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Veliky Novgorod

Novgorod is one of the oldest cities in Russia. It was first mentioned in the manuscripts as early as 859. Wikivoyage

Population 222,669 (Wikidata)

Live guide From your hotel

Before you go

Emergency numbers in Russia

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Russia

Getting there

Remembered in this browser only, with the last few you used.

Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Through the year

  1. King Festival

    April

    Mid-April. They sometimes hold performances in English

    Official site

Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Veliky Novgorod); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.

Markets

  • Центральный рынок

    No hours mapped

    1.1 km from the centre

  • Западный

    Covered hall

    No hours mapped

    2.5 km from the centre

Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.

Eating nearby

All 6 places to eat

Somewhere to run

Getting around

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Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.