Staraya Ladoga and Volkhov

What else can you see near the Staraya Ladoga fortress?

1. Not far from the fortress you can find Varyazhskaya (Varangian) street. People say it’s the OLDEST street in the whole country. Can you imagine?

Staraya Ladoga Fortress churches

There were two more historical buildings on the territory of Staraya Ladoga fortress. And they both were churches – the St. George’s Church and the Church of Dimitriy Solunskiy.

1. St. George’s Church was built in the 12th century. It is one of the oldest churches of Russia’s North. You can find more information about it on Wikipedia.

Staraya Ladoga Fortress museum

I continued my autumn walk around the Staraya Ladoga fortress in the museum. The museum was located in the Vorotnaya tower.

1. The room was dark and cold, and it had two layers.

Staraya Ladoga Fortress courtyard

I visited medieval Staraya Ladoga fortress in September 2013, and at that time the fortress had not been fully reconstructed yet. My walk continued inside the fortress.
1. Vorotnaya tower from the courtyard of the fortress (the tower was in the middle of the Western wall).

The Walls and Towers of Staraya Ladoga Fortress

Staraya Ladoga (Old Ladoga) is located 120 km north-west of Saint Petersburg and it is one of the ancient capitals of Russia and perhaps the oldest Russian city. People suggest that Ladoga was founded in the year 753.

Today it is a small village located between Novaya Ladoga (New Ladoga) and Volkhov, on the banks of the Volkhov and the Ladozhka rivers. It was called Ladoga in the past and it was a trading centre and a strategic harbour.

If you want to know more about Staraya Ladoga Fortress, you can visit Wikipedia.

1. I visited this famous fortress in early September 2013. There was a small red information centre in front of the fortress walls, where tickets and souvenirs were sold.