Shlisselburg fortress how to get there. By the way, there is an interesting museum in the station building. How much does a ticket to Oreshek fortress cost?

You will need

• - timetable of electric trains from Finland Station;
• - metro map of St. Petersburg;
• - map of the Kirovsky district of the Leningrad region.

Instruction

On the banks of the Neva, between which is the fortress "Oreshek", Shlisselburg and the village of them. Morozov. The village has railroad station Petrokrepost. You can get to it from the Finland Station in St. Petersburg. The station itself is located on the red line of the metro, the station is called "Lenin Square". Electric trains to Petrokrepost or to Neva Dubrovka are suitable for you.

Shlisselburg can be reached by bus or minibus, which go from the metro station "Ulitsa Dybenko". The station itself is on the yellow metro line. You need a social or commercial bus 575. The journey takes about forty minutes - about half as much as.

permanent ferry service with the island now. There is only the ship "Aygun", it belongs to the museum located in the fortress, and delivers sightseers to the island on weekends. You can get to it both from the village. Morozov, and from Shlisselburg. This type of transport has one significant drawback - the museum administration can change without warning. IN weekdays only sent to the island excursion groups by prior request.

But you can move to the island, even if the ship does not go. As you approach the pier (it only takes a few minutes from the train platform), you will see many private boats. Their owners will gladly take inquisitive travelers to the ancient fortress.

There is another way to get to the island. True, it is longer, but it is also more interesting. This is a tour boat. It could be cruise ship along Ladoga and beyond. Some ships enter the island, but you need to find out about this in advance at the tour desk or travel agency. There are also ships that make sightseeing trips along the Neva. Find suitable flight you can at any pier, which are now very numerous in St. Petersburg. The journey by boat takes about three hours, so you will need almost a whole day for the trip.

Entrance to the museum is paid, for Russian citizens the ticket costs a little cheaper than for foreigners. The fortress is a branch State Museum history of St. Petersburg. In addition to the exposition, you will also be shown the casemates in which the most famous prisoners were kept - and there are quite a lot of them. In addition, there is a memorial to the heroes of the Great Patriotic War.

In the winter some lovers extreme tourism go to the island on skis. True, during the cold season, the fortress can only be viewed from the outside, since the museum is open from May 1 to October 31. In addition, on Ladoga and the Neva, ice is not sufficiently strong every winter, and there are years when the ban on going out on the ice is in effect throughout the winter.

Not far from St. Petersburg, on the shore Lake Ladoga costs ancient city Shlisselburg. Since the 14th century, it has played an important role in the history of Russia. First - as an impregnable stronghold for the Russian troops during the Russian-Swedish wars, then - as part of the legendary "Road of Life" in the blockade of Leningrad.

But the military past of the city is not the only thing travelers come here for. Visitors are fascinated by the picturesque beauty of the lake and numerous water channels, unusual architecture and measured life of the town. There are many cultural and architectural monuments, museums, there is a functioning cathedral, a church and a chapel. Walking slowly through the streets of Shlisselburg, you can follow the history of Russia from 1323 to the present day: every century has left its imprint here.

How to get to Shlisselburg

Shlisselburg is located very close to St. Petersburg, so a visit to the city with the famous Oreshek fortress can be easily combined with a trip to northern capital. Electric trains run to Shlisselburg from St. Petersburg every hour, and even more often buses depart from the final metro stations Rybatskaya and Ulitsa Dybenko. It is also easier to drive by car - along the neat Murmansk highway E105.

Read more about how to get to Shlisselburg in this article.

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A bit of history

Shlisselburg was founded at the beginning of the 14th century by Novgorod princes, descendants of Alexander Nevsky. Since the city was one of the main frontiers on the border with Sweden, a fortress was erected here, the importance of which in the history of the region cannot be overestimated. Initially, it was a wooden fortress, surrounded by powerful earthen ramparts, but after a couple of decades it was destroyed by fire, and the wooden buildings were replaced with stone ones. A century later, Oreshek underwent a major reconstruction, its area increased, and the fortress walls reached 15 m in height.

