Volgograd

Worth seeing in and around Volgograd

10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

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   Volgograd Arena

   The Volgograd Arena is a football stadium in Volgograd, Russia. The stadium was one of the venues for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

   3.8 km · stadium in Volgograd, Russia · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Mamayev Kurgan

   Mamayev Kurgan is a hill and memorial complex overlooking the city of Volgograd in Southern Russia. The name in Russian means "tumulus of Mamai".

   3.9 km · historical hill in Russia · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Central Stadium

   Central Stadium was a multi-purpose stadium in Volgograd, Russia, that was a home to FC Rotor Volgograd. It was built in 1962 and renovated in 2002.

   3.8 km · stadium in Volgograd · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Volgograd Bridge

   Volgograd Bridge is a concrete girder bridge over the Volga River in the city of Volgograd, Russia. The bridge and adjacent flyovers are 2,514 m long.

   3 km · bridge in Russia · Wikipedia
5. 05
   St. Nicholas' Church, Volgograd

   St. Nicholas' Church is a parish of the Roman Catholic Church in the city of Volgograd, within the Diocese of St.

   1.7 km · church in Russia · Wikipedia
6. 06
   The Volgograd State Medical University

   Volgograd State Medical University is located in Volgograd which is situated in the southern part of Russia on the west bank of the Volga River. It started as Stalingrad Medical Institute founded in 1935.

   200 m · Russian Medical University · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Gerhardt Mill

   Gerhardt's Mill is a building of historical significance in the Battle of Stalingrad. Gerhardt's Mill is situated directly across from Pavlov's House in central modern-day Volgograd.

   1.5 km · historic building in Volgograd, Russia · Wikipedia
8. 08
   New Alexandro-Nevsky Cathedral

   The Cathedral of Alexander Nevsky is a cathedral in Volgograd named after the medieval Russian ruler Alexander Nevsky. In 1932 it was destroyed, and in 2016 it was decided to rebuild the temple under the same name, which met with criticism from residents of the location chosen for construction.

   100 m · church in Volgograd, Russia · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Square of the Fallen Fighters

   Square of the Fallen Fighters is the central square of Volgograd. It has a T-shaped layout, distinctive in its planning and development.

   0 m · central square of Volgograd · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Volgograd Sports Palace of Trade Unions

    Volgograd Sports Palace of Trade Unions is an indoor sporting arena that is located in Volgograd, Russia. The arena can be used to host basketball, handball, futsal, ice hockey, martial arts, concerts and shows, and dancing.

    4.8 km · Russian Indoor Sporting Arena · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

1. 01
   Mamayev Kurgan

   The site of one of the 20th century's most important battles: Battle of Stalingrad.

2. 02
   The Panorama
3. 03
   Pavlov's House

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Things to do

Watch football at Volgograd Arena, opened in 2018 to host matches of the FIFA World Cup. The home team are FC Rotor, who play in the Russian National League, the second tier of Russian football. The Arena replaces the Central Stadium on this site; its capacity will be 35,000. It's on the west bank of the Volga, 3 km north of Volgograd-1 main railway station, take metro to Tspkio.

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Where to eat

Belleville.

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   Trattoria Rimini

   Gagarina St, 9, rimini.trattoria@gmail.com.

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Getting to Volgograd

Airports

Volgograd (VOG), 15 km

Stations

Volgograd railway station, 400 m

• Saratov → Volgograd

  332 km · quickest by air, 5h 6m · ₽5,690–8,830
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• Astrakhan → Volgograd

  374 km · quickest by air, 6h 15m · ₽5,150–7,980
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