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  Castle of Ivangorod - view from Narva
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by barcodex

For me, it is quite cool feeling of how close the another country is, despite of the difficulty to cross such a short way to get there. Estonian and Russian citizens need a visa to visit each other's countries nowadays...On the photo you can see Ivangorod fortress as it is seen from Estonian side of the border. When you stand on the place from where the picture was taken, you can see people on another bank of the river, taking sunbathes, when border guargs with AKMs are passing by...

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Going in fortress, pay...

by barcodex

Going in fortress, pay attention to museum's exhibition, which describes history of the city, shows some things used in medieval times, how city looked centuries before. Some storeys are dedicated to photo- and painting exhibitions of Narva photographers and painters. When I was in this museum, I was impressed by exhibition 'Narva - Swedish city', sponsored from Sweden, and one small room next to stairs in the fortress's tower, which was actually a knights' WC, preserved in the same state as it was used in XVI century...

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Go to fortress. Anyway, you...

by barcodex

Go to fortress. Anyway, you have no choice - you will go there, because there is the only tourist information beaureau I noticed in the city. There is also an Estonian-Russian border very close to the fortress. Actually, border comes along the Narva river, one bank of which is town of Narva, and another one is Russian town of Ivangorod; these two towns see at each other from the walls of their fortresses. Narva's fortress looks a bit better - it is better preserved and has a museum inside.On the photo you can see both fortresses. Nearest walls are walls of Narva fortress, of course.

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Visit The Herman Tower and the...

by ha-gaard

Visit The Herman Tower and the beach at Narva Jeso My best memory of Narva is visiting different schools, such as School No.1, Pajo Kool and Pækhlimæ Gumnasium

The history of the grand...

by Perugia

The history of the grand Castle of Narva dates back to the time of Crusaders' dominations over the Baltic. In the end-thirteens century the Danes founded there a sturdy fortification.

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Just another photo of bells,...

by barcodex

Just another photo of bells, without me myself next to them...

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When you enter the fortress,...

by barcodex

When you enter the fortress, you will see these bells. Not a tsar-bell as in Moscow, but anyway rather interesting. You can think of it as of symbol of Russian Orthodox church.

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Q:  Hello all Is there definitely a train line that runs from Narva to St Petersburg? I'm planning to enter Russia through this town... 

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A: Estonian railway company just canceled the only Tallinn-St.Petersburg train recently (after September only Tallinn-Moscow train left), so you can't use the train on this... 

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