In the entire history of the existence of the fortress, it was taken only once, after an 8-month siege in the spring of 1612, it surrendered under the onslaught of the Swedish troops.

The Swedes established almost 100 years of dominance here and renamed the city Noteburg, which was translated as "Nut City" - due to the fact that the shape of the island on which the fortress stands resembles a walnut.
At the beginning of the 18th century, during Northern war Noteburg was liberated by the army of Peter I under his personal command and renamed Shlisselburg, that is, the “key-city”.

In the 18th century, the fortress lost its defensive significance and became one of the worst prisons in the country. Initially, the prisoners were kept here in damp dungeons, where not a single ray of light fell, for a long time they all sat exclusively in solitary confinement. Many could not stand such conditions and lost their minds.

At one time, in the fortress of Shlisselburg, this “Russian Bastille”, the princes Golitsyn and Dolgorukov were serving their sentences, Emperor Ivan VI came here as a child, who was deposed from the throne by the daughter of Peter I, and the wife of Peter himself was also here. Later, Narodnaya Volya, Social Revolutionaries and Decembrists came here en masse, and the brother of Vladimir Lenin was executed here.

For the first time, the release of the prisoners of the fortress prison took place after the revolutionary events of 1905, and after 1917 the prison was abolished and turned into a museum. Over the years of its existence, several buildings were completed here, in each of which constant dampness and ominous twilight reigned.

Nut during the Great Patriotic War

Nutty played an important role during the Great Patriotic War, it was he who became the main defensive point on the outskirts of besieged Leningrad and ensured the existence of the so-called "Road of Life", along which food was delivered to the city, and residents were evacuated from the city. The siege of Petrokrepost (as Shlisselburg was called in Soviet times) lasted more than a year, during which time, tens of thousands of human lives were saved by the heroic efforts of a very small number of soldiers who vowed to stand on the defensive to the end. And the defenders of the city almost all died.

Subsequently, it was decided not to carry out the reconstruction of the fortress, but only to erect numerous memorials in it and throughout the entire "Road of Life". Everyone who has been here unanimously agrees that this is the most impressive and grandiose Museum of the Great Patriotic War, making a truly indelible impression.

Transport

Shlisselburg is a small town in which less than 15 thousand people live, therefore transport infrastructure not developed here. They walk Shuttle Buses, but tourists prefer to travel on foot or by taxi.

You can call a car by phone, the cost of the trip starts from 100 RUB.

Also in the city there is a water crossing to the fortress "Oreshek". The pier is located on final stop bus number 575, boats leave every 10-15 minutes. The fare is 150 RUB one way, children under 7 ride for free.

Shlisselburg Hotels

There are several three-star hotels in the city, the average price per night in which is 1800 RUB. But you can also find a more affordable offer: for example, a double room in the Starhouse mini-hotel costs 1,500 RUB for two. This is one of the most inexpensive, since there are no hostels in the city. You can stay at the Petrovskaya Hotel, but the price is higher here: a standard double room is 2500 RUB for two per day.

Also in Shlisselburg there are several guest houses right on the shore of Lake Ladoga. Their main advantage is a picturesque view from the rooms and the possibility of outdoor recreation. The cost of living is about 3000 RUB per house.

Cafes and restaurants in Shlisselburg

Gradually, in Shlisselburg, the number of restaurants offering classic European menu. Most of them are focused on central square and close to key attractions. The average check for dinner with alcohol per person is 700 RUB.

Instead of fast food, stalls with confectionery and fresh pastries are placed on the streets of Shlisselburg. The assortment is impressive: rich buns, fragrant cheesecakes, pies with all kinds of fillings. As a drink, you can order tea or take coffee beans with you. The cost of a snack is 200 RUB.

Attractions and excursions

Today Shlisselburg - provincial town, which can be walked up and down in less than two hours, and where no more than 12 thousand inhabitants live. There are no big ones here. shopping centers, nor prosperous enterprises, even Shipyard, which once provided the city with a consistently high standard of living, is derelict.

