🏰 Vyborg: a medieval castle and a rocky park

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The most 'European' town in the region: a Swedish castle, the narrow streets of the old town and the cliffs of Monrepos.
Overnight
Overnight in Vyborg: hotels in the old town.
What to take
Comfortable shoes for the rocks, a windbreaker.
Day 1: Old Vyborg and the castle
By car about 2 hours along the Ring Road and the Scandinavia highway. You can also take the Lastochka train from Finland Station — about 1 hour 20 minutes.
- Vyborg Castle — A Swedish castle on an island with St. Olaf's Tower.
Day 2: Monrepos
From the centre to the park — 15 minutes by car or half an hour on foot. After lunch — back.
- Monrepos Park — Russia's only rocky landscape park.