Step by step through the centuries: Vyborg tells its stories

The Round Tower has been hit so many times that, if the walls could complain, it would say: «I've already understood everything, you can skip the artillery?» The Clock Tower seems to be watching over the entire Old Town. The Burgher's Manor is a toy fortress, but once it was an ordinary townhouse. Vyborg Castle and St. Olaf's Tower — even if we don't go inside, the scale and spirit of the Middle Ages can be felt at the walls. Monument to Torgils Knutsson — he holds a sword and looks towards the castle, as if still «holding the defense» of the city. Fortress Street is like a living ribbon of time: you walk and literally see how Vyborg changed from the Middle Ages to the 20th century. Merchant Guild House — the headquarters where they negotiated, traded, and didn't lose face. This is the image of a business center from the era before phones and email. In the Middle Ages, two main «brotherhoods» lived in Vyborg: the Dominicans («black brothers») and the Franciscans («gray brothers») — like two different teams, each with its own superpower and style of work. And we will tell you about many other things during the excursion.