lunch at the hotel restaurant.

    Check-in at the hotel.

    14:45 Meeting with the guide in the hotel lobby.

    15:00 Excursion to the Alvar Aalto Library, where you will discover the amazing architecture of Finnish modernism. This is the only library in Russia, built according to the project of the outstanding Finnish architect Alvar Aalto. When creating it, he took into account all the processes taking place in the book house. 

    Continuation of the walking tour, during which we will make a short stop at the Vyborg tram, a monument to the tram movement that existed in the city for almost half a century. There is a small cafe in the recreated tram where you can enjoy hot tea or coffee.

    Additionally: 17:00 Boat trip along the Vyborg Bay. 

    The boat goes out into the Vyborg Bay, goes along the coast of the Monrepos Park and the islands of the Vyborg Bay: Tent Island, Island of the Dead, Islands of Love and Epic. The Monrepos Park looks different from aboard the ship. We will see: Chinese bridges, a tea gazebo, the temple of Neptune, the Ludwigstein Chapel. On the way back, the ship will pass through the Fortress Strait along the Castle Island, admire the towers and walls of Vyborg Castle from the water. (prices to specify – approximately 800 rubles.)

    Free time in the city center.

    We recommend visiting the Chocolate Museum (open until 19:00), where you can buy delicious souvenirs, see smaller copies of the main attractions of Vyborg or taste chocolate beer, ale, cider or mulled wine in the Grotto.

    Recommended cafes for dinner: "Champion", "Medieval tavern", "Espilya", "At Borchard's", "Bear", "Owl", panoramic restaurant "Taste".

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  • Day 2 - Monrepos Park. Free time
Difficulty
Suitable for everyone

Accommodation

Accommodation
  • Hotel
    1 night
Comfort
  • Upscale

The tour includes accommodation at the Druzhba 3* hotel.

The cost of the tour for 1 person, depending on the accommodation and the date of arrival, RUB.:

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Discount for children and pensioners: 300 rubles.

Discount for students: 200 rubles.

Friendship 3* 1 night

Druzhba Hotel is located in Vyborg, on the coast of the Vyborg Bay. Free Wi-Fi is available.

Each room here will provide you with a TV and a private bathroom with free toiletries.

Guests can relax in the sauna and dine in the restaurant or on the hotel's terrace. There is also a 24-hour front desk and luggage storage.

Vyborg Bus Station is 250 metres from the hotel, and Vyborg Train Station is 500 metres away.

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Tour conditions

Group
up to 17 tourists
Minimum age
5 years old
Duration
2 days 1 night
Group meets at
Russia, Saint Petersburg

Included in price

  • habitation;
  • breakfast;
  • Lastochka tickets Saint Petersburg-Vyborg-Saint Petersburg;
  • 2 lunches;
  • guided tours and daily transportation services according to the program;
  • guide support;
  • for a group of 10 people or more, headphones are provided free of charge for more comfortable listening to the guide. 

Paid extra

  • air and railway tickets to St. Petersburg and back;
  • meals not specified in the program;
  • a boat trip along the Vyborg Bay – approximately 800 rubles.;
  • additional services and excursions not included in the tour program;
  • personal expenses.

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Discount for children and pensioners: 300 rubles.

Discount for students: 200 rubles.

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Reviews

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    Maria
    19 Nov, 2024
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    The tour was absolutely wonderful! I fell in love with the city! The guides were incredibly knowledgeable and engaging, sharing fascinating stories and little-known facts about the lives of the emperors that you won’t find in ordinary history books (they even recited poetry at times). I was thoroughly impressed with the entire experience and will definitely be coming back next year
    19 Nov, 2024
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    Irina
    18 Nov, 2024
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    Thank you to the tour team for a fantastic experience! The hotel was great, the food delicious, and the excursions both informative and enjoyable. Overall, everything was excellent—we couldn’t be happier!
    18 Nov, 2024
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    Svetlana Matafonova
    5 Nov, 2024
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    The tour organization is impeccable.
    5 Nov, 2024