But it has its own charm: the old Town Square, quiet, slightly dilapidated streets, slightly careless boat moorings: picturesque landscapes of the majestically Lake Ladoga, unique old canals, designed not only to connect port Shlisselburg with other cities, but also to protect it from sometimes turbulent lake waters.

The town beckons to itself with its ancient fortress, impregnable in the face of the trends of modern times and still striking with its high walls and towers, which have seen a lot in their lifetime, as well as exciting walks on simple wooden boats along the expanse of the vast lake. This is an unusually picturesque area, where, by the way, the Neva River originates.

With the chapel of the Kazan Icon Mother of God tied interesting story. During the Russian-Swedish wars, when the enemy captured the fortress, Russian soldiers decided to save the miraculous Face of the Mother of God, revered for centuries. They walled it up in a wall, where it was kept for more than a century, until the fortress again passed into the reign of the Russian emperor.

Another visited place in Shlisselburg is the Museum under open sky, the exposition of which is made up of real ship guns.

Weather

The climate in this part of Russia is moderate, with mild, quite warm winter and cool summers. But due to the proximity of Lake Ladoga, there is often a strong gusty wind in the city, bringing rain and snow. Therefore, the weather here is unpredictable, it is better to take waterproof shoes and raincoats on a trip.

The Leningrad region is famous for its ancient fortresses: in Staraya Ladoga, Koporye, Ivangorod, Priozersk and Vyborg - these cities are invariably very popular among St. Petersburg residents and guests of our city. The Oreshek fortress stands apart - firstly, it is located very close to the city, in the place where the Neva flows from Lake Ladoga, and secondly, the fortress is located on the island, which is called Orekhovy, and you just can’t get into it . Having visited all the other places several times, we finally decided to make a trip to the Oreshek fortress, which I want to talk about today.

Road

Murmansk highway - popular destination, and when planning a trip to Shlisselburg, one should take into account possible difficulties on the road. It can be traffic jams, for example, on Friday evening, when the townspeople tend to leave the dusty city for their country estates, the same can be said about Sunday evening, when the same cheerful company will strive to return back to the city. It can also be road work, as was the case in our case - due to the repair of the road, the traffic jam stretched for several kilometers in the Razmetelevo area.

From alternatives there are buses that can just as easily get stuck in a traffic jam on a par with other cars. Buses leave from the metro station Ulitsa Dybenko and go along the Murmansk highway, there is also an alternative bus route, on the left bank of the Neva, it is about an hour longer due to a large number stops, these buses depart from Proletarskaya and Rybatskoye metro stations.

But we are going to road trip, therefore, having escaped from the traffic jam onto a straight and even highway with fresh asphalt, we turn on fifth gear and cheerfully drive to the bridge across the Neva, where we keep in the right lane, so that immediately after the bridge, follow the sign to the right, under the bridge and to Shlisselburg. Attention! Those who go for the first time, carefully follow the signs so as not to go to Kirovsk or back to St. Petersburg.

Further, all the time we go along main road, and, having passed along a narrow-narrow bridge, we turn left, to the pier. The landmark is a monument to Peter I, because it was Peter I who conquered the fortress from the Swedes, and it was in 1702, then there was no St. Petersburg either. Having studied the map in advance and remembering the way, it is almost impossible to get lost. It remains only to find a place and park the car, we did not have any difficulties with this.

Fortress Oreshek

The Oreshek Fortress is located on the Orekhovy Island, so further we will have to cross the water. There is a stall on the pier that sells round-trip tickets, and an ice cream seller is on duty nearby. Ice cream is an interesting thing: it, unlike hot pies, is seasonal - in the summer in the heat, ice cream is worth its weight in gold, well, or, for sure, silver. Hot cakes are worth their weight in gold in all other seasons. It is better to separate at the pier - one takes a queue for the steamer, the other at this time buys tickets and ice cream.

The Oreshek Fortress Museum is open daily, from May 1 to October 31. The price of tickets for the boat may change over time, during our visit it was 250 rubles for adults and 200 rubles for beneficiaries, but for children under 7 years old you don’t need to buy a ticket, just buy ice cream. large, very capital letters there was a notice written on the wall that said the price of a round trip ticket was indicated, apparently the workers were tired of repeating the answer to the same question.

