Tower of St. Olaf

Very nice

We arrived on August 22, 2020. It turned out to be a city day in Vyborg. The tower was allegedly closed and papers were hanged that tickets were sold out. In fact, there was no one on the tower and no one went up there. The feeling that the ads were hung because of the beauty. It would be better if they wrote the truth: "closed because of the holiday"

Very beautiful. To climb to the top, 50 meters above sea level, you need to overcome 236 steps. But this is a beauty.

Central observation deck of Vyborg. The entire old city and the bay are in full view. At the end of 2020, the inside of the tower is undergoing a major overhaul. According to the guide, from January it will again be unavailable for visits until the end of the reconstruction. They promise to mount an elevator. Tickets are sold at the ticket office of the museum for a group of up to 25 people, indicating the time of the session. The session step is half an hour. Important! At the box office you can buy tickets only for a day visit to the tower, yes 17.30 inclusive. If you want to go to admire the summer sunset after 18.00 - ticket purchase is available only through an intermediary website. The website's QR code is on the doors of the museum.

Vyborg Castle is one of the few ancient monuments that have survived to this day. Founded by the Swedes in 1293 and located on an island in the Gulf of Finland, the area of ​​the island is 170x122 m. In the center of the island, a watchtower was built, which would later be called the Tower of St. Olaf, in honor of the Norwegian king, the Baptist of Scandinavia. The tower walls are up to 4 m thick.