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Vologda
City in Vologda Oblast, Russia

Vologda

Vologda is a city and the administrative center of Vologda Oblast, Russia, located on the river Vologda within the watershed of the Northern Dvina.

Population: 313,944 (2021 census); 301,755 (2010 census); 293,046 (2002 census); 282,802 (1989 Soviet census).

Get in

Getting to Vologda

  1. 01
    Vologda Airport is not busy

    There are only three flights a week from Vnukovo (Moscow) and two flights a week from St.

  2. 02
    Vologda I

    Vologda is 470 km to the north by the road from Moscow.

See

Worth seeing

  1. 01
    Vologda Kremlin
  2. 02
    Saint Sophia Cathedral

    Constructed between 1568-70, it's the oldest standing building in Vologda.

Eat

Where to eat

There's a nice coffee shop near the Tourist Information centre. On Mira street (улица Мира), fast food and restaurants are not hard to find.

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