Under this announcement, another, smaller one was hung, in which they warned that it would be necessary to pay an additional fee for the excursion on the spot, so another 180 rubles had to be prepared, students and pensioners would enter the fortress for 80 rubles. As we understood, no one will be able to enter the fortress for free, except perhaps for those children under 7 years old who will already have time to finish their ice cream by that time. For what reason it was necessary to arrange ticket sales in two places and collect two queues - it is not clear. Job creation?

It's the middle of June, moreover, a clear Saturday day - the most popular tourist time - so there was a decent queue for the steamboat. But you should not be afraid of a long line - two steamboats continuously run back and forth, famously transporting this rather big stream of tourists. It is possible that on weekdays the traffic of steamers will not be so intensive. We stood for 15 minutes, no more.

The most trump places are on the open deck, their tourists occupy in the first place, all the rest are placed in the closed part of the steamer - it's hot, cramped and stuffy there, and besides, it's scary out of habit, since you are almost flush with the water level.

Arriving at the place and paying for the tour, we immediately fell behind this very tour and just walked around the island on our own. Taught by the bitter experience of bans in other places, I was very afraid for my tripod, but it turned out that on that day no one cared about me and my tripod, and I gladly shot many HDR series without disturbing anyone and the camera from the tripod without filming at all.

At the entrance to the fortress

Since the 18th century, the Oreshek fortress has been used as a political prison, so, as we understand, the guide’s story is mainly about the prison. Once in the gloomy building of the prison, we immediately left it - we didn’t want to shoot. Although many enjoyed posing against the backdrop of solitary cells, we found this activity of little interest. So I don't have a photo of the prison building.

During the Great Patriotic War, the city of Shlisselburg was occupied and destroyed, at the same time, the fortress itself held a heroic defense for 500 days, preventing the Nazis from crossing to the right bank of the Neva. On September 25, 1941, in the area of ​​the city, the ships of the Ladoga military flotilla landed and killed the Shlisselburg landing. On January 18, 1943, the city was liberated by the 67th Army of the Leningrad Front during an operation called Iskra.

In the walls old church now a memorial

The most interesting thing in the Oreshek fortress is on the second floor, where a steep, steep staircase leads to the right of the entrance. Upstairs is very beautiful, we spent about an hour there, at least. Beautiful views open in all directions, the light from the windows creates a very unusual multi-colored effect on the floor, here you can shoot many interesting portraits and landscapes. I even somehow managed to catch the moment when there were no people in the frame - I still don’t understand how it happened, since the flow of tourists that day was huge.

Schematic map. Many of the depicted objects are not on it today

Right stairs up

The steps are very steep.

Here the wall makes a 90 degree turn, perfect place for portraits

The mechanism that raises the metal fence at the entrance to the fortress

Unlike the Staraya Ladoga or Koporskaya fortresses, you can walk around the Oreshek fortress behind the fortress walls, bypassing it around. We really liked the view with the tractor and the destroyed modern building, which was in the foreground in front of the destroyed old building fortresses.

Where to have lunch?

Walk on fresh air on the island, blown by the Ladoga winds, it helps to work up a good appetite, and on the pier there is just a large poster hanging on which it says how to get to the dining room. It’s different for anyone, but for me personally, with the word “restaurant”, the imagination draws an expensive interior, waiters in white aprons and an astronomical bill, with the word “cafe” you imagine a small room and tea and buns, but the word “dining room” is completely unambiguous and uncompromising promises a hot home-cooked lunch reasonable price. Therefore, we got into the car and drove 500 meters, turning onto the street, as indicated in the ad, and ended up in front of a standard two-story canteen building, which I want to talk about separately.

