At present, Vyborg Castle is the most popular landmark of the city of Vyborg. All year round tourists come here and enjoy the beautiful view of this medieval creation.
This castle was founded in 1293 by Marshal Torgils Knutsson. This year also preceded the founding of the city. Reliable information about its original form is not preserved, but it is assumed that it was a square thick-walled tower of granite gray, which was surrounded by a defensive wall. She received the name of St. Olaf. The main walls of the castle have a thickness of 1.5 to 2 meters, a height of not less than 7 meters. They eventually formed the whole Vyborg Castle.
This medieval building is a museum of local lore with thematic expositions and at the same time - a beautiful viewing platform, which gives an opportunity to admire a panoramic view of the city with all its surroundings, as well as a free photo. For a special color, this place is loved by many filmmakers and people who organize medieval fairs, festivals and festivals. The castle itself is located on a small Zamkovy Island, which is a Vyborg historical center.
It should be noted that while inside this building, it is worthwhile to be very careful, because the number of people arriving at the same time is not controlled by anyone. Traveling around the castle is not always organized. At the entrance, sometimes the queue accumulates, and the climb to the tower, although it takes a little time, is only a few minutes, but it requires some physical effort, and because of the narrowness of the ladder you can not just stop and rest; People are standing right next to each other. Vyborg Castle does not have an elevator, so in any case have to climb on foot. At the entrance to the observation deck there are very low ceilings, so this also makes you extremely attentive.
Rising from time to time miss those who are going down. At the entrance it makes sense to let people out of the viewing platform, who have already enjoyed the opening of the beautiful view, otherwise all together just trivial does not have enough space. Moving on the terrace also complicates the narrow passage, where two people can hardly disperse, as well as a non-regulated direction of movement, half of the visitors are moving around the dome clockwise, and the other half are out of phase, which also creates problems when they meet.
Vyborgsky district has a rich history, and everyone can see almost the entire history presented in permanent thematic expositions, also there are exhibits of flora and fauna of this region. The last hit, which gained immense popularity, was the exposition "The Swedish prison". Moreover, the Vyborg Castle itself is considered a historical medieval monument. It is the only one in Russia that has been fully preserved to the present day and continues its work. Museums of Vyborg are always glad to tourists and visitors of the city.