Saturday, September 12, 2009

Viborg, great city by St. Petersburg


Viborg will not look anything like any other city when you'll travel in Russia. From antique times Viborg has soak culture of 4 different cultures: Russian, Sweeden, Finish, and German. One of the most astonishing peaces of Sweden art is a Viborg Castle that was build in 1293. It was build in a middle of a channel, on a little rocky peace of land. It was a 7 store high strong defensive fortification. Today it is a museum from where you can see beautifull sight of a city.

Here are the most interesting places to visit in Viborg. Viborg Castle, Stone City, City Hall Tower, Tower of a main square, Bull Stronghold, and a Catle Mountain. Each of them has individual style, interesting integration of many cultures, and of course rich history. Some of St. Petersburg tours can include visit to this city. There you will feel the mighty of a great empire.

You can get to Viborg by taxi that you can take at any St. Petersburg hotels yourself on bus or train. It is better to go by bus, so you would see many sights on the way to the city. Busses are going from subway station "Grajdanski prospect" and "Ozerki" every hour. It will take you about 2 hours to get to Viborg

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