A large spacious room on the second floor, even rows of tables covered with white tablecloths, square tiles on the floor, light twilight created by curtains on large windows throughout the wall, and no one! We were alone in the dining room, and this is the most that is lunch time on a hot Saturday afternoon. “Yur ae woman aim a man” came softly from the speakers, and we gladly plunged into such a beloved and almost forgotten atmosphere of the factory and student canteens of the 1980s. Agree, “Highway to Hell” or “Big Gun” would sound completely out of place here.

The saleswoman, while there was no one, did not waste time - I noticed a book with the inscription “White Nights” on the cover - Fyodor Mikhailovich must be known and loved, especially since those same White Nights are standing in the yard. With a habitual movement, we take the trays and put them on the rails, in front of us huge selection dishes! The same sour cream in a glass, the same boiled potatoes with dill, the same cold borscht, vegetable salad, and so on and so on, in a word, the real favorite canteen food! I can’t contain my emotions, because our two trays barely contained everything that we ordered and for which we ended up paying about 400 rubles for two. Friends, I don’t understand where such prices come from, but if you are in Shlisselburg, go to the dining room (I don’t remember the name, there is a map on the pier) - you won’t regret it.

After plunging into the atmosphere of the 1980s, we had the feeling that time had stopped in Shlisselburg. Small houses, playgrounds, someone drying clothes on a rope, grandmothers on benches - everything is so green, old and familiar from childhood, as if it were our grandmothers sitting on the benches, and we are playing in the sandbox and swinging up and down on a swing , up and down, up and down ... On the way to the bridge you can stop and admire the Neva, on the right in the direction of the Murmansk highway there are many beautiful places for parking.

We traveled by car from St. Petersburg in the afternoon on a day off. Of course they got stuck. The journey took about 1.5 hours. But we do not regret the loss of "holiday" time, the place is simply amazing! There are a lot of emotions and photos left.

How to get to the fortress Oreshek (Shlisselburg)

By car : from St. Petersburg along the R-21 highway, after the Ladoga bridge, turn right, then follow the sign for Shlisselburg. The path is about 33 km from the Ring Road. There is a small free car park at the pier.

On transport: from the metro station "Ulitsa Dybenko", then by bus. Travel 70 rubles. Travel time is about an hour.

The Oreshek fortress itself is located on Orekhovy Island, where boats regularly go. The fare is 250 rubles (round trip). The swim is not long at all, about 10 minutes.

Entrance to the fortress - 200 rubles per person (already with a tour). The last group seems to be at 16-30 (there were in May).

And now some tips:

The first thing that comes to mind when you look at Lake Ladoga is "isn't this the sea?" Water, water, you can't see where it ends. No wonder it is the largest freshwater lake in Europe! Very impressive.

The boat moves quietly, slowly. You can take plenty of photos and videos.

It was very cold in May, we all got cold. And they walked with red noses. If not for this circumstance, we would have stayed in the fortress until closing. In fact, they fled to warm themselves after 1.5 hours.

The history of the place is very rich. Starting from the Novgorod principality and ending with the Second World War.

Nut is an important point for the Russian land, which is why for many centuries there were wars and battles, as a result of which the fortress passed from hand to hand. What can I say, "The key is the city", such geography.

Outside, the walls look gigantic and invincible.

But as soon as you go inside, you realize that there are no invulnerable buildings for the bomb. Unfortunately, during the Second World War, much was destroyed.

We were very lucky with the tour guide. A pleasant woman who spoke smoothly and expressively (like a registrar in the registry office)

She told about everything, how the fortress was defensive, how it became a prison for political prisoners (Decembrists, Narodnaya Volya, disgraced relatives of rulers, terrorists, fighters against the regime).

About terrible torture by loneliness, hunger, cold or heat. And the most terrible - silence, when even the guards walked in soft slippers so that no sounds came from outside.

About executions, fire. Not even without a tragic love story.

Much, of course, was talked about the war with the Nazis. After all, the "heart" of the island is a complex of monuments and slabs in memory of the defense of the Motherland.

In the place where the Neva River originates from Lake Ladoga, stands invincible Shlisselburg fortress . Among the people, she received a simpler and more concise nickname - Oreshek fortress . The popular name is explained simply: the fortress is located on Orekhovy Island.

The citadel had an extremely important strategic importance. This explains the origin of the ancient fortress walls that surround Oreshek. There are no equal to these walls in Russia.

Fortress over the yearsconverted into an analogue of the Russian Alcatraz.

For a long time there was a prison for especially important criminals, as well as for prisoners sentenced to death. During the Great Patriotic War, the fortress again turned intoimportant defensive point. Thanks to the heroism of the soldiers who stood here to death, the famous"The road of life", the last chance for salvation for the inhabitants besieged Leningrad. In memory of the soldiers, the oath of all the fighters of the fortress, carved on iron, was preserved here, which ends with the symbolic words: "... we will stand to the end."

Fortress map

How to get to Oreshek Fortress

It is better to come here in the morning, as the last ferry departs from here at five in the evening.

The walls of the Shlisselburg fortress keep thousands of dark secrets.

Of course, a trip here cannot be compared with a trip to a water park. However, you need to be here. Feel the spirit here great country, the heroism of its inhabitants and the grandeur of architecture.

Nut located on the islandnear small town Shlisselburg, that39 kilometers from St. Petersburg. The only way to get here is with water transport but it's not difficult.Ferry to the island costs from 250 rubles, which is quite acceptable at current prices.

Oreshek Fortress working hours and ferry schedule:

In May

• Weekdays: 10:00 — 17:00 (Last flight ferry at 16:00)
• Weekends and holidays: 10:00 — 18:00 (Last flight at 17:00)

June to August

• Daily (no days off)
• On weekdays: 10:00 — 18:00
• On weekends and holidays: 10:00 — 19:00
• The last trip of the ship: at 17:15 on weekdays and at 18:15 on weekends and holidays.

September to November

• Weekdays: 10:00 — 17:00 (Last flight at 16:00)
• Weekends and holidays: 10:00 — 18:00 (Last boat trip at 17:00)

The ferry to the Oreshek fortress runs every 10 minutes.

Let's look at the different options forhow to get to Shlisselburg Fortressfrom Saint-Petersburg.

Always up-to-date information on tariffs and schedules is on the pagePetersburg Museum...

By bus

Option 1

The fastest, economical and convenient option travel from St. Petersburg to Oreshek -by bus.

For this you need to exitat the metro station "Ulitsa Dybenko". Right here near the subway entrancethere is a stop for buses with routes511 . Departs every 20 minutes.

The journey will take forty-fifty minutes, the ticket costs from 70 rubles. B most of the buses are new, modern and well equipped. Travel time certainly will not seem like torture.

The final stop of the bus is Shlisselburg. Get out there. From here it will be difficult to get lost. Turn left andgo all the way to the Neva. As soon as see the bridgethrough the Staraya Ladoga Canal, you are almost there. From here you will see the pier (landmark - a monument to Peter I), from which departcrossing to Oreshek.

ten-minute river walk without benefits and discounts will cost250 rubles, with a discount - 200.

Option 2

Another way to get to the fortress isfrom Vsevolozhsk - route number 512.

Ask the driver to stop in the village named after Morozov at the intersection of Mira and Skvortsov streets. Get off the minibus and walk along Skvortsova Street along Magnit and the Nevis pharmacy until you hit the pier on the Ladoga shore. Travel time - 40 minutes + 12 minutes on foot.

By train

First you need to getto Finland Station. The most convenient way to do thisby metro - travel to the stop Ploshchad Lenina. From here you will needget to the station "Petrokrepost".

The Petrokrepost station is located in the village named after Morozov, on opposite side rivers from Shlisselburg.

Travel time is about an hour.

In Shlisselburg, worship the station building and exit onto the paved street Skvortsova. Follow it to the right towards Ladoga. The pier is a three-minute walk from the station.

The train schedule is on rzd.ru.

By the way, in the station building - interesting museum.

About ten minutes from the station, within the boundaries of the village named after Morozov, you will find the pier that you need.The fare here costs the same 250 rubles, the travel time is a little longer - an average of fifteen to twenty minutes.

By car

WITH Murmansk highway(highway R-21 "Kola"), before the viaduct, turn to the village named after Morozov. In a few minutes you will be in the village. At the traffic lights, turn right along Skvortsova Street (along the "Magnit" and the pharmacy), after 1.5 kilometers you will run into the pier.

There is parking right at the pier.

Taxi

There is nothing to say here. If you do not need to save money, it is quite possible to get to Shlisselburg by taxi. On the way, you can ask the driver to stop and take pictures of the picturesque banks of the Neva. The cost of such a walk from St. Petersburg startsfrom 600 rubles. It is better to use official taxis, especially if you are on your first day in the city.

Excursions

Another way to get to the Shlisselburg Fortress isthese are private boats. They are leavingfrom any pier in the center of St. Petersburg. There are no clear tariffs here, butprices start from 1000 rubles.

"Meteor"

From May to October from Admiralteyskaya embankment and to the Shlisselburg fortress begins to runship "Meteor".

This is a large and comfortable ship, on board which there are bars, animators and other additional services.Pleasure costs 1800 rubles, But in the price Includes round-trip travel and entrance ticket to the fortress, this price is not so great.

Skis

Pass the crossing on skis - that's probablythe most dubious and unsafe way to get to the fortress. However, every year a few daredevils embark on this desperate journey.The ice here is thin even in the coldest weather., and the museum itself on the island in winter period timedoes not work. Whether it's worth the risk is up to you.

How much does a ticket to Oreshek fortress cost?

Today you can visit the fortress for 250 rubles.

Students, pensioners and schoolchildren will pay 100 rubles. Children under 7 years old - free of charge.

Consider only whatto the price of entry you need to add 300 rubles for the crossing. Pensioners, students - 200 rubles, schoolchildren - 150 rubles, children under 7 years old free of charge.

*You can pay by credit card.

Where to stay in Shlisselburg

Guest House Shlisselburg

Most convenient stay V guest house Shlisselburgwhich is located right next to the pier. From the windows of this hotel you can see beautiful view on the Neva and the city of Shlisselburg. The hotel has its own restaurant.

Double room will cost2500-3500 rubles per night. You will have your own bath, TV, air conditioning and Wi-Fi. You can book a suite, but it will cost 8000 already.

Number better to book in advance on booking.com:

Hotel Atlantis

Right next to the pier there is another option - slightly cheaper: hotel Atlantis. The rooms here are a little simpler, but also equipped with TVs and private showers. The night will cost 2000-2500 rubles. This price includes breakfast. Air conditioners only expensive rooms for 6000 rubles. Another of the pluses is free cancellation of the reservation, no prepayment.

You can book here (rooms dismantled quickly):

Hotel Petrovskaya

Another good hotel in Shlisselburg is located closer to the city center - thisHotel Petrovskaya. However, you can quickly walk to the pier along the Staraya Ladoga Canal.

For auto travelers there isfree parking.

The cost of living startsfrom 1500 rublesfor a triple room - everything is simple here.Suite will cost 3800 rublesper night, but this includes breakfast, you will have a shower in the room. Some rooms have balconies.

Mini-hotel Starhouse

Another a good option near the pier with the beach, parking and swimming pool - Starhouse mini-hotel. A night in a double room will cost1500 rubles. The place is very good and beautiful. Booking page:

Recreation center

On the opposite side of the Neva, it is best to stay at the Dragunsky Ruchey recreation center. The river is only a couple of minutes walk from here. It is very difficult to find free places in the summer, the base is popular. Try it, maybe you can:

History of the fortress

Year of foundationOreshek fortress is considered to be1323 . It is to this time thatthe first mention of the fortress in chronicles. Shlisselburg was built in order to define and protect the borders of the Novgorod principality with Sweden. The chronicle says that in 1323 between Sweden and the Novgorod principality concludedOrekhovets world, which will be protected impregnable fortress Nut.

Soon the principality of Novgorod became part of Moscow. Until the 17th century, Oreshek was the last frontier, an outpost separating Sweden from the Moscow principality. Gradually, the impregnable fortress turned into an important center of trade. Perhaps it was because of this that the decision was made to weaken the guards of the outpost. neighboring state immediately took advantage of this, and in 1612 the Shlisselburg fortress passed into the possession of Sweden.

In the Russian Empire

The first decision of the new owners regarding the fortress was the renaming of the Shlisselburg fortress intoNuteburg. Only in 1702the year of the sovereign-emperorPeter I returned Shlisselburgpart Russian Empire. On the day of the assault on the fortress, the sovereign wrote: "The Nut was strong, but happily gnawed." On the same day, the fortress was renamed Shlisselburg, which means “city of keys” in German. In honor of the liberation of the fort, ahuge keywhich can be seen here and today.

Soon the fortress has lost its original meaningdefensive outpost. In this post, she was replaced by the famous Kronstadt. Leaving the thick walls of the fort unattended would be an unforgivable waste. That is whySince the 18th century, Shlisselburg has become the most gloomy and terrible prison for the doomed. Here, in different time were imprisonedEvdokia Lopukhina, Vera Figner, Grigory Ordzhonikidzeetc. At the beginning of the twentieth century, Oreshek turned into the main prisonfor political criminals.

World War II

September 6, 1941approached the walls of the fortressGerman troops. According to them, Shlisselburg was still considered an important outpost. In fact, Oreshek has not been such for a couple of centuries. However, the Nazis did not dare to attack. Within 500 daysNKVD troops held back the onslaught of the German invaders. It is thanks to the courage and heroism of these peoplethe fascists could not close the blockade ring.

In the 1960syears on the territory of Oreshka began large-scalerestoration work. The years have severely crippled the walls of the fort. Oreshek suffered especially terrible destruction during the Great Patriotic War. Something was never restored, but today, being here, you can fully experience the great spirit of the island.

What can be seen here

Between the thick walls of the fortress builtseven defensive towers:

• Gate (the only quadrangular),
• Golovkin,
• Flag,
• royal,
• basement,
• Golovin,
• Menshikov (all of them had a round shape).

Walls of the inner citadelguarded by three towers: Svetlichnaya, Hour and Mill.

Unfortunately, four towers failed to save, so today tourists can see only six towers of the fort.

Most often visiting the towers of the fortressstart from the Sovereign Tower. Today there is a smallmuseum of medieval architecture. Then it's best to goto the Golovin tower. At its top is a stunningObservation deck. Climbing up here, you can see endless expanses the huge Lake Ladoga, which Oreshek defended for 500 days.

According to the unique idea of ​​the architects, in the event of a breakthrough by the invaders to the outer seven towers, it was possible to hide in the wallsstrongholdsprotected from outer ring towers with a deep moat. An exit to the lake was also provided from the citadel, which was subsequently blockedold prison building.

Go to "Secret House"(so they began to call the old prison) is a must. Here you can see the cells in which they served their sentencesDecembrists, Narodnaya Volya and other famous political criminals. The three-story building of the new prison storesmemory of famous revolutionarieswho were serving sentences here.

Monument to the defenders of Shlisselburgduring the Great Patriotic Warvery strong impression. The monument is located inside the ruins, the brick walls of which still keep the memory of the horrors of war.

is a unique example of how a monument medieval architecture, an ordinary fort played a huge role in modern history countries. You can visit here, and even everyone needs it,who is interested in the history of Russia.

Enjoying the views ancient towers Necessarilywalk along the shore of Lake Ladoga. Then, in the late afternoon, a littlestay in Shlisselburg itself (the ferry is open until 5 pm, but buses and trains from Shlisselburg run until late at night). Here it is worth seeing located next to each otherNikolskaya Church and Cathedral of the Annunciation.

A little further away isfamous Petrovsky bridge. On the opposite side you will seeancient anchor of the era of Peter I. Here, very close to the anchor, isthe heart of Shlisselburg - Red Square. Here you can relax in one of the cafes, admire the monument to Peter the Great (slightly away from the square), etc.

Inspection of Shlisselburgyou only need a couple of hours, but it will be a good touch to end the tourto the Oreshek fortress. Have a good trip.

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